The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-11

An exchange says curious case If breach Of
pr mise has jus. teen commenced and is now
pend NJ in The ci-cdit Court OF Buchanan county
in which $50 001 damages claimed.
II appears that young lady in franklin coun-
~. Pennsy yYania. said to be exceeding handsome
as well rich, : the death of her father in the
spring Of 1868 became sole heir 10 some $40 600
dollars worth of property. mostly in money. bonds
and stocks. At the time Of her fathers death she
was only twenty years of age. and under the rig
orous laws of the Keystone State not OF course
permitted to enjoy her wealth in her way. only
through CONSERVATION or guardian, until she be
came twenty one years pi age. Before this antIci
pated period Of her happiness arrived, gentleman
formerly from the State Of Iowa engaged in the
great field of petroleum speculation. became smit-
ten with her charms. Although not her equal
SO far as regards this worlds goods, but beng
gentleman of unimpeachabe character and ex-
cellent business capacity, his love il such it was)
was reciprocated by the charming heiress. lie
urged immediate marriage, and as excuse
for such haste sought TO convince her that her
guardian or conservator msapplying her
property to his own use, while from the hour he
become her husband he would be her legal guar
dian aud protector and she would not then be de-
pendent on the viii of "pernicions banker She
heartily agreed with him in everything. but per-
sisted in putting OF the marriage saying that
it would only be a few months before she should
arrive at her ms joriy, and as soon she became
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the time FOR the wedding was set The iutende
husband continued to engage in profitable specu-
ulations, all the time writing her the most endear-
ing letters, which she has in her possession
and apparently praying for the day to arrive when
he could call her his own. As soon as she arrived
at the age Of twenty years. and competent +.
der the laws OF Penusy ylvana to transact business
in her own behalf, she Immediately employed the
services of a couple OF lawyers in Franklin, and
executed certain instruments in writing" pacing
her property beyond the reach of any person she
might marry for all coming time.
This was done secretly, knowing any
thing about it except herself and her attorneys.
This happened only one week before the tine set
for her marriage. The intended husband in the
meantin3e succeeded IN acquiring fortune by
| spc niation. The wedding gam ments were ready
and all due preparation for the happy occasion
were made. Just three days before the time set
for the wedding, the intended husband by some
means ms;rusted she had made some disposition
Of her property in such way thnt he could not
come into immediate possession of it, He at once
searched the records and found ii all true where
upon he immediately wrote his lady love letter
| saying he was engaged in some enterprise which
required his Immediate attention and begged her
| to have the marriage ceremony postponed for A
short time. She was grieyed at his request but
| consented.
Before the next time set for the marriage to take
place be discarded her.
| Although she was nearly crazed over this terri
BILE blow inflicted, but with true womanly courage
she remained true and faithful to her obligations
In the fall of 1894, having met with great pecuni-
ary success, the once intended husband removed
TO st. Louis where he remained until last summer