Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
COULD NOT STOP CRYING.
Amusing Breach Of Promise Suit Il, an
Irish Court Room.

4f1o0 VourC Room.
From the London Mail.
The love letters of an Irish constable kept
the Longford county court in roar, OF
laughter the other Gay. when their author
was sued for breach OF promise. The Judge,
seeming amusement at the outset, chesrily
remarked that the case would probably be
pleasant change after long day of dull
| litigation. His forecast was correct
| Though he cried when he left her and did
not know when he was going to stop, Com
stable Patrick Grealish, formerly of the
County Longford force and now stationed
In County Mayo, did not marry Miss Agnes
Tanning, dressn1aker, but chose some
one else. Consequently Miss Tanning
sought 600 damages. She was awarded
| f65
The couple became engaged in October.
l902, Grealish being then at Longford, and
who kept a public house opposite the bar
racks. When he had nothing else to do
Grealish. according to Miss Fanning's ct'un-
| sci, says the Irish Independent, spent his
time IN the public house making love; to
Miss Tanning. Then he was transferred to
Drumlish. and love letters poured upon Miss
Tanning by the shoal.
But his affections changed. The first in
| timation Miss Tanning had of the change
was dramatic. She heard that her lover
| had married some one else.
SOuHSci WdS armed WITH d large DuftQle
| of the love letters. The following are ex-
tracts:
| ut is needless to mention to you, my
Agnes, I am heart-broken in this place
iDrumlish. l arrived here quite safe
about pm. l must mention. Agnes, that 1
| cried the whole way out. Gaughter) You
| know, Agnes, l could live in a wilderness
and DE happy as long as I could have YOU
| with me. But. dearest, it's something ties-
perate on me to be separated from you.
| However, it's not long, darling, we shall
| be apart, although, darling, while am
| writing this letter am crying as much as
| when parting from you yesterday. l don't
| know when l am going to stop. Not, I
| suppose. until you are with me.
We'll, darling, they are all glad to see
me in Drumlish. Mrs. Burbage went so
| far as to kiss me on my arrival last night.
uaughter) But that was not to be won
| wered at as we are from the same town
| land and went to school together.
ALSO Father Kevile. When he met me
| he stretched me out his two hands, and the
| next thing he says to me: You must
| give me half sovereign toward the build
II am sure I must have been noticed
! when leaving you yesterday. I mean my
| crying dearest. I was more or less asham-
ed darling but could not help It,"
The next letter was model of briefness.
''Just few lines" it ran; II am In very
bad form for writing. as my hand is
| shaky." He added, however, Love to
death" and three crosses.
| Subsequently he was in better FORM
| though 'still lonesome:
cit makes me very lonely to see all the
| market people going to Longford today,
and your own Grealish in hut in Drum
| lish. Well, my dearest Agnes, there is one
matter now which 1 must mention to you,
though, darling, at the same time 1t makes
me blush to have to admit 1t. That is our
marriage, which Is to come off before Adj
vent.
81 by myself am not in a position to
carry out the wish of my heart-that Is, to
be married this month. But, darling, 1t
would be the wish of my heart that we
could be married before Advent comes in
So now, Agnes, darling. suppose at the
very lowest it will take about flo to attain
that object; so, dearest, let me know by
return if you will be able to give me that
much Laughter)- Then, darling. we VIII
be one until death"
His last letter was undated. 1t came
from Lanesborough. 1t ran:
my Dear Agness: l have got the rings
by this mornings post / trust in God
it will fit you all right, as you can keep
any one of the rings you like. and send
tonight. You can keep the case; 1t Is
free 1 will put the ring on your finger
tomorrow. You keep 1t until then.
Goodbye, your loving Patrick. Send me a
note tonight Don't forget
The defendant did not appear, but his
the defense was insanity. He afterward
explained that this was a jest But. he
added '.if the jury took the bundle of let
tiers have here UP TO the room with them
and looked them over they would come to
the conclusion that more impecile puhdie
of productions was never written
Miss Tanning gave it as her opinion that
the letter asking for f10 was mean one
She had written and told him so. she dla
not send the money.