The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-04
RICHMoND'S 0ENSATION.
An Interesting Breach Of Promise
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The Richmond, (Ray county Caassrru'or
thus relates it, present sen-aiion:
For several days tie Courthouse has
been crowded by an eager and inter-ted
audience, drawn ,hither by the Gaze oi
Mary Robinson ~. solomon Mu-ser. The
plaintiff being lady ot,some thirty sum
mer-. the bloom OF youth still lingering OF
her cheek and her step a. iigh, as a fawn.
with form ~ 1.-the - willow wind, and
eyes that blaxed upon her rival council like
two meteors or gems oi the orient. Dressed
sestlv in close fitting black garments. she
stepped lightly to the front. took q seat
that was offered her, and in concise Saxon
answered every interrosAtory put to her.
Previous to her examination. after the jury
vas empannelesi. Col. Shankling. Of Chilli.
co,he, opened the case, told hos bis client
had been insulted, then outraged, the blu-h
cf wOmanly mo,ies:y all the while stealing
over her cheek, sud far away CLEAN in
her eye seemed to give place to the rigid
look that had ben part Of her being. IS the
learned counsel dwell, upon the iniisnities
that had been offered her and she seemed
"a IL new revelation was about to dawn
upon her. all OF which gave way to
startled look ~ W. 4. Donsldson rose to
reply on the part Of the defense. At his
close the examination commenced and che
bore herself bravely to the end, answering
interrosatory after inserrogatory cross
examination aud re-cross exsmina-
ton, At times pallid AMI At others With
tear bedimmed eyes and flaming cheek
Wien the lawyers Euthlessly laid bare the
case in all IL its naked enormity. The de-
iendsnt, an old man, sat complacently in
his chair, bearded like q pard, gray a. .
badger, and looked sad lla,ened seemingly
and sitter Of Mrs.. RObiason sat in one cor
ner Of the bar intensely absorbed in the
scene Of which their relative Vas the com
mon centre. When the sun had Get Tues
day evening, after Mrs. X. had been on the
stand about IN hour, testifying how Mr..
Musses had made love to her, how he had
eudeavored 70 enter her room 1t midnight
BY means OF . ladder, hos he had plead
foe her love and her peFson, and wss pro-
ceeding to tell in graphic manner the
last aet, how be had succeeded in the &C.
complishment Of his parpoees Judge Dunn
arose, stated that that vas good place to
close for the day, and after . short lecture
Ia the jury adjourned the court until next
morning, very much to the disappointment
Of coserie OF old stageFs Who had their
ears cooked ior full and complete recital
Of the whole scandal, which che told next
day; how she had remained ct Mr..
Ma, house, went to bed With his daugh-
ter, that be came At the hour Of
midnight. picked her out Of bed,
carried her to his room, and then and
there knew her ~ no man should but her
husband, the while . large crowd looked
on - she detailed her horror Of the crime,
and the mental anguish that rscked her
tevered brain to frenzy - she dvels on the
enormity Of the Outrage and the fear Of il
becoming public, until che could only find
relief By consulting female friend, out OF
which has grown this trial. Mr.. Musser,
under the new Law. told biz eide Of the
story, how abe lured him like another
Delilah. and he yielded 70 her vischery,
notwithstanding sixty winten hsd thickly
strewn Its lilies amoug his locks. and its
geld blasts had cooled his passioa, deny.
ing nothing save that che was IN willing
shsrer Of the o6eace charged. During
this recital Mrs. T. smiled acoPnfully, the
old codGers on the front aeats seemed in
eenaelv interested. While the more Vouehful
portion Of the audience gloated over the
disgusting details With Psuriens ssse. Ere
il l. over the attorneys .ill exhaust the
vocabulary, speaking in favor Of ono and
defaning the other, then the twelve men
who have listeaed painfully 10 L ell. viii
decide whether Mary RObinsoa has been
damaged By solomon Musssr, and il 20,
how much?