The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22
LOVE LETTERS IN COURT.
Church Usher Must Pay for Al
legged Breach Of Promise.
r. q. BULLOCK HEAVILY TAXED.
Local Mining Broker Makes No De-
fense-Jury Listens With Great
Interest to TeIl-Tale Documents
Introduced-waned to De With
Her, No Matter II in Dreary Arc
tic Regions or in the Torrid Zone

A Jury in Judge Jacobs court gave Mrs.
Mary Reynolds. Of 13f College street, ST.
paul. verdict OF $500 against X. Ballard
bullock, OF Seattle, on the charge Of
breach OF promise yesterday afternoon.
Bullock IS well known in Seattle. He
has taken an active part In the AFFAIRS OF
a local church. and. according TO state
ments IN court, has been an usher during
services At one time he was one of the
official brokers OF the Golden Tunnel Min
ing Company. but is not friendly with the
leaders OF that company now, He claims
that he was unfairly treated His home
was formerly In Louisville, KY, where
be has aristocratic relatives and friends.
Mrs Reynolds is "a years old. and before
moving to ST. Paul, from which place she
teieeraphed Bullock that she was penni-
lcss. and wanted him to carry out his part
Of the marriage contract. she lived at
white Bear lake, which Is near st. Paul
She had lodging house, which she claims
she disposed Of in anticipation Of becom-
ing the loving wife OF the Seattle stock
broker.
Tale OF the Courtship.
Mrs. Reynolds was not present In court.
Her interests were looked after by Gibson
TAYLOR and @. A. G. Rochester. They In
trodured an affidavit from Mrs. Reynolds.
in which she told OF meeting Bullock In
1894, keeping up a long correspondence with
him. and finally promising 10 become his
wlfe She said he proposed while he was
IN ST. Paul in April, 1899. and that she
formally accepted him IL was then ar
ranged that the wedding should take place
In September or October. At great ex-
pense she prepared her rousseau and got
her affairs ia condition 20 she could Ne
married. As the day OF the great e, mt
spproache Builock's letters. which had
been models for all devoted lovers to fol-
low, became few in number and finally
ceased She says she did NOT get an an
swer to several communications, and think
ing he was III. communicated with one OF
his friends who replied that he was en-
loving good health. This was the begin
ming OF the end, and. heartbroken. she
reports that she realized her lover had
grown cold.
Attorney Taylor testified that he had
been empowered by Mrs. Reynolds to get
n settlement, and also secure the return Of
500 she had sent Bullock TO invest. Bull
lock admitted that he promised to marry
Mrs Reynolds" said Taylor, but gave
no excuse for not fulfilling his part of the
agreement. | finally forced him TO pay
back the 500"
some Of BuiIock's Letters.
stack Of letters identified as those writ
ten by Bullock TO Mrs. Reynolds we're pre-
scented 10 the court They were overflow
ing with endearing expressions. such as
my dearest darling huckleberry," and
darling precious" The one which caused
even the Jurors 10 smile was as follows.
II was written In Seattle, July 2. 1893:
MY Darling Precious; Your clear sweet
letter reached me Friday night, and am
really ashamed OF not writing YOU sooner.
but then have been so busy could not
get time to do SO, but ! have thought OF
you many times during this interval,
III were you l would not sacrifice my
house. that IT, give IL away. or he too anx-
ioua you don't have to, you know. But u
YOU can make a good trade ana get out
can make you nice little sum, without
your shaving for II over hot stove all
summer OF course Il is a good plan TO
get In before things get too high out here
but enough OF this money question. Let
my thoughts and soul commune with a
kindred spirit, which IL very near and dear,
though many miles away. You cannot inn
aglne how much truly and sincerely wish
II possible for US both TO be In the Same
spot tonight immatefial where that might
be. either in the bleak Arctic regions or
the torrid chimes. But lust to feel the flow
OF life blood from one Dear heart and
bosom upon my face With the bliss OF your
dear embrace. would be a heaven of rest
aud contentment that would be full
measure OF earthly happiness
THE most gratifying OF all things con-
Hected with your true and noble love and
50 sincere and constant Even when | was
not making enough to hardly pay my board
you, ! believe. thought more Of me and
your heart yosrntd for q reciprocation OF
It's affection. IL is this that opened my
eyes 20 tho fact that ! was making a mis-
take IN not arpreciating tho depth OF your
affection, and certainly n you thought so
much OF me- even when | was not 40 for
tnnate, Il could not he from any motive
than sincere love and affection.
Woutd Re just nnd Fair,
Dearest cannot imagine anything
more Of hell on earth than 10 be yoked
together with a soul With whom you. for
moment, questioned her absolute conf
dencc, love and esteem. You full well know
could not and would not marry one whom
1 WAS not proud ~ and she win be first
last and all the time uppsrmost and FORE
most With me While you may think ne
stern at times yoN aiso know that I 40 so
to BE- ipsi ana fair AZ an times
u Wish the English language catild speak
more ferclhy. that | might be- uble 10 eN-
press to YOU IN words The depth W my
tonlsht l would have you breathe In the
majestic scenery and would feast my
eyes upon you I'm the lntermiSsion between
many kisses and embraces I avn getting
such AZ q srisEly bear can give So you
see The danger yuu are saved from only b.
toQF distance Now GO 20 sleep precins8s
Vita the fact that I am loving you iust
awaiting very lmpNdsntly for the time
Nnen can Set on the train and fiy 10 your
Gsem and forever SO long "a life may last.
win tons ~ love. bushels OF kisses. am
sincerely all yours AMI your darling boy.
Although served With sammaas Rgliosk
failed 60 make amy defense ar arf,sar IA
s9AEt Thc inrs WAS oul onb few min.
nAee, When it returned a verdict for 1880.
'hs t0l amount of damages asked