, 1869-07-03
CRAIG vs.. SPRAGuE.
The Celebrated Breach Of Promise
Case Again in Court,
Argument OF the Motion for q
New TrInl.
A Decision To-Day.

The srSuMenE on the motion for new tTinl IN
the case Of Craig rs, Srsaguc, breach Of promtse
UaA made in the Circuit Court OF Dupagt Coan,y
at Wheaton, yesterday, Judge Wilcox pscs!dinz,
The attendance Of spcctatorH was rery small 10
ladies' being present The gentler ser doubtless
felt no Interest in Arguments deyotd Of sp,ce. and
theresore did not attend NJ. 6ps1gue waa nres-
chi and Listened to the Arguments aftentirtly,
AH1CxxkT or Nh rKTERa-
n. s Peters opened for the defence, The
grounds nPon Which the deieadA1t aaked for
fta The verdict Il the Jury L. Akalnst Law aud the
s.~a The verdict is aEainst the tnrsra csou. Of tie
3h1d The damages aasczsed By TIC ju,y czeessFo
te-r... 1hc Court permitted ilrea sad snp'oprr 81.
sa Isn I'd = ] IT, T 1rl g tas ~ I'll evsa
tercd ~ The defendant
xss Il f. S. s 'a1s M saa n*s 81 ei$ eis:a
1r1 ans AZ s5 ,rz:tsn. = sstra r. ~ drtsnasn:
.''i ia 'Sa ?Es'ssk sss e e.:
~; t1e aeend2at I'd "!t!;aEaTa as dps:tsn I'D
4. ts.soE nlsets WEE excluded trpsa the ensid'zs
ss Is: , iss cesst q .r9s4 tn no. rsr:,i:.a. ":
cpsloa adst matter es,e p:sseT,ra
civAeAnt ek. u; liz srsaes te:ca Le st: as!a- a1d
lie epoke ut some length. and characterized the
Instructions Of the deteadan: were In accordance
With The law. The main past q his arsuE1eut Has
direct cd TO the examination Of the Law, and ii
Showing whether The Law had bern given correctly
s-o.Trci N tc Admission 5nd Rejection Of testi-
zucuy. The Etss instruct:uu af The paiut.5, he
aes.i Of II se and iSnafd tic queston m Of ~
Eiec1A! contract, although there was Evidence u
;Is ess55 nTS asisesn f os to- e AS v Ssy:
Instructed to rnd fur The plaintiff, unleas sae ~as
Grnstd to be unchastc. The defence had shown ty
1aur or Evc le:ttc.a that there hat hcen post
pouen.enr uf tie marriage, but the plaintiff hal
SAID untlnc 43aGt that
HI :l1 fI1t the t'tifrf GI.ea IN permitting Wit
ri HIA htrt tht. fll.uWl.... Gue,.!uu.:
tr. S-rts t:r4r-~ r,:atS -:k.e from h.r c,aduct
H.'5 ste"us az not r::er'e'5 attached TO the de-
'f!a: 7, -.t,,- t., ,..-,, sr,.,s-, w., a., .+x.,
~ a - isus.ut =, ~ .ssail; ~ =. ~
y M, III 4!aa2 III S.':d:''t 4 1 t1r + @ fsl eSNSeeA
TrL Ia NJ: per ..ttI,.r tht ttrnaan: socak to
Ii. health. phytlcal cG1:st aE his 1hy.l
81 debility .; tae tisne Il lE,= u tas:aaee md at
hiec iSsHs evasa1a''oa asta AZ 'ne present
Re.;,,;,us t;c t,trua.:,t H. testify u,ou. the
y!7l IL, .lr v lu: lar lad :. ii. t,r, sui lid
Fiji Ii nv sel,,si:iiLS E,sk tu a:.swcr whether
ItLdat:s astusucy iur" bGf"se hr este to tasn that
Es W - not trHJ 4t IL WE r't ip II tfr Fitats.1
s;s ra-. .na Id snlr IL a s; IL;
In requiring de9caaAE to raa.c without hrs:
+.uA M WITH III f1aE =, nsMnr f, 3 aa's
s, r rii sd s = ,siS i 3f,;4 as1 r., &c nc
itt,tu. lad itAtira hi. tt;. lin: tram t!c MY
y5t ,stusis ,e ;s: = II: rts'. arsnt r.. 7ss =
ainti tEss; :ct-r. q; lEs3a II; tat ca' af EideE VI
AT'S IT, t. Y ~ ii!,ia fif, ,, or+,or3,s, sn,or, n,
~, IL ' s-,t. =. . tr 4' tt, r 90 " ,r T., s!lAs
~ ns.t =. ~ 80 - ~. ~ w., ~ y, tt.Sai -
:, 10y ., ~. ,.tsn!at W u, iAe sint ., at1a -
ares sn"oia n noss "a .raef 1, 70 P9n,sa - tns o.
aH4 IN sc cars =. ii,s Il "ing , sae ~ NJ an.
iet,s q @ tol,. 81 iaa:s. @ g.: q f',sao. 3 = *
~ G.'.ts H.. :as-!ae tlme nSsd ny tne coz
1ias, tor ~ M eftpTss ;a, s ae:a d ant IT, ya.
ahes ~ tnt ps"G. - 1stai' nss'E IT, als' WITTY
" EoialoTd' tacs: ~: staEkle ~, a"i-s he-
,ss, tot na1e.ial; 81 illinois, ;ss; - llll1ns l96-
!uTGrl 81 ~ FAT7atces- Chilly Pr 5le.
Nl9elsct aoes u1t ca:c material
sai'anen, 'a,,, ~ i!,snols, SwA 1 neE
@ ~ ~ 3 i u sEs AouI1
stIncttons u1steIlal to the case - Illinois, 4o2-
ia Rsos7 1ea aness s1a is
ntTlon With Others, unless It Is anparent that
tns5 aus; ~ a.e re- 9een eonsiltsSu tosHs',sE anu M
q ll'no'A COY, a. 33'. lni- ;'s-Tht cv1Aence Of
lEe rialhan 'nust prtponFrra;e. II e7naiiJ bal
aEcrd, or II ptc7onfeFata 10 favor q! the de-
fcnsaut, md the palntlr obtains verdlct lew
f17al should be Erauttd . Illinois, l-i-When
deuce, # is lie duty II The court 10 resersc the
Judgment and have the facts again Passed upon
n Gos5 !q s4 '4s' d e YK r,Ts I: a
there w.s no licSasion in :c ,'rslar..tion ot Ioss
OF health, IN cons Of tse breath f ronas 'e
tl,as there eonli - .laa:agr. It: laid therefore.
= in,nn'f, .st1-Whsn distinctions are calcu-
1a:tI 70 t1e!ra .tlts stS: h4re mLslea1, the Jury
n fndins thr Supreme t"urt VIII reverse the
Judgment. GIL, o. a9l-The par1. who con-
s,as's f,tnset asFnesed ~ he admission Of In
rnunscracs IT. frce although he did nut object 70
1hc evitlenee . r!nrcr ns:EIet;oa Is Withheld
ntcn gyeu AZ Htnssa!aer VI Dole, Johns'
s,aht+. -; kors " Curtis Wendell, CO.
hbeh Tue verdict Is contrary 10 the
taalge % t.c .1a,!se aad 10 the Law,
the costs IN GTlhtl3c t:w trial viii II. dEect!d
TO hbIdt thG event 0f the suit I-1iUryt =. Knee
land, Co"En. 459-When the verdict Is sht Aslde
lot Inc msilrtctan Of The Int!.e or tlI nnang Auf
TIT Jury against The !r~ Of the cA-t. the costs
fn8un ablhe IN; tteat bf The SUI u 1Nnol5 h91-
eusllac1 saolild l'r cpFFrc:l! sia:d In the pro-
ment tHe 6. nt.act a. e'irnc: VIII be. REJECTED.
: ne cthtrae' sho'!!u he t.a.ta avcn!llng to lts
leFA! eEecl Caitft 3ltalnSs, .63-PTUnl OF
arli1"nal floiA's" viii NJ. sIrplts an allegation
y! e!' .t.ctara's"I Q! Al a1seute rEoalae and 10
u = r7%s ....
t,,nH iM & laT'.oins Z. LIZ ausharl!ss saoE that the
=; IN e,rI ".tsa N p'snR flants Instructions anl
n IrlIslnE ~ give teIrila:l!H first, tccnnf,
.''Hi.l' il1is, fA'n trstHih. eleventh, a2t! four
nthn n'silactlon-: a4'! n!.! rrfci III rnHy on
te au'17Sla a:la srjrcflhn ri evidence is set out
n"rttnan' sa3art9aid eight ojtetlu.s- Also tAat
LIe 'el. sEua!i ie *s 'ttt!e ~ the law and cSi
Ntner. aL! the Istnaacs n!to%Ga hy t'le Jury arc
f'ulH III 'att.nsF. =. ..
-, az lA"ss4t sA"fu "o"la nave been sufficient
uo1iaetA IN: AEttliit Rendered ~ the jtfy
excessive tH.rausr thc defendant was nl4olrenr.
~ @ ,c ns t!ttl ti4'I II ~oHid te iIi1errnt. The
1ul.. ~ orheftd, SrfC prcjudictA asatsst tac
.e, 49, ,.1nn ~, IL, III ean ne uonnt tnat tae 81
Su.s mo.l ~ -: .s.i,ud Inc cA7e 60 {hGse
-! a!jun.Ittsoi'. lls o:!E.e4 70 pal E'eA on :ne
,sa1nu ~" ~ I!1sc laal the conference a!laneu
~ y! lns t!a'MnLt.i M innttsEi WAS HHt 70 Re! cl1
l"s W ees.!i '. nat ~ !atltft lt.a 10 30 80.
NJ, !, % u. - sr,,,,,'tt ~ ~ - ~ 'tLLN.l
,,,intt,- IL e,11 ~ 'tot .as'. oit''. l.I sne
r."t'!l1- eal' III Ie!fiShfe III Lie t!hjtTilon NJ
tne "s.!tut'thts f"i1arl N ttr "T+f instruction.
1ptt 'Acie a47 ~ es! VI "" Fifaa' OF Lie
ritt - A>s LIZ '1tsT ufst i!iSiitcti"3s
Iran, ~, uh t'' 80; niaai- al TEN
WV ,i, VIZ AZ -. H'.N'E.lcH' a1a the vi