The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-30

Loves DREAM BLAsTKD.
Miss Alice Cooley Tells Her Woes in
Csurt.-Tender Letters Read.
MEDIA, Pa, March s9..-The suit OF
Miss Alice b. Cooley. the handsome
principal of the South Chester High
School. for breach OF promise against
Samuel L. Clayton, son and heir Of
Judge Thomas j. Clayton, OF Thur
low, came to trial to-day. The fair
Alice lays the damages to her be-
reaved heart at $4,000. and all Della
ware County and part OF Chicago are
Interested in the case. 1t Is one Of
the spiciest ever tried In the local
courts.
Mr.. Clayton two years ago married
Miss Eva Pardridge. the beautiful
daughter OF a Chicago millionaire
merchant, and. after tho birth OF their
child, was sued by Miss Cooley for
breach of promise, and was subse-
quently sued for divorce by his wife,
on the alleged charge OF cruelty. The
letters which Miss Cooley acknovl-
edges she wrote to young Mrs, Clay.
ton. In which tho story OF her hus-
bands neglect OF his former sweet.
heart was plaintively set forth, are
supposed to have brought about the
GOODNESS which led to total eepura-
tion.
During the two years in which Sam
uel was wooiEg the handsome girl he
wrote some two score OF letters to her.
She kept these love missives, and to
day they were read in Court. In fact.
the pretty school teacher herself 10.
celved permission to read them. her
attorney. the venerable John Nj.
Broomall. pleading poor eyesight. IL
was clever stroke on his part, for the
bewitching plaintiff, long experienced
In tile art OF elocution, read tho letters
with such dramatic effect that the
jurymen began to melt. Then Ciayton's
lawyers objected, ard Attorney Broom
all quottd choice bits from the tender
epistles.
1t appeared from Miss Goodley's tes.
timony that soon after she had seen
young Clayton gallop by her home on
horseback ono day, she received from
him (ClGyton). who was then ~ years
old. letter III which he asked II he
might call on Miss Alice without the
formaiity of an Introduction. 1.-The
sweet little smile you gave me as /
passed on horseback" he pleaded, had
captured his heart.
LOVES HAPPY DREAMS.
Then extracts from letters from the
lover to the loved one were read to the
jury. On May 4th Clayton wrote again,
acknowledging tho receipt Of q letter
from her inviting him to call. He had
enclosed his photograph. On May 8,
after having visited her, he calls her
"a little witch and asks:
DO you remember how quickly that
last hour WAS spentP 1t was q delicious
dream. can still feel your sweet arms
around my neck"
On May IL 1t was:
Dearest Alice" and lovers rhap-
sody. and on May 10, MY Darling
Alice" and lovers quarrel; for he
asks:
''How did you enjoy your ride? You
were 50 cool that had to sit on the
stove when reached home to thaw
out"
July IS he wrote that he dreamed
about her. II am going to REFORM" lie
wrote, "and won't think OF the girl
with the white dress, but will sit on
tie shore by moonlight and think OF
the girl love-
BURNING Up WITH LOVE.
Miss Alice received letter from the
~ uuSc o Sun CNtly bLICI ddNt IL
pears. On March 10 he wrote com.
planning of hel neglect
Il an burning up with love. and re.
strnint Will make me crazy. l soc you
night and day before me and long to
press you in my arms. Do you love
me, dear"
lie seems to have been jealous, and
speaks OF killing that widower.'
After finishing the letters Miss Good
ley resumed her story on the stand.
She told how he had promised to mar
ry her in the spring OF 1888, but post
poned the interesting event because he
could not support vito until he had
been admitted to the bar, as he was
studying TO be lawyer.
Il VIII walt and work, he told me,
she said, while tears troubled in her
eyes. when l asked him again to
keep his promise, he said his father
would disown him II he married a
poor girl"
PRESENTS or CARRIERS AND STOCKINGS.
Then Mr.. Clayton went to Europe
and upon his return he brought A lice
u pair of silk stockings and a hand
some pair OF garters to match. At
other times he had given her two scarf
pins and some books. When he was
sick at the Charter House. Media, abe
Iliu ldhei llllU lTuItS ana IlOWoTS. MT
Ulayton's love about this time began
to grow cold. it seems. Ho no longer
took her to camp meetings or drove
along the sequestered lake ut Ridley
Park.
When James Casey, OF Wilmingt on.
drove up one night and asked her. to
take q carriage ride, Il went" she said
''as was feeling lonely"
Then Hamilton Terrell, Al. Green
and John Il. Flower helped to drive
away her melancholy. She admitted
driving with them to the Lazaretto.
| the famous resort on tho Delaware
/ River, AID drinking wine there and
even smoking cigarette.
Didn't you drink out of bottle of
whisky when you were out driving
with Al. Green" askeI Mr. Clayton's
/ counsel.
Il certainly did not" was the reply.
II can't drink out of bottle
Didn't you go on yacht with two
men and drink whisky and allow them
/ to sit on your lap"
Il WAS asked to take yacht ride.
she replied, ''and / MAJ have drank
some wine"
10 morrow Clayton's counsel will
read Miss Goodley's letters to the de
PENDANT. and the proceedings promise
to be very interesting.