The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-06
MISS CAMPBELL'S SUIT.
How Mr.. Arbuckle Proposed to Her, and How
She Accepted His Matrimonial Offer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The fair plaintiff in the
$lCe, 900 breach of promise suit of Miss Clara
Campbell against Charles Arbuckle, a wealthy
coffee merchant. took the stand again this
morning. When ex-Judge Fullerton began to
read more of the correspondence between her
and Mr.. Arbuckle, she moved about in q rest
less manner Tears coursed down her cheeks
as her counsel read appeal after appeal that she
had written to her lover, beseeching him to
keep his promise, and the answers that grew
colder as the winter of 18s3-54 approached.
The defendant was not present when court
opened, but twenty minutes later he came
bustling in and took his seat beside his counsel.
There was no sign of recognition between the
principals. The courtroom was crowded
many ladies, mostly young, being present.
I. The reading of the pile OF letters caused much
amusement at first, but the constant repetition
of thugs" and kisses" and 'My dear Bunnie."
and then more Of 'love and kisses" grew tire
some at last. On the redirect examination of
Miss Campbell she said Mr.. Arbuckle never told
| her that anything improper in her life was the
cause of the breaking of the engagement. Miss
Campbell said further thas she did not remem-
\ Der that Mr.. Arbuckle had sent her letter stat
ing that owing to the condition Of his health he
could not marry her or any other woman She
believed he said he had malaria and bronchial
troubles, but she did not believe he knew what
was the matter with him.
After recess Miss Campbell resumed the stand.
She said Mr.. Arbuckle proposed in this way: 81
me make homer
She said she consented by saying: sJ will ac-
capt th1t home" She gave him to understand
that her father was in prosperous circumstances;
land he was, too." she added. Mr.. Arbuckle
objected to her bathing alone while she was in
Boston, she said, but she continued to bathe.
He made the request with a laugh and kiss.
She said he also objected to her travelling alone.
She said she did not go to a strange town when
boarding house to study literature with strange
gentleman. She had not given up the idea of
taking to the operatic stage because her voice
was too heavy.
Miss Campbell said she had reason to be dis
satisfied with her lovers conduct. He did not
talk of marriage. Mr.. Parsons inquired about
her engagement to Arbuckle. She said she
first met that gentleman Feb. IL. and on April
IL became engaged to him. Possibly she might
have seen him dozen times in the interval,
but she could not say definitely without con-
sulting a calendar.
Counsel the defendant at this point tried to
snow that when she became engaged to Ar
buckle she told him she feared her father might
ran This was more than she would admit, and
sne had no more reason for thinking that her
1atner would fail than that Mr. Arbuckle would.
Many questions about her alleged improprieties
OF rldlng on the front seats of open horse-cars
or goinG IN bathing alone ETC., followed but
tne clever witness happily parried each legal
tnrus1 lhen sne explained the circumstances
of bleaching her hair, and said that She stonned
doing so when her lover objected This snbIact
was soon dropped and the nterrogations reverted
TO her stay in Europe and return to America
Miss Campbell curtly informed Mr. Parsons that
her acquaintance in Milan were NOT ope-atic
people Her instructor did not sing in onera
and she only went to the opera spectator