Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-10
BREACH OF PROMISE.
A Fascinating Young Lady Receivers
$4,000 for Her wounded Heart
s'He's n Pooling Thee

From the London Daily News, Dec. 20
At the Liverpool Assizes on Thursday and
yesterday a singular case Of breach of promise
OF marriage was tried before Mr.. Baron Pollock,
the damages being laid at 10000. The plain
til, lady OF %, is the daughter of MIR. Nuttall
a Liverpool merchant and shipowner, who died
last January, leaving a widow and i've children,
two of whom were daughters. In the spring
Mrs. Nuttall ana her daughters went to stay for
some time at Buxton, where they met the
defendant, Mr.. George Henry Wildes, who was
also staying there with some friends. MIR.
Wndes, who represented hlmselfa. wealthy ana
OF good social position, was introduced to Miss
INITIAL, and paid her grent attention, finally
proposing marriage. He was accepted, though
he explained that he had been married before,
that he had two children, who resided with his
mother in Lowndes square, London, and that
he had procured q divorce from his wife. The
proposed marriage was approved of on all sides,
and Mrs. WIldes wrote in the most motherly,
affectionate terms to the plaintiff Ultimately
the wedding was fixed for the llth of October;
but on the Sd of that month the defendant
wrote 10 Miss Nuttsll that he had had a meet
ing with his divorced wife, that people had lied
TO him about her and that he loved her as much
as ever. In fact, on the 18th OF October his
REMARRIAGE TO HIS WIFE
was published in the newspapers. Mr. Pope,
q. O., appeared for the plaintiff, and, having
stated the above facts, said he did not wish to
say hard word of the defendant. While much
might be said for him, while il might even be
urged with truth that there was nothing in his
remarriage with his first wife, if he found his
love tor her still constant, to call for Obser
walton derOgative OF his character as a man OF
honor, yet the blow to Miss Nuttan was a very
sad one. She, at all events, had allowed her
Young affections to be iaviShed upon him under
the statement that lie loved her. The learned
counsel then referred to the prospect OF social
advancement and settlement which the plaintiff
had lost, and for which she sought Compansa-
ton At the hands of the jury. The plaintiff,
her mother and her sister we're called and gave
evidence to the above effect. Mrs. Nuttall
stated that the defendant mad told her he had
an independent income OF 1 100 a year, and
that he allowed $500 a year to his divorced
wife. For the defence Mr.. Charles Russell, O.
G., called Mr.. Richard W. Halse, OF London,
the defendants solicitor, who stated that, al
though the defendants total income was I $50
year, he had to pay $500 year TO bis wife,
200 to his children, and other amounts, which
reduced his income to only 1 40 year. Mr..
Russell then
ADDRESSED THE COURT
on behalf of the defendant. He had always
thought II was most incOngTuous to talk abO at
bruised feelings and blighted affections, and
yet in the next breathe to talk OF money dam
ages as a sOlatium for II all. 1t was ii matter OF
as much pain to Captain Wildes as it was to
Miss Nuttal to come there. Granted that he
had made a promise; granted that he had made
1t rashly, incOnSiderately and lmprudently;
granted that he had made the promise; what
were the damages that he ought TO pay? If the
jury thought that he had broken his promise for
base ana sOrdid reason, even though he might
not be able to pay 1.-THE, still let the indct
him in heavy damages; but il they thought il
was promise more hOn0red in the breach than
in the observance, better thousand times that
II never had been made, OF that, being made,
il was broken. No one could say, perma-
Hent shadow has been 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
charms calculated to please the most faStidiOus,
and this was only an episode in her 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 proceedings;
South kENsINGrON, October 5, 1873 {
MY DEAR ANNIE-ltear the contents OF this
letter Will cause you great pain and sorrow, but
nevertheless, | must write it. l was greatly an
nOyed at hearing from my solicitors that your
mother had proposed u delay the wedding be-
cause OF the settlements, although no alteTa-
/ tons had taken place on my SIDE in them. |
/ came up to town 70 see ABOUT this, and fully
/ prepared to return to you and make YOU kind
and good husband. You may remember asking
me II still loved my wife, as Mr.. Williams told
: yOu she thought ! did. | said 10, | thought
I not; and told you loved you with, perhaps, not
20 strong, but qUIeter love, and tdis | believed.
| have never seen my wife tor two years and A
I half, and thought that all love tor her was
now gone from me; bat II not -. / have
[ seen her again. She has been living very
I quietly and properly VITA her mother and
| brother Tor long time, and people nave lied
/ To Inc and msstatsd facts. | love her as much
/ as ever, and can only thank God that this meet
/ ing did not take place after our wedding in
{ stead OF before, 50 a. TO spare Is much future
/ misery. Had not come to London could not
/ have seen her, and we should have been mar
ried, and should have met her afterwards an !
Z what would have been the result Endless
/ misery for you, her and myself. You will see
/ now that marriage between Us is impossible,
/ and that our engagement must end. Poor An
! ME how sorry am for you, but shall ne yer
| marry now unless | take back my wife. and can
/ only pray God TO soften the blow for you, and
let us feel that il has been sent with good end
| in coming upon us now instead of hereafter.
go abroad Immediately, and remain, dear An
ME. still always your atfectionate friend,
GEORGE II. WILDES.
CAE GwYN, ST. AsAPH, August 10, 1875.
MY DARLING GEORGE have Just sent RoH-
erts to st. Asaph with telegram; am now about
| % devote 10 minutes solely and entirely TO your
own big self II am told. observed Mr.. Pope
/ that he is tine, big handsome fellow, likely q
attract the fancy of a girll, for feel confident
You have not been able to make out two words
conseeutively in that alarming specimen OF ms
/ peDmRnship | favored you with yesterday az
| ternoon. And so you really think that your
mother will like me. DO you know Alice?
feel half afraid to see her for fear the origna
should not impress her so. fayOrably as the
photo has done; but you will be with me
will you not? And with you at my side
| do not think [ shall have very much to fear
~ the way, l must not omit to thank you
Sor the eau de cologne. How good you are to
! me, and l-how am to repay you for all your
| kinkness? can only do it one way, by filling
your life with sunshine, and with Gods help,
! and not Alice, will do all in my power to make
YOU forget the past, or at least look back upOu
| 1t without pain. l should like photos OF the
children; II you have any to spare will you bring
! them with you tomorrow? We have not seen
| anything of Mrs. Williams since You left, Cae
] Gwynn not being sufficiently attractive when
! ladies are the sole occupants. Mamma send,
! her kindest regards to Captain Jones, TO VIII ch
| kindest regards tell HIM | adj my spinster'
mite, and with dearest love TO yourself, believe
| always your own, ANNIE NUTTALL,
SEPTEMBER o.
/ DEAREST ASSIR-Your loving letter i ire
| sisublc, and sincerely hope nothing will pre-
| vent my coming to your marriage on the 18th OF
| next month. Indeed, dear Annie, from nv own
| observation | feel convinced you will make
| dear George loving wife, and make up to him
by future domestic happy life for his past life
| OF failure and disappointment. l already love
| You for your winning manners towards myzeIf
! and feel. that | shall have an affectionate
daughter hereafter, and sincerely trust no cloud
viii ever come between us. am, as you know
! devotedly attached to George, and his happi-
I ness Is mine. shall look forward to our meet
| ing with much pleasure; and now, dear, please
/ tell me II you will like a travelling bag or a
despatch box best, or If you have them already.
/ with love, believe me, yours affection ately,
AGNES WILDEs.
/ NV DEAR MRS. NUTTALL-I was sorry that
my brief visit prevented more than a fe W words
| between you and me about this important bust
| ness. gathered, however, from your remarks
| that you, equally with myself, deprecate the