The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-25
LOVE AT SEVENTY-EIGIIT.
THE SCRIPE OLD MIR. MOOREs cor
INFO BY GONG UOOING.
Assigning Property TO Escape Brench Of
Promise Suit-Rcleascd for $50 Marrying
the widow sears suing his son-in.I.aw.

is valued at between $4,000 and $4,000. The
trial lasted two days. and developed sOmc very
curious fnmily secrets.
In opening. counsel said that Mr.. Mooros was
man Of eighty 1.-TWO years. In 1871 he had a
fine farm in this county. His second wife died
he sold the farm. and removed to the house Of
his daughter. the wife OF Conrad Loskamp. the
defendant. During the winter OF 1928 plain
tin was taken sick and remained So for several
months, Previous to this illness he had con-
tratcd an engagement Of marriage with Miss
Cropsey Of New York. Loskamp and his wife
were very much opposed TO this engagement.
ana persuaded him TO break it IN. On April -.
1873. being told by them that he could not safely
break the engagement without first putting his
property out OF his hands. because Miss Crop
scy contemplated bringing an action for breach
of promise. hc,Sccuted q bin OF sale and an AS
signmcnt of the mortgages to his daughter.
Mrs. Io-kamp. He was further induced To
trnn~i r 10 her all the remaining properly Of
which he WIS possessed. H. did not under
stand ia" nature of me transaction. suppueing
that he stli tuincl the legal til" To Tho prop
Spring OF ISL or 100. ht which time Mrs. Los
hlmu nude a will without his knowledge. II
was drawn W hy Iosklmp. and Mr.. scamp
was taken o. an obs NE hAml Z in | l-t.r
County to execute IT, After MS duurntnr's
| doa!h l,e learned ihc nniurn ~ the assignment
| from Mr.. Io-kump'- husband ind ,idually and
as executor col tine viii.
N,Irss ,c.,. Lii,ii.il. 1s.'v inlu''n,'I ny ti,v
one IN Whom b. hal aonlit.n,e. H. wnuid M
say, say hoT,ygr mat Mr. Moores WAS unable to
| Samuel Il. Molros testified:
a., yg IN ,, ci'NG ES.w , in 1871 AMI i--' ,el
wa fir.t married In isi. sosn acr ik os,h ~, ms,
vi. c T place any nv io oa in, Min i 'i =, ,.
Mr Lo-knmp'- about thr,c yctr. Liza Ncnonri. ID
N ifIIuI Il l.HtIH Il Uf
knew Miss crop.,y ul New Nurk Sic va. % o. i.i.,e
OF nv n rs H II, N' vf'y ana m"dg marrisc
",s",n ,r W ~, I'm r' m XIV ,' uaI'n o.oa ',
daasLtcr id mot uc Ai,In. i.s,Eam6 toti ms Dad
ins, bee4u-e hat made sr-ein with liy To- MARI,
ihan have me she w t n,v t "Ins
i"r breach Of pfomi.c Io..anp ,r ,l,r'e,dn. an,t
lhc drawing 81 he pSrcr. Gief he paper. re- drawn
told Lo.kamp would not sisn them was not .iron1
Lo,karnn ,ooA the paper. away with INN ami have not
It woai maze no ianec G rpi INV st me M, n
iercst rsht along lie the bank oHiccr direction.
propcriv INTO Mr. i",i nf. hand ,"r M ny
lo.Aamp drew upa paper tor me ~ sud 40 Mis-. tri.
and have ihe cnsaecinont irekcm IN wien hc ,.,ne
B BaT H. u, "l was all I'ufi ne es4 s9' ap m
ihrcc months after mis- The bonds remained To-, tie
law " am1 d fna n s1 M. T,.r y
iad male Mi Aiar her ,ir u'' la ,' ' ,
noai, mat wa, itiYinS in',r.., ., t q ai 70
,ar dt ' nii iI ann , a' Ken , "o 'N S''
bonds. ami On aicw small prumissuly notes.
Tho letter f. Miss Cronsov. which T,.l,n,,
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n-,r re,rxr. Nv trc.vo-i, r.,iN ~ '. (, D.,
OF Tue sewers ai,i cl"n int a. ha...,f "a, la, t,i
mo im. winter an ma0h i.ti'r ~ n't nj. 90 .lf
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n"' hpa s a .ag. Tar ~ ~. pfoy.l'nee f. song any
liz win send Mr. Lo.sainp % vou T., i,,r ,,i. 1i
ni,e io va Pr"tin. ",r iif ,, INV H. ~''i ~ -