The evening Republican., 1902-07-24
ALLEGEDBRBACH
OF PROMISE.


of Philadelphia, and graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania, on
a warrant sworn out by Mrs. AIDE
laide c. Harmed of Philadelphia, on
IA charge of breach of promise.
Mrs. Harmed demands SEQ, 900 dam.
ages. Mr.. Whelen's bail was fixed
at $4,000.
Mr.. Whelen, with his young
bride. is staying at the Strand Ho-
tel, and he was standing with her
today near the clerks desk when
Sheriff johnson called him aside
and notified HIM that he was under
arrest. Whelens face blanched
and he~exclaimel:
This is outrageous; it is all spite
work"
Reckoning to his wife, he told
her in a low voice that he was un-
der arrest. She bore up bravely
and sought to comfort her hus.
band.
The Sheriff acted very courteous
ly and did not send his prisoner to
the city jail, but consented to have
him remain in Kuehnle's Hotel I'M
der guard while he made arrange.
ment5 to secure bail. fixed at $4,000.
Whelen was taken before Supreme
Court Commissioner Arthur E. Kel.
ley, who held him for his appear
ance to answer the suit in the Cir
cult Court. which will meet next
week at Mays Landing.
Whelen's mother resides at Dsv-
on, near Philadelphia, where she
has fine country place. She is a
niece of Thomas Evans, the Paris
dentist, who left his millions to
found the Evans Institute in Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Whelen, whose
maiden name was Katherine Enos
was one Of the relatives who unsuc-
cessfully contested DR.. Evans will.
In her complaint Mrs. Harmed in
troduced several letters from Whelen
One of them is dated February ~,
1901. and reads as follows:
My Dear Girl-Here l am sitting
with a very sad heart thinking of
you, why, l don't know, but Addie,
dear. there is in our lives an affinity,
and | believe l have found mine.
Could you be happy with mel
mean for our lives! l don't mean
monkey business, but forever.
Everything would not be as rosy as
the picture you imagine, but l would
get on my very knees if you would
marry me. Now, my dear girl,
don't think | am fooling, as this is
on paper, and mean what say.
Lovingly,
"HowARD"
Mrs Harmed SAYS that on receipt
of this letter she promised to marry
Whelen and fixed May %, 1901, as
the date, She prepared hel trous-
seau, but at his request the wedd-
ing date was postponed till June
Mrs. Harmed again made prepara-
tons for her marriage, but three
days prior to the latter date she re.
ceivol a telegram reading as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Adelaide G. Harmed, 1925
North Thirty-third street, Phila-
delphia.
absolutely impossible. Will
write.
"HOWARD."
She received no further commune
ication from Whelen until June 7,
1901, when he sent her q note which
read: June I, 1901.
Dear Adelaide: After all this
I must certainly consider our en-
gagement off.
"HOWARD."
In her complaint Mrs. Harmed
says further: THE only reason or
explanation given by Whelen was
as set out in the telegram and be-
cause certain incomes that he was
then receiving would be stopped in
the event of his marriage"
Her complaint further sets forth
that some time prior to the 9th
day of February, 1901, final rule
for divorce had been made absolute
against Whelen in an action brought
by his wife, who was daughter of
State Senator Charles A. Porter,
and that shortly after the divorce
was granted to her, her engagement
was announced. Mrs. Harmed goes
on to state that she believes that
Whelen engaged himself to her
''solely for the purpose of having
his engagement announced at the
time of che announcement Of the
engagement of his former wife and
with the intent to deceive and BIZ
tray the complainant
Mrs. Iarnel's complaint concludes
as follows:
THAT she solemnly protests that
Whelen's breach of honor toward
her has been occasioned by no act
of hers, nor has she at any time nor
under any circumstances given any
cause therefor, and that she can
with truth declare in this rupture of
solemn agreement that she has
been wholly free from fault.
THAT she is informed, and be-
lieves that Whelen, who is retired
from business, has an income Of
from fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars per annum, and, although
she cannot estimate her damage by
any pecuniary standard, she be.
lieves that herdamages would equal
if they would not exceed the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, but
that independent of any mere sett-
lement which she has lost by rea-
son of the said Whelen's engagement
with her, she has sustained in po-
sition and character with her fami-
ly and social circles, and has suffer-
ed in wounded feelings, loss
which no amount of money can