Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
Famous Breach of Promise Case
 is Ended.
THE JURY AWARDS HER $500.


 The Case Has Been the Most Sensa>
 tional as We'll as the Funniest ons
 Record-Well Known Lawyers
 Clashed Over Trivial Affairs-Testi
 mony of Local Constables Given To-
 Day.
 With tears the hearing of the breach of promise suit of Annie Mazuka vs William Walayits for $2,OOO damages adjourned yesterday afternoon. The defense began about o'clock. Wal ayits said he bought no wedding dress for the plaintiff. that she did not ac- company him and Tobin to the priests house, but that she came there half an hour after them and said she would not marry him unless he gave her $500. Before they went to the clergy mans plaintiff noticed a box in the house and opened it. A white dress was disclosed and plaintiff asked him what it was for. Before he answered she said: "Then you are going to get married Barbara is no good. one said your folks are all bums." We all had talk and then Tobin and went to the clergyman's. He told us to go home, meaning Annie and me, and to talk it over When we got home I told her I could not give her $500, be- cause the property was owned between my dead wife and myself and after Try death it was to go to my children" The alleged engagement ring was pro- duced and he failed to identify it, rc- marking that he had never bought ring for Annie. He said a ring like 1t was taken off his bureau. On. the evening of Sunday, July IS, Attorney Bauby and Constable Pryor called upon him and demanded that he marry Annie. He said she was too young for man of his age. This evidence was surrounded by great deal of de- tail, so that when cross-examination began Attorney Bauby wanted to know how it was that defendant could re-. member a long narrative that took place in English, yet he could not tell in English where he is employed, or how long he has been in the country, or if he is a voter. Judge Cowell re- marked that this seemed very strange, too. Eefendant was confused about the dress. He first said it was in box, then in a closet and, finally, locked up in bureau.
 John, son of the defendant, testified that he is employed by the Manville Machine Go. Annie was let go from his fathers house on his advice; but she was not cast adrift, as she had claimed. She was given a room in the house and in return she washed for them. The Saturday night before his father and Annie were "called out" he went to bed early and he prexgned they did not know he was in the house. He overheard them in an argument, and Annie insisted upon getting $500. Defendant said he had mo wish to marry, and, any way. Annie was too young for man of his age to marry. Finally he heard his father say some thing to the effect that they would get married and whatever they would get each would own. Here. witness burst into tears, remarking that he had a happy home and when he thought of all the trouble that came to them with Annie he could not control himself. 1T would not stand for her." meaning Annie, he said, between sobs which cast different complexion over this hitherto very funny case. Witness was very anxious to tell all he knew, but
 
 not be accepted.
 John Tobin, the man who accom- panied defendant to the clergyman's, was the next witness. He made Judge Cowell very angry. He has been thir- teen years in the country yet he could not speak a word of English. His evil dence was of general nature and rather corroborative of the defendants. Miss Margaret Tobin, whom it was testified had been asked to be brides maid for plaintiff, was the first wit ness heard this morning. The sum. of her evidence WIS denial of this state ment. Constable Pryor was put on to tell what he knew about the white dress which has been so often referred to. He said that on the occasion Of his visit to the defendants house on the Sunday night referred to, with At torney Bauby. he was certain he saw the dress on the back of chair. De- fendant testified that it was. in the closet, and again. that it was locked up in a bureau drawers. Judge Lowe got after the constable as to his knowl- edge of female attire. Still he twas certain that it was a woman's white dress; "not exactly white." he said, correcting himself. 'but it looked to be white. Probably it was cream colors but I'd not call it white" Judge Lowe was not satisfied with this and asked him if it was not man shirt he saw on the chair, and if he would know the difference between mans shirt and | a woman's dress if they were not opened up before him. He said he thought he would.
 | Constable Lannon testified to his knowledge of the defendants property being in his own name, and with this the case closed. After short recess the arguments began.
 The jury deliberated for about a ha1f hour and awarded the plaintiff $500 l damages.