, 1891-11-22

New YoRK, Nov. 2l.-Mrs. Matilda
Partridge, who says she Is nearh 60 years
old, the bringing of whose suit ag inst
Real Estate Dealer Andrew W. Joyce. who
is about 20 years old. for $40, 900 damages
for breach of promise of marriage, was
reported at the time, told her story In the
Brooklyn city court yesterday. Mrs.
Partridge is a well preserved rortlY WON
an and a grandmother. She told Judge
Osborne and the jury hat she had Known
Mr.. Joyce for several years before her
husband died. three years ago, leaving
her a little property. Among her pos
sessions was a note from Dodge. Bender
Il Co., starch manufacturers OF Westport,
Conn, for SI0.O o This was the note
which In tie form of a loan of a over
she says she gave to the wooing widower,
joyce, on May !, 1891. IN consideration
of his promise to marry her.
Mr.. joyce. who Is a rudy faced little
man, wearing n patrarchai bear1 and
who has a sharp, blue eye, says that mas
much as he had never proposed marriage
to the widow he could not have r, f;sed
to marry her. The note, he saws. came
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business Transaction. an1 the plaintiff re-
ceived a iull equivalent for it. She holds
his note, which he gave her-ior that
oun Mrs. Partridge. who WAS be-
comingly dressed in black with a dark
velvet bonnet, spoke in a clear and dispas-
siouate manner to the jury, and at times
g~esticulated with her kid gloved hands.
While in Mr.. Joyce's Office between
Christmas and New Years, when there
was no other person present. M. joyce,
according to her story said;
"Well, now, | don't see why we can't
get along together and get married. To
this she replied:
MIR. Joyce, | had a good husband. |
never thought of getting married again"
Il thought so too, but you are my
CHOICE" said MIR. Joice, if the widow is
to be believed. The object OF her visit
1pon that occasion she said was to arrange
about a house that she had sold to her
granddaughter. Subsequently Mrs. Par
fridge said, Mr.. joyce told her daughter
that all her mother needed was plenty
oil taffy.' Three weeks after the first
proposal. she SAID. she made up her mind
to accept Mr.. Joyce's proffered hand, and
she gave him the note. She said she
was still ready to marry him. When
Mrs. Partridge asked Mr.. Joyce, after
he had failed to keep his promise to
marry her, aud after she had broken up
housekeeping and hired apartments for
their future home. what he vas going to
60 about getting married, his answer, she
testified, shocked her. He cody replied:
well, you'd better hang on a little while
longer where you are. | don't think |
will get married unless | can get some
body to furnish me with $4,000. | will
always be your friend, but amt in the
market without $40, 900"
She told him she had no more money
to give him. She had gone to expense
in preparing for her wedding trip. as he
had promised to take her to his farm at
Norfolk, Va. When he proposed he
told her to keep the matter quiet, and
said that they would get married in
Jersey, as he had been married there
before. He took Der to see a fine house
in Bergen street and said that when she
gave him the money he would make her
his lawful wife within two hours and they
would live there. He took her to his
home and introduced her to his son and
daughter.