The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-25
DlMtGEs FROM carr sEELRr.
4 Abigail Morris. BreRch OF Promise suit
AEnInst old Jersey sailor.

FREEHOLD, n. j., Jan. 23.--The breach Of
PROMISE suit Of Abigail Morris against Leon
ard J.. Scccy for tlO.OOO damages has reached
trial before Judge Scudder after several post
ponemcuis Capt. Scelry Is a well-known COM
mandcr OF schooner plying between Rod
Bank and New York. He II six feet tall fun Of
blood and Drawn, and has handled the tller
until his fingers are as hard as Holsters claws.
Ton years ago he was divorced from his wifa.
shortly afterward his son suspected that his
intimacy with his daughtcr-n-lnw was too
close. Hc pushed open the Captains back door
softly and. placing a muaket within yard Of
the Captains back as he sat in an arm chair,
fired load OF slugs ut him. He blew q hole ~
big as n Int through tho cane splinis. but the
old sailor was not there. II had thrown him
self to ono side and smashed the arm OF tho
chair in his descent. For this Judge S'uddcr
sent the young man 10 state Prison Tor hNe
Abby Morris is now spinsicr " AZ She np-
prarrd in court iignkod by AN aged moth1r nnd
an infant OF years she hnd llV'ti IN hrh
Bank m her youth. hut moyod 20 BrooklTn wth
he mother. After the Captain was divorced he
wanted some shirts made in 1870. went TO
BROOKLYN TO see Abby. and. accor iinH TO her
nlrgHt ions. made and broke promises ,! marry
her continually from that time until the suit
was brought
Maria Morris. Abbys mother. swors that the
CAPTAIN promised. IN hor presence, 20 marry
Abby. II was proved TINT Two 81 Ahhy's chill
ponsrs. TruuX. a Rcd Bank grocer. sWore that
| in 1876 the Captain Opcnrl a SlorC account Tor
| Abby niter she returned 10 Red Bank. and paid
Capt. scelcy shifted his quid Of tole'co took
| the stand, stulod his can" between his knees.
| took a squiut at the attentive nudonce. and
| threw his weather eye at the upper Windows.
A number Of dominies from dinor'ht parts OF
| iho state had been called as witnesses in a
| church cuse which was to follow. Judge Scud-
| der said II would not be called to-day, but the
| dominios waited. The Captain made a clean
| breast of It so far As paying money to- Abby ana
| her children WIS concerned but denied the
| promis of marriage. Abby, h. said, had him
| arrested in brooklyn unul ho gave bonds iot
| the support Of her first child. IN lHi2 she suoi
| him for 100000 for breach of romisc. but sne
| compromiscd for 500, ana no prQducrJ "A writ
! ION receiut i'm which she released h u trOm all
| claims from the foundation Of the w0sld unit
Town Marshal Pah' rson and scyerN oihci
Rcd Bankers sworc that Ahhys chnrN.;er. fol
! truthfnlness was not good. Counsellor hohhln'
put on MS many Red Bankers 10 swear ttai. g,
far rs they knew, 1t WAS good. Hiram Guam
| berlin one Of these. was engaged to be m trrict
| returned in his schooner from q cOUstlnla tril
hc found that sho had been keeping conf pan,
with Henry Scholeld, another bontman. an,
that made him Jealous, and he left her
Abby was recalled. TO swear that she Il Wc
| i.,,o, release which the Captain had lTo
dpEn'i nor rec, wed the 500 which he swort h'
/ paid her. D,t... ,odo tbo iurv lnuoh I'm III,
| - NJ hebalf He called Abby blackmnils
| INA other hard names. Then counsellor ltoA
hns hade the jury mark the captains lio'
u,u w and tho loer of his leaden eye. ana ask"'
! ih"u, 10 Judge how easily such man cout'
uould n woman 20. MS Will pVuUNo99 7"
10 '5ge Studicr gave the Jury little law, an
IL rtirCd. Al late houI th1 luiS 'Vu"N q
they Abby, and gave her sl'luo'