The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
Mamie N. De Diemar, of This City,
Sues Deavan 5. Foote, Of Chicago,
for Breach of Promise.
AFFECTIONS VALUED AT $4,000.
Miss De Dtemar and Mr.. Foote We're to
Have Been Married Next Month-Alleged
That Foote Declared Engagement OFF.


Diemar, of this city. a daughter Of
L. N. De Diemar, brought suit in the
Cook county Circuit court, in Chicago
demanding damages to the extent
of $4,000 from Delavan S. Foote, Of
Chicago, who she alleges refused tc
keep his promise to marry her. The
suit was made public in short order by
Chicago papers, and it has been the
general topic of conversation in Keno
sha today.
Miss De Diemar was in Chicago to-
day and for this reason it was impossi-
BILE to get an interview with her and
little is known OF the case in this city.
Miss De Diemar is represented in the
case by Attorney Louis Brandes, who
came here to assist in the defense in
the arson case several years ago.
Mr.. Foote, who is named as the de-
| PENDANT in the suit, is well known in
Chicago and is said to be a man of
considera bleswea1th. He is at present
the president of the Chicago Street
Car Advertising company, with Offices
| at 10Y Dearborn street. The business
of the company is said to be large
one, and if the suit goes in favor of
the fair plaintiff she will probably
share in the next division of the divi-
deuds of the company.
The De Diemar-F oote romance began
in the fall of 1900, when the Kenosha
girl met Mr.. Foote in Milwaukee. The
acquaintance formed at this time
ripened into affection which had
stood the turmoils of two long years
and in due time it is alleged that the
couple were engaged to wed. Mr.
Foote frequently came to this city to
visit Miss De Diemar and the young
woman made visits to Chicago, at
which times they met at the home of
mutual friend. Once, it is alleged, he
took her to Lake Bluff and showed her
SUNNI er home which he declared he
was willing to share with her, and
later he showed her handsome home
in Chicago which he also alleged was
his property. It was understood that
the wedding was to take place next
month, but he is said to have objected
to her attending party in Milwaukee
against his will and at once declared
the engagement off for once and for
all. He is now said to have left Chi
cago and gone toasEurope,. .but it is
probable that he will be located before
the trial of the case begins.
The case promises to be very inter
esting one on account of the fact that
Attorney Brandes, who represents the
plaintiff, has made public a number Of
the letters written by Foote to the girl
during their engagement. A few
choice morse1s from these letters have
been already given out and it is prob
able that more will follow when the
case comes to trial. Some of the sam
pie letters and toastsJ which were
written BY the ardent wooer are given
below.
In one letter it is alleged Foote
wrote:
''You sweet girl. Oh, your missed
by large majority"
In another letter it is said lie pas
sionately inscribed this;
dearest, you are simply grand and
/, lovely, You are constantly missed"
Attorney Brandes asserts most Of
these more tender messages were writ
ten on separate slips ofapaper so that
Miss De Diemar might destroy them at
once without tearing up the letter
itself. But the girl naturally decided
to keep just the thing the man did not
wants her to retain. On one of the
slips one day Foote is declared to have
sent this toast to his then iancee:
800 Here's to one and only one. - @s
DAnd NAV that one be she, VGe9
Who loves but one and only one
And may that one be me.