The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-21


no use in trying to conceal my own feelings, and
won't do It, cannot cannot feel towards you
much try, and / wish could. Dearest, 1 am wor-
ried awiuy over i: Dearest, the day appointed Is
seems more Of dread than ioke. bread. becasse
feel we should not be as happy as we should be In
future. Darling. don't think have improper mo.
ask favor which is intended for your as well as my
own happiness. Dearest, let us not marry while
to YOU but better suffer for little while than life
time. Let us take no imprudent step. Darling,
other attachment. have not There is none that
think would come so nearly what desired in q
Dearest, you need give no reasons to any one Tor
not getting married Monday next. ~
CRUEL CUT
on CITY, Pa, March 81, 1s69.-Miss Jennie:-
Your letter OF the 18th came duly 10 hand l am
sorry you are not well You say again that you
'do net blame yourself" OF course you would
never admit candidly-as believe you know--that
proud for that. don't think it best that 1 should
visit you now, for no change can certainly be
sense to know that II we can't be happy uated in
the sooner we forget the past the better
Yours, IL WAGNER.
nr FINS.
on CITY, Pa, May II, 1se9.-MIss Jennie:-You
say, 81 cannot Imagine how you could suppose me
satisfied" will simply say that had reason to
suppose you satisfied, II there is such thing as
honor in the human family in our age. But am
not going TO discuss this subject further.
Yours, ETC., l. ]. WAGNER.
JENNIE MBRIDE ON THE WITNESS STAND.
i am acquainted with the defendant; first met me
at Reno; he called on me at my boarding no Use
when we first got acqusinted-in November, 1867,
think after he called he wrote to me and asked
he CONTINUED to visit me as long as remained Ia the
country, until April following,I believes then went
home to get ready to get married to him.
THE MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT WAS CONTRACTED
no asst N Fahr or 1at 0f Marc
1885, and positively agreed upon after he received
an answer to the letter written to my mother; 1
me to he wrote TO me and selected the I'd OF July
as the day went on and made all the necessary
and things concluded necessary about the house ;
wedding; my friends wrote to me- and, as is fashion,
able in our country, some OF them
GOT THEIR PRESENTS READY.
Previous to this was teaching in Franklin for
fifty dollars month. l resigned, aud the resigna-
to prepare for my marriage with Mr.. Wagner. He
did not come on the second OF July He corresponded
about July Is. He stayed two or three days He
apologized Tor the way he had acted In the matter
and said something had been written to him
THAT MADE HIM JEALOUS
Of me. He wouldn't tell me who wrote it.
wanted him to- but he said he didn't believe 1t was
worth while; He said the letter had been sent to
him from BellefOnte, but he wouldn't tell who
by. This is all the explanation he gave for his
conduct. told him If he wouldn't tell me who wrote
menced to beg of about it, and said 1t was not worth
while to make a fuss ! told him that nobody had
ever said anything about me before, and they
wasn'C going to commence now. told him II he
wouldn't give me those letters he must leave the
house. He didn't seem willing to go, and got up
and got his hat and handed 1t to him and told him
to get out. He went as far as the verandah when he
turned round and said:-
JENNIE, WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU THAT WAY.
You may have the letters-n Then he came back
into the house and we made 1t up. The result OF all
this correspondence, affidavts, etc was makeu
OF the quarrel and setting the 20th day OF Decem-
| ber, 1863 for the day OF marriage We were to be
married al Mr. c. III. Dale's, Ia Franklin After this
reconciliation he visited me about once week, and
we corresponded, he writing three or four times
week. l was ready and willing to marry him on the
| goth OF December. We were not married on that
| day. The latter Of December II is the answer &c
why we were not married. He came down on the
18th OF December, think. He said his Jealousy had
| revived again. e..
| MR.. WAGNER WAS MARRIED TO MISS LAMPHEAR
| in May, 1869. told him heard he was paying at
tention to her. and said he shouldn't do it; that
wasn't going TO have him fool any more girls, II
could help it. My expenses in July, 1858, preparing
for marriage were about $500, including loss OF M
salary.
$500 FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
The courtroom was densely packed to heal
| the argument of B. +. Brewster for the defense
1t was an able effort, and upon its conclusion
Mr.. Taylor took the floor aud spoke until
o'clock last evening. His appeal to the jury TO
damages for the plaintiff was listened to will
marked attention by every one present. =.
A death-like stiffness prevailed as the verdlc
was passed to he clerk, who proclaimed tina
the jury had brought in a verdict favorable T.
the plaintiff, awarding her the sum of $500.
Much enthusiasm prevailed among the spec
tators upon the announcement of the verdict
and the ladies in particular, gave unmistakabl
signs of satisfaction.