The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-02-28
LOST WARD;
WON SUIT.
Fast Race for a Dashing
Young Widow Winds
up in Court.
New York, Feb. %.

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Love and libel occupied the tim
and entertained Justice Beekma
and a jury in the State Courts yes
terday. A beautiful young wido,
had been warned by her guardian
against one of several admirers
But this admirer captured th
widow, and not satisfied with that
sued the guardian for $4,000 dam
After hearing that was inter
estiilg, to say the least, the Justice
dismissed the complaint on th'
ground that the guardian-who hat
lost his ward, anyway-hadn't eX
ceeded the privileges of his posi-
ton.
The beginning of the suit was in
this telegram:
"Give Doctor frosty breath I'm.
perative. Will explain on seeing
you.
For having sent this and having
followed 1t up with letter of ex.
planation to Mrs. Hortense Pierse,
George c. lockwood, the Fifth ave-
nue. photographer, was sued for
damages. doctor" means Ruffin
North, a physician of some note.
Mrs. Pierse, to whom the telegram
and letter were sent, lives in Ander-
son, Ind, and was his ward.
AT the time of the sending OF the
telegram and letter, on September
., 1897, Mrs. Pierse was dashing
and beautiful widow. Among her
many ardent admirers were the
plaintiff North and man named
Zeigler.
The defendant also sent the fol-
lowing letter to the lovely widow:
"My Dear Hortense-As l must
60 away tomorrow over Sunday
to rest my brain Iwrite you briefly
in explanation Of my telegram-I
have information absolutely posi-
tive that, should you tie up to the
Doctor, it will out-zeigler Zeigler.
You will ruin yourself beyond re-
demptIon.
''He is gildcd bubble! Nothing
substantial or veracious under his
tne talk. In fact, is not even what
he clalms-a physician. He is
hopelessly in debt-makes it his
business to borrow Ga la Zciglcr)
from all his friends, and has never
Though capablc) made his living
in God name what would he do
with you?
81 write this in the ardor of Il |
meeting after an absence you will /
not compromise yourself. When
stumbled upon this information /
was stunned, expecting as | did to
hear such favorable reports OF him.
You are always equal to emergen-
cies, and can give him a frosty |
breath that will chill his bones. II
will return Monday and explain
all.
What ! have done is for love of
you, not sclfishEess. Your devoted
Papa"
When the case was heard yester-
day Mr.. lockwood did not deny
sending the Objectionable epistlcs.
On the other hand he freely admitted
it, and said they were true at the {
time he had sent them. Mr.. Rock |
wood further said in his answer
that the letter and telegram were I
privileged communications. "At $
the time of sending of the letter and !
the kilograms, he says, ''defend- !
ant had known Hortense Picrse for I
a great Eumber Of years; their per-
sonal relations had been and then
were particularly and specially in
Innate, close and confidential; in 3
Iact the defendant stood and had c
stood for a number of years in the
place of guardian to her" a
Among the quotations read from
slips apparently written by Mr..
lockwood to Mrs. Pierse was this:
"ln sweet remembrance of =
scene described herein by a poet 1
and studied by the givcr in COM y
pany of an angel. 7
"Christmas 1892. 6. G.. r." -
"To Hortensc: Al
"But were it to nv fancy given
ITO rate her charms I'd call it
heaven |.
"Christmas 1892. G. G. R." al
On cross-eXamination Mr.. Rock. a.
wood was asked if he were not an
of Mrs. Pierse.
"1es, | certainly am" was the Il
'eply: "she was a very lovely wq-
nan.
What did you mean by frosty +
,reath'?" a
well, that's slang for cold 4
land. " A
"And what did you mean by 4
hat?" A
"l meant for her not to give way +
o her impulsive nature e
"You preferred that Mrs. Pierse c
hould remain single, didyou notI" IS
mo; | wanted her to marry hap q
bly, q
Mr.. lockwood said he had the q
Election for Mrs. Plerse that Z.
ather has for a daughter. j..
"Shc was Il very beautiful wo- "
ian, was she not!' lie
Very was the quick reply. r.
'Dld she hold church position" Il,
"She did. In Brick Church"
Mrs. PIerse is well known in n,
hurch circles in this city. She is Ca
he daughter of prominent Indiana "a "a
udge, and for mnny years had Cn
cen a church soloist in this. She Bl'
ow is in London with her husband lie
'r. North. Nj
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