The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-12-26
A Yankee who wouldn't let Alone the Eng
lish Girls.

The London correspondent of the Bos-
ton Post thus relates recent breach of
promise suit, in which a well known
American had a leading part
The Lord Chiet-Justce has been trying
breach of promise case. in 'high life''
so called-that is the gentleman is wealthy
and bears a distinguished American name
only propose to touch on this case, which
is in some respects OF too scandal0us a
nature to bear recital, to point out some
''EngliSh traits" and to use it to shed
light upon certain elements of London
lite 1t appears that a young American
named Winans, a son Of the well-known
proprietor of the "cigar.ships," and con-
stitutlng, with two brothers, the agency of
the cigar ships in London. met pretty
lady book-keeper in West End shop, and
made love to her. Under promise, or
alleged promise OF marriage, he persuad-
ed her to abandon her place and to pass
rs his wife Young Winans was rich, and
his establishment superb he allowed the
lady 4 handsome stipend. she KEEP. her
carriage, and all went smoothly until
the man decided to marry Then he had
to make a settlement with Miss bred oe
and his little daughter, which was, a
monthly allowance OF t35 Miss Dredge
appears to have acquiesced. though with
much reluctance, rs she had been led to
expect Wipans to marry her from the first
AS time went on, however, the allowance
was diminished until it reached a most
unsatisfactory figure, Upon this-thouoh
not until the pair had resumed relations
which i'll consorted with the young mans
new condltlon-the present trial was
brought. The story OF the poor woman.
who is handsome, refined in manner and
evidently possessed of an excellent educa-
ton, was most touching and mournfuI;
and her evidence convicted Winans of be-
haViOr the reverse of honorable or brave.
His letters We're read in court and We're
very damaging. Her tale was told in a
straight forward open manner. The case
bore 50 hardly upon the defendant that his
own counsel, SERGEANT Parry, half aband-
oned him, and made haste to settle ii be-
fore it went to the Jury; while Serieant
Ballantine on the other side consented to
au arrangement on behalf of Miss Dredge
which the Lord ChiefJusice, while he
assented to it, was constrained to declare,
in his opinion, Insufficient. This arrange
ment was that Winans should pay over
tl50o in final settlement for Miss Dredge
and the child 1t was really very ptiul
ending, when Winan's wealth and the
condition of his victim are considered
The case exhibits very glaringly certain
phase of London life which is becoming
constantly more prevalent. The marital
relation is less sacredly considered than
formerly. Young men of fortune. thou
sands OF them, repeat the " mans travestv
every year. At first there is the life of
luxury OF splendid comfort. of quickly
succeeding pleasures, of costly traps and
furniture, of eXtravaganceS in a legion of
shapes; then abandonment, cruelty, in
difference, hatred, a resort in some cases
to the courts, in others to London bridge
and an inquest The English, even the
wearers OF the ermine, have not done
chatting" America yet and III the course
OF the trial what humor was impaired to
it came from Winans being an American
and using supposed American express
sions. If he used obscure expressions in
his letters, such us . shown up" and
"crowded IN" they were taken for grant
ed as peculiarly American vulgarisms
while All alusion in one ui Miss Dredgcs
letters To the Alabama claims (a queer
subject, by the by, for lovers to be talking
tbouD gave SERGEANT Ballantine the op.
pOrlunty to suggest that her claim was
not an "indirect one" and induced the
Lord Chlet-Justic to hint that this case
too, might we'll be left to arbitration