The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
Grent Chicago Rreach OF Promire Cnaa.

Great Chicago Breach of Promise Case,
sAMANTHA PROCTOR VS.. IRA Y. MUNN-THE no
MANTIC PLAINTIFF DISPLAYS HER CoLoRs-IS
HER AGONY OF MIND SHE ASKS FOR $lOO, ,OOC
DAMAeBs-HER DECLARATION - SIZE is eTIII
WILLING 70 MARRY THB MAN she LOVES.
From the Republican, 2lst
Readers of the Republican will remember tbai
Ashort time ago fair specimen of the strong
minded female genera, known among othe,
Proctor, commenced suit in the Superior CON
Of this city against Ira Y. Num- ESQ n well.
known Ohlcago merchant, to recover damages
At the time Of the institution of the cause
the Plalnun,s y, a, ,aeciaratlon was not fled. No
particulars OF the nature OF her grievances were
given. though IL was soon noised abroad that
the fair one was suing to recover pecuniary
compensation Tor the agony OF mind sustained
bV an alleged breach of promise of marriage.
This fact, combined with the known wealth
invested the suit with q goodly share OF popu.
lar interest, said interest being materially
enhanced by the further fact that the fair COM
pIainant had thrown lawyers TO the dogs and
was conducting her case in propria persona.
Yesterday the lady advanced another step in
the proceeding. she filed her declaration, and
fully exposed ludiclally, Il not tudiciously, the
tion we append below II does not present anv
features to distinguish IL from ordinary declara-
lions in breach of promise suits, with the single
tion Her wrongs are all mental ones. She
does not charge the defendant with an on
saught made upon heT maiden purity; she still
Not knowing Samantha's tactics in the pre-
misses, we are not prepared TO offer her advice.
We would, however, mildly suggest that seduc-
tion, being the usual accom- paniment of a
breach of promise suit, would not be out of
place here; and that If it served no further end,
ft would tend to excite sympathy in tie minds
of a Jury. Jurymen are practical animals in
general, though there are chords in their hearts
which can be advantageously touched A
simple breach of promise does not generally
excite them to pity. They simply regard the
defendants as man ma % who is honestly struggling
With this brief introdustion. intended for
Samantha's sole benefit, we present her
DECLARATION,
Court Of Chlcago.-In this action. Samantha Proctor
defendant of plea of trespass upon the case on pro-
y Of &ag g. 81 se tS M Of d6s 6s
afor esaid In consideration that the said PLAINTIFF
then and there promised the defendant to marry
mis- %sed , the n plaintiff TO Nd her IL reason
that confding in last said mentioned promise of
said defendant, she, the plaintiff has always
and unmarried and hath been and for and during all
the time "a last Aforesaid and stil continues snd is
~ the county aforesaid whereof the said defendant
time for the said defendant to marry her, the said
plaintiff. hath elapsed since making the said last
plaintiff after the lapse Of such rea enable time, to
Aforesaid requested the to marry the plain.
tiH Yet the defendant not regarding his promise,
aforesaid. or when requested. aforesaid, or at
any other time marry the plaintiff but hath neglected
aforesaid.
And whereas, also. hereafter. to wit on the I'd
day OF July, a. d. 1867. at the county OF Cook aore-
SAID IN consideration that the plaintiff, being then
and there unmarried, at the like special and
request OF said plaintiff. defendant had undertook
and prom ised the plaintiff to marry her, the said
painth, in a reasonable tIme then next following,
and the plaintiff AYERS that, condding In said
last mentioned promise OF said defendant, She the
piantif has always hitherto remained, and con-
tinued, and still is sole and unmarried, and hath
and still ready and willing to marry said de-
fendant, to wit, at the county aforesaid, whereof
Ine said defendant hath always had notice; and
although reasonable time for the said defendant
70 marry her,the said plaintiff, hath elapsed since
the making OF the said aforementioned promise OF the
deiendant, and although the plaintiff after the lapse
OF such reasonable time to wit, the same ay at
The county azores requested efendant TO marry
her, the plaintiff yet the defendant not regarding mis-
prom lse, did not, would within such reasonable
time As aforesaid, or when SO regarded aforesaid
or at any other time since, marry the plaintiff but
hath wholly neglected and refused to do TO wit nd
the county of Cook, aforesaid.
TO the damage Of the plaintiff to one hundred thou
sand dollars therefore she sues.
SAMANTHA PROCTOR, per Sc.
NOTICE.
state OF Illinois, Cook County sS.-SuperiOr
Chicago samantha Proctor -. Ira Y. Mum,
The Clerk of said Conrt will please enter the above
entitled cause on the trial docket for the September
term of said Court.
Dated August 20, 1857
SAMANTHA PROCTOR, per &c.