St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-07
WIDOW DUGGAN's LOVER.

two years, named Charles ID. .Le hoy. ne
latter's principal stock in trade was his good
looks. He is widower and resident Of
Boston. He was looking for wife and the
widow, who was unhappy in the possession
Of an estate worth $50, 900, wanted hus-
band. Justice Pratt, of the supreme court,
has granted an order for the arrest Of lie Roy
under section $40 of the code, in an action
brought by the widow, to recover damages
for breach of promise of marriage. The lat
ter has given bond to idemni Mr. lie Roy,
il her claim is not established on the trial.
Norris A. Tying appears as Mrs. Duggan's
counsel
The complaint, among other things, al
leges that lie Roy, between May l and ID
last, promised to marry the widow, the we'd
ding day being fixed for Jan. II following;
that about May 10, induced by Le Roy's ex-
pressions of love and affection, Mrs. Duggan
lent him 500, whice he stipulated to repay
prior to their wedding day; but that he failed
TO keep his promise of marriage and his prom
Use to refund the $500, in consequence Of
which the widow claims damages to the ex-
of sic, 1000.
The complaint further reads: ''The said
proposals, promises and agreements of mar
rage were not made by the defendant hon
estly and in good faita; but they were made
by the defendant fraudulently, with no in
tentiOn on his part 10 keep and fulfill the
same, and with the intention and for the
purpose only of obtaining from the plaintiff
ana defrauding her out OF the money which
ne obtained from her on the faith of his said
promises and agreements.
II appears from the afiidavits in the case
that the initiative which resulted in the
bringing of the widow and Leroy together
vas the following personal inserted By the
latter on March 30, 1854: ga gentleman OF
thirty-two, good looking and smart, with So
900 wishes to make the acquaintance of a
lady of means, one that wants to get good
husband. Address C. II. L., No. IL Penn
broke street, Boston, Mass'n
Mrs. Duggan, in answering this advertise
ment, used her maiden name of Catherine
Jones, giving her address at Flushing, L. l.
care of James Farmer. She requested Lee
Roy TO correspond with her, which he did
She kept all his letters, but no copies of her
own to him.
In his first letter Leroy said: 'I neither
drink nor chew and don't Mant any long
courtship. / wish a wife that will be honest
and truthful. II you can comply with the
above l would be pleased to hear from you. :"
Mrs Duggan answered that she possessed
means and could give good references as to
the other requisites and in response received
the following from lie Roy: '.Win you
Sindly tell me how much you weighl how
talll dark or lightl how old are YOU! how
are you situatedi have you been married! /
want you to be honest with me l hope you
are all you say you are. If knew how to
write about myself, anything that would in
terest YOU, l would gladly do so. Now, after
I receive an answer to this if you want /
should, will call and see you. / want a
good wife. l don't care if she is not hand
some. OF course, l am marrying to better
myself. If go into what l want to can
make a fortune in two years. am willing
everything shall be in my wife's name. As
you tell me you can give the best of refer
ences, can do the same. My fathers uncle
was governor of Rhode Island"
The plaintiff declares she told lie Roy
frankly that she was 4 widow, and asked
various questions about himself, to which he
replied: 81 had sooner have wife at YOUR
age than one at twenty-five. think a lady
at your age knows enough and has seen
enough of this life to settle down. When
put that advertisement in the paper it was
something | never did before. l saw where
if had good wife l could save more money
and said to myself, now, if could find a
lady that would make me good wife, and a
little money to put with what had, would
open training and riding school. l could
marry lots Of girls here, but it would cost
fortune to keep them dressed. am ready
now TO steady down.
''Yes, / was married in 1875 to my cousin
She was killed in the Ashtabula wreck five
months from the day married. had a
good little wife and loved her. will come
and see you any time. think 1 will like
you"
On April IL he again wrote from Boston
that il was impossible for him TO come to sec
her that week and spoke very 1atteringly OF
her. He said there we're ladies in Boston
whom he could marry, but he had decided to
marry none except she had So 600, adding
that he had farm in Minnesota which he
PROPOSED selling because he disliked farming
Three days later he again wrote TO her as fol
lows: Il shall leave here for New York the
last of next week. Then We can both see
and have a good talk with each other / shall
be pleased to see you. / know you are a
good, honest woman. / have been having
little trouble with some horses which have
partly bought with another man. l have
found out he has not been honest with me
and / must either buy the other half or lose
about $500. These horses are all that wor-
ries me in the wosld.''
On April 30 he wrote, making an appoint
ment for the widow to meet him at the TWEEN
ty-third street station of the Sixth avenue
elevated roads in New York, giving a descrip-
ton of his dress so that she could speak to
him first, but he surprised her before the ap-
pointed day arrived by calling on her at Mr.
Farmers home in Flushing, where he re-
NAMED all night on Mr.. Farmers invitation
They talked over the matter of wedIOck and
the marriage agreement was entered into
The next week the widow received the fol-
lowing:
BosToS, May 5, 1884
DEAR KATY: l think l will be in New York
on Thursday. Will you meet me in the par
lOrs of the Morton house at II O'Clock? I
have not settled up with my man here yet
Katy, 1 had a splendid visit while l was on
there (Flushing). Remember me to MIR. and
Mrs. Farmer and Lille, Your true friend
Al Pembroke street. c. H. LIE ROY.
On May s, DeRoy left letter at Mr. Far
mer's office, No. 1O3 West Thirtieth street.
this city, for Mrs. Duggau which she received
together with the following telegram on the
same day,
New York, May 8, 1884.
To Miss Katie Jones:
Meet me tomorrow at Morton House at II
O'Clock. Left letter with Mr.. Farmer.
G. II. Leroy.
They met and the promises of marriage
were renewed on both sides. lie Roy said
his parents would come on from Minnesota
TO witness the ceremony. The wedding day
was then fixed for June II, and Immediately
thereafter Leroy asked the widow for the