New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-16
THE COURTS.
JUAN DEL WALES DEFENSE.
TIE REASONS HE PRESENTS WHY He SHOULD MOI
PAY EUGENE MARTINEZ $5O,000


PAY EUGENE MARTINEZ $4,000.
The trial Of the suit of Eugene Martina,
against Juan del Vale for $50 900 damages on account
OF alleged breach OF propse Of marriage and betrayal
was continued yesterday before Judge Donohue in SUI
prcme Court Circuit Dir. Choate concluding his state
mcnt OF the defense which he intended 10 present 10 tia
jury. Mr ChOatc had previously stated that the plain.
TIFF had interested his client and induced him 10 beend
her lie now declared that the statement OF the plaintiff
that she was disabled by the accident which led to the
acquaintance was false She lot confined to her bed
three days. on the very day she went TO ajcwecT,
The sc led letter 70 which she had referred very M
ferent tenor from what She asserted II detailed her
troubles in her own home and did not seek to break of
engagement The statement that he had first pressed
for marriage then stipulated that it should be secret
one ana finally said that could not take place because
OF compromise" which she could not understand yas
entirely false No wonder that she could understand
what was meant by compromise" because there was
no such thing. Sne said she enticed away to Tie
Hotel Royal by Mr. del Vale. It woul be shown
that the plaintiff invited his client to take a trip
20 Central Park, and there unfolded 10 him with
real or assumed feeling the state OF things at her fathers
house and there II arranged in consequence o. this
conversation that she should take rooms at the Hotel
Royal There she remained until az her petition he IN
stalled her at salary OF 200 month as hOuae egper
and govcrnc.s at his house I'm P0u1hkccpse The do
fendant's course not, perhaps, wise. Bat that
not The question Tor the Jury. lie soon discovered hs
mistake lie had rated with her for her conduct
as g5ycress of his children. she had given her story u
that. lie had different story. She appealed 20 him
thrust her out, and he yielded and at Pougbkeep
sic the stcpfathlr and mother visited her. and were
crivcd with cordially ana kindness by the defendant
Mr. Choac then commented al ltngh on the lrtcis y
the plaintiff after Lcl separation from the uifenian aAd
her own testimony e. her action, CLAIMING thLt vas
dictated Boz mere desire 10 OBTAIN inoI' y .,-..
Joseph j.. Mailman salesman IA ti. JtWely store az
No Alb sixthavr, testified that on Jan 10, 1873, the
.rpfhgt ring and lef II 10 BE- made smaller iu order 10
The plaintiff, finger. II was the same TnS liat was
produced m court as having bccn given 20 Al-, lantz
a. Am cnela,u.ut ring They VtIe M the store three
Quarters oI au hour Tic der aau spoke iu broken In
t.,sh They talked oui5 10 each other. Wines made
Dr. G.l VAL, paid for the ring 2nd sai1 iia W OIL. me
lads would cl it, Tie p.aniu called or u ami cit
. noe witt % on card lL-l1-gd DID, "-ie tAfltpe
which The uc.s gave Eer The envelope was To DC
given % Mr.. del Vail.
Robert iau., testified t.lt in l-1i letters were re-
cpiyei by h5 wife, addressed to A,s Howard Tor Hiss
Ni.s Fanny KrarI testified tnat she kept store N
F.rt-ucond -, m 1874 and $50 i I'D. spring i $50
Mss MARITIME came and a9acC Lcr iD keep or hes iCfgs
t..tmI.., come there addressed 10 tis- Howard Miss
MARTINEZ cam. there for t4em nNeIa ia... sometimes
ti. .cre given 10 q hrln girl. More than 20 letters
were thus received Miss MIriHDz sad size was music
teacher, and also said size taught French.
ID d.. r.l.inu1 visits ol The plHuI ANA orchtnt -
The i,.. .uIut Tue paIAul iai. ~ 10 nm ih iheIi
sion Doe found book, " Guide to CorFtl~ttlou' Nuta
b.. bad previously seen "l'l i---i ID lg !ot-A' A"o
nautG oly o. Two after lied ana got y; .,,..,
Louis Puun Nautla, 20 O. .h.r of spanish IN fle JAl,
ytl,tty lf Do. CRY Ol AeU-fol lu ii that d. ma
b.ci .fr. d.. N.l'. teacher iu English. but DR. ID
Vail was poor scholar and eyelyeI poke English Win
T.. ItuIln. fa. then called as witness but pr.fcl'
SIM ... understand Lng.lA ritai.t was sworn
I....... I'... HHu..IIf y- interpreter l-l pitA.iA
,a,-.. ID. ....t .lr .lIr.ilH 9s iul .pr' cc AID
Tie cas-. 81 10 tAa,cl l0n I3uluOa 60 th5 morning.