New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
John II. MURPHY, OF MOUNT VERNON, SUED
MISS ELIZABETH STAMFORD WANTS @-''''

MISS ELIZABETH STAMFORD WANTS s2'ooo
DAMAGFs-ruE DEFENDANT ARRESTED.
John H. Murphy. bachelor Of Mount Vernon mas
,.e, made defendant in suit for breach of promise
gbt nv Mis-, Elizabeth j. stamford, OF NewfaVeh
Mr. Murphy who is thrty-two years DID, lives Ill no
| villa with his mother In The most iaShon"'io P
Mount Vernon. lie drives last tcaih anu Is SOW
10 have property worth 100000 lie Is one vi Wv,
| leading business men OF Mount vernon anu - !"
member Of the real estate firm OF Murphy Wlnneiu'
Ills sister is the widow OF COUNT nc '"io A
who was a spanish nobleman'
Miss Stamford who Is attractive young woman
six wears old has placed her damages IN inc
sut at go 600. She alleges in her complaint t',,'
she first met Murphy In November, loVo "n'e
visiting Mrs Elizabeth Reley In Mount Vernon. MIS-
po,I,ov vos well acquainted with Murphy, and she
introduced him 10 her friend, Miss Stamford The latter
no. rooraed with grief the death OF her mother
.d ,ss,er Miss stamford says that Mr. Murphy con-
soled with her. and manifested deep interest In her
welfare When she informed him that she would nave
IN IN 70 Network to work for her living he warheu
her that she would have hard life In Newiork, ana
| said that he would try to do something Tor her 10
keep her from going to New-f0rk
She SAYS that no continued to be attentive 10 her'
o,d Tint she had full confidence In him when IN
February Of last year he promised 10 marry her. ih
wedding was set for June 8. on n nnnDer Oh Oo-
caslous he took her out driving behind his fast tea
and last winter attended the theatre with her, return
Ing 10 Mount Vernon az Q late hour. They usuai'.
had suuper In York before they started for ou'
vernon The plaintiff says that in March Murphy be-
,rovcd her subsequently, Murphy induced her 70
On to phvscian when she ignorantly submitted to
surgical operation. Miss Standord's condition became
solo,s and Mrs D. o. Wclton, OF New-IIaven with
whom Miss stamford staying, s'nt FOR Dr. !"
purdy Lindsay. her family physician IL was ut'h
arranged that Murphy should meet Miss Stamford ana
November ID. 1891. They met there ana MIS-
.lton asked Murphy why he did not make Miss stand
ford his wife. lie replied that 1t was impossOio Io'
him to marry because of his mothers ooJecuo"s "o
nIoinuG ol,gcs thai she appealed to Murphy to Keep
his PROMISE but he stlll refused.
Miss stamford who affected during THIS inter
view that she became III and had to be removed to
con, 4, the hotel Murphy she alleges, went away
and sh, was without medical attendance TWO oays'
The Monday following the meeting at the GTlnd ohio'
Hotel Murphy 10 the hotel with Dr uo'u"in'
OF Mount vernon, and removed hr 70 MIS- "ci'oh
bousc I'm New-lIaven She lay i'll there nine weeks
and had to sell a portion of her personal eneo'S W
procure money u pay Doctors bills.
From early In March OF last year mp 10 november
Nurph, wrote to hr. Miss standtord SAYS, almost
daily endearing letters I'm which he said that lie iooAed
forward 70 the lime when they would DE ma" WIN
wife ON November he wrote her letter. III "n''"
he said that he could not marry her because ms f
objected Miss stamford received no NOR ettcIs nun
,r hcr saving that he hoped she would be able 10
NIKE a living for herself. The planuh says that
alter rcccl,irr mis- n, letter She decided 70 Dms
-, ,,,iu., Mummy She caused an order OF arrest
Ia be- issued b, Judge Patterson IN the >p,emi nou
~ New York because she feared the dct ndant WOMB
Inc The country and go 10 spain. lie hhu PREVIOUSLY
tnld her that intoudd 10 20 o spain u set.e upV'
The estate Of Count d. Vale lravc ms ISL r. W,
Nurphy was arrested Wedn sdai hGht I't III
nj. of,icc at Mount Vernon. The order OF 9rre1t VIZ
rived upon him by Deputy sheriff J2hn N,rp,'arn'
vrrnbv nrnmutly gave 5000 hail Ills arrest wa.
kent secr,t that few persons outside OF MS NM
i,ii,r,t, fiends knew Of A. Miss StandioFu rccehuN
,,'. ., uve NJ 80 100 West Forty ,evcuthSt II Il'
wi, T., fried the trial will take place IN the New
Nnrk snnreme Court.