The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-20
FARMER
SUED FOR
$4,000
Miss Blanche Culver Thinks
That About the Amount Her
Heart Has Been Damaged.

New York, Feb 2o.-Miss Blanche Cul-
YER. of No $50 York street, Jersey CITY,
has brought suit against Marcus A. Ken
dali. OF Andersonville. Ind. for sio'c"
damages for alleged breach OF promise
OF marriage Kendall Is wealthy far-
mer and stockman. and Is prominent IN
politics. Papers In the suit were served
last week, and the trial will take place
next month in Rushville. Ind.
Miss Culver. who Is a pronounced bru-
nette. 25 years old, is the daughter or MIL
ton Culver, Inspector OF immigration on
Ellis island. The family formerly lived
in Indiana.
Miss Culver met Kendall early In jan
uary, 1902. In Andersonville. She had gone
there to visit her aunt. Mrs. Frank
Moore. The Moore family gave a re-
ception and Kendall was one OF the
guests. He Is a w.dower a. years old, OF
fine presence.
After meeting Miss Culver Kendall was
a frequent visitor to the Moore house.
Ii was generally supposed he was paving
attention to Miss Bessie Moore, Miss
Culvers cousin. Even Mss Culver had
that impression until one day, she says,
he called her aside and told her he loved
her.
81 was completely surprised" said Miss
Culver TO a reporter last night II told
him I was nattered but / did not encour-
age him. I intended returning to Jer-
sey City at the end OF January, but MT.
Kendall persuaded me TO defer my de-
parture
II remained I'm Andersonville until the
latter part OF october last. During my
STAY there Mr. Kendall made things plea
f,S ~ Ia
ouently and escorted me TO and from re-
ceptions owing TO his attention my
cousin Miss Moore, and the other mem
bers OF the family slighted me in many
ways.
"Mr. Kendall repeatedly tod me he love
me and that some day he would make
me his wife. When ] started for home
he drove me TO the railroad station and
saw me on the train. He promised to
write To me often. ard insisted that l
should write to him. We exchanged up
ward of 90 letters. His letters were fuli
OF love and affection and proved him an
ardent wooer. | have retained 80 or his
letters, and they will figure "a evidence
in the trial
Early in December he sent letter
asking me TO name the day for the we'd
ding I answered that next August
would suit. Then he sent me diamond
engagement ring and wrote me that my
answer had made him the happiest man
in all Indiana.
PRETTY HOME AND PET DOG.
"His next letter said no had refitted
his homo in Andersonville and that IT was
now one OF the prettiest In the place. lie
told me ] would like 1t. While In An
dersonville / had admired pet dog MT
Kendall owned. and he wrote me that
he had bought one Just like II for me, and
that he would keep II until we returned
10 Andersonville after our marriage.
His next letter after this came IN
January. and Il was entirely diSerent
from any other he had sent. 1T seemed
10 me that his love had grown cod, for
there was not a word of affection In IT.
I was surprised. and wrote for An expla-
nation. but did not receive any answer
my suspicious were confirmed When
| I received n letter few days later from
| Cousin Bessie Moore telling me that Mr.
! Kendall had married Miss White, q
| school teacher I'm New Salem, Ind.
| could not believe he could be so cruel
After consultation with my father l de-
cIded IN bring suit had learned to love
| Kendall. and the blow has almost broken
| my heart"
Miss Culver's father was present while
| she was recitng her story, and he de-
| clared that no man could trifie with his
| daughters affection.
| "She is one OF q G best girls In the
world" he said, "s I'D ! will spend every
dollar have TO v.ndioate her 1t Is no
| the money we are after