St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-17
Pathetic Story of the Lady
Whose Heart Is Claimed
to Be Crushed.
Campbell Says He Told Her
He Was Too Young to
Take a Wife.
Billing and Cooing, a Lock OF
Hair, Hesitation and Sep
apatiOn.
OCEANS OF SWEETNESS.
The Luther Suit for $4,000 for a
Broken Heart.

When the breach of promise case of
Barbara Luther VS.. George c. Campbell
was resumed yesterday at Min
neapOliS. Mrs. Luther was called to the
witness stand. She testified: "When
July came and nothing was settled
about the marriage l sent for Mr.. Camp
bell. He called on the last Sunday III
July and | told him | wanted to
know definitely when we were going to
got married. He said he would let me
know about it some time during the
week. While we were talking there
was an alarm of fire and the engines
went by the house to the fire. We went
out and, seeing that the fire was only
about a block distant, we went together
over to where it was. On our return we
went into the store and. talked over
matters and Mr.. Campbell admitted that
he had delayed the marriage long
enough and that he would not ask me
to wait longer, but would make ar
rangements to have the ceremony per-
formed in a few days. He did not call
again, and l saw him several times
parading around over at the exposition.
WITH OTHER WOMEN
and it worried me, and so | sent for him
again. He called at my store and we
had long conversation. He told me
that he had changed his mind and that
the marriage was off. | commenced to
cry. and he came over and placed his
arms around me and said, You foolish
little thing, haven't you ever been dis
appointed before?'"
She then produced a photograph of
fNo,,,,,1Noll ioh oh CniH hn no
and an envelope containing lock of
gray hair, which she stated he had al
lowed her to cut from his head.
On croSs-eXamination she testified:
al first became acquainted with Mr..
Campbell on the 9th of November, 1886.
mf ldfrodGsed eaIed with with Mrs letter gsbsp of
friend of mine, and spent
the evening! He staid until about 8
o'clock. After that he called two OF
three times a week, and about Christ
mas he asked me TO marry him. He
asked me if L would take such man as
he was for husband. l cried, and
then told him that | was a divorced
woman. He said that made no differ
ence, that he was divorced himself,
and that he considered that had acted
very hOnorably in telling him about it.
on the corner of Fourth street and
Tenth avenue south, which he rented to
some Jew rag-pickerS, who paid him
So month, and wanted to know if |
thought we could live on that amount,
if he allowed
EXTRA FOR CLOTHING.
told him was used to living on con-
siderable less than that and furnishing
clothes for myself and children"
Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Luther's married
daughter, was then sworn, and corrob-
GRATED the testimony of her mother in
regard to Campbelfs visits and the gen
eral understanding in regard to, the en-
gagement. She said: ''One day when Mr..
Campbell was at the house he said to
me, Il have asked your mamma, Lottie.
to marry me- l said: What did she
say?' He said: she said yes Some
time in August my mother called me
into the room where Mr.. Campbell was.
She was crying at the time, and she
said: 'Lottie, Mr.. Campbell has changed
his mind and does not intend to marry
me-
He was sitting in willow chair, and
looked to me as though he was ashamed
OF himSelf.''
Miss Minnie Luther was then called
and corrObOrated her sisters statements,
and said that Campbell told her he
would buy her a pony after he married
mamma.
Mrs. Lasher, the ''mutual friend"
who was instrumental in bringing the
couple together, was then called. She
said:
Campbell was accustomed to come
into their store and gossip, and they
got to talking about the pretty young
widow who had rented the next store
to them, and finally she offered to intro
duce him to her. Afterwasd Campbell
talked to her about his approaching
marriage, and asked if she thought
$75 month was sufficient for household
expenses, and she told him she thought
1t was.
MR.. CAMPBELL
was then put on the stand for the de-
fenSe. He said: II am fifty-eight years
bid, and | first became acquainted with
Mrs. Luther in November, 1856. had
a letter of introduction from Mrs.
Lasher. l went up to her house and
called Oh her. We talked about her
dreSsmaking business and abOnt the
city. Suddenly she jumped up and
turned down the gas and locked the
door, and came over and sat down be-
side me on the sofa. She said she
wanted to marry me, but | told her |
was not on the marry, that l was too
young for that"
He stated that he often went to her
house, but went there to visit her SON
in-law, who was sick. On crosS-eXam-
inatiOn he admitted that he had taken
Mrs. Luther to the opera house, to
church, and to the ice palace, but said
that was no more than he had done toI
any of his girls.
How many girls did you have?''
asked Mr.. Miller.
"Oh, about half a dozen or so. ! al
ways have several OH hand" answered
Campbell.
Did you give them all picture and
lock of your hair?"
"Oh, gave several of them my pict-
tire. don't remember whether gave
them lock of my hair or nOt.o
''Was Mrs. Luther'S department and
conduct when with you, always that of
q lady?"
Always"
Mr. Miller then examined him in re-
gard to his property, and he testified
that he had transferred all of it tC
George B. Shepherd about six weeks
ago.
THE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED,
he said, was seVenty-seven acres of lanG
near Lake Minnetonka for 500 pei
acre: property on Fourth street anG
Tenth avenue south, $4,000; two lots
IN North Minneapolis, Sl,6OO; four lot:
near Lake Calhoun, 5000, and one lot
I'm New Boston. ! also sold my stock il
the Citizens bank at the same time
l sold everything l had to Mr.. Shep
herd"
Charles G.. Hartin testified that ht
was bookkeepcr for the Minneapolis
Wood Supply company and often wrote
letters for Mr.. Campbell. He was ther
shown a letter which Mrs. Luther re
ceived in August, 1887, from Campbell
in which he stated that the engagement
of marriage was broken off, and asked
Il no q Il In cnil l,o ID. IL,