The New York herald., 1877-02-06
BREACH OF PROMISE DAMAGES.


breach Of promise OF marriage, the general facts Of
which have already appeared exclusively in the
HERALD tired yesterday before Judge Alkcr and
Jury in the Marine Court. The plautn is a dark
eyed and uncomey brunette, apparently of about
The ripe age OF twenty 1--WE twenty-six years, who
ibc defendant OF still rper age, reaching TO about
sixty years. In 1871 the defendant was induced to 90
10 the OF planti for the purpose OF unng
her mother who held herself as fortune teller,
10 consult her matter OF interest to him.
While there, seems, he grew quite friendly with the
daughter, and his visits became both long and frequent
he says for the purpose OF consulting the mother,
but the daughter says, for the purpose OF winning
her affections In 1873 she testified that she became
engaged TO him, but, on ono prccnco or
other, he postponed the marriage, oonsoIing
her impaticncc by the that IA
slow fire burns Iongest" " and finally postponed ii in
definitely. About year after he ceased lavish his
aged attentions upon her. Failing 10 bring him 10
she instituted tho present su laying her dam
nges al O000 She presented us an exhibit III Court
gold rns which she said he gave Der as an engage.
ment ring, and the inside OF which were her and
his initials Ihis ring hc denied ever having gwen
her, and II claimed by his counsel, Me- David
Levy, that close inspection would show that his
initials were carved on the ring much more recently
han hers thus indicating bat she bad the ring orig
nay with out her own initials thereon ana had his
added with view 10 aid IN sustaining her case
Other patrons OF the fortune teller, WHO SAID they
went there merely as friends testified that they
the defendant there ana heard HIM tell one OF the
women present, IN German mat he was a w'dowcr
The story of The venerable but sprightly defendant
was that he 10 the plaints mothers house that
he might have her open up the uture 10 him. that he
there met tho daughter, who cvidcnlly
csed more influence over him than the mother, that
he visited tho house IRON time 10 time. but without
any intention his part assurance TO her that hc
would marry herr that he gave her money eccasion-
nly In small sums, all OF which amounted to about
Sl0O; that he had never concealed from her The fact
that he a married man with family and that she
well knew that TACT having been 10 his house aud
introduced TO his wife, ana that he never made her
any promise OF marriage whatsoever All tho
trouble came, he said, because his VISITS and his money
had both to an end aud he had refused 10 send
her a piano to make merry win. That he
had been as foolish as he was old hc admitted, but
promised TO AVOID such tangling alliances IN the fu-
iure n the Jury would not deliver h.m TO the
tender mcrcies Of plaintin and her ortune-teng
mother In his behalf his counsel urged that even If
he had not made known inc iact OF MS EXISTING mar
r,nae the plnntn not entitled TO any sympathy
that score because her mother had failed 10 discover
the truth. ;,
vas urged on behalf OF the plantn tnat a the CIR
cumstanccs showed that defendant had treated the
plaintiff as i he was an nonosa ana eafmcs. suor lor
her as by his carcfuncss TO take her IN their
evening rambIes always IN direction opposite 10 mat
10 acted the part OF the dog IN the napgcr, no ono
cou,d tell how many desirable suffers he pad been tue
means of turning away that u was now as wcli KNOWN
- ns client AZ 10 defendant that lie bad been reduced
nom wenlth to comparative poverty ana hnd hcr dca
becn rather than 'ne sa ~ n,er ha1
scsscd his visits before shc brought THIS SUIT TO
Inc evident aslonishmcnt o. the decnoah. INC Jury
s,rnt s"o IN verdict of 81 900 against HIM The Court
Seued motion on his tchalf for new tral on ,ho
mlnutes. but granted iwenty days ID WHICH 70 naNo
ease on appeal, and stay oi eAecuon 'o' '' u"'S'
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.
oceopvinr good share Of the time, II not hrst IN
,ortance in the demurrers argued yesterday before
Judcc van Worst, holding supreme Court Special
.s nc sui, brought by william Il pcmares', VINO s
seexIng 70 demonstrate two ncIs"rs', "ss s'"a he
,,cLi 10 DO paid salary member o. 'ne 'n'A "a