Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-15
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. DUPED BY A .FLIRT. Four Trusting Women
 Deceived. A eIDDY HEART BREAKER. Engaged to Ali Four At
 Once:
 --z-I----------------- MORE DYNAMITE IN ENGLAND. A Town Hall Completely
 Wrecked.
MORE DYNAMITE IN ENGLAND.
AN AooompLIsHED MASH FER.

AN ACCOmPLISBED WASHER.
 He Keeps Four Women on a String
 and Finally NIarries One-Sued for
 Breach of Promise by One of HIS
 Victims.
 GREAT B+RRfNGfoa Vt. Hass.:: 1ai1. It, The s1OO, ,60O breach of promise suit of Miss Grace Whiting of Brooklyn, N. Y., against J. H. Brewer, wealthy merchant here, has created social sensation. Miss Whiting Is handseine brunette of thirty and belongs to one of the oldest and most resbe1table families. Brewer is forty years old. He has the reputation of making engagements with four ladies and of breaking all of them, ex- cept the last; hence the popular feeling runs against him. It is said that fifteen years aso he was engaged to marry 8 widow and before the contract had been broken he had promised to marry Brooklyn lady, another maiden whose residence is now in town on the Harlem railroad, and still another who may be called the last and who now seems to have the strongest bold upon hin. Each lady knew of the others engagement to Brewer and each was in hopes to eventually cut out her rivals. lie had talent for creating appearances and so deftly implanted hope in the heart Of each that he kept them all Ion his string at once. # the lsdy on the Haflen, railroad complained of neglect he would make it all right by becoming one of the chief mourners at her fathers funeral. When another lady felt herself in danger of being cast out into the cold she was a recipient of a fur-lined circu- lar or some other present that made hsr hsr hs'rt es is6s fSei gG@a laa ane 5n '' Ter seemingly less successful rivals with the spirit of a victor So these ladies have been kept on the ragged edge of despair, some of them for about fifteen years. MT: Brewer being engaged in large business qua oelng liked by ali acquaintances was considered s good catch and his unfaithfulness was not enough to make any of the ladies voluntarily abandon him One even went so far as to make tip her wedding tfousseau, finding too late that she had n6 need for 1t at that time. Slightly paraphrasing Goldsmith's lines;
 He cast off his loves as the hntsman his pack th, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them Reports of Brewers secret marriage to the lady who may be called No. are in circula- ton, but they are without foundation. The source of the report is the fact that he was in New York few weeks ago and that the lady in question was out of town at the same ti1ies There has been rnmor for several months that there wis secret marriage between them, but it was mere gos- sip. Whether other breach of promise suits are to follow is not known. Miss Whiting s engagement is supposed to be one of long standing. The trial of the suit is expected to bring forth evidence of more than usual interest The suit will be entered in Febru- ary and the trial cannot come off until June
 Howard CarroIlss Play Produced.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The first produc- tion of stThe American Countess" by How ard Carroll, with Mile Rhea in the title role' was given tonight at the National Theater The House was packed with fashionable and distinguished audience, among whom were the President and Cabinet and members of both houses. At the end of the third act MT. Carroll was called before the curtain and in a graceful manner acknowledged the ova- tion. The play passed off smoothly and sue cessfully.