Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-12
BREACH OF PROMISE.
The Bad Story Of an Heiress Only Twen-
ty-0ne Years Of Age.
Plaintiff on the Witness 5tand---Core-
spondence Between the Lovers.

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Alice Almont Livingstone, Of slender
figure, lustrous black eyes and modest
dcmeanor, Is plaintiff In the Kings
County Supreme Court In suit before
Justice Pratt. for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise Of marriage against
Henry Fleming, president Of the
Petroleum Exchange. The plan
tiff Is accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Eveline Bliss. Both were
richly dressed in black silk and
they had with them bright baby
boy. Miss Livingstone was dressed
very becominQly. Her hair, which fell
In ringlets about her face, was covered
by bit Of millinery front which
dropped a pink feather. Her mother,
who retains youthful appearance,
was painted and penciiled. Miss Law
ingstone is the daughter OF the late
Judge Robert =. Livingstone Of Ouch
ess county, who died owning much
property in this city. In July last,
when she became Of age, she inherited
a large fortune. II has been currently
reported that she was 9 daughter OF
Chancellor Livingstone, and that
her mother became his wife
In his extreme old age. But
she Is only related to ex-Surro-
gate Livingstone Of Brooklyn. Her
home has been al Toms River, y. j.
She was educated nj Mt. st. Vincent
Academy. Mr.. Fleming j. about
tbirty-three years old, tail, athletic,
has chesnut hair aud light lnoustache.
Recently he inherited q bali million
dollars. lie sat at the end oithe coun-
sells table with mass Of letters before
him. The plaintiffs counsel, Merritt
II. Sawyer. said that tie plaintiff was
OF gentle birth and careful education,
and that she met Fleming first when
just free from the severe restraint Of
school. Miss Livingstone
nLusHED no THETEMPLEs
when called rs witness. Her mother
had put the baby 10 sleep Ia her
lap and, casting a motllcrly glance
at IL, the plnintiff made her
way To the stand. In very. low tones
she testified that she was twGnty-one
years old and TINT she first met the
defendant in November, 1879 mt ncr
home I'm Toms River; that he caine 10
see her nj times when she was home
from school, and that on June II, 1881,
he proposed 10 marry her. He sat
upon sofa ia the hall of her home
and told her Of his love. The hall was
OF the Southern fashion, large aud
roumy, aud WAS used as sitting
room. He asked her TO become his
wife, aud she, confessing her love,
told him 10 aslS her mother. The hat
Ter said that Abe had no objection. pro-
vidcd lie loved her honestly. He said
to her: "Alice, you are my own lit G
.rt tI NJ ...f ..ta
He came to see her often and
In few days her mother and
she removed 10 the Grand Boulevard
Hotel in this city. On the evening OF
January - he called sent up his card
and after talking some time proposed
a walk. Then lac asked her To ride
down the elevated road They rot out
Mt Twenty-third street and She sup
posed that he was going 10 take her 10
Booths Theater. He complained of
being hungry and wanted 10 go to a
restaurant, refusing To go back to the
hotel for the menI. He opened n door
and went into house, and waiter
brought some oysters aud wine. She
refused to eat or drink, and arose
10 go.
HE LOCKED THE DOOR
and ppckcted the key. He said that
lie meant her no harm, that he was
going 10 make her his little wife, that
he intended To be honorable with her
She begged him To let her 20 home
hut he kept here there all
night. He took her part of the way
home. Her mother had gone 10 Phil
adelphia the night before and had not
yet returned. She met her step-futher.
Mr.. bliss, since divorced from her
mother. He had been In her room
and had discovered Mir. Fleming's
card. He accused her OF having re-
NAMED away all night with Fleming,
but she refused 10 speak 10 him and
went TO her bed. When her mother
came back she told her what had hap
pcpcd, but did so reluctantly, as she
Ind promised Fleming To- be silent,
and hc had promised her to inform her
mother himself and to tell her that he
would marry her. At II O'Clock next
dgy she wrote to Fleming Az iol!owa:
NfDARLiNG HEN. Oh, Godl how
shall tell you am utterly helpless,
Bliss, devil that he Is, has discovered
all. He X going TO meet mamma inn
mediately and tell her all, | would
rather die than say one word, but oh,
feel ns III my heart was breaking Do
you think IL Will kill meG | trust all
TO you. You know what would he
right. Are You man enough TO stand
by me, now that am disgraccd for
ever VIII you have the heart to 40
back on me and sec me suffer, | am
In misery. It. you We're only here to
take my part Il little Mamma will
never want to lac friends with YOU
again. She will say you have deceived
her. VIII you never come TO Toms
River again? | must say good-hy for
ever. shall pray TO God 10 let me
die. What use Is my life with this
known disgrace clinging To IT,
DON'T nv uNKIND.
stand by me n little, and remember all
! have given up for you, nay only dar-
ling. DO not love yon better than
honor, virtue, mother all? This Is the
truth, 40 help mo God. 1t rests with
you whether my heart Is broken or
not
MIR. Fleming did not come MS he had
promised that night. The next day
she wrote "a him after she had called
only 10 find him absent, OF scene
that she had with her mother, she
wrote, saying that II would break her
heart IL he We're not. faithful, and
would, she thought, make her dcsper-
ately wicked. She adds: "Be true.
then; dealt put all THE blame on a
young girl's shoulders. The burden Il
too heavy. My whole future lies in
your hands TO mako It or mar 1t, and
God forgive you Ii you mar
1t. Your feelings toward me
can only judge OF from
your words; mine toward you are ms
true as heaven which l have almost
forfeited
On June . he called, but she did
not see him. She was 'hen sent to the