The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
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Sussex Squire Compelled 70 II Pay
Damages a Third Time 10
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( LONDON, June 27.-Mr. John Paine
Kemp has paid breach.of.promIse
damages on three occasions. In the
first case, 1t is said, he paid 500
pounds to an attendant at the Skates.
bury Theatre. The second lady was
a barmald. The third, who was award.
ed 500 pounds damages in the Lon.
don Sheriffs Court yesterday, was
Miss Florence Cunningham, a clerk,
who lives at Bedford Park, and is the
daughter Of q man who was superin.
tendent Of the Kensington lniirmary
for twenty-five years. Mr.. Kemp, who
is u man Of independent means, lives
at Conrthorpe Villas, Wimbledon. 1t IS
said that he described himself to Miss
Cunningham as the Squire Patcham."
Mr.. Valetta, who represented the
young woman, described the case as
a heartless one, and asked for exem.
plary damages. Last August his eli.
ent became acquainted with Mr..
Kemp by meeting him at friends
house in Wimbledon. He was a man
who was in very good circumstances,
and, according to what he said, he
had an income Of about 1000 pounds
per annum, and also possessed prop.
erty at Patcham, near Brighton.
He and Miss Cunningham became
on very friendly terms, and subse.
quently, during a visit to Lowestoft,
he proposed marriage, and was ac.
cepted. Mr. Kemp gave her the usual
engagement ring, took his sweethear,
to Sussex and showed her the prop
erty which he said he possessed
pointed out that she would be the
wife of man Of position and import
ance in the county, and added that hi
was known as the Squire Of Patch
am" Soon afterwards "tiffs" arose
but, after the manner, Of lovers" eact
was patched up" and after each ;
stronger affection than ever seemed
to exist. Mr.. kemp's letters, most o
which were addressed from hotels Ii
; Cornwall and Devon. were not OF tn,
affectionate kind usually found in sucl
cases, said Mr.. Valetta, but the,
, gave pretty clear Indication OF tn,
mans intentions. In the main, the,
) referred to the lifts" and containe,
promises of better behavior in tn
future. One Of them contained tn
: following:
Just 4 line TO say am sorry wa
so dumpy. had bad attack of tn
:, pip. don't often have II, but whe
5 | do It's really had. ! have Just ha
some soup and partridge, and fee
: much better.
Early in January Mr.. Kemp aske
;. his sweetheart to call on him at Win
a bledOn, and when she arrived Their
e he calmly told her that he though
t they had better part. On the follow
e ing day he called on her mother.
y 81 know have acted badly" h
S said, hut am prepared to max
h amends. How much shall pay?"
a Eventually he agreed to pay Il
e pounds, and went away to see S
h licitor, but as the matter was n,
:. settled Miss Cunningham had to tai
action. NIX
ut was not question Of love
ALL" said Mr.. c. F. GIL. in his eros
It examination. Surely you would n
call his communications love letters
mir. Kemp did not believe in pl
i. ting things on paper" replied Il
n girl.
S, Mr.. Gill, for the defense, conten
Or ed that Mr.. Kemp had suffered fro
lc epilepsy, and that on one occasion
had met with an injury to his hea
I'd He was a man who could be east
e, led into anything, and he suggest
Or that Miss Cunningham's motive W
not one OF love, but of money. r.
no whole of the correspondence show
Nv that there was no sentiment of a.