The Shasta courier., 1871-12-09

auu III SCH. IueTe are CRACKS perhaps nalf
an inch wide in the partitions between the
rooms. 1t the door we've open when my
wife and retired to bed ii our bed room
We could see what was going on in the
kitchen and sitting room; we did hot as a
general thing nor particular thing leave
the door open. | have seen them playing
ball together nearly every evening. The
children played with them. That play of
rings took place after | retired to bed.
think it was somewhere between ten and
eleven o'clock I had been To bed and
been asleep. The way happened to see
this play of rings was, the door had BY
some means been left open. | wish to be
distinctly understood that they were slip
ping the rings up and down on each others
fingers, not exchanging them: / don't
know whether the rings were her n or his'n.
Mrs. Wilson testified substantially to
the same facts.
Miss belinda Wilson testified as follows ::
am twelve years old l know plaintiff
and VIM. Henry Wilson, my brother !;
they sat up late at night together frequent
ly- They rode together; they rode down
to enc of our neighbors one evening. We
started back about nine o'clock he rode
in the middle and put his arms around us
both. She did not object. She Drove
saw my brother kiss Miss Powers and
he kissed her quick, for fear Pa wotld see
him.
Mr.. Wheatley re called, and desired to
explain portions of his testimony. As l
understood the question in regard to the
conversation with Messrs. Wilkinson, Ross,
and Blodgett, went to them with propo-
sitions to settle the suit | stated to them
that was released in July 1871, and also
in September 1870
The witness is here handed letter
marked "Exhibit E'' No. l, and says he
received it from Mr.. Ross little boy and it
is the plaintiffs handwriting. Thereupon
the same is put in evidence.
Nlillville, April II, 1871.
Mr.. Wheatley-Willyou be kind enough
to let me know what your intentions are.
If you do not intend to do as you promised
to want to know it. 1t is no enjoyment
for person to live the way | have for the
last six or seven months past.
c. POWERS"
Witness is here handed letter marked
"Exhibit No. 2, and testifes that he re-
ceived it, he thinks, the 18th Of July 1871,
that it is the handwriting of the plaintiff
that he replied to it in person and in the
interview had she released him in July
1871, as he testified when first called in
this case The letter is here placed in ev-
idence.
July II, 1871.
Mr. Wheatley-I do not suppose you
will care about receiving this letter. l
heard the talk was that you said that l
should sue you for breach ofpromise if you
went to marry any one else; but there is
only two persons living that ever did hear
me say so, and that was not more than three
days that | said so. But there is one thing
certain, you can give Ee $1,000, or will
sue you and if do sue it will be for three
thousand instead of one so you can take
your choice. Mr.. Wheatley if you had
come to me when you found out that you
did not want to marry ME and told me so,
it would have been all righs, but as it is, it
i, not all tight, instead Of coming and tell
ing me that you did not wan. to marry me,
as any man would, it was seven or eight
months that you never came near | did
not know what the matter. l supposed
that yol did not have time, but soon found
out that you had time to 90 and see other
girls: [ consider that am Just as good
as the. most of folks, and have just as much
feeling as the most of them. | guess you
do not tbink SO, or you never would have
used me as you have. You have not only
deceived in one thing but in others. There
was one time, that would have taken your
word for anything, but would not do it
now. In place of going to school as my
mother wanted me to so could been teach
ing school now, trusted in you thinking
we would be married. Mother has told me
for the last Is months that you did not
intend to marry me, but could not be-
lieve it, but | have found it out to my sor-
row. Whenever 1 get the money yoashall
have your ring but not until then You
promised me (upon your word and honor
that you neve would marry any one else
while l was living, and l promised you the
same, and as long as l keep your ring and
live single you never can marry any one
else, i can prevent, and guess l can.
G. Powers.
| Here letters marked exhibit No. g."
and exhibit No. t." were produced, ad-
mitted uo-have been written by the Defend
ant, and placed in evidence.
| aEcb;h;t No 90
Millville, Cal, Aug. Sd, 1869.
Dear Clarinda.-I have just heard from
you through Mrs. Eoss. was well pleas
ed to hear that you were enjoying good
health and having good time, however l
must confess that l was somewhat disap-
pointed at not receiving any letter from
you. wrote you letter about two weeks
ago, but Mrs. Ross informs me that it had
not come to hand when she left your place.
1 hope you have received it by this time.
| had almost come to the conclusion that
you had forgotten me as you had promised
to write Oh your arrival home and failed to
do so. Clar suppose you have had some
fine sport fishing since you went home. I
should like to be there and help you fish
and enjoy that glorious mountain. breeze
Clar, VIM. Bidwell and myself have been
out fishing once since you went to the
mount. We had splendid time. Caught