The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12
TEE LATEST BREsGH or PR0MI;E.


A Spruce Kenny Booskeepcr Charged will
| Grass Wi1ew-Vhs Striking Conirns, in
| Their Stories.
| suit for alleged breach or promise OF marriage
came up yesterday for trial before Judge Jones' OF the
Superior Court. presenting some Interesting as vel
as unusual features, In which Frances Kushy "a the
| plaintiff and Alexander Bcrtram defendant. Both
the parties are Germans, but the plaintiff much
older than the defendant and with little In her ap-
pearance or manners calculated to lncitc anything
akin te Cloves Young Dream" in an ordinary mas
culine breast While she WAS coarse looking and
dOwdily dressed he was quite spruceIy attired ana
altogether Of decidedly geniecl and prcpossessng
dr. being bookkeeper in large importing house.
AS sti further contrast she TALKS our
language with difficulty. while lie is as much
naenIar. She had an infant II her arms. the pa
ternity OF which she charged upon hin, aud for his
Legitimacy TO the offspring she Brought action
against him. for alleged breach OF promise OF mar
rage, ana asking 90 as u healing salve FOR her
blighted affections
HER STORY As FIRST TOLD.
rambling, discursVe story was hers as revealed
the defendant July, 1865 In this city. He at once
pr0iessed to be greatly enamored OF her, repeated
Old old story ofvomen's wrongs-ySuder PROMISE Of
marriage, she yielded marital rights 10 him without
And 1sns her. ns g ran on her.
narrative. and stu renewedh premise or marriage.
when finally ne aty refused to Leep his contract
macy" and she now appealed 70 the law and the
courts to redress her irreparabie Injuries.
DEVELOPMENTS OF CROsS-ExANINATI6N.
,,d how aid you first get acquainted Win the de-
'we met in the street and ne smiled aud siniled
ana then he followed me TO my rOOn.n
"You didn't Know his name, tlenr'
"NO, sir.u
Had never seen HIM beioreso
..syo yen ever been married."
"Where is your husbandpn
II expect he is dead. He LEFT me four years ago
SINCE"
"You don't know that he is deadp'
II believe 80, Or he would have come back"
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
The substance VI his story was thai. on first meet
Ing the plaintiff IN Chryste street. she invited MIN To
her room. ana he went. He never proposed mar
riage 10 her, ane never thought Of marrying her.
A LAWYER ON DIGAAy.
1t is unnecessary to follow through the evidence
At the conclusion defendants counsel moved to dis
miss the complaint In the course OF arguing tho
motion ne remarked that Ills client could not have
married the plaintiff under the circumstances OF the
death OF her husband not being an established lact
as ne would have been liable to answer for bigamy.
"Mhavs that yon say 2, asked TIE Judge
nc had married this woman, whose husband, a. Ter
as we know, IL still Lvng.n
"That's new law.n
~ have read 1t so-read 1t only f1ie other lay."
II MINK you never read any sucH law" blandly |
ne went on arguing bis motion, which, however, |
was denied.
THE RESULT.
a lcngtny summing up followed, and the Judge |
charged and the went 90 the Jury The latter,
AFTER three minutes elaboration, acquitted the dc.
,ehoaa ana taS tcSapant was accordnsy DIS
bearing her mlant with ner, The defendapt ocb ms I
departure sorenely smiIinE