The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-08
SHE C0URTED ARBUCKLE.
NOW SHE SUES FOR 100000 TO
EASE HER HEARTACHE.
Mr.. Arbuckle Gives a Glowing Ac-
count of Eow Miss Campbell Pro-
posed and Accepted Him.
From the New York Graphic.


count of Eow Miss Campbell Pro-
posed and Accepted Him.
From the Ne,c York Graphic.
One of the most interesting suits for dam
ages for breach Of promise of marriage that
has everbeen brought in the Supreme Court
is occupying the attention Of Judge Beach
and jury to-day.
The plaintiff is Miss Clara Campbell,
daughter of the well-known iron merchant
of lronton, o. She is a large, hands ome
blonde, Of preposS assing appearance She
! is suing Charles Arbucl1Ie, the wealthy cof-
fee merchant. for 100000 damages. Both
parties were present in court Miss Camp
! bell kept her neatly gloved hand before her
eyes, while Arbuckle, who is heavy man,
; looked confident and with great eXpecta-
tious at his counsel, John u. Parsons.
Ex-Judge William e. Fullerton and +. G.
| RushmOre appear for the fair plaintiff.
Judge Fullerton opened the case with an
address to the jury. He said that Miss
Campbell studied music for twelve years at
! Milan, Italy, with the intention OF adopting
the operate stage. In 1879 she returned to
| New York and became acquainted with
Mr.. Arbuckle through letter of introduc-
! ton from a mutual friend Mr. Arbuclle
became devoted TO the lady and she did not
| repulse his attention. An engagement re
suited. This fact quickly spread among
| their friends and the credence given il was
strengthened when both parties declared
that it was the truth.
| Together they visited watering places and
various cities. He went to Boston with her
| and she left him To go to Washington, Sara
| toga and elsewhere. While she was away
| Arbuckle wrote to her almost daily. These
| letters were full Of love. He once accom-
panied her to a train when she was about to
depart from Philadelphia and on the station
he kissed her goodbye. He gave her an en-
| gagement ring that cost 5000 Judge Full
lerton asserted that Arbuckles ardor and
affection did not wane until Miss Campbelfs
father went into bankruptcy. He refused to
marry her Then she brought this suit.
Judge Fullerton called Mr.. Arbuckle. an
| unusual proceeding, as his first witness in
order TO prove his clients case by him. The
defendant was very severely questioned as
to certain statements he had made against
Miss Campbell's character, in an affidavit
before the case came to trial.
Arbuckle said Ne met Miss Campbell for
the first time in 1882.
do understand, asked Judge Fuller
ton, that in your answer you deny the
promise of marriage q
81 promised her to marry her on her ask
ing me"
EDO you mean to say that she asked you
to marry her p
Eyes, SIR
'Do you deny the promise or not ? Do
you admit 1t or not ~
II can't recolect.n
DO you admit or deny it ("
81 deny It, -
Witness added that besides the diamond
ring he gave Miss Campbell $500.
Under what circumstances was the ring
given"
''She wanted me to buy diamond ring
for her and did. did not give it to her
| as an engagement ring. 1t cost 5000.
when did you give her the $500 q
THAT was i'll the summer of 1888. She
sent me letter"
"Have Won that letterF'
| mo sir. | never kept any personal cor
respondence then. All other letters my coun-
| sci has.
In response to further questions witness
said he knew Miss Campbell travelled alone at
| times, for she had so informed him. At
other times he gained his information from
other persons. He continued that in stating
| that she was with disreputable people in a
| Northampton, Mass, boarding house, he
| spoke upon what she told him, and had
| formed the opinion that these people were
free and easy, and were not proper persons
| for her to associate with"
DlU she STOP alone III w hBIl1ngJOns'
Eyes, sir. She wrote and advised mo of
it,"
Wasn't her brother in-law, Mr.. Neal a
member of Congress, and didn't she visit
| her sister thereE
II believe 50 She remained there after
| they had gone home
| The witness was then examined by his
| own counsel, Mr.. Parsons. He said that he
| began his coffee business at PittSburg and
/ tI,,,A
he has resided in Brooklyn The mutual
! friend, he said, through whom he became
acquainted with Miss Campbell, was the
| clerk of a steamer plying between Pitts
| burg and Cincinnati. She asked him to
marry her after two weeks acquaintance
Witness testified that at the time he was
| suffering from liver complaint and had
been taking large quantities of whisky
Mr.. Parsons asked: Ibid the whisky ever
affect you:'
Yes, sir
"When she told you that you were en-
gagged, was that the first time you Were
aware of itN
| YES sir
Witness said he had written Miss Camp
bell a letter from copy she had furnished
him.
Before or after the writing of this letter
were you attracted by anything peculiar
about here
| Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Arbuckle said that when he met the
| plaintiff she was blonde. She confessed
that she had bleached her hair The origi-
nal color, she told him, was dark faded
| brown.
In answer to further questions the wit
! ness said that Clara had told him she had
! lived in Europe and about her trip to Milan
| Other than this he could get very little in
! formation from her She would answer no
| questions and said that Il was jealous, and
suspicious, aud inquisitive, and laughed it
! off in that way. She said she engaged an
accompanist at the suggestion OF Theodore
! Thomas but that he was with her only
| short time when he was drowned"
1 Witness saw her when she was Stopping
at 81 Fifth avenue i'll the spring of 1882, and
had not since until she appeared in court
! to-day Mr.. Arhuckle said he had searched
/ for letters written him by Miss Campbell
| without avail. They were addressed dear
/ Baby or Dear Baby Bunting, " and signed
| "Bunuie"
] Judge Fullerton said he would produce
the letters at the proper time and turning
| to Mr.. Arhuckle, who smiled, said: You
will laugh on the other side of your face be-
| fore we get through with this case. You
will see them, and be sorry when YOU do.
I Witness SAID he gave the lady $500 when
she wrote him that her father had failed
and was worth nothing She said she had
| nothing and would be compelled to pawn