The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-26
A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Miss Gladys Knowles Goes to Matrimonial
Agency in London and Gets Into Trouble.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Cable.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The sequel to the
breach of promise suit brought by Miss
Gladys Knowles, daughter of Secretary
Knowles and grand daughter Of Admiral
Knowles, against Mr.. Fraser Duncan. pro-
prietor of a matrimonial newspaper is the
disappearance of the latter from his usual
London haunts and his reported appearance
IN Paris. Before leaving for the French
capital he was heard to swear that he
wouldn't pay one farthing of the .e1O. 900
damages which he had been fined for trifi-
ing with the feelings OF the young lady
The matrimonial newspaper has been
assigned to Mrs Duncan, but the sheriff's
omcers are now IN possession of the publ
cation office on behalf of Miss Knowles
who has offered to compromise the matter
Tor l., 800; but up to now the offer has not
been accepted. The general belief is that
should MIR. Duncan appeal against the YER
dict the damages would be very materially
reduced and in fact will not exceed in
hundreds what was first awarded in thou
sands, for the trial was very one-sided
affair compared with what the rehearing
would be. The general impression is that
no matter what may happen to the indi-
vlduals most nearly concerned in particular.
the publication of the matrimonial agency
business is killed for the time being.
AT the trial Miss Gladys Knowles did not
come OF with flying colurs, except in the
matter OF damages. She is young lady of
twenty one and described as Of attractive
appearance. Her evidence was of a re-
markable character. She called at the mat
rimonial Office in March last unknown to
her mother, more, as she said for fun than
anything else. Editor Duncan offered to
find her a husband, and said he would
ha.l h, colr L
years old. He afterward called on the
mother and then offered marriage, and he
declared himself madly in love with her
Then at his invitation, with the consent of
her mother, she visited Duncan's country
seat at Gray Court and remained there
from Saturday TO Monday without further
mishap than that the old gentleman ap-
peared during the night in her bedroom,
whereupon she promptly tainted and was
only brought to on the aged wooer's promise
to conduct himself like a gentleman in
future.
He then promised to marry Miss GLADYS
in London and invited her to go with him
to town. She did so, and had another
scene with the old gentleman, who refused
to engage more than one room and thereby
compelled her to sit UP for an hour or two
and then seek refuge in another portion of
| the hotel. After this Miss Knowles does
not appear to have lost confidence in the
gay old Lothario, and his promises of
marriage. He told her he had 10000
worth of Portuguese, 10000 of Russian
and 10000 worth of some other bonds. He
said he owned several hundred shares in
Cromwell road, South Kensington. and in
Granville place South Kensington, coal
wharves and some business in White
chapel, besides the matrimonial news He
told her he would settle ESQ upon her for
married life and ga 900 year at his death
but he failed to keep his promise. There
fore she brought suit.