Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-25
The Schoenbeck.Hoag Case.

The SchOenbeck HOag breach-Of
promise case has occupied the time of
the district court during the past week
and furnished entertainment every day
for large audience. This is a case in
which Miss Lima Schoenbeck, of Dan
vers, ILL.,, is seeking to obtain $1,000
damages from Jared Hoag, of Mingo-
ma township, for the breach of an al
legged marriage contract. Briefly stat
ed, the circumstances are these: Mr..
Hoag formerly lived near Danvers, ILL.,,
where he and the. plaintiff were well
known and highly respected. He came
to Barber. county about 1884 and located
one mile south of Mingona. In Octo-
Der, 1886, he went back to his old home
and at the Rock Greek fair met the
plaintiff, an ATTRACTIVE young lady, who
was very popular among her acquain-
tancer. He called On her several times,
took her buggy riding and the two ex-
changed pictures and agreed to CORES
pond with each other by letter.
The letters received by plaintiff from
U11s A4OAR WCIC luOlOOuCCu III cNIucuC6
and created considerable interest when
read. They cover a period from Octo-
Der "a, 1886, to January %, 1888. They
are not very sweet lOve-letters, but are
devoted principally to relating Mr..
Hoag's experiences. He expressed ad-
miration for Miss Schoenbeck, and in
April, 1887, he asked the lady to be-
come his wife. She promptly accepted
the offer but said she would have to take
until the following fall to get ready.
This did not altogether suit Mr.. Hoag,
but he submitted. AS the time ap-
preached for the contamination of the
courtship, defendant was very busy on
his place and he proposed that defend
ant meet him at st. Louis or Kansas
City, he agreeing to pay her expenses
and the expenses Of a friend to accom-
pany her. This did not satisfy the pa
rents and she 80 wrote defendant. Here
occurred the beginning of their misun-
derstandings, for he could not leave
home, he said, and she would not agree
to meet him half way. The subject was
discussed by the parties and they did
not succeed in compromising.
About the first of January, 1888, Mr..
Hoag wrote as though he considered
the engagement off, as he could not go
back to illinois; but the lady did not
even then appear to consider that the
| marriage would not occur.
January, 25th. 1888, Mr.. Hoag was
married to Miss Florence Graves, a very
estimable young lady of this county,
with whom he is living happily. On
the 18th of January he wrote iote the II. last
time to the PLAINTIFF, and told her that
she might as we'll consider their engage
ment off, and ''if she knew all,'' she
would not want to come out here. A
few days afterwards she learned "all y
for she saw the notice of Mr.. Hoag's
marriage in a nanyers paper. Soon
afterwards she brought the suit now be-
ing tried, through her attorneys, Over
street 81 Denton, of this city. Mr..
Hoag employed Sample & Long and
Col. Snoddy. All of the ATTORNEYS
named have been working hard in the
case. A jury. equal to tine average in
point Of intelligence, Is listening atten-
lively to the case.
The plaintiff arrived here last week.
| She is a very good-looking brunette, of
medium size, trim and attractive fig
ure and w:thal very modest and lady
like. She proved to be an exceptional
" good witness and during the ordeal
OF two days On the witness stand. she
never once became excited or irritated
she won the admiration of everyone by
her demeanor. She is accompanied by
her brother-In-law.
Only two or three of plaintiffs letters
to defendant were read. They were
reasonably effectionate.
All of the evidence was in Tuesday
morning and the attorneys addressed
the jury in the afternoon. The jury
took the case at O'clock.
At this writing, a. M, Wednesday.
the jury has not arrived at a verdict
and the indications are that it will mol