The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-30
GAVE HER AL SHE ASKED
LUCIA WILLEs STORY TOUCHED
THE HEARTS OFF THE JURY
DEEPLY
CURRELL BROKE HIS PROMISE
Such Was the Decision of the
Twelve After Hearing All
the Testimony in
the Case.

Miss Lucia Willie in her breach of
promise suit against Currell McMurray
sued for $2.0OO damages, and the jury in
the case brought in a verdict about
o'clock yesterday afternoon, awarding
the plaintiff the full amount. The case
was tried before Judge Bum and jury
in the district court. Miss Willie
brought the action because, as she al
legged, McMurray, after a long and ard
ent courtship, had retracted his promise
of marriage, alleging that she was too
good girl for him."
John E. Hearn, attorney for the plain
tiff, introduced in evidence a number of
love letters written by the defendant,
which he read for the court. Some of
the letters were commenced, "Ho What
Cheer!" and among the signatures were
Yours to a Cinder,'' with an occasional
&C. Y. k which the counsel explained
to be an abbreviation Of consider your
self kissed All breathed forth pas
sionate protestations of affection.
McMurray, the defendal t, is a brother
of the head of the whol Nsale tea and
coffee house of McMurray & Co., 122
West Third street, and is travelling
salesman for the firm.
The plaintiff is % years old and the
defendant 80. She testified that she had
met him five years ago. For several
years there was warm friendship, that
developed into keeping company in
April, 1899. There were long walks and
talks together. exchanges of presents
and letters, and finally at Como, July Is,
1899, McMurray had confessed his love
and was accepted.
A little fiat was in prospect, they had
gore TO the lake and sometimes to
| places where beer is drunk, and the day
came when the sanguine defendant grew
colder, and then the dismal day when
| he did not call when he returned from
| his commercial trips to Minnesota and
| Wisconsin towns. She said:
''I asked him why he treated me like
! that He was wronging me, I told him,
| in not calling to see me, and he said
| he had simply changed his mind that 1
! was too good a girl for him
! Mr.. Fetter, for the defendant, inqulr
! ed of her:
Where did you go?'
I'VE went together to the lake, to ball
| games, to many places"
Supper"
eyes, supper at the Metropolitan Or
| the Germania."
What would you have for superb
"Oh, things to eat''
| Anything to drink?"
Yes
"Beer2''>
Yes
| Anything else?',
wine"
What did you do after supper?"
! 'Went home generally"
| ITO your room %
! Yes"
'IIe, too?"
Sometimes
| Where else?'
| Mr.. Hearn objected that this could not
| be in mitigation of damages
mo, not in mitigation said the court
l''but certainly as to probabilities of
! the mans having made the promise to
| marry"
Sometimes to hotels?"
Did you ever stay ali night at ho-
| tels?"
rs it necessary fer me. to- answer that
| question:
Mr.. Hearn-Yes; tell the truth. You
| can stand it if he can.
Yes, sir, 1 did,
Did you go together to Minneapolis?''
Eyes, sir
Phil Shaver had lived in the same
| house with Miss Willie on St. Peter
/ StIGSlJ dllu OIl6 uclS SOA4iiii6 UONAA eiAO
| stairs he heard a conversation. She
said: Curly, why do you treat me in
| this way? Don't you know that you are
| treating me mean? Why did you prom
| ise to marry me if you did not intend
| to keep your PROMISE"
He said; "A man will sometimes
| change his mind, you know, and you are
too good a girl for me, anyway.
Mr.. McMurray was called. He had met
| the lady first at the Temperance hotel.
| She brought him his meals, and conver-
| sation resulted. He lost sight of her for
| time, and then found her again at
| fire. He had lived on St. Peter street
| and used to pass by her house, where
she would be sitting on the porch. She
had had young man who had married
| another girl, and she was feeling blue,
| and he would stop for jolly.
81 never proposed to her" he said. II
| never talked about marriage. 1t was
| she who asked me to rent fat as her
| room was small, and told her had not
! the money. I told her she ought not to
| be running around with me, as she was
| too nice a. girl, and that she might get
| some man who wanted to marry her.
! The jury was then charged by Judge
| Bum, who told them that the suit was
| a plain proposition. Was there a
| promise? And was that promise broken?
| The jury went out shortly after noon,
| and brought in verdict awarding the
! plaintiff $1,000 at o'clock.