The sun., 1892-05-22
SUED HER For BREACH OF PROMISE.
The Action sf Mr. Bernard MeAahus
Aesiast Miss Mary 0ilmurry.

II. Ac.,o~ sr Mr. bernard MeManus
| Aeaiast Miss Mary 0iimurry.
Seldom has an Irlehman appeared In court
A plaintiff In suit for breach Of promise OF
marriage But this 1rishman lives away down
| In the Scotch Irish part Of Ireland. and that
may account for II. They call that part OF Ire
| land down" over there because 1t 10 up IN the
| north.
| The case was triod three weeks ago In the
| County Court OF Ennlskillen. county Ferman.
agh. before Judge Orr. 9. @. with an array OF
| imported counsollors. instructed BY local So
| llcitors, present to argue for their respective
| clients The testimony is carefully reported
| IN tho cold and bloodless British way IN the
Enniskillcn weekly paper. the Impartial he-
porter and Farmers Journal. FOR Fs7nanooh
Cdrd,,, Leijh'im. and South THRONE.
The plaintiff. Mr.. Bernard McManus. son OF
farmer residing at Ross testified that he met
the defendant Miss Mary Gilmurry. In Ennis
killen. That was in September last. mutual
friend. Miss Brown. introduced him. He
stood treat all around. He met Miss Gilmurry
several times afterward at Mr.. Browns house
and courted her there.
Mr. McManus seems to have been shy about
asking Miss Gilmurry's hand In marriage. 30
he got one OF his ftiends. Mr.. Noble Johnston.
to propose for him. McManus may have read
Of how Capt. Miles Standish sent friend on
similar errand. and how the friend made a
mess OF it Anyhow. as he. McManus. was
taking no chances lie could avoid. he went
along with Mr.. Johnston to see that the pro-
posal was properly made.
Tho proposal was made at Mr. Browns.
where all the courting was done. They
chatted on general subjects for q while. No
s%urss sSs sRs d IN: and
sic sReS. sontl ord to the NJ Johns
ton began the important business, e., Et tne even
Ing R s1y1s tS Mss m..ana M Nc
never eek asked ms% shs ssss s0,ly 4 replied :ss,,.s
%ssn :sSss fey y:s.a Johnston .s .. a.
Lots fix the day. said Johnston;
30 Johnston and MSAanus r So axed 90 tn the dTSHy; THy:;
Sa tat: PIT e.. hs e;
'hs Rsisia zsaa!nf sh.p went to Father Carney 70,
week later defendant refused to marry him
y ss
ss ss a r. Rs' 3:
shS Ss oad a
r. sad IG' her be- *iss whsn he Kissed her
about asking her to marry him. but wasn't
tri the r. relevancy OF this Testimony about kiss
ing was shown later when the defendant swore
that the fellow did not know how to court)
pR Mt ss1 IT, sss hsd
Dc
ent engagement He thought the defendant
jsctsd. He got introduced to defendant b.
he Tsntsd to her N.
'tsEz e{ ihs SFeeGis @
witness for tho other side she testified that
death the farm would be hers, Net plaintiff at
Did he court you p asked the lawyer
didn't now how 70 coart."
the I alleged y propossi ] was va ali humbae and run.
Wouidn " nf @esry ke0 hi@ ANYHOW I &o 10 mad han
meyer kissed her: never. never,
addressed the Court He contended that tho
plaintiff was seeking to marry the defendant
for tho sake Of her farm. and that the Browns
girl away from her mother.
gued that there was an .undoubted engage
'ss m ss of Bts usas ns
which was imperishable a. the everlasting
hills he demanded reasonable damages.
Then his Honor. the Judge summed up. in
absurd. He would give NO damages. .hecause
costs. and, he did not intend to allow that. He
marriage. and DISMISSED d the &c case. @ 't'''' VI
head is level Wv ''