Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-11
OH! MY PUSSY! PD''. *slt!
May Gore, the Act $s<s,es Her Suit
For Brea, .rOmiSe,
Against Viscount Sudley, Son OF
the Earl of Arran-But the Wis
count Should Have Been Mulcted
for the Letters He Wrote, If Not
for Breaking Miss Cores Heart.


London. June 10.-The trial of the
suit for breach OF promise brought by
May Gore, the actress, against Wis
count Sudley, eldest son of the Earl
of Arran, damages 10 the amount of
$4,000 being claimed, has resulted in
verdict for the defendant.
In his examination Viscount Sudley
explained that when he wrote to Miss
Gore. then in America, that he was
going to bring her home for good, he
had meant that it was in order that
they might resume their old relations.
When he obtained the release of claims
upon him by Miss Gore in consideration
of $500. he did so merely as a measure
OF safety. having then no thought that
she would ever sue him. He intend
ed even yet to invest $4,000 for her
benefit. In summing up the Chief Jus
eice said that the correspondence fur
ntshed the strongest evidence adduced
of breach of promise, but that the let
terS were not conclusive in that the
regard. The jury was out only a short
time and the verdict for the defendant
was applauded.
Counsel for the plaintiff asked If the
defendant demanded costs. and the
Chief Justice thereupon said that it
would be barren honor, and he took it
for granted that the defendant would
make provision for Miss Gore.
Counsel fer the Viscount answered
that absolutely no order for costs would
be made.
The Niscount was heartily congratu-
lated by his friends, and he let the
court smiling and apparently thorough
ly at peace with himself and the world
in general.
On the other hand, Miss Cores father.
the Scotch farmer, who had been
brought to court as a witness for the
defense, wept silently in a corner in
the midst Of a few friends. his gray
hair hanging over his eyes and SEEM
ingly heart-broken at the disgrace
which had fallen upon his daughter
A few friends stood by him and did
everything possible to console him, but
he feebly waved them away and finally
tottered, help,essly out of the court
room, moaning and presenting a most
distressing picture of grief and humilia-
ton.
Some of the letters introduced in
evidence in this case were written in
decidedly wild terms. In them Miss
Gore was addressed by her lover as
PUSSY" >" and he signed his missives
"Podge." The following is a sample of
his amorOus correspondence:
"Oh, my Pussy. my little love, Re-
member you swore to give me an en-
swer. If you ask me not to see you, |
Will not do so. But, for Gods sake.
Pussy, do not break your oath. My
own darling"
On the eve of "Pussy's" departure in
1894 for New York, where she was to
en,er on theatrical engagement, Wis
count Dudlay wrote:
You are fool to go. dear, and are
making the great mistake of your
Pussy life. Pussy, love, may you have
very happy time. l still hope you
will not 60 God bless you, my Pussy"
While Miss Gore was in New York.
the Viscount sent her letter, in which
he said:
Il am so miserable and heart broken.
Oh, my Pussy! Pussy, love, Oh. Pussy!
Oh, dear. | don't know what to do If
l can get leave | am coming over to
bring you home for good"