The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-01
THE COURTS.

Riddle to file another special plea.
Angus vs.. Stnckpolc Hall. judgment by
default In an action Of assumpsit for ~, 800, the
amount of three overdue promissory notes and
rEEACIt or PROMISE CASE.
Elizabeth Gresham Va. Bartram Liens. Ac-
ton for breach Of promise OF marriage, dam
ages laid at $40, 900.
The testimony for the defence was resumed
yesterday
Battram Liens sworn: Witness is defend ant.
Knows plaintiff she was once employed by
his late wife rs domestic In his family! staih
there three weeks, aud left with three gentle.
men one night-Mr. Dyer, MIR. Grovetmau, and
Mr.. Lenkul, He went to MIR. Bycr's to engage
the services OF her brother, December !, 1900;
went there In the evening about four O'Clock,
and stayed there until $3.50 O'Clock; met Mr.
Weber, Lizzie, Mr.. and Mrs Dyer there; Mr..
kunkel also came In about 7U'clOck. We were
drinking iooling In fun, and not In earncsti
witness and Weber were playing bagatclle
with Mrs. Dyer; played fifteen or sixteen
games, drinking AFTER each game; MIR. X. called
for bottle Of wine; then called for another
afterwards. We was all Joking and laughing
funny things; very often felt In that way; then
kunkCl says I've some business with you, but
I've no money with me.
Mr.. Bradley objected. This private bust.
ness did not concern the case.
Mr. Davidge wanted TO show why Lizzie
went 10 Liens house that night; to show that
Liens and kunkcl went there to get tho
money.
Mr.. Bradley did not think that the fact that
kunkcl went to Liens house TO get money
was material.
The Count decided that the question might
might be answered by Yes" aud No" that
was leading. A leading question was one
whtcl, suggested the answer desired.
Mr.. kuukCl and went along to my house
In u carriage, and Mr.. Kunkel wanted Lizzie
TO so along with him. We went to get money
which ! owed kunkel. We went into my
went into next room. kunkcl called for aLot-
tie Of wine; Ill drank, and paid Kunkel 500.
Then We got another bottle OF wine, and all
in KaHEeT carriage. Witness Ss' was H Iyyans
. IL II evening, like the whole party. Witness
never visited Lizzie in private; never walked
with her about the streets, or made her any
presents whilst was At Byer's. Witness did
not leave the room that he remembers. Never
had any cOnvcrsatiOn with Lizzie on the even
ing In question outside Of the har-room. Saw
her next morning about o'clock, when he
went into ByeI's to take bItiCrs, and took
littCrs with them.
Witness told Lizzie that time If Shc came
down that day past his place, to call iHi Liz
establishment that mOrningj at 3 o'clock
that evening, Mrs. Dyer brought Lizzie In a
! treats all round three times; Lizzie and all
! drank; Mrs. Dyer went away and Lizzie stayed
| In the baT-rOOm until IL o'clock; about IL
o'clock witness told Lizzie to go home, that
he would Bcnd her brother with her; she said
/ 1t would be too late for her brother TO come
back; she remained there the next day till the
/ evening; the next morning she came, bringing
the wAth TO her brother; witness was pretty
much in Iiuunr at that time. I IZzIr wa tbcrc
/ that evening, and rcnliuCd there until II
! o'clock; all the servants had gone, nobody but
LiI2lc and witness remained; Lizzie brought
him up stairs, he was prctty drunk. and tut
| him in the bed OF his boy, Julius; next morn.
| ing witness found himself in Julius bed and
/ with my I,ughtqr. Iona: az I,r "a ,vIt,css
knows, it was Lizzie who nut the how in
Icna'sbch I.rhr Wins, hcrr lcs"rIhrL tho
LitIi,iInn rT mo ionr,s In hi. hGNsc ,nJ ur
nayiIrr rxLli,trI A rr,,rh nj At ihrFroT IL, Tho
| juryl The ruol,s ui Lena. Julius, and the
SERVANT nIc on A line. and look omi On + strcrt.
he'd ' win zSIS It was IN the hC" mtddie one of
| II csc rO0ul
Witness continued his srrec pcxt L,v.
Many drank win him. ,i.Tiny Iit1ic MI
| nigIf she s,aiI there until Il o'clock, in The
hlr.IuolU when LrT Lruthrr clo.rd M, anI IcIt
Lizt,c aud Wines alone Sic arai nj took
Witness mn lL,t ntrhf AMI trirI 70 grf hi.
iitI sir 1, of hrT beT rhc Ii,,lo s siI ms ms
fused, Btyihs she wanted ali her bed Sic
then took julius Out UfLishci' and ucxfm1rn.
iTg Wines found himself VIM S beside her her. in
| Julius, bed, Juliut Lgyin: Lren carried Ia,
Lizzie to L,ru,', n,l 'rhr- ,ii,i I,r 'tii,,r.
| sinuvej drinking. and in tho rvriinr tni,I
I.tiIie to irnNc Inc RnuFc. sihc said she haI
| moi rurnIoymrnt-,hr ILrL unhGIv ,nI 70.
J In ,rL 10 20 That nirht yitnrss went 70 Ia ID
| / rd.roum with hi, littIr dau.Ltcr Iona snhrr
/ Lizzie nut herself in Juli,I,' he'd: did moi srr
| her Iuiinr Tho nIgit SET rIt,'n IH,Ir' IN, ,
| the bTr.r0rm about . o'clocki witnCss had
! arisen about o'clock. ON Inc third or fourth
! night Julius rCCusrI 10 slrrp with hcr. and
g,iI rGe mu.t iS,,e Tho hnr.c WY Tbm ri "H
| after sha tnl the Ery ri annfhrr rnnn rmt al
! The lar, and ,irpt that room, sLT kcut III Al
kCy ami urrurirI the room lhntIt III roe wool.
| Witness never went into thar room, A. %,r
! Nc drnnuLrI Tho krv hui .Lr rrT,,sCI T., Ic,T,
| Tho LOu.r Witnr.S 'Ini mn ,,,,t tLc ,y. ,,', !
Tho Erst saturday In T.nu,ry ,sr- TLIsn ', aj
| wSnicJ Tho krvhari wifyrcss toli mor sh H.
! r,IIt Ir,,c ma hone " " '
! Vb,t I,I -, tbc, ia
! She r,t,i sIr vol nrticrs In ztav Tiara
! niI shn sax Who had TOLD hcr 10 gt,v f., you,
! hnrE,I
No tr
! WLcrc dill Won 90 aflrr van tnII hcr .ls
muai IrS,cI " We
| yrut 10 market
| wLrn yo,i r,nt b,rk LiI su,,I.iu,, nrrur,
! WIcn | rHmr hack / sal,ri tLS rLiIir,n II
| .lc ,s,s rOrr
| Nir i,HIIrv va don,t wnnt IN lun,v ,yh =,
the Children s,ij' W ""0" wa
! Wines / went an TO Ii;zic's r,un. iL,
! ,l,,r ,yns mai anon there wna . chair ar, lin al
| IN J,nr ''
! Did ANYTHING take ulnrr then, If anythIur
! ,,tnti '"' '''''9 ' i''NS ''"' - guy "'"H
| Iru.hcI ,Ir Jnor oDen, rusheL !, h,,I.. al,
| was iTIn,. an tLc bed abnut 10 n,riurI', i tniI
| nor mon Ia i,,ya ILc LrT.r 10, NO.. M
VIII. whnt took ni,ec th,,l
| / won't InSn siairs and tolI my rLiILreu
! mir "a Sryrr mind what yntI tnIJ YOUR chii
! hrrn The nav AMI girI wont mn stSirs viii
| " hmrk nf wItirr AMI trIrd Ia MT no, in ~ If
shc then ran of and Ieft In, LGnsc. snI n a,
WAS The last OF il.
| mir nrnLlny Not thc last of itvctl
Mr. IT, hnytJyS Site any " eonycrsSitiSh which
She tcI uy, 10 marry h"r "r Tho ,hI,Ll,
she was thric, IsHti never w6mIi -" ,i m ~ -
rird urIrss nv children wore sItisiiri and M,
c,tLeT AMI m,,Lrr wore '''' '''
What 49, I.llic's position at IN, t,lur YOU
met her at Mis- ByrlsY
She was huusr.Srrvirt, mail, or sum,tLil,