The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
BREA CIR OF PROMISE CHARGED.
Damages $4,000 Despite mn Eno-t 60 Dam
age the PInintin-s Reputation.

A ploasant-faced maiden, apparently about
20 years OF age. was in the Marine Court on
Friday and tho day before to testify before
Judge 0Oepp and n jury. az plaintiff In breach
OF promise suit against Andrew Englor. In
her arms she bore babe that would not be stfll
and had to be carried around q good deal and
soothed and pettcd and two OF her witnesses
were there with babes In their arms that had 10
be similarly treated.
Tho plaintiff testified that che became ac-
auaInted with the defendant in Avenue A, 4
friend having there introduced him; that he
paid her various attentions for some months
without her parents knowledge and took her
TO balls and picnice that then he began to call
at tho house OF her parents In East Houston
street, and cOurtcd her there, and that on tho
18th Of August. 1877 TINT being the, anniversary
OF her BIRTH he called and asked her to marry
Nun and gave her gold engagement ring.
Then followed tho plaintiffs betrayal she
mad been employed as trimmer In cigar box
factory ut 81 a week, and for Elk monthe sho
was unable 10 20 to work. When the defendant
was thereafter called upon to keep HE promise
OF marriage he refused.
Tho plaintiffs sister-in-law. an attractive
woman OF about 80. burst into tears M she took
PENDANT and the plaintiff had repeatedly been
n, IN her home together and that on one occasion
ried, and TO settle down % comfortably as You
are" She had made the defendant godfather
to her little daughter on account OF his engage
The plaintiffs fnther testified that the do
PENDANT had called at his house and requested
permission to take his daughter 10 social gath
ertngs and that he had given his consent He
looked like q solid and respectable man. and
testified that he In n maker Of cigar boxes
The defendant was thon called TO testify for
himself. He IL slender young man Of about
twenty-nva years, with n dark moustnche In
early bloom. He testified that he had never
made promise OF marriage to the plaintiff;
that the ring no had given her wne mere pres
ent and not an engagement ring: that he had
not become the godfather OF the plaintiffs
riage: but because ne had been importuncd
into doing so; that he had not met the plaintiff
ior the first time in Avenue A, rs testified To by
her. but in free and easy dancing assembly
on tho east side, On croAs-eNamination the
witness said that he In n lourneyman carpenter.
Tut has not boon working for three years. OK
cept casonally in repairing houses belonging
TO HE father
Philip Heck, u Youthful friend Of tho defend
ant, testified That the plai min had one evening
SAID To him: Oh. don't carc for Andrew. All
want Is TO get some money out Of him, and
then III give the boys a keg OF becr." On cross
examination, no said that tho boys" were
members OF a rcapoctnhlo social club on the
east side. 10 which respectable women. the
wives mothers, and sisters Of tho members
wore in the habit - going.
Other youthful friends Of tho defendant testl-
fed that they had seen tho plaintiff in free aud
cnect ~ their testimony by having to admit
that N these places were not reputable they
ought not 10 have been there themselves. Moro
over. the plaintiff in tcstiiying in rebuttal de-
pied the truth of these assertions. and decent
look ing, respectable n"ighbOrs We're called 10
testify that they had always considered her con-
duet prairrworthy.
The lawyers we're allowed only ten min tcs
each TO make their arguments In. Then the
jury retired. and. after delihoration gave YER
dict in favor oi the plaintiff for $4,000.