The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-16

st. C~lairsville and Cleveland arc o n
siderably stirred up over the suit oil
Miss Ida Anderson, OF st, CIairsviIlo,
against DIR. Joseph +, Hobson, OF Cteye'
land, for $4,000 damages ior breach OF
promise.
This is accounted for by the fact that
the plalutiF and defendant are persons
of high standing and the bride OF tho
latter is the daughter OF a millionaire
brewer of Cleveland.
Miss Anderson, the plaintiff, is a fine
looking young lady Of not Owe thirty
years, dark brown hair and blue eyes,
slightly above medium height and
+ weighing about 1856 OF lao pounds, She
Is an excellent vocalist and sings soprano
in the Presbyterian church at ST. Clairs-
vile. She is q teacher in room No. 3 in
tho public schools there, is an active
church worker and her character ID
above reproach. Everybody in ST.
Clairsyille likes her and she isoneof the
very best teachers in Belmont county.
She is a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs, Alex
auder Anderson and resides IN Marietta
street. She began teaching school near
Flushing twelve years ago, and has
been teaching in st. Clairaville four or
five years. 1t was while teaching at the
former place that she met tho man who
has forsaken her and married another
and Weather girl,
M. IIrInaaa = AnA nj thn nIInuk
and best known families in Belmont
county. Two Of Stephen Hobson's
sons are physicians, one at Flushing, n
specialist, with n WIDE reputation, anG
the other at Cleveland with q lucrative
practice. The latter, DIR, Joseph +,
Hobson is a man OF about thirty years.
He graduated from u medical college
at Cleveland and has since been prac-
tiCing there. He has, it seems, been
waiting on the pretty school teacher for
twelve years and it was the general
supposition that they were to be mar
ried. He visited her last October and
was married to his Cleveland girl, Miss
Anna Sehlather in November. Miss
Anderson wore u flashing diamond, the
present OF the doctor, according to re.
port and did not know that he had IN
other girl until she heard OF his mar
riage 10 Miss Schiather. This, it is un-
d%erstood, sent Miss Anderson to her
he'd and she was out Of school n week or
two. She brought suit the latter part
OF November, but the matter was kept
quiet SO that n summons could be
served on DR.. Hobson in Belmont
county. He came to Flushing last Sat
urday with his bride to visit his par.
ents, and there Sheriff Watt Scott
served tho summons on him person.
ally. He has until April 7 to answer.
Miss Anderson's petition leads rs fol-
lows:
ION or about the first day Of April,
1888, in consideration OF the promise OF
plaintiff, she then being unmarried, to
marry her, tho defendant promised to
marry her, the said plaintiff. The
plaintiff has ever since been ready and
willing to marry defendant, vet defend
ant, contrary to his promise, alterward
married u certain other person, to-wit:
ono Anna Schlather, to plaintiffs
damage in the sum Of twenty-five thou
sand dollars, for which sun she asks
judgment against said defendant"
N. X. Kennon and L. Dantord sign
this as her attorneys.
Miss Anderson, it is reported, had all
OF her trosseau made for the wedding.
1t is further stated that she has n large
stock Of interesting love-letters from
DIR. Hobson, which will be introduced
as testimony in tho case.
When DR.. Hobson was married to
Miss Schlather the papers stated that
he and his bride received q check from
her father for $4,000.
A reporter called at the home OF Miss
Anderson, stated his mission and was
cordially received. She WIS asked to
make u statement and declined to dis
cnss the matter, saying that the court
would be the plpce to do that. When
asked why DR.. Hobson had prolonged
the engagement from time to time and
put oil the wedding, as had been repor-
tod, she said that he gave as his excuse
that he was young and was struggling
for n start in life.
A relative OF DR.. Hobson says that the
doctor made n visit to st, C%Iairsville in
tho fall for the express purpose of tell.
ing her that he was going to BIO married
and having n thorough understanding.
A gentleman. who pretends to know
what he is talking about, says that DR..
Hobson knew OF the suit, wished to
settle it and came to Flushing last Satur-
day to have papers served on him, that
the case might DO tried in Belmont
county.
The defendant has retained Hon. j.
w. Nichols, Hon. J. W. Hoilingsworth
md Mr. ,John Pollock
Jnmcs Armstrong Dcnd.