Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-18
Alleged Breach of Promise aud Sc
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Juuge GARTER, tna case OF CAtneriNe ', Story 4
against Freeman ". HoSe-aCtiOn Tor breach
OF pJOmise o. marriage ana seduction. IN Which
S25 900 damages are ciamed-was continued /
after our report closed.
On the part OF ths defendant a number OF de-
positions from indianapolis we're read, in which
IL WIS testified that NJ ass Story while there ale
were very kind to her. She told them tia
lagheT WAS the father of her chill" usI-
engaged to be married to snd bSi been
him Fla letter to Gallagher, urging
anT Il ' .,IIl loved her TO come and marry her
ssve his child from disgrace and the girl
from ruin, ard added, that even II he did not
love her it was his duty a man to come auI
repair the wrong he had done by marrying her,
The laoies Eroffered him (GallagheT) the uss OF
two paT!OTs, ana guaranteed TO him the services
OF the best minister in Indianapolis, aud y nice
company TO witness the nuptials. The letter
was sent, but no answer came, and then Miss
Story said tast Sir. Howe was the father of the
coming infant.
The baker who supplied the reform school
with bread testified that Miss Story one day
came in from the school IN the bread-caTI. At
|. the boundary young man met the cart, and,
alter sslUung her. Eited her out OF the cart aud
they went OF together. Before going with the
young nan she UOld the witness not 10 say any
thing about il at the reform school. Shortly
after he met the Young man, who AsSei li he
| hsd saId any hing about n, and Oh tlsjHE in
formed that he had not, as it was not his Ousi-
ness 70 watch other people, tie young msn eX-
D. esseu his gTG'ltratton, and said Ksse e one
of my old girls his young man was married.
TO-DAY.
This morning hTs. Burdytt. was called for
defence, ana test lied that Oh one OccasiOl the
/ plaintf n said she had been married to a ST..
| johnson, but den ed 1t subsequently,.
MI. HOWE TELLS HOW 1T WAS.
Tie defendant, Freeman W. Hove, wa,
sworn, and testified that plaintiff engaged a
| the school en- tie "a Of January, 1s52, and re
| signed April IL, folio wing. Witness III -atl;iet
| book COnta lining entries, and read "Aprn Ia,
| Kate Story discharged" IL was witness tutv to
employ AM discharge servants; in JuBe wi
ness wife became very III, and 40 Was necessary
| to have assistance, and he sent for rome one,
| and the party brought Kate Story ont This
| was on June 2lst. aud witness wife died June
Zftb. SIZE (plSiHtlu) went home July lSt, aud
witness found some things belonging TO the in.
sutUton with her; did not discharge her then
| On the 9th young msn called for her and in
formed her OF her fathers death, and witness
discharged her and paid Der subsequently. In
/ the latter part of July, when the institution
| was moved from the farm above Georgetown 20
the new place he needed help, and he engaged
her again. This was the 2Sth OF July. After
he lett the old location his sister, Mrs. nO=her
was taken Ill. On the 18th of August the school
w8s removed TO the new location miles out on
| the B!aCensbuTg pike. Miss Story occupied the
adjoining room to his sleeping with one OF his
children. On the first Sabbath in December
| MTa. MOsher, in moving the bureau, found
| some letters which were not proper oaes
They were subm Itted to witness and returned to
sdrSWer from which it was supposed they came.
| Kate was absent at the tins, and returned lats
and witness did not speak to her until the ,Jl-
| lowing morning, when he asked her about th en-,
mCIliODlDS IUe NAME OF Frank Douglas. She
said that she knew the letters contained bal
language, and she did not know what they
wrote such letters for. On the 18th she was
paid of, and sent home on the follow ING ,iay:
but she wrote him and Mrs. Mosher pIsai1y
TO come back; the letters were sent by the man
who was sent to the government farm; sue plead
tie destItEtlUn OF her family, promising 20 %
better. Witness referred the matter ID the pres
ident of the board Mr.. Sargent), telling hin
about the pleading letters and her promises
why she was discharged, &c. Mr. Sargent "a j
as thew needed helm she might bp "a IN
She returned on the S;h OF January, witness
having informed her on the previous day that
she might DO so. Some time in February she
complained Of not feeling well, and her con-
ditiOn was reported TO him; think she said che
had a chill, ana witness gave her some duinine.
Never gave her any pink powder, Jr any other
medicine but qUinne. She complained OF neu-
TalSia, and she said she had taken cold. Mrs.
Nj. told him, and he thought there was some
thing wrong Witnes told plaintiff that he DC.
lieyed something was wrong, and che would ave
10 leave. She denied this, ana stated that aha
was virtuoDs gill; she commenced to cry, aud
finally acknowledged il. Witness told her that
che bad treated them at the school shamefullv.
She said the father Of the unborn ba be was JOSH
Gallagher; that She haJ been with him O. on
the 18th or 18th OF December. She stated that
she was TO be married On the next Sunday even
ing, and asked il he would not allow her to
remain, stating that she was to msrry man
named Beach, from Virginia. Witness agreed
that she should remain until Sunday, and she
came into the city TO get things for the event
Witness brought her in and took her out aui
stopped a. bakers ana ordered a cake. Wit
ness doubted II sEe intended 10 get married, AMI
SO told her on Sunday, when she placed her
hand on the Bible. and sSid " swear on this
Bible II At intend t. get married tom PHI IN
MIR. Beach" She said the minister DIR. Ais;ns
vas engaged, and would come out on the cars.
When the hOur grew late and no groom aud 10
minister appeared she said that the man must
he sick ste then asked 70 stay till THURSDAY.
She then became dissatisfied with the cake ana
81 ked tor larger one. and gave the baker Al
order for another cake, which witness cOuntaT-
mSp0Pu. ON L huFSIaV ny ina,
hess sent her home. Mr.. Howe related that
Kate subsequently came 10 the Institution again
ara nursed Mrs. M0sneT, who had been badly
injured by runaway; that she begged him for
money TO go away; that she wrote I'd him sew
eral times after she returned home; and he
wrote to her to meet him at Riley's She did
meet him, having large size Satchel with her,
and he purchased "A ticket for Indianapolis tor
her, paving lI-50 and also gave her a.. Wit
ness sent her - at one time, go at another and
SO at another; the last SUN 70 be returned. tie
sent those sums charities. Witness never
spoke 10 the woman about marrying, except as
to marrying Beach; never g0J on her bed; all
her statements as to h's having improperly
kE0Cn her are utterly false. Witness never
walked with her, and never gave her 80 OF any
other sum to bny medicines.
Mr.. Howe was subjected 70 lengthy cross
examination.
The defence called DR.. Aaron W. Miller,
who testified that there Was no preparation
known to chemistry which would protuee a
lasting effect.
Mr. Wheeler stated that this was in reply to
medicine by which he obtained control of hsr.
Judge Cartter.-"Nature never contaminated
the necessity OF any medicine in that direction
lLaughterl
Mrs. GOvsr testified to finiing the obscene
letters near or on the bureau OF Miss story.
She saw the parties daily, and there was nothing
IN the conduct or manner Of defendant showing
Partially towards plaintiff; knew she took
thread belonging to the school. Plaintiff told
witness about the marriage 10 Beach. Plain
till was not considered truthful AZ the school
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED AND D.sAP-
PRUvED.-At + meeting Of the Board OF POlics
Commissioners yesterday, John f. Waters AMI
VIM. Lane we're appointed privates for six
months, and the commissions of VIM. Gc0rre
\. De T.. GTummond and James W. Pro.far
were revoked, The liquor licenses Of the FOL
lowing persons were apprOved:-EiI ard Alien.
VIM. l.. BeIchert, August Bachus, Samuel
BeameT, Harry G. Christmann, Peter Durufn.
Julius EICeHhsEs, Mrs. Rosa EiSenbeisa, G. q.
Grocaler, Joseph W. Gibson, George GsThoIl
John Graf, II. GOeveTnmRn, Joseph r.. GIL,
Urban Geier, Theodore HUyman, BarthOl
Heurs, Philip Huhn, Harvey N Holden, n. D.
Howard, John b. johnson, GEO. Juenemaun,
JouveDal X Fiddler, Leopold kulipinsxi,
Marco Lawrenci, Frank Lohman. James