Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-19
FROM LOVE 70 RAGE,

mlae Lillian r. D0lph OF madl1on BE.
gins Her $4,000 Breach or Promise
suit Against Augustus G. HilliarA OF
Clinton.
A large audience was attracted to the
rooms of the civil side of the superior court
yesterday to listen to the trial of the sensa-
tional breach of promise suit which has been
brought by Lillian R. Dolph Of Madison
against Augustus O. billiard, q wealthy
young farmer of Clinton. for 5000 dam
ages. Judge Prentice is presiding. Miss
sisters and few other friends. She is a tall
damsel and fairly good looking.
The suit was brought several years ago,
but has laid dormant In the courts. Miss
Dolph alleges that Mr.. billiard asked her to
marry him on October /, 1885, but refused
to carry out mis- part Of the contract, although
asked repeatedly by her to do 20.
She IL but twenty-five years old and yet
mas been Engaged twice. Mr.: Killiard all
leges she has been engaged to three persons.
Although he has broken off the engagements
with Miss Dolph, he intends to get married,
and IL now engaged to q Miss Fannie Gates
of Madison. he will be married In few
months.
Miss Dolph was on the stand all the morn
ing. She told how her lover had sent her =
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following IL . copy of the letter:
Miss Lillian r. Doph :'''' o0An'' @@''A ''' '''''
Dear MADAME am in possession of some very
to MI. Webster Evarts I ind that you we're en-
gagged to him as late as December "a, 1886. You
some time before December 81, and that I PLACED
the ring on your fnger before the arst day OF No.
& d1s: rS
questions themselves. Was that o correct state
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fuse me why didn you do so and be done with i,
time instead Of waiting until now.
You also informed him that the statement was
he met after his return from Illinois you told him
that you were nos engaged to me and that did not
Now, Miss Liniar, I am very sorry indeed that
any such thing should come up now but am con-
vincsd that it is time for our friendship to como to
You are very welcome to whatever hay. given
only to DO the right and to Be led in the right way.
AUGUSTUS ": Hr111Anp.
Miss Dolph wrote to him for An sxplana-
ton, but received none. She asked him for
an interview.
"What was the convsrsationg' asked Law
yer whiting.
"There was no conversation. All the
-
nothing but that I was engaged to Mr..
Evarts. That's ell could get out of 1t After
that remained at home. couldn't go out
and mingls with my friends. I supposed
that would be looked upon as a girl who
was engaged to two or three and that ! had
been refused by Mr.. billiard.
ISIS there anything that would prevent you
from marrying Mr.. billiard to-dayp
"Nothing. I am not engaged to Mr..
Evarts."
Mr.. Harrison cross-examined her. She
said she was % years old to-day, that she
left school at the age of 10. She had been
doing Homework In Clinton, Guilford and
Madison since. She began to keep company
with Mr.. billiard in May, 1885. She first met
Mr.. billiard at Hull's in Madison. Mr.. Har-
rison asked If she had kept company with
ing. It IL of no material difference. If she
was engaged TO hundred men she could
have married this ons."
She said when billiard proposed, the prop
osition was 40 sudden that she asked him to
wait until she could consider. A few days
later when he was taking her down to his
farm, he wished an answer, and she accepted
him. This was in July, 1886. billiard
asked II there was anyone in her own town
that she cared for. It was not necessary
to speak of Evarts as she was not thinking Of
him.
ibid Mr.. Evarts ever give you an engage
ment rinai"
A.-"No."
ibid you ever see ring on Jennie Brooks
finger with two hearts ont"
az did. had Q ring with two hearts on
my own finger. but 1t was never given to me.
bought IL myself"
"Didn't you tell Jennie Brooks that Mr..
Evarts gave that ring to your
IT did not"
'Dufing conversation with Mr.. Brooks,
NJ. Evarts' cousin, did you not say that you
were engaged to Mr.. Eyartaip
At did not. !,
"Didnt Mu, Brooks tsll ycu thst ycu