The New York herald., 1869-06-12
The CRAIG-sPRAGUE CASE.
Local Criticism Upon Its Merits and the ver-
dict.

dict.
fFrom the Chicago Tribune June 81
promised to marry the paintin and, indeed, had
courted her long and assiduously. She was 30 far
his superior 10 every personal moral ana
sci himself made this very disparity ground for
arguing that she could not possibly love him, but in
entire history OF cases OF the kind, we suppose so
audacious and unfortunate defence never before
was conceived The necessary conclusion or the
Jury must have been that the more vvidly the plain
tf's worth c0ntrasted with the defendants ugli-
ness ana tae greaaer M sne wrong ne Gtd n
pay .
by his own direct but doubtful testimony and by the
equvocatng and singuary unsatisfactory state
ments Of other witnesses, who In nearly every
created most unfavOrable Impression on the minds
Of all who heard or even read their evidence, wholly
failed and reacted against the defendant to enhance
defendant mad resorted to deception OF low order.
both the progress Of the courtshp and subsequent
dealings with the plantn and on the trial. seemed
to surround his entire case with an atmosphere Of
putrldity and rottenness which the jury thought
could only be dlspeled and purified by damages.
Is it probably will excite no protest from anybody
except Mr.. Sprague. The Cincinnati witnesses who
testified against Miss Craig win 90 home with an
uncomfOl table feeling that the jury didn't believe
IFrom the Chicago Republican, June e.l
Miss Craig has plum in the way OF q verdict. The
debit side contained various entries against Sprague
fol lacerated affections and broken promises; now
u
II that isn't cure for the heart complaint will some
body tell us what tss What Godsend 1t was to the
Amandas gushing love in the decadence OF her teens.
Had he lived she never would have tumbed into
fondness for an innocent youth on the shady Side Of
forty.fve, blessed with false teeth and two adorable
running sores, with end OF originality In spelling
that beats Nasty all hollow: How highly educated
oa WITH GSiI two s q s'S GOG with .s ana The niss
portentious capital. No cure-all for such loss as
Amanda's like q greenback plaster.
[From the Chicago Times June 0.
for the loss OF heart which she never possessed,
ton Which She schemed for in The disguise OF lover
there s much which addresses itself to the calm con-
sideration Of young women who are willing to &C
cept anything for the sake OF control OF wealth and
position. And In examining the dilapidated aud le-
Hd bSy &
ton Of woman, could erect the preliminary ar
rangements to of the holiest OF fe's relations
society should stand rebuked and ashamed. Ii Is
society which is responsible for these esduiances.
1t is society which permits these sales which even
Lazarus covered with Sores to purchase with his
wealth woman who, had he been poor, would not
have condescended to allow him TO touch the hem OF
her garment with one OF his clumsy fingers.
from the Chicago Post, June o.
This verdict may be considered almost unique. II
damages asking so much, We do not recollect 1t. IL
due In great measure to the line OF defence adopted
by DEFENDANTS counsel, which was unique, like the
verdict, and consisted in indiscrfminate attack
on the character OF both PLAINTIFF and defendant 1t
was attempted to destroy the character Of Miss
Craig ana that was failure. 1t was conceded
that Sprague was miserable fellow, whom 1t was
impossible that the plaintin should really love- No
jury could have done otherwise than to assess heavy
damages under such circumstances
II the publication OF the unseemly details Of pr-
vate courtship and this heavy verdict shall tend TO
make young ladies more careful In their matrimo-
NAL alliances, and to deter foolish Dad men from
trihing In love matters, they Will accomplish more
good tnan We fear they VIII.
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF a recent date gave
the following:--.About two years since, when this
alair was Ia the bud, Mr.. Sprague made extraordi
nary efforts, through detectives OF both sexes, 10
obtain some clue by which to establish his line OF
defence In the then threatened breach Of promise
case now in full bloom. He despatched to this city
two sharp women, from Allan Pinkerton's ONCE
who made every possible effort to find proof that
MISS Craig had resorted to an abortionist. These
women called upon various physicians Of our city In
this pursuit One plan adopted by one OF thom was
to represent herself as enciente and desrous OF
being relieved from her trouble, insinuating at the
same time that the lady question had directed her
TO call on him (the physician In whose Office she
might BEL One OF the men tried thus was Dr. Y. II.
Johnson, deceased. He detected the trick and made
II known TO the young lady,