The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-11
Interesting Letters Written by a
Visccunt.
HIS B0LD-FACED AUDACIIY
DOES NOT DENY HIS RELATIONS
WITH MISS GORE.
Verdict For the Man in the Case,
Who Leaves the Room Smilingly,
While the Father of the Victim
Weeps Silently in a Corner-The
Verdict Applauded BY English
Gentlemen

LONDON, June 10.-The trial of the
suit for breach of promise brought by
May Gore, the actress, against Viscount
Sudley, eldest son of the Earl of
Arran, damages to the amount of $75,-
600 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
said he meant it was in order that they
might resume their old relations.
When he obtained the release of all
claims on him by Miss Gore in con-
sheraton of $500 he did so merely
AS A MEASURE OF SAFETY,
having then no thought that she would
ever sue him. He intended even yet
to invest 5000 for her benefit.
In summing up the chief justice said
the correspondence furnished the
strongest evidence adduced of breach
of promise, but that the letters were
not conclusive in that regard. The
jury was only out short time and
the verdict for the defendant was ap-
2lauded.
Counsel for the plaintiff asked if the
defendant demanded costs, and the
chief justice thereupon said it would
be a barren honor and took it for
granted that the defendant would
make
PROVISIONS FOR MISS GORE.
Counsel for the viscount answered
that absolutely no order for costs
would be made.
The viscount was heartily congratu-
lated by his friends and he left the
court smiling and apparently thorough
ly at peace with himself and the world
in general
On the other hand, Miss Cores
father, a Scotch farmer who had been
brought to court as a witness for the
defense, wept silently in a corner in the
midst of few friends, his gray hair
hanging over his eyes and seemingly
heartbroken at the disgrace which had
fallen upon his daughter. A few
friends stood by him and did every
feebly waved them away and finally
tottered, helplessly out of the court
ROOM moaning and presenting a most
distressing picture of
GRIEF AND HUMILIATION.
Some of the letters introduced in evil
dence in this case were written in de-
ClVSQly VIII ltTIilS.t LII LIoIn MISS
Gore was addressed by her lover as
PUSSY" and he signed his missives
"Podge." -r5F
The following is a sample of his
amorous correspondence:
'Oh, my pussy; my little love, re-
member you swored to give me an
answer. If you askfm not to see you,
will not do so,s but for Gods sake,
pussy, do not break your OATH
On the evening OF. 'pussy's" depar-
ture in 1894, for New York, where she
was to. enter on a theatrical engage
ment Viscount Sudley wrote:
You are a fool to go, dear, and are
making the greatest mistake of your
life, pussy.
Pussy, love, may you have very
happy time: I still hope you will not
go. Gold bless you, my pussy"
While Miss Gore was in New York
the viscount sent her letter in which
he said: re-t- (.
81 am SO miserable and heartbroken
Oh, my pussy, pussy love, oh, pussy
oh, dear. 1 don't know what 1 shall
do. If [ can get leave, 1 am coming
over to bring you home for good