Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-22
A LOVE-sICK swAIN's SUIT.
seeking Damages for His Bruised
and Bleeding Heart,

From the Ne,o York World.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June 1.-THE
suit OF the deserted gallant, Isaac Hosier.
OF Pine Plains, Duchess county, against
Mrs. Mary Ann Lindsey, of Philmont, in
which he claims $4,000 damages for an
alleged breach of promise of marriage,
was heard to-day by Judge Barnard.
Mrs. Lindsey, who is thirty.fiye wears old,
was formerly Miss Kelley and the pos
sessor of personal and real estate worth
100000. Her many charms melted the
soul OF Hosler, who was employed to look
after her farm and stock; but his heart
was broken last February, when the fair
lady was married to Frank B. Lindsey, a
young Hudson lawyer. HOsier's case was
conducted by George G. Titus, Lewis Ba-
ker and William III. Wood, while Mrs.
Lindsey was represented by Robert An
drews, William Thorne and Samuel
Edwards.
Hosier testified that he had proposed
marriage to Miss Kelley and been accept
ed by her, but that the marriage had been
postponed from time to time for various
reasons. Numerous letters had passed
between them, and he had been called en-
dearlng terms by the fair defendant. de
had never begged her TO marry him or
made practice OF pleading with her for
her love alter he had been assured that he
possessed it, but he had always behaved
to her as a true and faithful lover. Once,
he said, in a wagon trade, he had asked
her for $50, and in the presence OF another
person she had said: 81 and Isaac are en-
gagged for lite." He did not produce this
person, nor did he offer the letters to which
he had referred IN evidence.
The defense was a general denial OF
thp9Q etatdmpufG Thpra had navar hoop
anything more than friendship between
them, and Miss Kelley had never ''kept
company" with HOsier, or shown any
sign of affection for him. All the love
was on Hosier's side, she said, as the let
ters that we're produced would show.
While these letters were being read, the
court room, which was crowded with
spectators, was conVulsed with laughter.
The general tenor of them will be gath.
cred from the following extracts:
l love Won and am willing to die for you, and
If don't WInn you / shall die. With
me you may allys live as you like, and with
some one else you don't no how you may live
no | never can eat or sleep hape
again this ANGER come to me yes or no. If il
comes yes the tiers shall fill my eyes with joy,
but If it comes no deep sorry shall cover my
heart and nay joys are ended forever, and !
know ehsll cry my eyes out OF my bed. o,
Have masy on me. 0, asst you to be
Prove true and grow fat and the sorO will
leave me for no your word Is good. Miss
Kelley, cod not asst you this to your face for
/ no it wood but kill me with grave or joy o
god bles you let it be joy let it come 10 me on
pas Of paper so I may see it alone good by O
dear, you hant got the heart, XII me hat you
no don't think you hat. Say TO yourself that
you will TAX me that you NAV allys live hape
and may god bias you. o let me be hape once
more IL lays in your powr may god bless you
in il and he will to. Say yes and say that we
may be as one if not now say some day we may.
Atop. m. Judge Barnard sent word to
the jury to bring In sealed verdictin the
morning, but ten minutes later the jury
brought in a verdict for the defendant.