Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-01-22

Al Irish Breach sf Premise Case.
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In the Queens Bench. Dublin, last
week. case was heard in which Miss
Annie O'Dwyer, a young lady Of pre-
possessing appearance, aged % years,
sued Mr.. Patrick Macguire for damages.
laid at 80, 600, for alleged breach OF
promise 10 marry. There were no let
tiers, the courtshiP being between two
next-door neighbors, was carried on YER
bally. Miss Annie O'Dwyers the PLAIN
tiff, deposed to The circumstances and
proved the making of the promise. In
reply TO Mr.. Heron, Q c., witness said
she was constantly in The habit of pas
sing her evenings in company with her
Eve sisters al defendants house, and
dancing with him. Did you ever ask
him to dance the Highland iings |
never did. but my sister might have
done so, because he said he had been
taught by professor to dance it. Ga
laugh.) Did be never kiss you Yes.
Did one of your sisters ever push you
towards him in order that he might kiss
your No. believe you got bis pho
tographs Yes. Miss Kate O'Dwyer,
a sister Of the plaintiff, stated that the
defendant often stayed on a ladder or
on the Top of wall from nine O'Clock
IN the morning to eight o'clock in the
evening chatting to her sister. Patrick
Mcguire, the defendant, stated that he
never invited the Misses O'Dwyer into
his house. The gate between bis prem
Uses and the O'Dwyers' was closed by
latch and spring lock. Once he
found cork placed so that the spring
lock could not act, but that people could
come from O'Dwyers' INTO has house.
He never asked Miss O'Dwyer TO mar
~ him. He never kissed her. He re-
collected one of her sisters while they
were in his kitchen pushing the plain
tiff over towards him. lie did not kiss
her on that occasion. Did not ever put
a ladder against the wall as described
by Miss Kate O'Dwyer. The wall
was too narrow for person to stand on it.
Cross-examIned by Mr.. Mclaughlin.
Never had any particular liking for the
girl. Did often ask girls in to play on
his piano. Mr.. Mclaughlin read the
following letter: "Mr. Mcguire re-
grets having to decline meeting with
Miss 3D., as be believes their last
meeting was 9 final one" Witness
further stated that he owned thirteen
houses in various parts Of the city. He
never kissed young girl IN his life
Mr.. William Griffin, examined by Mr..
M'Laughlin-Did you ever think that
Mr.. Mcguire tempered with the afec-
tons of Miss O'Dwyers-No, nor did /
expect IL. You are friend OF Mr.. Ma
CURES s-Yes, OF fifteen years stand
ing. There was tiff between you
and him about the pinnlng Of q handker-
chief TO his tail 30 his coat skirts,
sir. never knew he had tail until /
heard Il in this court. loud laugh
teri He was made perfect hare Of.
(Coatinued laughteT.) How dad Miss
O'Dwyer come 10 walk out with you !:
She and her sisters several times ran
after Us. Was not your conduct very
ike giving them encouragement ~
think not. But you said they ran after
you oh, they never ran after me -
! am married man. Ca laugh.)
Mr.. Mcguire said he did not want
them, and he asked me, as an old married
man laughter) 20 tell them 50. I did
tell Miss Benjamin. Who is shes She
is called "Beniam" after Mr.. BENJAMIN
Disraeli-I beg your pardon, the Earl
Of Beaconsfeld-(loud laughier)-be-
cause che is such q clever dipIomatist
-lload laughter) - and the PLAIN
iii was called Gladstone" as being a
good staleswoman. asked him what
be thought Of Miss O'Dwyer. And
now il your LordshIp will permit me,
will tell you what Mr. Mcguire said
Mr. Justice BaFry-Well, let as hear Il.
Witness with some solemnity)-Well,
my lord, he said she was little too
hard in the jaw for him. loud laugh
ter. The defendant was recalled at
the request OF the jury. and IN reply 10
question saId-On some occasions
when the plaintiff was al my house there
was dancing, and used to dance with
her and Der sisters as well. A iuryman
Did you ever dance the Highland
Flings did TO the best Of my sbslS-
~ A Iaugh.) Mr. M'Robbie-And
what did they say' Witness-They
said could not dance Il correctly
(langhler) and one OF them said she
would show II 20 me, and she attempted
70 do 50 and ran tile against me. and
bobbed her face against mine. loud
laughler.l The jury after . long ab-
tenee returned with yeFdict foF the
defendant.