New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nm y~,,x,r uop WALK AND A WIFE.

TRAINING FOR WALK AND WIFE.
+ SUIT WITH SOME NOVEL FEATUREs-AwARpED
FIFTEEN DOLLARS DAMAGES FOR AlDlN" re-
pEsrRrAN TO MARRY AN BEIREss.
John w. Boyle obtained verdict IRON sne 5@aa cs
X"xdem in the Marine Court against Philip h. Ott-
man TO recover for services as trainer OF pedestrians
for the walking match at Masph TO 0mans
hetrothed to bring back her truant love. boyle
claimed that his letters brought aDont tne W M
reconciliation and resulted in the marriage OF Ou..
man with Miss Fisher. young woman who va was vas
worth about $4,000. Gilman sued for @iou on in9
first count and $500 on me secSaH 10 g foT training
Hennessey and Williams. the pedestrians and - oo
for the letter writing . x.;.,a &c Mic.
Miss Augusta Burger, an intimate friend OF MISS
F;sher. told upon the witness stand about going
into Bowery restaurant with Gilman ard D2Xie
and afterward being left alone WITH boH nt Miss
i Esser feelings toward Otan. The counsel
snmed that the information which Boyle thus OF. 90
ward in dealing with Miss Fishers feelings when he
wrote the letters which ottman copied ana seh' "
her. ,,,.,,... -uo.,. ,.;.nossos . ro;nst
BOYLE Hunnessey declared that Boyle WAS an
abominably bad trainer. and Williams sald tnat
Boyle didn't train him at all Ottman when ne nist
went on the stand, said that he didn't know tnat
any letters were witten by Boyle for the purpose
testified to but he afterward acknoTledgea tnst
there were ye or six such letters he also acKnowl
edged that Miss Fisher about that time wrote TO MN
saving: II am surprised at the Improvement IN
your composition; you must nave Ueeu W colitBo
since we fell ont" Ottinan, however, Thought that
fine reconciliation not brought about by Boyles
letters, but by acts and intorcessi0n of mutual
yonng lady friend, cousin of Miss Fisher. , .
In his charge Judge McAdam told the jury that
the training of athletes for the purpose OF develop
ing their muscles to fit them for any particular Kind
of gymnastc exercises was % legitimate business
for which the trainer was entitled 10 recover pay
Inent. But if the instruction was gwen 10 ad man
in preparing for prize fight, or duel or match
in which he was to gain lose according as he sue
ceeded or failed, the illegal element entering into
the contract tor the trainers Work prevented NM
covering upon it. If, therefore, the agreement whlch
Bowie said that he made with Ottman for the train
inT of Uennessey was for u of this character 1t
was Illegal and bad. The second count-the claim
TO recover for writing the letters to assuage Miss
Fishers wra h-Judge McAdam disposed OF sunlma-
lily. The writing of letters for other people, ne
said, was legitimate occupation, Tor whom tne
writer was entitled to reasonable payment. But the
law di! not sanction marriage brokerage Ousl-
ness "No broker said the Judge iii conclusion,
car step in between q man and woman, saying
to the man, Here's wife for you, or tothe woman,
Here's husband for you, and want five per cent
OF the fortune of your wife or your husband 1or
bringing you together If you ind that this Is
case Of that kind, direct You to lind Tor the ue-
fcu(art and don't take long about It, either"
And the Jurors did not " take long about H." Al
ter an absence OF about fifteen minutes they re-
Turned to the courtroom. From the Large crowd,
their close attention and the air OF general expec-
fancy one might have supposed that the verdict was
to decide u:ost momentcus issues. :" For the PLAIN
Broad grns oyerspread the faces OF most OF the spec
tators. Under this verdict Boyle viii nave 10 pay
costs which will amount To more than $lOo An
appeal will be taken IN tie matter.