Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-25

s6S- Hon. Ralph Hill, who " goes as
substitute" for Mr.. Harrington to the
next Congress, resides in Columbus.
He is loyal man, gentleman and
scholar, whose integrity Is undoubted.
He viii prove an able and faithful Rep
resentatiye, always speaking and voting
right, and never lodging.
ClRcUIT CoURr-The whole Il yester-
day was occupied in the trial Of the case
| Of Eliza Ann Prewets rs. Abel Sullivan,
for breach Of promise The evidence
for the plaintiff, which consisted mostly
of afidayits, showed that the defendant,
while on visit to Louisville during the
months Of June, July and August, 1858, /
was introduced to Mrs. Elize Prewett,
that during his sojourn in Louisville he
visited the plaintiff twice and sometimes
three times a day, had paid marked at
tention to the plaintiff duriog the three
months he was in Louisville; frequently /
said in the presence Of the several afr
ants that he was engaged to Mrs. Prewett +
and that they were TO be married about |
the first Of October, 1858; be left there
about the last of August, and before he
left he said 10 her in the presence Of the
witnesses, that he was coming home to
repair his house and get it ready TO re-
ceige his new wife, and that he would
return by the first Of October, or sooner,
and marry the plaintiff.
Mrs Prewett, confdiug in the promise
and protestations OF her apparently de-
voted lover, gave up her employment as
seamstress to family in Louisville,
purchased and made up her wedding
clothes, and waited the expected return
Of her afianced. But be came not.
Three letters were written to bis fair
inamorata, indicating his continued
fidelity, and mentioning 4 series of pre-,
partitions for their intended marriage
and subsequent housekeeping. He had
bought nice carpet, a nics stove, and
had sufficient nice blackberries canned
to do them, and desired her to fx the
time when be should come to Louisville
> and consummate the contract, as he
wished to DO in time to get back BY the
time peaches were ripe, In order that be
might have some canned, &C., &c.
She looked in vain for his coming,
3 but be came not, aud soon she received
: Intelligence that be was false to bis
r promise-false to bis VOWS of love aud
coustaney--aud had married another.
Hence this suit was brought, aud was
q conducted with great ability, able coun-
e sci being employed on both sides. Ma
d jor D. s johnson, Gen. J. NJ Shaekel.
= ford, and ]. g. shanklin, Esq, appeared
u for the plaintiff and Major A. L. Rob
g inson and Lewis C. stinson, Esq, ap-
pearsd for the defense
The plaintiff in this case is a respect
n able-looking lady Of about fifty-two years
IS Of age, and bears evident indications OF
J having once possessed considerable per-
y sonal attractions She appeared in court
d dressed in deep mourning, and closely
e yelled.
Is The gay deceiver is a young gentle
- man Of seventytwo, an old citizen of
p this city aud county, and has amassed
l. some property, and has raised large
> family, prominent among the members
: Of which is our Archie" The defend.
d ant is not remarkably handsome man,
and indeed We doubt if be ever was
The fact of promise of marriage WIS
fully and clearly proven by the afIidavits
: Of a number of witnesses, as we'll as By
the oral testimony of various witnesses
who appeared in court.
The only evidence produced for the
= defense was the defendant himself, who
confessed to the soft impeachment Of
the promise, but insimated that it was
only q boyish freak, aud that before they
parted in Louisville, she had virtually
f released him from all obligations, by
+ telling him that, when he returned
. home and again mingled with the ladies
! old and young with whom be had been
q accustomed to associate, and whom be
"a had been accustomed to @spark," II he
:. found any one he liked better than he
=. did her, to take her, and she would do
If the same. The plaintiff. however, gave
I an entirely different version of the part
IS ing scene.
;. Several depositions showed that the
plaintiff bore sn excellent reputation as
q genteel and worthy woman,
e ]. G. Shankhn led off in the summing
y up of the case, referring chiefly to the
b evidence.
e he was followed by Major A. L. Rob-
l. inson, who exhausted all the arss-logi-
cal aud rhetorical-of his profession,
d mixed with ridieule, sarcasm, and lit
tie invective, in an effort to prove it sim
!. ply " city case" got up to extort
money How well he succeeded the YER
diet Of the Jury viii determine. His
!. speech was an able one, as his speeches
always are, and displayed good talent
and tact
! Gen. Shaekelford closed the pleadiugs
on behalf of the plaintiff, in speech Of
serious sarnestnsss, deep pathos, and
:. convincing logic.
5 After brief instructions by the Court,
r the case was given into the hands of the
Jury, who retired to consider their YER