The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-04-05
HE WON'T MARRY HER.
Great Excitement in Social Circles
over in Massillon.
Miss Carrie Kreer Brings Suit Against
William II. Mccall for $4,000
Damages for Violating His
Marriage Promise.

There was quite an excitement in
MassillOn on Saturday afternoon When
it became known that Miss carrie
Kreer had instituted suit agalnsE
William II. Mccall for Dreach OF
promise of marriage. The plalnClit Is
a highly attractive young lady twenty
five years of age and lives with her
widowed mother. She has been Tor
number of years connected with the
Methodist church and is at present
leading singer in the choir. 81,
The defendant came to MasslilOh
about fourteen years ago from Malvern,
Carroll county, and was employed IN
Che dry goods store of Kicks & Bro. as
a salesman. Some years after this he
left MassillOn and went to Canton
where he engaged in the drug
business under the firm name of Hels-
ter & Mccall. He atterward disposed
of his interest i'll the drug store at Can
ton and returned to MassillOn to go
into the same business, and he is now
at the head of the drug firm Of w. IL.
Mccall & Co. He is secretary and
treasurer of the Massillon Electric
Light Co. and also holds an important
clerical position in the office OF Russell
ECo. In addition to his business
prominence he is also leading mem
her of the Church to which Miss hreer
belongs. and has always been Jealous
laborer in the Sunday School, and has
been regarded as a man whose charac-
ter was above reproach.
For the past seven years Mr.. Mccall
has been dev0tedly attached TO
Miss Kreer, always accompanying
her to Sunday School and Church meet
inc and was her escort on all public oc-
caSiOns. During all this time he has
been paving unmarked attention to her
while she has not kept company with
anv one else, and it was the general
oninion of everybody that their mar
riage would take place in the near tu-
ture. 1t is reported that part of the
wedding garments of the bride had
been made. but Mccall presented plaus-
ible reasons for postpOning the mar
riage. Within the past year the affec-
tioHs of the heretofore ardent lover be-
gan to wane, and recently he failed to
call on her at ALL Since that time he
has attached himself to another equally
estimable young lady, and rumOr says
he will wed the latter. The result of his
uuDuClly, 10, lIolb Nlloo NlOOA ht'o ONSH
FRUSTRATED with illness, and fears are
now entertained that she will lose hel
reason. The mother is also said to be
confined to her room with sickness
which is probably caused by the way
in which Mccall deceived her daughter
1t is said that person in the firm
of which Mccall is member, induced
the bringing of the action and viii pay
ali the expenses incurred, and it is alsC
stated that if Mccall does not make
honorable reparation of his offense, he
will be promptly removed from
both of his positions. 1t is alsC
renorted that the defendant seduceC
tbe girl, but the petition which wa'
fled by Attorneys Willison & Garrett
On Saturday, does not make any claim
Of this kind. She alleges in her petition
that on or about November /, 1886, an(
st divers times prior thereto and sine
November 1, 1884, in consideration tha
said plaintiff being then unmarried ant
at the request of the said defendant
had then promised the said defend
ant to marry him; he, the SAT-
defendant promised the said plaintiff t.
marry her within reasonable time
ani said plaintiff AYERS that confidini
in s1id promise, she has remained ant
still is unmarried, and has been durlnI
all said time and still is ready and vii
ling to marry said defendant all o
which said defendant has always ha'