Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-28
BREACH OF PROMISE.
A Suit for SIS 900 as n Compensation for
aDisgraced Name.

An interesting case began its trial in the
Circuit Court, yesterday and drew large
gathering Of spectators and auditors. The
case was, as by-stander expressed it,one OF
those in which frail daughter of Eve, I'M
der promise of marriage, gave her honor
to the keeping of treaCherous man. The
sutton is Miss Alkaline Simms, OF Elm
Grove, who has brought an action for
breach of promise, fixing her damages at
s., coo. The defendant is John Anderson, a
Young man who has been making livell-
hood as a road contractor. The plaintiff
claims that John has promised to marry
her and she considered herself engaged to
him. Under these circumstances she an
tiCipated the marriage ceremony and be-
came a mother without having a wedding
ring. Then. she claims. John deserted her,
said she could no doubt find Il better man,
and fastened the paternity OF her child up.
on another man. But first he had advised
her TO take oil OF tanSy to prevent the
catastrophe which would bring her to
shame. He refused to marry her and now,
as an equivalent for her situation, she
wanted 5000 of Johns good money. The
its hand, and has, no doubt,
some additional features to reveal,
The case came on for hearing Yesterday
before the following jury: A. +. Carter,
l.. Lenhart. Jr. NJ. W. Amick, Louis Me
der, W. H. Sheib, G. J. Mayer, Frank Fal
loure, Fred. Woeber, J. ID. Stanton, Law
renee Seabright, Joseph Hydinger and vii
liam SChockey. Judge Houston was for the
plaintiff and Capt. Dovener for the defend
ant. Miss SimmS was placed upon the
stand and her examination occupied the
entire day. She testified that she and An
dcrson became engaged in 1879, and at that
L ~, hot NE bar oh no
had entered n suit in bastardy against him,
but the abolition OF the county court had
placed such cases beyond jurisdiction. She
had expected To marry him until the time
she determined to bring this suit, but now
of course she wanted satisfaction for the
wrongs done her, and also a share of his
wealth
A number OF letters were placed in evil
dcnCc. They had passed between the two
and had great bearing on the case. One OF
these was letter, without date. from her
to him. 1t was full Of bad language and
was general denunciation OF him and an
expression Of her determination for re-
venge. She had resolved, she said, to treat
him as he had her. without principle. She
charged him with having circulated rumOrS
about her and continued: ~ on say DOwncr
is the father Of my child. I'll bring the
child to the court room and put il up be-
side you, so that everybody can see who is
its father"
When Capt. Dovener read this part, he
wanted the child produced. delay fol-
lowed, and when the child came he had
gone to something else and did not have it
put up" It's bright, handsome. child
and the spectators looking at it couldn't
but feel sorry for the cloud that Obscured
its parentage.
The letter went on to say: "You have
been saying you would marry me if | had
not been so intimate with other fellows.
This is a - lie. You may 60 to -
with your marrying now. want my re-
venge.' and so on. The defense endeavOr.
ed TO show by this letter that the language
indicated her character, while the prOseCu-
ton maintained that the language was the
result of the condition Of shame TO which
the defendant had brought her.
Several letters from the defendant were
read. They began, Friend Addie," and
were not particularly loving in their COM
position. In one of them, he said: 81 be.
gan to think you had forgotten me and |
thought that was best for both OF us. You
say you are going to ball tonight. Hope
you will have a good time. | guess you
already have another fellow and I know
you will have no trouble in getting better
man than am" showing that John was
becoming willing to draw off.
The day closed before the examination OF
Miss Simms had concluded. The case will
be continued to-day and will no doubt
attract larger crowd than before.
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