Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
broken VOWS.
Seeking Bala Tor q Lassratsd
Female Heart.
Tho Most Pseullar Breach Of Prom
lss Suit on Record.
How tho Plaintiff Alleges They
Made Love.
Some Rich Testimony From the
Lady 10 tho Case.
BROKEN VOWS.

INV YORK, February S.-Ths
monotony Of the Superior Court room,
in which Judge TruaI prssidss, was
varied to-day by one OF the most peculiar
breach OF promise suits on record. All the
witnesses in the case were related, either
BY blood or marriage, and sat together on
one aide Of the room freely discussing its
meritA Il was impossible 70 tell. until
they were called TO the stand, whether
they were in sympathy with the plainuG
or the defendant The plaintiff wAs Miss
Elizabeth Sauke, . plain looking woman Of
thirty.6ve years, and the defendant vas
John Morris, several years her senior. who
dealer and butcher. Miss sssss lives at
No. 26f Riripgton street. this city, and
claims $4,000 for
Her BIiEhtea Anecttsss.
The families OF Sause and Morris were
friends and neighbors many years ago In
Ireland. At different periods the mem.
bers OF the two families came TO this ooun.
try and settled in New York. John Morris
frequently visited tho BHuces, and from
that house married his iirst wife, Alice
Fitzgerald, . COUSIN OF the plaintiff. After
the msrrisge John Morris moved 10 Brook.
lyn,. and big wife's sister Ellen lived with
him. IL was then that he went into the
liauor business and later on opened .
bUtchershOp, running both places 20 his
profit. MeEris had three children, and
different members OF the ssuse family
stC od sponsors for them. In 1879 Morris
site died. and the Sanses attended the
isneral This was tks first they had seen
of escli other for over three years. Rilsn
Fitzgerald kept house for Morris after his
wifes death.
aiss Sause told the story OF
. Hs, Alleged Wrongs
in . straigh hNorwRrd, matter of fact way.
never once Dausing to hI . date or an
event She told the jury how Morris Wis
ll,d her in 1881, Two yeArs after the death
of 10 v lie. He told her that he had paid
sufsaten respect 10 the memory OF his
wife anG intended 10 take another. II WAS
bis wiie' dying rsqGest, he said, that II he
sbO old q yer marry again he should marry
Lilzis s, use. HIS wifes sister Ellen hso
wished lhm 10 marry witness. They did
not want the money TO 20 out Of the fam
hsd for h er ard wanted him 10 marry her
in the spring. She had been told that
Morr,, " shed 10 tell her something so she
went over the last Sunday afternoon Ia
October.
Did be- tell you anything" asked ooun-
sci.
"ves, he sat beside me on The soia and
said he wanted TO get married In March,
and asked me II J.
Would ~ His LsWIe Wife.
| consented and he said he would take .
trip TO ireland after the marriage. Ny
broiher's wife aud Bllsa Fitzgerald were
present and overheard the convsrss,ton."
What happened after that
HE ssked Ellep II he might put bis
head in my lap ssd she said Certainly.
That's what you'S thers for Hs then
put his head in my lap and remained there
FOR about IN hour. Afterwards he kisssd
her hand"
Were You much, together after THAR
Yes; he took me out several dimes.
Once We went 10 High Bridge and hsd sup
per- twss not hungry aDd only bad scup
Of tea. He had hsp sud eggs and botiIs
OF porter We oams through Grand street
and stopped In front OF . pvelFy Store:
bis mind, saying thst he would buy u
later.
He Never % nay %.
and then his visits became lees frequent"
Tie last time Mise sanse sav Morris was
in September, whom he told her not 70
mind hs not calling on hss moro FREQ qpsnt
Iy. rs hs was boihspd'with bis business.
He, however, repeated his wish 70 marry
her. About month aftsr that she beard
thst he wss married ". Mary kAhsr. sho
had Just arrived from ireland and whom
he bad known only Q few days.
John Morris denied eyer having proposed
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