Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-23
THE EN- ID.
The Breach of Promise Case.
a verdict of $4,000 Damages.

Yesterday ended the breach of promise case
which has excited some interest in the comrnu-
nifty during the past week. The crowd was not
solarge to hear the charge of the Judge, as it had
been during last week, but still there were quite
q number of those present who are curious in
such matters Pc. 90
Judge Trigg delivered his charge in plain,
unambiguous language, consuming aboutthree-
quarters of an hour in doing il. Neither the
! plaintiff nor the defendant were present, the de-
PENDANT having not been present at any spreceet-
| ing time during the trial. He charged that a
married man may be held responsible for con-
tract or promise made to marry. If the de-
PENDANT had made a contract with the plaintiff,
believing her to be virtuous and afterwards as
eertained to the contrary, he might then refuse
to comply with his contract and rely upon this
III defense Of his course. If he knew that she was
not chaste and uprigl and made marriage con-
tract with her, it would be binding upon him.
Her bad character would be no defense to the
action in such a case, so far as he was con-
cerned In the event she knew him to be a
married man and still made a contract she
would not be entitled to recover. He instructed
the Jury about how to arrive at the damages, in
case they found for the plaintiff and gave the
usual charge relative to the credit of witnesses
weight-of testimony, sc. Very little objection
was made to the charge of the Judge, by coun-
sci on either side-ln fact none, we believe
Some additional points were charged at the in
stance of counsel, more upon matters overlooked
than upon questions about which there was any
difference. = E.'
The jury was composed of the following gen.
tlemen j. G. Parker w. a. Depton, Elijah
Fitzgerald, James Parks, VIM. Galbraith Geo.
II. Grove, j. /. Hollingsworth, ID. g. Thorn
burgh, JAS. H. Armstrong, Thos. l.. Williams,
Henry Chiles and Lewis Anderson. After re-
firing little more than thirty minutes they re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff for four thou
sand dollars, and were discharged from further
service in the case
From expressions gathered in passing about
the streets we infer that the verdict IS popular
one. r.- ....- .....-. anna ..sr
The question that is now in every mans
mouth is, sis he solvent? The curious are now
anxious to know whether the defendant has eff
fects available for the satisfaction Of this judy
ment. On this important question we hear con-
fiicting statements. Some say he is good while
others say nothing can be made on the judg-
ment The plaintiff has ''beat the defendant on
the Judgment, but the defendant may beat on
the execution" a bill in charcery may be the
next expedient, and titles to property may be
unearthed We understand that Mrs. Putnam
saws she cares but little for the amount of the
Judgment, that vindicatOn is what she mostly |
desired She, it is said. proposed to compro
mise the matter once for $500. The probabili- |
ty is that the case is not yet ended. An Execu- |
ton Instanter will probably be the next step in
the case, and then we shall see what we shall
see. -..
LARGE Room for Storage or Consignment on
Market Square, and the auction will be COM
menced as soon as my goods get here from
New York. Will notify. Z. \. PARHAM