Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-18
The following resolution was ii
adopted:
A MAIDEN STILL,
Tor Which She Gets TtCo Thousand d ollars
--4notIter Breach of Promise Suit u,

For Which She Gets Too Thousand d ollars
-4notter Breach of Promise Suit ~,
Wnrre,s County.
Lebanon Special to Cincinnati Enauirer.1
There has certainly been something in the
air of this county to make lovers unfaithful
for some time past, for there is nothing
heard but the walls of disappointed maidens
and rumors of breach of promise suits and
blasted hearts. One fair but love-lorn
maiden has set a good example for her sisters
to follow, and has brought up to the rack the
festive Lothario that thought to trife with
her pure affections.
James, of RidgeviIle, this county, against
Hiram Eyer, Of Springboro, for breach of
promise of marriage, has been pending, and
has now been decided in favor of the plain
tiff. Miss James alleges that she became
acquainted with Eyer in the spring of 1876;
that they were betrothed and the wedding
day was fixed for the 18th of October follow
ing. She had purchased all of her wedding
clothing, and defendant had presented her
with wedding ring; but at the last moment
Eyer did not como to time, and the maid
who was to become bride remained
maiden still. In her testimony, plaintiff
said that she and her lover were in tha habit
OF taking many buggy rides soon after they
became acquainted, and that after they were
engaged defendant would PROFOUND such
pleasant little queries as "What course would
she take if he did not marry her, sc. This
suit seems to have satisfied the gay deceiver's
mind on that point at least. Eyer, the de-
PENDANT, was called to the stand to testify in
his OWL behalf, and denied the existence of
any marriage contract between himself and
Miss James. He admitted that they had
been very fond of taking buggy rides, but
said he never got very tender on these oc-
casions.
Plaintiff had deposed that on one occasion
she had been shown through defendants
fathers house by defendants mother, and
that the room which they were to occupy as
husband and wife, the bed-clothing they were
TO have esc, was pointed out to her. De-
PENDANT gave as his explanation of this phase
of the case that he and his dulcinea were, as
usual, out riding, intending to go to the
Shaker Westinghouse, when a storm came
up and the two doves took shelter in his
fathers mansion. He said that plaintiff ac-
companied him upstairs. Counsel asked
him why they went up there and how long
they were together, as defendant had init
mated by peculiar look that the reason he
did not marry the lady was because of this
circumstance. In answer to the question he
gave a peculiar leer, and replied that he
"didn't time himself" This went against
him with the jury. The case was ably
argued by Seth Brown, ESQ.,, for the plain
tiff, and Governor A. G. McBurney and J..
Kelly O'Neill, ESQ.,, took care of the defend
ants interests. After consulting for about
thirty minutes, the jury returned verdict
of $1,000 for plaintiff. Eyer and his con-
nections are wealthy, and the judgment can
be collected. Miss James, who bears an
irreproachable character, and is the daughter
OF respectable parents, is warmly congratu-
lated on her good fortune.