The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-04
BREACH OF PROMISE,
A Fascinating Young Lady Receivers
$4,000 for Her Wounded Heart
He g a Pooling Thee"

day singular case OF breach OF promise Of mar
rage was tried before Mr.. Baron Pollock, the
damages being laid at 100000 The plaintiff, lady
OF ~, Is the daughter Of Mr. Nuttall, a Liverpool
merchant and shipowner. who died last January,
leaving widow aud five children, two OF whom
were daughters In the spring Mrs. Nuttan ana
her daughfers went TO stay for some time at
Buxton, where they met the defendant, Mr.. George
Henry Wildes, who was also staying there with
some Tlehds Mr. Wides, who represented him
sell as wealthy ana OF good social position, was
introduced TO Miss INITIAL, aud paid her great
attention, finally proposing marriage He was
accepted, though he explained that he had been
married before, that he mad TWO children. who
resided with his mother in Lowndes square, Lon
don, and that he had procured divorce rom hts
wife. The proposed marriage was approved of ON
all Sides and Mrs. Wides wrote in the most
motherly, arectionate terms to the plaintiff.
Ultimately the wedding was fixed for the Nth of
Octooer but on the Sd or that month the defendant
wrote to Miss Nuttan that he had had meeting
with his divorced wife, that people had lied to him
about her and that he loved her as much as ever.
In TACT, on the nth OF October his
REMARRIAGE TO HIS WIFE
was published ia the newspapers. Mr.. Pope, Q.
g., appeared for the plaintiff and, having stated the
above facts, said he did not wish to say word
OF the defendant. While much might be said for
him, while 1t might even be urged with truth that
there was nothing in his remarriage with his first
vile, II he found his love for her still constant to
call for any observation derOgat,ve OF MS charac-
ter man OF honor, yet the blow to Miss INITIAL
was very sad one. She, at all events, had allowed
her young affections to be layshed upon hun
s nsn RE 10 n sn
prospect OF social advancement and setule-
ment which the plaintiff had lost and for
which she sought compensation at the hands of the
jury. The plaintiff. her mother and her sister
were called and gave evidence to the above effect.
he had an Independent income OF FL 400 a year.
and that he allowed fS00 year to MS divorced
called Mr.. Richard W. Halse, OF London the defen-
danI's solicitor, who stated that, although the de-
pay $500 year to his vile GOO to his children and
other amounts. which reduced his income to only
f450 q year. Mr.. Russell then
ADDRESSED THE COURT
on behalf OF the defendant. He had always thought
1t was most lDcongruous to talk about bruised
feelings ana blighted affections, and yet in the neXc
breath to talk Of money damages as q soiatium for
u all. 1t was matter oil as much pain II Captain
Granted that he had made the promise; granted
that he had made it rasnly nconsiderately and
imprudently; granted thai he had broken the prom.
Use; what were the damages that he ought to pay
II the Jury thought that he had broken
his promise for base and sordid reason,
one 1.-THE, still let them muict him in heavy
damages; but il they thought 1t was promise
more h0nored in the breach than IN the Observ-
ance, better a thousand times that it had never
been made, or that, being made, 1t was broken.
cast upon the young iady's life and happiness. She
was young, attractive, fascinating; had all the
spirit OF health, and the appearance OF those
and this was only an episode in ner life-an cpl
sode OF painful and distressing character-but
still only an episode
GEORGE TO ANNIE.
The following letters were read in the course Of
the prOceedlngs:-
My DEAR AsNIE-i lear the contents Of this letter Will
e s4 ana Su
solicitors that your mother had proposed to delay the
atoms had taken place on my side IN them came up
You and make You KIND and good husband may
told Sts she %e M & .a % M5
and but told eved ana WIN
Hsi s her asS ss Ss
living very quietly and properly with her neither and
ss md
n'fsa s,S ss
will MARRIAGE %
possible and that our mt mus, end Poor An
s HE M s sspr @
good S na a fSf as
'""'e S"" u" " ' AA''''V GaoR seifnq H. wILDEs.
My DARLING GroReE-l have Just sent Roberts to st
Asaph with telegram; am now about TO devote 10 min
observed Mr. Pope, that be is nne Big handsome tel
able t TWO ss s
secutiyeiy in that alarming specimen of my penmanshp
has That yof 9rsS will like DO SS
original should not impress her so fvoraSy as the photo
s a NY % be DC h WIN ss n n
much 70 lear By the must not omit 10 thank you
n % SS ny na. s M % all a
K %n' the p sSouS Ike or
OF Mrs Williams since you left Cae Gwyn being
ssr when ladies are T. sos
which kindest regards tell MIN add my pinsters mite
with to sTrTs your
SEPTEMBER 26
marriage on the Iih Of next month. Indeed dear
win make Gear George loving ", wife: and make up 70
failure and dsapooinment ALREADY love you TOR your
sSa
trust no coud viii ever come between US am, as you
hS now dear please tell me II YOU win hke
Ss WITH cSs Ss $sS asHs
MY DEAR MRS. NurrALL-I sorry that my brief
visit prevented more than few words between you and
from your that YOU equally with my self. dep
eoe 's nd e how
they TO be carried unless a you said they
their means. and that We can help Them afterwards
n% from You hS Hmne viii have
anything at ali 10 add Georges limited income
His habits IN my mind are too set led for him to i've
prudent but he thinks differently and justly it
concerns himself ana Annie most; and we all agree to
leave this question to the lawyers For myself have
however to prevent all misunderstanding, to
that on his first marriage, settled on my son as
much could spare and that goes to his two children
have since done what could Tor him. and II he mar
rcs be without expectation OF help from me-
This have thought II duty to say to you. hope II
they do marry such small means they will not be less
happy; and ann sure your dear loving chill is cacu-
lated to make the happiness of any home Please give
her love and, with kind regards TO yourse and Miss
| Nuttall am sincerely yours, AGNES WlLDES.
| The Judge having summed up, the jury retired,
! and alter some dehberation returned verdict ioF
| $4,000 damages.