Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-02
Jenny Fitch VS.. DIoreI. Fitch

Last week proved week of much ex
element among all classes OF our commun-
ity. The anticipated action Of the Prison
Inspec tors on their arrival and the result
Of the complaints made before the G rand
Jury, against the liquor dealers, proved
subjects OF absorbing interest to all, but the
subject that attracted the greatest attention
aud caused .he greatest excitement was the
trial going on at the court house of the
above entitled cause. g Our readers are no
doubt somewhat familiar with the circum.
stances surrounding this action, as some
two years ago, when the facts in the case
were first made known here, they formed
the subject of frequent notices in the SUNDAY
NeaOs.
This was an action for SANDER, under
about the following circumstances The plain
tiH-a beautiful and aceompli shed young
lady, whose home, believe, was in Water
town, Wls.-resided here as a pupil attend
ing the Young Ladies Institute. Her many
accomplishments and beauty, ''togethsr Nth
her reputed great Ueulth,' assured her Of
many admirers and offers of marriage. tn
successful suitor who succeeded in captur
ing the coveted prize being the son of the
defendant in this action. The twain was
made one, and for brief season all was
lovely and harmonious, but the course of
rue love was not permitted to run smooth
ly. The immense wealth that was expect
ed to flow into the Golfers of the Pitches
was not forthcoming, and the report of this
great amount OF wealth proved to be myth,
-"the baseless fabric of WISH" and then
commenced course of unfeelng. brutal
persecution by the Pitches $50 charged).
towards the innocent, unfortunate victim
of their. displeasure, seldom equaled, and
never excelled in this enlightened Christian
age
The young bride NOW mother) was
hastily put aboard the cars with her babe
in her arms, unprotected and unaccompan-
led by any friend, and unprovided with any
of the comforts for SO long journey, and
sent back in disgrace to her friends in
Chicago, broken-hearted, disconsolate.
weeping mother; and then, as an excuse for
all this worse than savage brutality, as is
charged, the defendant commenced to cir
culate the most damning, damaging, infa-
nous stories about the reputation, charac-
ter and antecedents of his unfortunate
ghter-in-law, that the brains of an in
carnate devil only could invent. A detail
of those false. devilish accusations are of 80
repulsive nature as to render them unfit
for publication. But the poor young wife,
forsaken by all who should have been her
friends, protectors and defenders here
even by him who had so lately sworn to
protect, sustain and defend her under aid
cir cumstance, as a pure, virtuous lady all
her life, and who brought this action for
her vindicarion, and most nobly was she
vindicated. Every charge and every allega-
ton was most promptly met and refuted.
So completely was this the case that the de-
PENDANT did not introduce one single witness
in his defense. 1850 eoae $50 ~
After brief but lucid charge by the
court; the jury retired and very promptly
returned with verdict for the plaintiff of
81. 10000. The announcement was receiv-
ed by crowded audience with one spon-
taneous burst OF applause. which was with
much difficulty suppressed by the court.
Although this history is not half told,
we must forbear for the present, with this
single remark. Mr. ,Gillett, a banker of
Chicago, who has been the plaintiffs guar
dian from youth up, and has had charge of
her hitherto unproductive and unsaleable
lands and property, has finally succeeded in
bringing the same into market, sad has al
ready realized large amount, so that the
young forsaken wife is really millionaire,
and the Pitches, it is said, are really fawn-
ing at her feet, supplicating for the privilege
of basking once more In her smiles; out
their advances in that direction are treated
with that loathing ana contempt their
conduct so richly deserves. Syracuse Sun
day News.