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coURTED HER sIxrEhN YEARS.
Now She ~ Suing HIN Far Breach o
oml OF Nj rriare.

TRENTON. Oct. 24.-Tho trial ot tho $2O.O 0
breach OF promise suit brought by Miss Emma
Carslnke against DR.. Mozart c. Jenkins was
begun in tho Mercer County Court to. day. DR..
jenkins admits his intimate friendship with
the lady for many years, but denies having
over promised to make her his wife. Both live
IN Bordentown. where they became acquainted
in 1876. Miss Carslake is modest and refined.
She was 10 yours old when introduced to the
Doctor. who was then IS. According to her
| story. no courtcd her until April . OF this year,
and then abruptly terminated tho relations.
II. n. Barton. Miss Carslake's counsel, in
opening tho cnsc to the jury said that she
would prove that during part Of tho time in
| which DR.. Jenkins seemed to he dcvotcdly at.
tached to her no was counting another woman
and hoodwinking anil deceiving Miss Cars
lake. She, on tho other hand. was receiving
no attention from any other man. Miss Cars
lake wept softly while her counsel smoke. A
few feet away from her snt a lady somewhat
older than herself. who smiled ut the lawyers
words. This LADY is the wife Of DR.. Jenkins.
She was n divorced woman and DIR. jenkins
married her u few weeks nGo.
Miss Carslake was put on the stand ut once.
DR.. jenkins. she said. was living with his
father when she first met him.. Their acquaint-
ancc ripened rapidly. and he declared his love
IIlo AZ 'Io N"h nv 'tSh hShtiJ tNeTy
evening at her home. and frequently told her
that after his graduation from college he
would marry her. He went to college in 1883
nnd correspondent with her during his absence
there. Ills letters came regularly and were
and therefor" ,oull net produce them.
Her fnthrr died in 1883. and when DR.. Jeu-
kins returned from college ne made his homo
Emma were engaged; were willing that Ii"
I ding. or " Until lie could SUPPORT nt' her r'0: Several Vert"
years ago the CarIsIakes removed to Trenton.
n ! III lii Is' HarIsl Iisot became san1ei III l" and. u I'M iiI% Ia IS;
spring was an invalid. The Doctor told her
r Wa.iH snys hat t her i] Y. islS T" Ser fatal mai' that ,hs
sister the sans thing. but said Miss Carlslako
today,
would get we'll. | studied UP til. nature OF
my disease, and found that the Doctor had not
In February LIS, she heard Of gossip in the
involved in a scandal. and she begged him to
and protect her. lo bought her an engage
men; ring. and nro;nised soon t? make Ter
lin t" Keen his promise. he said lie had CON- con-
suited Lawyer samuel q. Naar Of this city. and
had been advised by him that it was unlawful
in New Jersey TO marty a dying woman. Hv
would; therefore,, not marry her.
At the same tim" he promised to remain
any other woman. He took oath as n Mason.
The Masonic oath he told her was as solemn
rs any marriage, The next day he made her u
present OF u tin box which he declared con
tanned 500. but when she and her sister Anna
counted the money they found only $245.
Miss Anna il a few years older that Miss
Emma. She was in mn. adjoining room when
the Doctor took his oath and heard all he said.
Anna Cnrslake testified that for years DR..
jenkins was Emma's devoted lover.
How was his devotion manifested ?" she
was asked.
Ii" Rugged and kissed her. which most
lovers do
Judge Scudder had TO rap sharply for order
to check the laughter in the court room.
On April = DR. Jenkins left tho Cnrslakes.
He had never paid them anything for board or
any rent for the aiartmentw which no used as
his Office.
Mrs. Thorne. an elderly Bordentown lady,
and DR.. John C.'Stu!l. n local veterinary sur.
ceon. testified to frequently hearing the Doctor
call Emma pet names. He was in the habit oil
kissing her when entering or leaving the
house.
What sort Of pet names. DR.. stull. did DR..
Jenkins call Emma?'
oh. baby. or duck. or something OF that
kind"
The trial will he resumed Tomorrow. DR.
Jenkins has built IN n large practice here. and
the interest in the trial is great throughout
the city,