, 1860-03-12
CArst1nG VI. ShnSV.-.-.'Tlle Great
eNcA.0fsRrpmiaa Case.

CArst1n@ VI. Shnvv..--The Great
Brenc1l"0f-PromiaeC Case.
The second trial Of tho great b1cach.of-pro. |
misc case in st. Louia, in which the plaintiff for
rasrly rscogerrda verdict of 800, ,ooo-ths fall |
amount Of damages claiued-has commenced. |
The original petition Of Ellie Catherine Car
stang, setting forth the breach Of promise Of |
marriage, was filed in the St. Louis Court Of |
Common Pleas, July 10th, 1853. The verdict |
was rendered on the ed Of June, 1855. 4 new
trial was granted on the 2sth Of the same
month. Immediately the defendant commenc-
ed hunting up testimony against the plaintiff,
and seldom, has the life Of woman from child
hood up, been more strictly Investigated by the
activity Of lawyers than in The present proceed.
ing. Special commissions were issued to lake
testimony in Iowa, Illinois, South Carolina,
Massachusetts, Ohio and elsewhere. The scc-
ond trial was fixed for the 9th of January, but
By agreement of counsel, the case was post.
poned till the 5th Of March. It was postponed
twice Inst week-frst from Monday to Wedncs-
day, and second from Wednesday to Friday.
The st. Louis Democrat thus pictures thepar-
ties to the suit:
THE DEFENDANT, HENRY SHAW.
The defendant. Henry Shaw, has been resi-
dent Of St. Louis for forty -one years. he was
ao,;asI ~, 3aa, h',.;., aua asqans 1e", Sn1.l
sen.en,,.. hs 100, - EIons III 3raralad ~.
teusively on the continent, spending several
months in Italy observing the arts aud artists
bea, T h;s 1aras;s .t,d,. ,nd yrh;ia IL E3rone
peen rs us ;asorne stuus, mu "n..e ~ 1u.uRe
o..: Sha" .1nptosea esss5 saas ~ ~
ee in.oinat?n, Gl psoa' tsoui sae ana.o5a ~.
9toers % ;n,s euoGc N baa.. o1raI
~ W.; aeassd - a-aat san<;,,, ~ ~ rannar in
anu possIsssIIu ~ y. ... EA' aa e. 1n..;a t1;s t
laet ope ~ sno Hess - " s ~. .;,,r.J
uge - ne."e5H @ asJ J1,l, nI :; .,;n's,. ae,;,a.;oJ
htts tn s.ajs1 5an ooo and 50 ool, d11 on tie cnr.
uer If Ssrnn,t, and Ierust streets h;s civ resi-
e. an -. a.a 49, or,a1,ant ~ tbn+ icca1;tr
tro Io.e h-;eI hi ,n;,d;nr ~;,h ;ny
tuise SUI ;;. otEA ouauS' aa;a, 17, s,r7,
" sup: u W :" uas ~ as.;a,,a an1rancan ~
Iaa.st str.e. Ai'an, tn - rnnrs non Mr Shaw
tses.,a 1aese.snr ~ - 49,; ~ ianS am scre.
;n sxtsnF F s;'nated n sonthwesferiv direction
road. At that time it WIS barren prairie, but
tue weana o. .Ge proprietor enaoiea :an..;to n,m u
| Isansiofm Tue WILDERNESS 1n'o u eonPofa'i'e
Eden.
| TIE PLAINTIFF. ErH,e CATHERINE cARsrASG.
r,,.:.:m r..ho. co,.tou,,
pia;nlan mtss Ee hsnMrtr ~; the cor6,
4 nas !,esu u, ~ .Pa arassut nroceed;nas She
,hs ~ Ut. .i1 r. zen, end ss resid
ea's ~ 1ns E, s{ ~ atrac, .c Erant;n ara
Gu s.nss ua ~ rsn s;,s uss eaaasn har x;ster
pus Hs. aoa scana;nisnce VII w;t,, ~ Shaw commenced
| r.! c4u1'nIaneE n'lu ~. ~, oaA" -. ,,a~-
ausung a1e sIar @ a1oo, s ;su3 .n Xnsanohor 1s52
ass1 - na'v uem Im;ss H,rst.na ia Ia,hcr
sno apJ W;,hn1 "reecfu nj has da1t hair
h-;;ant ia aros n1onda c6mn1s rim. and a irn,,
| ness nf feature indicating the decision Of char-
acter which has marked her participation IN tue
present suit since its inception. We should
judge the lady to DO on 'he shady side Of thirty,
and not unn'tractiTe in point Of personal beau-
ahe nas . ' t.a1 1a.e nnd aceor
panied her counsel personally to New York and
other places, gathering testimony in her o*n
y'nd1catlon. me attenips 10 compel ner ,os..e
iul. % he N mdtiou thsreior having been denied by
Judge Reber. Pending this matter, Miss Cars;
tang prosed the o"nersh'p ~ OF property repatso