, 1866-12-09
PLAYING WITH HEARTS.

PLAYING WITH HEARTS.
CouEtship OF the 1thoolmastcr aud tho
sehoofn1zs1er In Court-A StoFT OF
woman's Trust and unn's Perddy.
from the Buaslo Express. December 81
An interesting case, bclonein. properly to
the courts Of Cupid, came on for trial Yester-
day in the Eric County Circuit Court, Hon.
Martin Grover, presiding. Miss Emma
Waffle, fair maiden Of the town Of Chill,
Mcnroe County, brought suit against Mr..
Benjamin ". Lewis, formerly schoo1master.
now farmer, Of the town Of NeHstead, in
perfdions breach of an alleged promise Of
marriage.
Is q tolerab1y good looking young woman,
about twenty four years Of age, small In
stature, With light hair and brown eyes
witnesses she kept the upper part CT her
face etudiously covered with lace curtain
veil.
rm DEFENDANT.
The defendant, Lewis, Is = thick-aet man,
thfrly-four years old, sandy complexion,
With slight moustache and chin rhtskers.
His visual organs seem to be defective, and
his natal organ was eurmounted by double
headed pair Of green goggles.
TIE COuRTsHP.
The first witness In the casc was the plain
tiG, Miss Waffle. She stated that she be-
came acquainted with Lewis in the town Of
Ss.stssd, @ Erie County IN D. Deeemoe,, & M Is 1892
nees Of school teaching, boarding around In
the district after the fashion of country
school teachers; that he came to the house
Of her bfuther-in.laW, where he was intro
duced to her, and from tsat time he
conti1ue to visit her occasionally, M.
III anme tfrna hnfnro fhn efnea ~ +ho eenhocI
when he came to the house Of the said
brothet-ln-law to board. After this time he
WIS very Assldu0us in his addresses to her,
sitting up with her nights "a-sparking."
One night he inquired what she thought OF
the state matrimonial, aud II she would like
10 get married. She said that she would
like Il, whezenpon he wanted to know If she
would answer him question with s'yes or
no" She wanted to know what the quea-
tion was first. He then asked her II she
would be bis bride, and she said yes"
Amer this they used 70 talk abont the good
the matter By letter in June, and made pre-
rarattons for the wedding, purchasing her
wardrobe in Rochester About this time she
received = letter from him, stating that be
WIS ready to perform his par1 Of the con-
Fourth of july; but the day passed, aud no
bridegroom appeared, nor was my explana-
tion given.
some time after, she receiyed letter from
married sister in Ncwstead wanting her. to
return to the scene of the courtship. On her
arrival, she dropped line 10 the delinquent
snltor, informing him OF her presence iu
town. He soon made his appearance, but
did not seem at all anxious 10 conaummate
the marriage, and talked about his duty to
enter the army as a soldier. She would not
give her consent to his going unless they
could be married first. He put the matter Oh
tfHsn lime Tins and fuAl1r -.
match, and In the following October married
another woman.
MRS. WAFFLE,
q fine looking elderly woman, was put upon
the stand and said that she saw the letter Of
Lewis in which be promised to keep his
en- account Of Mrs. Watte's i'll health. She
said the girl Was yery much disappointed.
TuEM.
Maturin Thuu,, q farmer Of Newstead aud
friend Of the family, had seen the horse oi
AZ; Lewis hitched on Sunday night In front
visiting.
A BROTHERS TEsT1NOST.
James Lewis, brother Of the defendant,
said Benjamin wus about thirty three years
old ; and was worth about $500, COW,
some sheep, hogs and other hIings on the
farm. Heard him say there was such q glrl
IS Emma Wat1a once heard him say be
would have been better of II be h1d married
the person he agreed to-
The plaintiffs counsel, L. L. Lewis, Esq,
rested hls case, and the defence Was opened
by w. 4. Gurney, ESD
THE pEFKSCE-
The first witness Introduced was Benjamin
v. Lewis, the defendant In the suit. He
first saw Miss Waffle In the winter Of 1861,
in The town Of Nevstead, where be WAS en-.
eaeed In teaching the district school; he
was boarding around in the different fami.
~ $f,ox Hs.f.
ber attending school, but when near the
close Of the term. he went to board at the
honse Of Ar. Gnble, the brothcr-in.law oi
the plaintiff had seen her three times before
be went there to board vent to Indian vii
laEe will! her In asleigh With several Others ;
Ar. AeMullen sat beside her coming back ;
Of being hurt; lie walked home with her
that night /; nothing was said about
getting married; paid twelve shilunes
per week for board; Was in com
pany with her one night when tho
Eefhsr; be did not ask her how she would
like married life, or anything like 1t; think I
joked her about marrying the hired tnan. and
she said she wUuld not have hl1n ::
asked her IT she would marry mc i; think she
said she would BY and by J; told her l was
not ~ earnest about It; thst she Was too much
son unless was bette. acquainted; vent
home at close Of school; in May stopped al
the school house. and the lady teacher told
NC she bad beard TINT I WAS engaged 10
Emma Waffle, and that she was going to sne
then WAS on horseback called her to the
fence, when she ssid she never said so asked
lcr II she would giTe me writing to TINT
ettcts she aaid she would Afterwards got 4
release tpaper showu.)
Mr. L.wis objected to the paper as show.
ing release, as no consideration was mem
toned.
Objection oye1Tu1ed and exception taken.
!, Witnes.-TAs hen keeping company with
Inc woman l Afterwards married 1 wrote
the release and she signed It; next aaw her
Two years ago last winter have not seen
het e1nec until to-day; ne5ef wrote her
which she asked for money took It as au in-
suit; don's know what answer / made
never told her l was alone and wlahed she
Was with me.
CRosS-EIAM1SKD
~ ". Lewis-Have lived IN Michigan; was
engaged TO girl there.
The Caurt-That will not do.
Ar. LeWls-I want to hhow that he had
chEunic habit Of engaging To marty girls.
The Cou.t-A man may engage himself to
s,1l, and not marry her, without any fault
.Wltness-1 went to Mr.. Thum's once when
four Or five miles to Indsan Village from
Thum'e; had boarded clear around, except
one place. when I Hent to Goeble's; had
boarded there before, In Decemoer; saw
Emma neatly every day; sounded her on tho
hired man found ehe did not shine on him
asked her If sheswou]d have me think she
partly consented she signed the paper on
: he 9TH Of September 1 sent a man TO seq
II she would acknowledge that she gave the
paper; thought she might deny 1t when she
came to Court.
Lawyer Lewis--D1d you tell the man to
represent himself os my agent! 4. told
him your name WAS Lewis and 80 il mine. or
something like that; told him to say he was
sent BY Mr. Lewis, her lawyer.
The paper was read to the jury by Ar,
Quincy, and was In substance as follows:
/. Emma WaMe, havinr been partially engaged
to mary B. ", Lewis, 1t SONG future time, do
hereby icf YET re1esee him, the eald Lawts, noui
said enQ6Renent aud In acknowledgment tbe:rof
L 171 i 2kz