The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-03
ALASKAN IDYL.
How Miss De Peatt Was Weed
on Indian River.
mr. HER LOVER PROVED TICKLE.
sn~ she wssts Damsges-Charfes n.
Bisekbsrn Gets Year I'm Jail
sca $500 Fine BIotter.

raaes os5orn's jury will soon be called
,non 70 wrestle with the question whether
marriage contract alleged to hare been
made among the mists of Alaska Ii bind
snx upon gay young paymaster's clerk,
David D. Carpenter, who formerly served
"a board the United States steamer Pinta
d Northern waters. Miss Jane De Peatt
.hinks il 10 and wants the jury 70 decide
70 In her snii against Carpenter for 81. coo
garsases by breach Of promise. Miss De
Pestt.s suit came on for trial late yestsr-
say afternoon, and she told portion Of
hsr story before court adjourned.
oAt 30 .. m. the attorneys inside Open
ne statements and Miss DE Peatt took the
sand. She told the jury that she went to
Ttka, Alaska, in the summer OF 1891 a.
.ompanion TO the wife of Collector of Gus
IONS Pratt. who was stationed there.
When Mr. Pratt came south she went 10
sork as compositor in a printing Office
sHned by a son of United states Marshal
Porter. also stationed ut Sltka, and lived
rom that time in the family OF her en-
pIoyer. In the spring Of 1892 Carpenter.
sho was employed by Paymaster Web
slsr, of the pinta, as CLERK. came to Sitka
also. and while he was spending q few
seeks on the land clerked In q trading
store in the little town.
The little romance began NJ once almost,
bat they did not inject by chance" as the
poe. says. "the usual way" for Miss De
reatt said that she wen. down to the store
silh friend who introduced her TO Car
penseT. The latter with the fondness of
rue sailor for the society OF the fair sex at
,ncs laid siege to the heart OF the fair visi-
.or and asked to be allowed to call at the
Porter residence. 1t is needless to say
that II was cordially granted. lie must
have asked TO call again for he seems to
have become a frequent caller upon the
young lady. They walked and talked in
conventional true lovers fashion and the
goung paymaster's ardor grew with the
sngthening days.
At last on May day, 1892, about two
seeks after the introduction, Miss De
Peatt received call from the young pay
master. who informed her that he would
soon start on cruise and tina. his visit
might be the last one he would ever make
her They went to take one final stroll
together to the little rustic bridge over
Indian river, near Sitka, where they had
and listen &c the splash OF the salmon in
The river and the roar Of the bears on its
anks; ard there on the little rustic seat
they piighted troth. or at least Miss De
Peatt says they did. Carpenter has not
ret told his side of the case.
In q few days after Carpenter sailed for
he north with many promises 10 write
often. which he faithfully kept. for in evil
iencc yesterday were three letters full OF
love and references to the Indian river
bridge and the rustic seat. Then he came
home TO Sitka. bu, in the time no was gone
affairs had taken o sudden change ana he
found that Webster, the paymaster. had
teen transferred from the Pinta TO the
govsrnment dry dock at Port Orchard. and
hat 10 hold his position he would have to
cave Sitka also. He came TO Seattle on
Iane q, only few days later. after making
only very indefinite arrangements for
getging married. though Miss DE Peats
lays that he was to return and fulfill his
promise. lie never did so. although he
wrote a letter from Seattle. In which he
.nclosed TO Miss DE fes.t a ring and much
owe. Then Miss De Peatt brought suit
.or si1, coo damages by the alleged breach
81 promise. IL is worthy OF note that in
Ill of the letters which have been intro
iuced in evidence so far there is not the
,lightest mention of any engagement by
Carpenter.
Miss DEFEAT, who has come all the
way from Sitka TO prosecute her recreant
over, is a tall, rather goodiooking young
woman sbou, IS years OF age. with a good
squire. Her face. however, Is pale in con-
.rsst with her jet black hair and eyes. She
was dressed yesterday in weli-ftted dress
G maroon cloth trimmed with lace TRIM
ming, and wore hat to match.
Carpenter is boyish-looking, smooth
laced young fellow. apparently several
.ears hiss De Peatt's junior. but evidently
soi the boy 10 be tied 10 any girls apron
strings long.