The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-06
Suit for Breach of Promise.

The following appeared in Fridays is.
sue of the Phila lelphia Inquirer:
In prison at Norristown, Pa, awaiting
trial on charge of arson made by DR..
Thomas S. Lippincott. of Lower Potts
grove township, and unable because of
the nature of the accusation to obtain bail
Mrs Blanche Nourse, trained nurse, has
brought suit tor $4,000 damages for al
legged breach of promise of marriage
against the doctor.
Between the two suits lies the romance
of matrimonial advertisement, an ardent
three days courtship, according to the
compliments affidavit, and six weeks
| imprisonment endured by a woman of re-
fnement and good family, on the charge
of setting fire to a barn and destroying
horses and cattle.
The complainant is a widow who, since
the death of her first husband, has been
supporting herself as a nurse. She was
| Tilted, she alleges, because DR. Lippincott
changed his mind and preferred to marry
another woman.
| Mrs. Nourse's husband died in 1902.
| Two years later, her home then being in
| Altoona, she noticed DR.. Lippincott's
matrimonial advertisement in a news
paper. Because of the straightforward
tone of its language she decided to answer
it and as a result photographs and letters
were exchanged.
The advertisement appeared in May q
wear ago, and the Correspondence extend
ed through the summer, until last Novem
Der, when, at the invitation of DR.. Lip
pincott, she paid him visit at his home
in Lower Pottsgrove township, Montgom
cry county. There, according to the
sworn statement filed by Mrs Nourse
they entered into "a solemn engagement
of marriage" Mrs. Nourse remained a
the home of Dr. Lippincott for tire,
days, she says, and during the entire per
iod of her visit alleges that she was mad
the object of marked attentions on tn
part of the doctor. In the words of tn
affidavit ''the said Thomas S. Lippincot
showered upon the deponent the mos
pronounced emblems of love and affec
/ ton, and after her departure from hi
home, on the 10th day of November. 1904
correspondent regularly and frequent,
with her, giving her no reason to doub
his fidelity to their engagement until tn
: month of February, 1905"
On February 10, letter came from th
doctor in which, Mrs Nourse asserts, b
announced that he had married youn
woman of Mount Holly, n. j., and tina
he hoped he and Mrs Nourse would stil
| ''remain good friends"
Mrs Nourse, after receiving this nctt
says she returned to her occupation G
nursing. About six weeks ago Dr. Liz
, pincott's barn was found to be on fire, an
the building and four horses and ten cow
were destroyed Mrs Nourse is allege
to have been seen near the place abou
y this time. At all events, she was arreste
g in Harrisburg and after hearing befor
v Squire Missimer, in Pottstown, commi
. ted to Jail for trial, which took place yei
> terday The Imprisonment has been keel
d ly felt by Mrs Nourse, but it was not III
n til day or two ago that she decided 0
l. taking action herself. Accordingly, h'
suit was filed in the Court of Commo
Pleas of Montgomery county Thursday.
v DR. Lippincott, who is 40 years oil
/, was first married to Mary, the daught,
u of Mrs. Thomas, of 1847 North Twent,
e second street, Philadelphia, in 1891. 81
), obtained a divorce from him in Septembe
! 1904, alleging cruel treatment.
DR.. Lippincott and Miss Viola Viii
daughter of Mrs Mary E. White, of Unit
g, street, Mount Holly, were married at Il
4 brides home, on January 80, last, by Re
r. ]. H. Durham.