New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
BERNHARD Il. BA8WICH's WOUNDED HEART
HIS STORY OF HIS ENGAGEMENT WIN MISS RtDECCA
.MIEAN-n.R APpEAEANCE N CIrRr.

HIS STORY OF his ENGAGEMENT WITH MISS BtBECCA
MLEAN-nDR APPEARANCE ~ COURT.
The suit for breach OF promise of marriage
brought b. Beraharl H. B'rwici, 81 SEQ. p. last Fifty
thirc-sr against Miss Hcbrcca Mclean OF sia1letun.
:. l., which was ca.Crci IN tic supero. Court before
Judge Truax was, oy mutual consent, turned over 20
Ioln Crook. Of No. 229 broadway wt0 was appointed
referee. The riiutn, through hs com 81. Oscar i.
Hochs adtcr AYERS that OF August fo. ls-2 dclend-
an, promised to marry him; tlat while h. ways has
been aud IS wiling mary hes she rc.os r. out
her agreement. By reason 81 her refusal me has
suffered great inurf u mind o1d i0<. iic asks. there
FORE for $1,000 and he costs of the aefci o lcai s
wounded heart The deenlaut. through her com .e..
b. Dorau Kliam admits thal promised 10 marry the
plaintiff within SIX months IRON August -. 1852. bIt
she says that October - they nutullY a"rrcd 10
pos pone the M rrace uu year after the dcl,h OF
her inother whch took place on Oetab,' g. o. January
90 1883. the plaintiff said hat be would marry her
and returned her engagement ring. SIZE asserts there
for that any suerngs that he may have endured
brought aboat by his own wrong act
Barwich is u tall Wei formed, ruIdy faced GciInau.
tbirty-six years Of age. De hes dark hair and
blond nustache, aud while his face is vrlnk!rt, his
features unpreuossessing. lie fcaks in broken
English IN his testimony taken before the referee H.
saws that lac was taking OF benjamin Benev,
valid. at Mrs. McKeu2ies boarding!ouse. al sapleiou
last june when he first became acquainted With MISS
Mclean. In July he asked her to marry him. ana slc
after first referring him To her mother, accented H for
Ter future husband. that suspicious evening be
NAMED with her II tnc garden until o'clock. enjoying
such happiness "a Orly lovers can. on August 10 ne
caye her an gageen, r 8. an she kss' nlu more
tran Her mothers helth being poor so desired
him To marry hcr az ohff, put wH.h h'r m'thcr
Ged It was agreed between tnem that IN Ma. 1888,
thev should be united. lie lOSed nor trd! and during
their engagement had acted true gallant, takng rr
10 Brighton Beach aud carriage and scsn rides and
contributing uer pleasure ia every possible way on
yanuary 10 he objected 90 the presence % Sir CHS
Lo III IN the house. AID tilcy had their net quarrel
IA .flI.t
VINO was said 10 De c1nsm Of hIs sweetheart and he
o hiw there was scene "hich ended III lhe re-
turuInr OF the engagement ring anu prcsc t.
Mr. Barwichs dear Rel, cca tien informed him that,
although she had not expected 10 tell him 80 uui some
hree months ater, the Truth that sac intended only
10 n.,.o ot.r ,erson This wa on sneday On 10.
Monday following visited ter again and made NJ vii
her promising TO return he ring on Wei '-day. Huta
ele ram va sent 20 atm wbich preveu..d tina, being
rnDe and slowed tnat wa hide ii over BET wecu Gem
IN consequence, his 10y al c tirtea mo forr0wis
health bad been disturbed aud he Lad been dis argsd
The poor si-broken Bcraharl pnt m lr cross
examination. His manner hcryp4s d4i h,-iiali g,
and waeu particularly pointed qcit'u. were ut =" Ll
Inc ga ned time men u ausa er th'm by occ lrtg
tn, could nO undcr-. ana wat va, meant me" ~
va, a ldro-s,3 Ia Gcrmm Every lcw moments Pc would
cas-, IurtNe glance as tue ior i'np CO.. 90 ~" ID ~,
IL { distant from In, and ih-n h' Womb tHn u ils
counsel wif eyes ta sc-ned TO Say, "Spaic
Berwic I'D bee engaged before, hc said, uui 90
whom ne q no remember. Nor c1uii De- tcI Wh'rt
his memory ma D.eI us,'rp. ~ M ctip' tii.i
1l.t4
100 aud 10 ti country first ia 1868, returning
i'm zine 10 be with tie Iltn Army Gorge before Mefz
lie had been arrested ana Imprisoned '0el-er "lth ms
'sther ~ seha iNa-4en Dy A"fsLyhE, o. cihSc "a
arsyn, hut hc al not ne tOard tta 1'c 10 NS7 BIC
Lean. He lad never been aTea"d IN te Cnit"l states
BIS memory has not weakened a-,ly il i Dcs-ei
begaD 10 wcatcI sho.ly qrer t-o DIcnt4He or The !
gayoeu., Dut hc could reelbe- ever al -hn had
h e We1t TO I'D .ieE md dd rot gait n
l5eney .or cig.t aaye aie-. lie wanted % uiy some
gfncEe bat could uot aud lad suffered o>s cOl-c-
or~ncs lie was Gaming sos loutA Tor VI. Bsney nad
not 0iscini geo niui, DAi ort OF tuat Rirn NJ hG
10 nav Tor us board c mai told several persOas OF his
nor well yell" he s1is, npC roari o ~ lSILcf ~ ust
lac cid uot ,cct having the LisJ .! / quarrel
brothers bill, but aiserward lie admitted tAUt |
ne hsd aaid: shoud the 900 guii OWiDg 10 NE
OUT the $3.50 tual LENT 20 your brother Miss DroNh
was when Hiss Aciean S1ld hat De ma Dfokeh
the encnt, bal he dd 10. IecOec saying 20 htf'
40 Il was ReDeeca not l." At tns point he hearing
was adjourned until his afternoon u l:oO VclOch
Miss Mclean WHO sat in the room during Tie examine
Us 'mnosed aud self-possessrd She pronounced
blonde Win pleasant features and the clear complexion
,Te,ee throughout IN mourning. she is joint heir with
anotner sister anu Il brother 20 about SloOVOO.
THE ELEVATED RAILROADS LITIGATION. !
In the suit in the Court of Common Pleas
brought by the Metropolitan Elevated hailload Com
many AGAINST the Manhattan and NewIcrk Elevated
Railway Companies, to have the amended leases
declared null and void. the ground OF fraud ON the
par; OF the directors Of the Metropolitan Company a
the time OF the execution OF the leases, Judge Van
Brrlut Yesterday denied motion made by the defend
ants TO have complaint made more definite and GER
tain in regard 70 the allegations OF fraud. II sufficient
ssct mad not heen alleged show fraud, the complaint
would ha been demurrable, but lack OF facts mad nO-
inc IN do with the question whether or not the iacts
c,uay alleged had been alleged wthsuiheient ucnhte
CHIEF Justice DAILY yesterday granted, on the appica-