The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-02
SOCIAL CRIME IN THE CllY.

Alleged Seduction and Breach OF Pro.
mise-TrsubIe over the Custody OF an
lille eRitinRGe ChiId-An RlOpemsnL and
n Marriage t-Curions Case.
SUPRIME COURT -CHAMBKRs-Before Judge
Cle1ko Il facts in strange case OF alleged seduc
non ana a, ducton have leaked out IN the return to
wnt OF habeas corpus sued out for The Possession
OF emale 10 infant by Judge Clerke, IN the Supreme
Court, Chambers. ALTHOUGH the case has been in
OtLe courts, sill the main details have not been
placed bclOre the public, owing to the manner IN
which it has been brought up tor adjudIcatIon.
lhe acts III the case, according to the co nDlaint
ano afhGavts, appear to be as iollows:-hr. Joseph
II Bal mes, the defendant Is a,thy grocer dong
business IN Washit gton street. IN this CITY, about
twenty six years OF ace rather good / oking, and
iO owing iacis W II show, very fond of the ladies
About two years AGO he got acquainted with young
girl, peso, sessnR very attractive named
Ellen aver who resided at No. Is Desbrosses
street This interesting female was aged seven-
teen, ewing girl by occupation, soft and yield
ing by nature, and lossessed of sufficient charms to
captvate tbe susceptible heart of any young man
Mr.. Barnes wac instantly struck with Miss Lawler
ana made her acquaintance. This acquaintance
lipened INTO deep attachment, meeting PAGES were
ar anged lo1 eY promenade taken beneath the sll.
vely lays OF he Don, charming words of endear-
mon and uOylng love poured INTO the of the
unsuspectng maiden by the youthful grocer aud to
crown all, as the complaint graphically states
champagne Of the most luscious VINTAGE drank by
the lovers at the store of the defendant. Eip ht
months OF this del1ph iul companiOnship is ALLEGED
10 bnYe passed, rued the defendant sent Miss
LAYER 10 a LoaGiIg school, and, aiier RECEIVING
few lessons in he educational branch, she was
meDls in house Of MIR. Barnes, at No Is Houston
street bIom this time forth the couple lived as man
and wife telng recognized and tho tight to be such
by al who knew them, even che parents of the gil.
1t is aso legged IN the complaint that Mr. Barnes rep
resented to her that they were as good a. married
ana that the ceremony would in prOJer time take
place. On the 1lth OF September, 1865, Miss Lawler
gave birth to he chi which yesterday br)ught
up before The court on writ of habeas corpus.
shortly after iAIs rather troublesome addition 10 the
family wcs introduced, Mr.. Barnes sent the child
INTO the country, ana 1t was not long before he in
Tor "A ln hpr frat horn
con lpLed TO the grave sending the following letter
TO sUbsaI tate his asserton;-
bEw YORK, November /. lS65.-Dear Annie II hone
you are prepared TO hear the sad intelligence am now
az hDoSi W ] aou kn8r Ahue, @ InaI tnee
bow with meek submission; and it is not meet that
tault wi b HIS doings although we may at times feel
Remember Annie tnat Go doeth all things well, and
u our child had lived il would have been HIS will but
she will be happy and exposed o the wlckedness
and emptatioIs OF his world hope, annie, that you
was doing everything tor the best
to the condition OF hngs as hey are and turn your at
tenon your own welfare which is OF SO much So ic
tude to me. Your friend, JOSEPH.
The papers then go on TO state that during Miss
LaWler's res dence Houston street she was fre-
gu, mt y VISITED by Young lady named Mss selma
Harrington. lhe cU1nnel OF Mr. Barnes affections
suddenly tu ned III ho direction Of TINS last named
lady, who was aged "sweet SIX Gen." and the 22d
married her leaving his 1t love to mourn her un-
happy tate N lss Lgwler, making inquiries soon
after ascertalned that The married couple were and
now arc living in ThITtY-fOurh sire t. She then
went 10 her parents and tod hem al the facts in the
case, when she commenced this SUIT for breach OF
promise and seduction AGAINST Barnes.
hIs tine case stands at present. The child was
produced in Court Yesterday, when Judge Clarke
ordered testimony to be taken as to who sh uld
have ITS custody Mr., 6. Anderson appeared for
the plaintiff, Mss Lawler, and Messrs Egau and
Gross for the defendant, Barnes Miss Lawler
accompanied with several lady friends MIR Barnes
and his brother were also IN Court The young
lady is handsome and was attIred fasbionaby and
WITH ia te. She wore white hat, closely fitting
CiTcu ar, ana dark coored dress A though belong
ing TO the humber walk of lite. still one would hest.
tate long before pointing her the street as
anything but a well bred lady. Mr. Barnes has all
the appearance of a smart business young man OF
the CITY and 1T would he hard to rank him on first
Glance the ga Lothario which the aflidavIts and
complaints in this case indcate.-N. L. Herald yeS-
terddy.