The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
HIS FUNERAL WOOING.
THE LovE AND CEMETERY pLoT OF
Ex-JUsTTCE TODD.

Wis Own Account OF his Experiences.
Propositions, Recitnis. Talks, and Agree.
ments the Question OF Matrimony,, on
which Hs nsses his Breaeh OF Promise
Suit Asainst widow Smith OF Nowburgh.
RHrSEBEoK. March 12.--Ex-Justice Of the
Peace Charles J. Todd Of Hyde lark. N. Y.
hos not lost heart In his breach Of promise suit
against wealthy Widow Smith OF Ncwhurgh
because his FIRST effort failed. He is much
offended by the lack OF respect shown to
him by the Court. and Just now Is determ ned
to be let alone. His friends say. however. that
the ex-Justice has seen too much Of the world
TO be baked. and that he Is preparing to make
now and moro effective claim.
Mr.. Todd Ia over 40 years Of age. and wears
. dull brown once white flowing beard. He
has family OF middle-aged children living
with him on his farm. few miles from Hyde
Park. Mrs. Smith. according to Mr.. Todd. Is
81 years old
Tho wooing Of Mrs. Smith By the ex-Polics
Justice began last summer in some negotia-
lions about plot In the Hyde Park Cemetery
which Mrs. Smith desired to purchase from
br. Todd. Talks about the cemetery devel-
oped into talks Of love and matrimcny. They
ended when Mrs. Smith became offended with
her wooer and refused both his hand and the
cemetery plot.
Todd decided to sue for breach OF promise
A few days before Christmas no had sum-
mons made out for Mrs. Smith. which he took
with a long ,typewrtten document to her at
pase an1 Mr. lodi ds dera 3D. Leaving ths SUM tG
M1ns nnl the document at the widows house Sc,
complaint. He appeared IN court and snid he
hnd lott the summons unintentionally and had
Was W. viii coss Whsh Mr. TodI
I'll; The tyuswritten document. which Mr.. Todd
Intended to use Ms his complaint. covers ten
compact pages. IT Is made up OF two letters
wlich he wrote to Mrs. Smith. r"ritin. Nil hiS
matrinony und cemetery plot negotiations in
a mastery way. The docum ent says:
otts, ram T. s cn ot Hy sSv Tdr tTo
O. and ono at last Park. reqd them whom |
got home and was completely SURPRISED; l
this morning. shall keep all for future use
In proceedings | shall BEGIN again It You out to
in The 20 rt S
Your conscience prompted you to 10
al over It. and t,en in The presence OF your
you and he hid talked about in this this respect.
Now will 40 ovor our various talks and
agreements on tho subject Of our MARRIAGE
and this shal b. rsEarfGl as tn. ars; round ,}
acknowledge that in thnt letter in June last
proposed marriage toyou-thut II you wished
send soma token that you wish to So" me- and
you sent me newspaper In n few days |
you that you did not sleep any all n GIT think
Ing it,"yer. | then asked you if YOU enter,
t Sn1a vSn v9S S said
you as well a. any ,one--that you rejected two
other rroposals-that YOU thought men Of my
how old yo, were. and You said 62 | said
would b. eight years older ON my next birth
you said whatever occurred between us. II
! outlived you. you must be buried between
your husband and SON This tak was in the
with you in the diuing-room. Alone We talked
on various subjects. and otter tea
asked you you gould give me a decisive an
swer. yes no You said YOU could not say
either way. but insisted that ypu would he ny
as u wife. and said would take the chances.
Sometime in this month again wrote
ship you proposed to entertain for me ns
peaninG you would in time become my wife.
did tH So d Ss very r"ndy hl G S
dtnnar all niono with you and you sad was
M ths ATT t mgn he'd LAT st %S al9
the talking. After II while renewed my de-
sire to make, ION my wife,
1Ou Said III you married mo l would not bp
contentot to come UP there and live. and how
would it do for You to by the farm and We 60
state. and it vas LIT Indefinite. IthSn said
ne Mfu and Rle o @hcS SGuf left S2? Felt ua
got to the second round upward in the under
Tie third time I visited you I had in the
interval written you a letter saying would be
NJ ce,tain day in AuGust. The letter or its
a Inv s a35 rrs on yS ns o ANY %
+ itt M. ta t and t%d mt w."g you ak%l for
tase 'O nnsfaa You er w& n i a"9r as
esteemed you. that / really ftlt j loved You
to rea TS o to 95 give sa me Th and rctG
said you would keep them,
1ieved from all former talk ana said you Ind
never given me any commencement. | said
{ei hsa T yn" v tns n3ns d it "a"ssh to
ssids. ! answered TAI il yU@ t3ok n" for =
go crazy or commit suicide for you or nny
other woman, You said all thist to see if /
This time; mt your request. fixed your well
pulley. and / t9ia you g;, that II you hnI amy
% %Gs.i m n To sHeHry or py do hyst
make al Plain to you. snid thai. we wcr" in
tended to bo man and vile and 10 strive to
anSs st s4sh 2ihoF happy This visit regarded
i, THE next meeting, after cemetery matters
nHL nphn Cecl''H!, H!l ''I our litlk WAS p1 n
pleasant nature in relation to our marriage
oil details as to my wedding suit and your
dress: and what We could think aDout AS noe
sssarY, the minister. and where, to re married.
Il told you TINT believed you loved me- IS in
tense!y as loved, you. and you seemed to be
satislled TINT W. had progressed so nicely.
Il then asked You not Il, do certain acts you
proposed to do in the, disposition OF your
means. You vii! recol!cct at various
times previous TO my last visit you asserted all
wanted to marry you Tor WIS your money.
Every time tod you 1t was not
You said YOU desired that We should lie
married in your own liOuse-yoI could not 30
~ the parlor for there Was no stove up. but in
the sitting ro"m-thGt you lid not wish to
have any guests, only Nr. Suydam and two Of
the church oilicer, rs Witnesses, You
asked me how much | Proposed to give him |
for his fee. said $40. You said that was to
y29ur mind. YOU lh2rEht you wonld he worth
would be q skimmserton. and twas agreed that
We wero alone from II A. NJ. until quar-
tor before d l. u, No on. came in the house. !
About the tine IL became necessary for me to |
leave we both wont to the donr. and lust then |
II began to rain intensely. We went lack to |
the sitting room aud sat down for Il few min |
utes. You came and sat close in front OF mo.
/ said: 'CpthaIiDn, what am | IN dn, I,,i |