The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-05

FOR BREACH OF PRoMIsE-DAMAGEs SET At
| TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The records OF tho Marine Court bore evidence
yesterday that Judge Sheridan had issued an order
of arrest against Jacob Fraukenheim at the in
stance OF Zerline yollwelsr AS all suits appearing
on court calendars where the plaintiff Is woman
and the defendant man are suggestive OF more or
less romance u became desirable 20 learn the par
ticulars beyond the statement which appeared
In plaintiffs undertaking 70 tho effect that shs nad
good cause Of action against the deiendenI On the
undertaking there appeared the name OF Lyman
OPT az tbs plaintiffs lawyer, and that gentle
man was toun at his once and asked for nfermation
as 10 The nature OF tho suit when the following brief
and somew satisfactory series OF answers were OBJ
tanned IRON him.
A sos-coxnlrrAL COUNSEL
'sME Risdskopf you are the attorney for z'rne
vowciIer In suit just brought In the Marine Court
are you not ."
"welL ycs''-soncwhat Neutrality-suspicious. what
did you wish to know about its"
~ would ike know what tue action s about, for
the purpose Of pubi,canos."
.Oh, you q reporter thcns"
YES sir.''
well, do not desire its publication. but as you
have evidently got part may state 70 you that IL
is SUIT for breach Of promise IN which tho damages
pariiss?"
81 cannot tell you that. but large number Of let.
found OF some interest whom tho trial Is reacned
Can SEQ those letsersr
"No.''
~ cannot say. but may add thar my client does
not sock damages much as she does TO compel tho
defendant 10 keep his promise and not humats her
| In the eyes OF her FRIENDS"
chow old is your clicntf"
ssGood Iooking2"
80. now, dom. Interview me any further; have
| told you moro than cared TO already
WILLIS RECORD.
| subsequent search among tho public records
Wis
some OF iho deten danrs letters the latter relating
principally TO his avowsd pledge TO marry her In
her affidavit the plaintiff says she made the acquan
aoco Of defsDdant IN the month Of December.
1876, when no immediately began paying atsen-
no entertained for her. In the chill month Of
that he solicited and she assented their marriage
ceremony TO take place IN The month Of February
following February came and he solicited . post
poncment Of the marriage until the ensuing June, on
the ground shat no would IN DO associated IN bust
confidence sho consented .his aud while awaiting
dawn of Jske's prosperity refused several offers
IRON Other responsible and apparently equally ardent
admirers Otner poslponcmcnts followed, until, IN
July Of this year, the defendant hsl established him
self In the gentemsn's furnishing business, IN this
CITY, in company with his brother. Nov, surely,
thought tho plaintiff the realization OF her hopes
was hand. She waited until he had been sixteen
days business whom she thought It quite proper
her part 10 remind him Of his promise and ask its
fluff meni, but she says she absolutely refused"
The result was the present SUIT, and though she
complains OF other wrongs at Defendants hands
beyond wounded womanly PRIDE. ehshted affections
and the offers OF marriage she had spurned hrs
count she thinks $4,000 but reasonable PREPARATION
TO be made her
The extracts OF the Defendants letters attached to
plaintiffs afdavis and whereby she expccts 70 hold
,'m Iast IN the nesbss Of tue law are quite srdent
a hnlv inn IN fhA nj (k~fA har IMkA
he amiarly signs himself IN tho letters, wrote 10
her a Iolows:-'I caunot find words with whieh 70
express my great love Tor you The lsve on my side
is so great that whole world wore against II
would not DC strong enough 70 part Us two SO great
IS my love Tor you"
writes:-s.Ay heart! hardly await tho time
until February, when can you about every even
ing, and in February shall also tell father that
love you, anu hope soon 10 Introduce you 10 my
wife,"
Seven days later he assures his ''most beloved on
earth hs Is sick when absent from her, but his
sickness vanishss and no Is IN perfect delight In her
presence.
ON the I'm OF January last he broke forth In this
stylc:-"My beloved Zeriine-t swear 70 you, Zel,
hope TO God could Soc you the whole day before my
eyes Tor cannot explain 20 you how feel whonever
l leave YOU
Even on lhe 4,n Of March last she his dearest
love exrth,n and no assured her no could not lind
words to express hts high opinion OF her. He gives
her time best wishes, and hopes IL Will
60 we'll With both, and they shall live many happy
years together.
Notwithstanding all this II seems shat Jaks's love,
winch the wintry winds could not ireez-, July sun
has melted, and. as a consequences, miuien OF Tho
Law has lam tue hand OF authority on his shoulder
and compelled HIM iic bonas W answer IN mis- per-
sor any judgment which DISSATISFIED and at
grcssivs, but not altogcsher irrcconcilnbie "Zsh'
may obtain against him. The family oil defendant is
reputed to bs wcultuy--running up somewhere the
hundreds OF tSousands-and oil good position on tho
east side