The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-01
MISS MOORRS LAHSUIT
Prosecuting her Former Lover for his Having
said they were Married.

Said they were Married.
A dozen pretty and fashionaby dressed
maldens accompanied Miss Sarah i. Moore Of
955 Gates avenue. Brooklyn to Justice Seniors
court in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. She
went there to prosecute hor former lover. Will
lett G. Pollard OF As South Tenth street. on
charge Of criminal libel. Miss Moore ia
plump. rosy-cheeked girl. lively and deter
mined. Her father. formerly a wel-to-do mer-
chant. Ia employed by Fulton street dry goods
firm. Pollard. who il about 80 years Of age.
Gays he is a medical student and literary man.
Helives with his blind mother in Willamsburgh.
According to her story he foil in love with Miss
Moore three years ago. when no wont with some
friends to call on her on Now Years Day. and
was devoted In his attentions and lavish In
his gifts to her for long time. but she al
length informed him that she preferred to have
him as q friend rather than rs n lover and intl-
mated that even his friendship was not dosira-
bio In spite OF his threatening to blood elf to
death with his penknife and TO force her to at
tend his funeral II she did not become his wife.
she told him to 20.
She then received many letters from Pollard
containing threats OF elf-destruclion. and at
length she read in a newspaper that on Jan. 9,
a note signed with Pollards name had been
found pinned to panel OF tho forryboat War
rem OF the Roosevelt street line. declaring that
the writer. tired Of living in world 1lled with
bad mon and unprincipled women had sought
peace In the East River. Even this did not
alarm her. and in due time, Pollard had a card
In n Brooklyn newspaper denying that he had
committed suicide and declaring the practical
Joke that Ind been played upon him to DO :, an
the annoyance OF the anonymous letters. but
when she heard that Pollard was asserting that
mao aen1y yd aed nor ana .a@ ey nad
OF each other to be husband and wife. sho was
aroused to defend herself week ago last
Sunday. the story as IT camo from Pollard's
lips. WINS printed in a weekly paper in this city
Miss Moore identified Pollard with the libel
and swore ont "a warrant for his arrest The nj
legged libel she swore was comprised in the ale
CATION. that while sitting in the parlor OF her
house on the evening of Feb; 20. 1876 they con-
tracted solemnly to be husband and wife. and
thnt once viii lc she was visiting IN New jersey
with her family. he accompanied her. and after
her relatives Ind returned to their home, he
took n room adjoining her own. aud for eight
days was Acknowledged by her Us her husband
Miss Moore says that this is all wicke1ly false
and she determined To nut an end to Pollard's
prosecutions. She ascertained that he wrote
postal cards in advance to u number of her
friends to be sure 10 see the paper in which his
story was printed.
Pollard was IN court Yesterday afternoon for
examination. His counsel first sought to have
the case dismissed on tho papers, but Justice
Semlerienied the motion. Then POllnrd's coun-
sci ominously warned the yopngwomen against
tho testimony which he would be forced To pro-
duce in the examination OF the complainant.
and suggested that they should retire. Tho
| back in their seats and looked straight at the
lawyer. while one whispered 80 that the Court
| could hear. although she seemed 10 address her
| companion. saving. Wo'll stay" The counsel
said that he had warned them. and that his
skirts wero clear. He pulled out his
papers. put them back. stood up. and sat down.
| At length he announced that the prisoner would
waive examination and go before the Grand
| Jury.
Tho managing editor OF the paper in which
| the story complained of was printed was called
TO connect Pollard with the libel. 50 that a
| stronger case might 20 to the GrandJ ury. He
produced some Of Poard's manuscript. and
said that Pollard dictated the article that was
| printed and vouched for the facts. Poard's
manuscript, which was left with the Justice.
| speaks Of Pollard himself says that he was one
| Of the founders Of St Johns Guild In this city.
and for some time its officer. Then. after quot
ing the card he printed denying the story
| OF the suicide. hs writes: " This shows
that i must have been written 10y a
man whose literary talents are Of no mean
order" He lays the blame OF the note
| found pinned to a ferryboat panel on his Gates
avenue friends, and says that he will soon
| give them and tho public problem to solve.
and he has no doubt but that " it will prove far
| more interesting and exciting than this. and
| elucidHt" facts in law that they know not o."
| Justice Scmlcr held Pollard to await the Ac-
| ton Of the Grand Jury and continued his bail
| Of 81. 900.