Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-21
Theatrical Breach Of Promise Case
The Affrcnons OF an Actress Tritied w ith
to the Extent N.pO.OON

From the Detroit Post April I6l
Soi'e lime since the item was fioaung around
IN ne papers that Ada l.. Webb, the popular
and fascinating actress and one of the ceIe.
hraied Webb Sisters, was about to toe married
Later tie paragraph was current that she had
married and retired from the stage; and later
sun was paragraph denying the last men,
TONED report. Amid all these rumors and
counter rumors il seemed altogether likely that
The lar Ada was not entirely free from matri-
monlal arrangements OF some sort A nd such
seems 10 have been the fact, for lind on The
records OF the Wayne Circuit Court that action
was commenced on The L6lh uitimo by Ada l.
"eoo against John Skae, for breach OF prom
lsr OF marriage aud the damages are land at
SJu.u0
Three counts arr SET mp. The frs: is that in
the CIiy OF Detroit, IN January, 1868, the said
Ada j.. Wrbb and John Skae plighted then
troth- That ls not exactly the phras.ology O.:
the legal document but IL conveys TO the pop.
ular mud better idea OF what was done by
Ada and John thar would lhe verbose doc,I
inert OF half dozen pages OF legal cap, with
It's whereases and saIds and afore-aids. In
fact, they made IA verbal agreement TO hp mar.
REQ 10 each other within a year, or IN jan
uaTN, lsI9. The sisters Were PLAYING an en-
gssement in this city al the former date and
Skae was NEST assiduous in his attentions as a
lover. The first count further alleges that Ada
made this promise OF marriage in good faith
sincerely relying upon the party or toe second
part 10 stand by his pledges like a man: thai
she then eXprcted TO fntnlI her promise ana
and was ready To do SO, and has been ready
ever since.
Tb. second count charges the unfaith uluess
OF Shae, aid sets forth tnat whereas the plaiu.
Tin was ready Al the time agreed upon to D.
married, and has been ready ever since, the de.
fcndani positively and absolutely refused T.
marry her. She alleges that she repeatedly
and frequently urged upon him TO make good
TO her has promise of marriage, out he has put
her on from time 10 time and now utterly re-
fuses 10 marry her, although she was ready and
willing during all ihis time.
The third and last count sets forth that upon
her pngs grment with Skae To be married ia
January. I-69 il was understood that she was
10 t"'le from the s,ass, which profession she
had previously followed "a means Of support
10 herself and her mot her; that she did so retire
from the stage on thar account, aud has since
that time been deprived OF that means Of sup.
port. For this reason, and for injuries her
feelings by reason Of the failure OF the defend
aEt TO fulfil hrs promise, she claims damages to
the amount Of S.0,W0. The attorneys In the
case are Moore 4 Grimm, for the plaintiff and
Dickinson 4 Dickinson, for the defendani. The
Gaze IL likely to be q very closely contested one,
aTIt is estimated that 2O,0aD colonists will
leave New York city during the coming sum-
mer TO settle in the west and south.
sISpain lately got rid Of one z ueen, Queen
Isabella, and is likely soon to lose another,
s.the q Queen OF the Aniilles"
VSayapah. Ga, is gong to have a baby
show on the first OF May, the Judge. to be
young unmarried men.
oTTbe use Of air guns In New York 10 BE-.
coming 50 common that there Is cali upon
the police 70 suppress their sale.
~The iourpeymsn carpenters o. Newark.
n. j., are 70 demand IN increase Of dfty cents
per day.