Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
A RUSTIC MAIDEN,
Whose Mind Lightly Turned to
Thoughts Of Love,
Gets $4,000 TO Ply 10 the Wounds
Of Her Lacerated Heat-A
Kind Jury.

NEw loEE, June l6.-A peculiar suit for
damages for breach OF promise OF marriage
came up yesterday in the Superior Court
before Judge O'Gorman and a jury. Miss
Annie L. Cranden, pretty young woman
| OF New Baltimore, Greene county, \. ".
sued to recover $4,000 from William J..
Quin, of this city.
The young lady went on the stand and
testified that in August, 1875, the defend.
ant visited New Baltimore aud while there
promised TO marry her. lie did not keep
his promise, for in January, $50, he mar.
ried in Brooklyn Miss Sarah ], Policy. who
is now his wife.
All over Between us.
She received letter dated December 2,
I>7p, in which he addressed her as
annie" This letter informed her that he
had made the discovery that he loved an.
other person more than he did or ever could
love her. and therefore he felt IL his duty to
ask her that all should be considered over
between them. This letter was in marked
contrast With another epistlc, dated Au.
gust 10, 1879, in which Mr.. Quin addressed
her as "My own beloved darling, MY
Annie" and refers 10 the bleak and
stormy night" when he asked her II she
would love him.
"0'''' Go and see Papa.
i Miss Crandell said that after the engage
ment one day nj. Qun called aud she told
him TO see her father about the wedding.
She left them alone aud when Mr.. Quin
cane out &c said; Your father has gwen
his consent 10 your marriage. The wit
ness testified that she came to this city sew.
eral times with ar. quinn aud went To the
theatre.
Several letters wers introduced in eyi.
Geuce, and from one Of them eN Recorder
smith read the following which was writ.
ten by MIR. Qnin.
my pkfIING: This reminds me OF the
night askad your father IL | might have
you
Harriet G. Nelson and Ely T.. Nelson,
ter husband sister and brother.in.Iaw OF
Miss Crandell, were called as witnesses.
They had resided for several years st Glen
Cove, J.. !. Mr.. Quin visited Miss Crandell
there several times a week and took her to
New York 70 the theatre. Both Mrs; and
Mr. Nelson said that they considered that
Miss Crspdell was engaged 10 Mr.. Quin
| and Mr.. Nelson said that II he bad not been
he should not have desired him 20 come 10
| the house so often.
HIS Side Of the story.
The defendant testified that the subject
OF marriage was not mentioned until 1916
when be asked MT. CraDdell il he could call
upon bis daughter, that gentleman told
| him 20 see lis daughter about that. Mr..
Quin sad that be had agreed with Miss
Crandeli that II their feelings should
change then the engagement should be
mutually annuIled His feelings did
l change. and ne told her 70 by letter, which
| she never answered, He then made an en-.
\ gsgement sith his present wife.
He said upon his cross examination tha
| his present wife bad an income Of 81 500 Q
year. He msrried her secretly at fsst, but
| ihen had public wedding
Remarkably Mid Jury.
After summing up on both sides md the
| charge Of Judge oGornsn. the jury retired
| end son after brought in verdict IN favor
| OF Miss Crandell for $500.
The defendant - n good looking man,
about 2s years old. As the jury were Civ.
| Ing ,heir verdict, be said to Q World 70.
porter: II never lived in tle; Cove, mol
| did ever take the plaintiff 70 o,the theatre
! for never had money enough. Ny advics
10 young men il, IL they 0oatemplsts goinf
on summers vacation, ds,not visit Mes
baltimore. II they do. hA1. nothing TO d
with The girls IN that locahty."