The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-29
Breach Of PromfSe..-An Interesting
Case I'm hIbany---'Ehe EslaintiIa Pret-
" Music Teacher.
From The Albany Argus.

From The Albany Argus.
The next was breach Of promise case.
The plaintiff, 4 young lady of engaging man.
rers and handsome person, was Miss Emily
Moore. a well-known and highlv-respected
music teacher Of this city: and the defend
ant was John Grimrod, Il nephew ofRobert
Asninwall, the wcll-known builder, and the
Junior member Of the firm Of Pohcrt ASpin-
wall & Nephew. The plaintih'laid her dam
ages consequent upon the alleged breach OF
the marriage contract at $4,000
The evidence showed that the parties.
then about nineteen years of age. became
acquainted about the wear 1861. Artery visit
ing her Is 4 Sllitor for two years. the defend
ant became engaged to marry her. and gave
the plaintiff an cnga@ement-ring. The
usual correspondence common to lovers
passed between them, and "the course Of
true love" ran smooth up to about four
wears ago. At that late day it is alleged
that the defendant invited his atiianccd to =
concert, but at the appointed h0ur he failed
10 make his appearance. The next day the
Young lady called at the residence Of Mr.
Aspinwall to inquire into the cause Of his
non-appearance. Mrs. Aspinwan visited
his room, and ascertained that 10 one had
slept in it the night before. For two or
three days the lost John could not he found,
md preparations were made by some of his
friends to 90 to New York to look for
him. In the mean time, however, he
turned up" and letter which accounted
for his mysterious disappearance was writ
ten by him to Miss Moore. That letter
was the foundation of the present suit. II
was addressed, without the usual endear-
ing adjective, to emily" and informed
her that circumstances over which have
no control" prevented him from fulfilling
his engagement to marry. The fatal letter
also endorsed 4 check for 500, which the
writer asked her to accept in payment OF
any pecuniary losses that she may have been
subjected to. The money was accepted, and
this acceptance the defendant held to be 4
settlement in full for all claims for damages
on account of the alleged breach OF pro-
mise. The plaintiff did not so regard it !;
for. four years after, she applies for this
further settlement at the hands Of a jury.
The defendant, however, suppoSlng himself
ut liberty, recently married the daughter Of
4 drover residing at Pine Plains. If the
pretty plaintiff ever had any hopes that her
lost John would return to his first love, this
marriage ended them and hence the long
postponed suit was commenced.
The plaintiff was upon the stand, and
conducted herself in an intelligent and be-
coming manner in so trying position.
The defendant also testified i'll his own be-
half.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aspinwall testified for the
defence. 1t was proved that at the inter-
view at their house after John had disap-
peared the plaintiff said John isn't
obliged to marry me if he doesn't wish to,
for I am as virtuolls now as when first saw
him." Indeed, it is due to the young lady
to say that the damages are not based on
any charge affecting her purity of charac-
ter-this, as Judge Peckham remarked in
his charge, stood unimpeached and uniln-
peachable. Indeed, no ground for the al
legged desertion appeared i'll evidence IN
less it was the discovery by the defendant
of an incompatibilty of temper.
The case was ably summed up by Mr..
Hale for the plaintiff. The jury We're
briefly but pointedly charged by Judge
Peckham, and shortly after O'Clock the
jury retired for deliberation. They were
directed to bring in sealed verdict.
The jury came into court and rendered q
verdict in favor of Miss Moore for S., 900
damages,