The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
PROMISED MARRIAGE, YES,
BUT "a rs THE WOMAN TOOK s615
M LET MN 90.
His Lawyer Says Her Lawyer wanted
s2. 900 for Her. but Was Assured There
was No such Money In sight Couple
Passed as Robeys ON Cananda igua Lake.

His LAWYER Says Her Lawyer Wanted
*, 900 for Her. but Was Assured There
Was No such Money In sight Couple
Passed as RObeys on Canandaigua Lake.
William II. Salmon had his say before Justice
Gillersleeve In the Supreme Court yesterday
In tho action brought against him by Mary
Curtis. who admitted she was a woman with a
past. to recover 10000 for breach OF promise
o! marriage. salmon. who was known IA the
Kid In tho house In West Fifty. fourth street
where he met Mics Curtis. and who Is slightly
built and clean shayen. testified, to the surprise
even o. Miss Curtis. who said she thought he
was n. that no Is 81 years ole.
Salmon. who answered all questions with the
utmost frankness. was asked but few on the
direct examination. asthe promise u marriage
and the breach were spread out In many OF his
letters In evidence. and he seemed TO depend
for defence mainly on the release no had Sc
cured from the plaintiff after she had threat
ened suit on Sept. |. 1897. lie denied her
statement that when he first met her on April
~. 1897, he had remained with her four or five
days. but said he went back next day to
Rochester. where he Is employed In the large
grocery Of his father. Charles Il. Salmon. II r
statement that they agreed TO be married on
May ~. 1897, In this city he denied as to date.
say III that after FIRST meeting her he did not
return to this city until May ~. Early In their
acquaintance he had told Miss Curtis OF the
divorce his wife had obtained against him and
Miss Curtis had looked w the record which
forbade him to marry again.
After each time no visited the plaintiff here
he gave her a check for ! which checks. ut
her request. were made payable 10 one Georgia
Hastings. keeper OF the house In which she
lived. Ho had afterward given Miss Curtis
$500 or $500 before she gave him a release OF
ull claim against him when he turned 1918
more over to her attorney. MIR. Jacques Of
Rochester,
In the course OF q long cross-exaDination
Salmon said that the first time he met Miss
Curtis he told her that he had been married
and divorced.
How did you happen to tell a strange woman
Of suoh a delicate episode In your lifef"
"Brag. l suppose"
DO you mean YOU wanted to brag OF the
adultery on which your wife got her Decree
Il don't know what ! meant. / had been
drinking
DO YOU deny that you promised to marry
Miss Curtis?"
From my letters / could not deny It."
But do YOU deny IT."
Il do not deny it,"
In the settlement he said he had employed
Charles 4. Dorothy. a disbarred lawyer OF
Rochester He denied the statement OF Miss
Curtis that he had promised TO give her $500
in settlement ana that be took the release from
her and only gave her SlG0 iur her expenses.
lie SAID. that The terms q settlement were
500; He had borrowed 500 and had $500.
which he gave to his lawyer, The lawyer had
given him bach. SO OF that sum saying that he
had settled for 500, llagghtery
Miss Curtis. he said. had quit her life in this
city and wen! to reside with, her relatives at
Worcester. Mass. about July J, 1881, Vt his re-
quest. He sent what he could save from his
salary 70 clo!he and maintain her: She spent
from July > 70 july D. 1897, with him at
Canandaigua Lake. IheS passed AS Mr.. and
Mrs, ". H.. Robey. Robey being the name she
She came on to Rochester from Worcester
about the end Of July. She had asked him for
500 saying that her sea!skin sacQue and some
furniture were hypothecated for that amount.
He did not send the money and her visit fol-
lowed. She remained two days. but he saw
her only about half au hour. On another visit
about the middle Of August she complained q
his coolness and he told her that he intended
to break oi their relations.
= Did you tell her you wouldn't marry herr
A. She did not ask me 10 marry her.
. Would you have married her them A.
q Would you marry her nowl A. l would
q. How can You account for the ardent prom.
ises In your ~letters3 A. | can't account. |
was going through a gradual tendency OF my
mind TO get away from the effects OF liquor.
y. But you were sober when you were writ
ing these letters. which seem 10 stand high In
the art Of afectlonate writing A, l could not
have written them unless | was sober.
q You knew her character at that timer A.
.. When you broke off the engagement she
was q changed woman A. She had undoubt-
eddy become better.
Give US credit for improving her" broke In
Lawyer W. y. Logan for defendant.
y What name did you use when you first
went 70 the. house in which You met Miss
Curtisf 4. Fish.
y. When you gave the check next day you
became salmon. Was the Fish a sort Of ringer
on the Salmoni A. II was.
OF Deeds, took Miss Curtis's acknowl edgment
Of the release in Rochester, testified that she
admitted that she had executed tho lustru.
mrnt.
Charles 1. Dorothy OF Rochester said he had
been disbarr-i in the summer OF S'T He
had been convicted Of larceny in two cases.
His conviction IN one has been reversed by the
Court OF Appeals. and his appeal from the
other Is pending As the disbarment IL based
h. an attorney. When he was fret brought
into tho proposed settlement Lawyer Jacques,
for Mss Curtis. wanted $1,000. Dorothy re.
llied that there was no such money in sight, ~
and there was considerable hagRl'ng before he
finally got the amount o W 20 $3.50. He saw
Miss Curtis sign the release. which stated the
consideration at "onc dollar and upward lIo
gave her a check for 500. PAYABLE to her. and
saw her endorse 1t and give IL to Lawyer
jacques. jacques went out 10 get II Cashrd,
and, itcame back paid. The case was not con-