Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
DEFENCE IN
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
A Comm ercial Traveller Thinks
His Sweetheart is Too Fond Of
Beer and Liquor.

A Commercial Traveller Thinks
His Sweetheart is Too Fond Of
Beer and Liquor.
(London Telegraph
In London, on May "a, before Mr.. Justice
Denman and special Jury an action for
breach Of promise OF marriage, by Miss Emma
Eva Partridge, the daughter OF a farmer,
against Mr.. Richard Woosnam, commercial
traveller, was tried.
Miss Emma Eva Partridge, the plaintiff, gave
evidence in support OF her case At the coz
clusion OF the correspondence the defendant
gave the following rea sons why he could not
make her his wife: o. Deceiving him as to her
illness. which, however, he had known all
about; t2) telling him to go somewhere else
with his love, whereas she had never said so
but in answer to his remark that he did not
love her 40 much as he had done, she said that
he ought TO have gone somewhere else with his
love; 81 by the frightful passion She had dis
played on Whit Monday, whereas as fact the
defendant at parting that night had said what
happy day he had spent; and (49 reason he
scarcely liked to speak Of, as i5 was no fault of
hers, which she understood TO apply to the
Isct that her mother used to drink more spirits
than they. who only drank water, liked. The
defendant told her that besides his shop he had
salary OF between e400 and e500 a year, aud
some houses and fields Ia Wales.
In cross examination the plaintiff said that
In September, 1879, she suffered from tooth ache
bat was quite well again before November
Her race Swelled again about Christmas time
and the defendant saw it IN that state.
MI Day-Did you not have some disagree
ment with the defendant as to what place you
should stop at in Epping Forest. and have some
disagreement at the END of the dayo
The Plaintiff-Never.
Mr. Day-Did you not stop at some place Ia
the forest to have some rerreshment?
The Plaintin,Yes; the defendants sisters
and had some lemonade.
Mr.. Day-Did you not have some beer and
gin and water?
. The plaintin replied. in an indignant voice,
Never" and to further questions said. ii
have never taken so much whiskey that
sisters"
Dr. q. S. johnson and DR.. Harding gave evil
dence to the effect that the swelling In the
plaintiffs face only resulted from bad tooth
and liability to catch cold. She showed ne
traces whatever OF 1ntemperance.
Mr.. Wallace Partridge, the PLAINTIFFS brother.
said that on the return OF the plaintiff from
Epping Forest on Whit Monday she was not
the worse for liquor, and the defendant was
very affectionate toward her.
Mr.. Richard Woosnam, the defendant, said
he had only seen the plaintiff about twenty
times IN four years. and had not, therefore,
made much progress in his intimacy With her
In that time. Bis district for travelling was
between Newcastle and Glasgow, which pre-
vented him from seeing her, as she lived In
Deyonshire or stayed In London. In March,
1850, he went to the plaintiffs house to see her
Immediately before the expected marriage. but
on his arrival found She was seriously Ill, with
the doctor ana nurse In attendance. He felt
very much annoyed at having been brought SO
far for no purpose, and he left day or two
afterward. When he saw the plaintiff la
London shortly after, he told her that he
was not pleased at the want of honesty
him ignorant OF her Illness She replied that it
was no business OF his, and he then said no
more about it. AtterWard he asked her again
and she then told him that he must go some
where else with his love. On the day they went
to EppiDg Forest the plaintiff, at tue first place
where they had refveShment, took glass OF
beer, and he had lemon ade with others At an.
had some lemonade to keep her company. At
another she had two glasses OF beer. When on
the way home she complained Of being thirsty.
and had glass OF port, when he took a cup OF
other Inn. she drank two glasses of sherry
alone, and after they reached home they were
going to have cold meat and tea. but the plain
uh asked for stout, and she had whole bottle
During the earlier part OF the day he had not
treated her coldly, but as one whom he loved
until the second glass of sherry, [laughterl
but that was too much for him. the piaintiff
much annoyed him by calling his sisters nasty
disagreeable, deceitful girls. When he walked
with her to her brothers house in answer to
her question why he had been so cold toward
her, he told her what he thought of her con.
duct, and enumerated the nine glasses she had
taken. She said that was no matter of his and
she would have another glass before she went
year, and he received no commission. He had
set up his brothers and sisters in business, and
allowed bis sisters ESQ year each. The prop
erty in Wales produced eA year. to be divided
In four equal shares In The family. His allow
ance for travelling was 24s. day, but he could
put no part OF that into his pocket.
MISS Sarah Jane Woosnam, defe ldants elder
sister, said that In September 1879, when visit
Ing plaintiffs house, she went with the plain
tiff ait her sister and The plaintiffs brotnec to
Stuct Farm, and when there the plaintiff took
four glasses OF whisky and beer and arrived
homs after themselves In very dirty state
having had ,omble. She and her sister
ntlptd the Plaintiff UP to bed. as she was In.
tosicafec. ard was afterward very iii. The
same thing Cccu red twice afterWard and the
o,a:itf asked them not to tell the defendant.
SIZE So" the plaintiff take the WiGe and other
drinks On Wnit Monday.
Ia Crossing examination the witness sal ! that
plaintiffs brother was quite as intoxicated as
the Plaintiff herself.
Miss Fanny Toosnam. younger sister OF
the CeleEdent. gave contlrmaJory evidence.
Mr.. John Henry Wo0snan, the defendants
brother. confirmed the evidence given by the
defendant as TO Whit Monday.
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
With e50O damages, and intlm ated that they
considered the plaintiff left the court without
stain upon her character.
The Gallon Measures Conversion.
Nv. s. Richardson in the B oston Couries.l
There they stood in glittering rows, just as
the tinsmith bad finished them. The quart
measures felt themselves to be twice as i'm
portant as the pints. the halfgallons sAubbed
the quarts, and the gallons despised all the
rest.
We are the largest" said the gallons to one
anOther. And eacn was pleased with himself,
for he thought there could be nothing bigger
than gallon.
Pretty soon came young grocer to look at
tne tlnWare. ne had little new shop, little
h., hyy