The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-11
sCANDALOUs sLANDER SUIT.

Young Woman Charges n Young Man with
Reporting that he had been Married TO Her
Ono OF the Most Interesting LItiRations on
A very interesting suit to recover $1,000
damages for alleged SANDER was commenced In
the Superior Court yesterdays S, before before S Judge
about twenty-five years of age, brings the suit
against John 8. Bonnell, who is also about the
same age. Bonnell claims 70 be married to Miss
Moore, and the slanderous words complained OF
are that he had told people that Miss Moore was
his wife. Bonne1 also claims that they were
married on the 26th of November, 1864, at the
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, by the
late Rev. DIR. John McClintock, and in support
of this q copy of the church record was pro-
duced In evidence, in the handwriting of )r
McClintock. Mics Moore denies that she was
ever married to any one.
WHAT 1T is ALLEGED THE DEFENDANT SAID
The first witness was James Pryor, husband
of the plaintiffs sister. He testified that Bon
nell told him, in January, 1869, that he was
married to Miss Moore that he (Bonnell) could
prove 1t; "that If they were not married sne
was his mistress;" that the next night he said
he would do all In his power to preventanybody
else from keeping company with her, and would
stand in front of the door all night il il was
necessary to prevent it, that Miss Moore had
repeatedly ordered Bonnell out of her house;
that he -.r -e5
GOT DOWN ON HIS KNEES
and begged to stay; that he afterwards said he
was not married to her, but that he was jealous
of her, and would be miserable without her.
that he had served In the same company with
Bonnell, and that the boys considered the latter
q little weak in the head. On his cross-exami-
nation he testified that he had threatened to sue
BonDell for circulating reports that he (witness)
was married. 1H
STILL INSISTING ON MARRIAGE. ia
Mr.. John d. Robinson, the principal of Gram
mar School No. SO, testified that he heard Bon
nell say the lady In question was his wife, he
asked Bonnell why there was no issue of the
marriage, and was given very satisfactory
answer; that upon this statement of Bonnells he
told Miss Moore that as the rumor had become
SO extensively circulated the trustees of the
school wished him to inform her that If she
could give no satisfactory contradiction of this
allegation they would annul her license to
teach, and cause her to leave the school; that
soon after they requested her to resign. Witness
said he had seen the record of which the one
(now) presented to him was q copy, in the books
at the parsonage of the church; that he had her
resign because he was afraid the rumor concern
ing the couple would injure the reputation of
the school If she were retained.
COUNTER CONTRADICTIONS.
That he saw an affidavit made by Bonnell,
denying that he was married to Miss Moore
lthis affidavit was made at her solicitation, to
keep her in position); that Bonnell afterwards
told witness the affidavit was untrue, and that
few days subsequently he contradcted this
statement by saying 1t was true. 'a
a, THE PLAINTIFFS TESTIMONY. vssns.
y Della w. Moore, the plaintiff was the next
witness. She testified that there was no truth
in the statement of her marriage with John s..
Bennell; that she never was married; that she
never was at st. Pauls Church with Bonnell;
that she knew the late Rev. DR.. McClintock,
and that he never performed a marriage cere-
mony In which she participated; that she was
in the notary's Office in Tryon Row when Bon
nell swore to the affidavit before mentioned.
THR GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
That he called upon her quite often and that
she finally got tired of him that he did not want
anybody else to come to see her; that she finally
became SO disgusted with him that she ordered
him out of the house, and he got down on his
knees and tore his hair, declaring his love fol
her, and that for such statements as he had
made che brought this suit a ~ sfea.
Several letters from Bonnell to the plaintiff
were here offered In evidence, when Mr.. Classy
counsel for the defendant, asked that as he had
not had an opportunity to examine them, the
further proceeding of the trial be adjourned til
this morning.-N Y. World to-day.