Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-10
A FAIR COMPLAINANT.
Mss TILLIE INGBRS0LL TELLS THE STORY
OPHER WRONGS.
How the Gay Ar. Willis Stole Her Heart Away
$4,000 Wanted 10 SCOthe Her Lsesrated
AfschOns-A Bad Case for
M. Willis.


WASHINGTON, PA, February 9.-Miss
Tllie Ingersoll has in the post forty-eight
hours suddenly been placed as the princi
pal in the most sensational breach OF
promise of marriage suits that has ever had
risen in Pennsylvania.
The REGISTER correspondent called on
Miss Ingersoll last night at her home, 6s
West Beau street The following is her
statement of the case.
81 have known Richard Stewart Willis
ever since was quite small and do not
remember Of having become acquainted
with him. Mr.. Willis has always shown
in numerous ways preference for me.
Soon after our family leaving New York
and locating in Wheeling, on North Main
street, Mr.. Willis began to correspond
with me, his letters becoming more and
more affectionate. We lived in Wheeling
several years, when we came to Washing
ton. Shortly after this June 16, 1884,
Mr.. Willis came to visit me at my home
in Washington, but our house being very
much torn up at that time by the carpen.
tere we entertained him at the Fulton
House. He remained four weeks, and il
was during the third week of this visit
that
WE BECAME ENGAGED.
"Mr. Willis was very attentive while
here and even if | paid the cOmmorest
courtesy to any gentleman who might be
calling, he would become angry and want
me to come out of the room. We had quite
u number of callers among the students,
and Mr.. Willis always seemed to be jeal-
ous, msnifesting il in the most noticeable
manner. On one occasion Mr.. Willis
brought yOung gentleman out to call on
a young lady whom we had expected TO
visit rs from Wheeling, but the young
lady being unable to come my sister aud
| came down to entertain the gentlemen.
Just before supper time | asked the gen.
tleman to remain and take supper with us.
No sooner had asked the question than
Mr.. Willis ismped up and left the room.
He then came to the door and asked me as
an excuse to get me out of the parlOr TO
get him glass of water. When had
closed the door behind the, he commenced
and
be UPBRAIDED ME
for asking him the caller TO supper
On the 20th of July he left for hons, being
called by some special law business. He
had expected to stay all summer. From
then for many weeks | heard from him
frequently. His letters were always long
and affectionate, and he always referred to
me as his pledged wife In two of his
letters he addressed me as Mrs Lille
Willis
"Along about the middle of November
| noticed a sudden cOljness in his letters,
but did not think anything of it, rs | knew
he was very busy, and attributed it to
some business trouble He then wIOte
and broke the engagement This occurred
in December of 1885. He never asked me
in any way 10 release him from the en-
gagement, nor ever hinted at it, but saying
he was not good enough for me, etc. My
sister then
WROTE TO HIM
aud he in letter to her shortly afterwards
told her the same thing.
"Atter this did not again write to him
until having concluded to sue. for breach
of promise then, as did my sister, also,
wrote to him and wanted him to make
same quiet settlement and avoid going
into court, but he never answered the
letters.
"At last, however, through the earnest
solicitations of my family and friends,
concluded to bring suit, engaging J II.
Stevenson and Robert Mayet, Of New
York city, through them have entered suit
in the New York courts"
Mr. Willis the defendant is quite prom
inent man in New York law circles. Mr..
Willis is
NEPHEW OF N. p. WILLIS,
the we'll known poet, as is he also OF the
celebrated electrician, DR.. Crowell, Of
New York.
Miss Ingers,ll the plaintiff resides with
her parents on Beant street. She is a
brunette and very pretty. She said last
night that she had left the matter of the
amount of damage with her lawyers, and
did not know whether it would be $780,
600 or 100000 She says she has plain
case, and has had every assurance from
her lawyers that she will be successful.