New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
SIZED FOR BREACH or PROMISE
WILLIAM F. COLES REPENTED OF SUMMER
ENGAGEMENT AND MISS BRCNELL DE-
M.Nns NINnICATION AND DAMAGES.

NANps VINDICATION AND DAMAGES.
william = Coles young man, wealthy ana
noomber OF n family well known In New-forK' bos'
N, and Philadelphia has retained the Ia" HI"
~ Moore Blocker Wheeler. OF No % fine-s'''
10 defend him In an action Tor preach VI p'o"'''
which was begun yesterday by MISS biancie
4 Rrunell. formerly OF Boston. for $4,000 damages.
-. arr,r, uas served on Mr. Coles. Is usual
{, such cases there being understanding between
,,o attornevs that he would appear before lhe
Sheriff on Monday and give the necessary pail
Tho a,tornovs FOR Miss Brune are Percival s.
rones and Henry j. Mccormick. VINO nave OFFICES
Z, the ST Paul Building. According 10 the papers
prepared by them in the case. ana the s'a'el".nss
which they give out the cause Oh "0'''" - ~ 20
tho following grounds
Niss Brnnell and her widowed mother were a'
tho Sycamore Hotel at Lake George, last summer
and there they met Mr.. Coles. who is nephe" VI
Mrs " & Coles who gave her handsome dft eo'
lection "a the Metropolitan Museum OF Art ana az
49,. s,,,e time left W. F. Coles 10000 In her Will
tys devoted himself TO Miss Brunell. with the result
that their engagement vas announced on SEPTEMBER
md tho date OF the marriage was set for Iuss-
a., rext Mr. Coles suggested that Miss brunel
and her mother come to New-York 10 I'VE ana 'neS
dld 60 taking UP their residence In West se'eh,e1H-
g, They were happy in preparing FOR the "euu''is,
and on November Mr. Coles made MS 'ast can
49, Mas Brunell; he was somewhat cold toward ner
AZ
.,.er Aying trip 10 Philadelphia. which Ne "oua
.,,to during the day. Instead OF calling. IL Is al
i.r.d that he sent her the following NOTE
Miss Blanche Brune Facts have come g 70 my
knowledge from Bo5tin ma ,osethsr hes, for both
thai should not meet aTS dlunii F. COLES.
philadelphia. Nov. g. 1884,
I'D no, uudersta nd this demanded fur
,hor exclamation and Mr.. Coles replied as foho"S'
Mice blanche Brunell: have considered the Quess.
ton OF seeing YOU IN person other IEt am
a. for explanations between ne, ca,no. 20 ~
no your ac,iser and could hope Tor no response eN
cePi concerning the Boston house
arc OF little imporancr IN y hrothers that they
o never made to me- IL additional surprise.
Ny wish has be , ana lic II have eV come to me
ta OHS 81 hasty engagement short an acqlalnt-
ancr was sad mistake ca" ''' "' ''''
Sor rs except to part - $3.50 -,,,,s
wish YOU release me r1n my PONIES Coles
Nev.York. Nov. Il. 1891.
I,,.o mo dates of these letters Miss Bruneil
.,,Iod az tho Wilbraham. bachelor apartment
bouee in Fifth-ave. and Tarue'h-st, ana en-
ao,vored 10 see Mr.. Coles. When she ialed .he at
&c ,bcre say that she told them 90 the broken
engagement, ana aSne" ''e' "
Coles had acted So ,
~ fr,,or alleged that Miss Brunell was par
,,aiy engaged TO a prominent young Boston banker,
and that she ' ire Ss s Vie The Bosonia beca me
ISM od over this and threatened 10 injure VINO
enlnSep oUid marry her. and Mr.. Coles found this
ever lie then charged Miss Brunell with having
e engaged to the Boston banker: she Is said 10
oeen J5n1ed it and said that 1t was only partial
and not binding B9 os MISS s, srune
anu in Boston, which caused considera-
bic comment AID injury 70 the yG3aYs .eSy csr,
Is not bringing this action for the purpose OF imam,
- TO- raJns as both and her mother nave ample
claI ~ heir own What she wants IL vlndica ton
Srom the charges which Mr. Coles has made AGAINST
rom ,n Roston where he went after breaking the
nes cement Miss Brune Is completely Frustrated
r The course OF Mr.. Coles, and Is sunering In
over ,he from the shock resulting from his actions
At the office OF Mr. Coiess attorney It was admit;
hat he had written the letters TO her breaking on
the enlargement Mr.. Blocker, Of the nrm. said;
.NaJthsr we ourselves nor our client have any
thing TO say about the case. We do not desire TO
Nr Coles could not be found at the Wilbraham
Yesterday but It is understood from some OF his
yrisnds that he purposes to fight the action for
breach OF promise His mother Is now residing at
eaged In business In Wali-st who lives In New-Jer-
sey It Is claimed that he Is the prospective heir