The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-06
An OLD BEAU
Sued on Valentine He Sent Ther.
ty-sive Years Ago.
ASKS BIG DAMAGES.

The Widow After Long Interval o
Marriage Flounts Rhyme, aa<
Says He Renewed Troth, But .
Trolley Smash, It Seems, Jo,te<
AN the Love Out Os the Old Gen
eleuan.
a queer case. Is being tried Al
Hartford. Conn.,. which is attracting
considerable interest. Tht1ty-6ve
years ago Thomas k..Fttts. of Ash,
wood. who is now seventy-fve years
old and wealthy. promised to be the
present Mrs. Bridget Theresa Cor,
mans valentine. Although she az
terward married. and is now fifty
three and a widow with three chill
ereo. she is seeking through the
courts $4,000 damages because her
whtlon admire. declines to live up
to his ancient assurances az indy
ing love.
The breach OF promise suit of the
widow. against the aged and promt-
oent citizen promises to become IN
court anouls as celebrated as the
case OF Mr.. Picswick. Every action
OF Sr. Fits from the tine that he
sent the valentine through the pro-
srseted married life of Mrs. German
and after death had freed her, Is
recorded and its Interpretation by
and eject upon the feelings ofMrS.
German afectingly rec!ted.
There were tears in the eyes Of
Mrs Germans lover and his voice
broke from pathos when be read
the fateful valentine. and the widow
sobbe6 through the recital.
Maiden fair, to you I send
This token Of affection true,
Showing where my feelings tend,
Like the magnet unto you.
worlds may pass away and perish
Every feeling die away.
But the constant love I cherish
Never, never shall decay"
When the lawyer had Gained him
SELF after lingering Oh the words
Never. never shall decay" and the
comely widow had dried her eyes.
she TOOK the witness stand to tell
Of her romance and its SAD ending.
Mrs. German said that she had
known Mr.. Fits before he- mar
riage and that be had showed her
attention. but had not reached the
point Of a declaration when MIR. Cor
man appeared This was in 1872,
and after the drst announcement Of
the banns Ii church Mr.. Fits called
on her.
-He said that he would have been
in Gr. Germans place Il be had only
been more forward said Mrs Cor
man. land then he cried, and I cried
and said to Mr.. Fits:
Now. Thomas, you never told
ne anything like that before.
Ibid he show you any marks Of
affection on the occasion Of your
marriage?" Mrs Gornan was asked,
Yes" she replied, with downcast
eyes; ION the very day Of the we'd
ding be sent me three or four bas-
kets Of peaches, and J understood.
Mrs. German declared that. with
her husbands knowledge and con-
sent. her acquaintanceship with Mr..
Fits was continued and that ne re-
NAMED a batcheloF. They often
met. and went driving together, and
be always seemed sad and often
sighed, and she sighed. too.
She said that her marriage to MT.
German was a disappointment. BE-
use oT!the conduct OF her husband.
Ye left her and was gone four years.
and during this period Mir. Fits
called upon her and they discussed
the possibility of Mrs Gornsn OBJ
tatnips a divorce. Mr. Fits tod her
AT this time, Mrs German testified
that he was worth s65 900, and that
II she got a divorce he would DaTrs
her at once and make her life happy.
In April. 1903, Mr. German died,
and IN June Mr.. Fits called upon
the widow.
Well. you are single at last.
said Ar. Fits to me. and | salo
yes, MIS- TOl OoA eSot@o~O'
He continued to call on the wiooF
on an average Of twice month. anc
made presents to her and to mem
eers OF Der family.
Then in November. he asked mt
20 barry him" the witness testinec
.and told him that would. an
her voice sostenea to a whlspe
And be said that be wou.o com,
at Thanksgiving and We would ea!E
the arrangements over. 1t was un
6erstood that we we're to be naTTlf
the next May and wou!d g' to
St. Louis Fair for a weddinE TIP.
And because he had 7rooos
and I had accepted him. sad RE
that he was wealthy. toid all
hoarders about It and let them
and I had twenty-five.
Just at this time trolley C
hutted into the romance. II ssTuc
sSr. Fits and injured him 50 pam
e1,l,y that be had to go to Ted.
II went to see him just as SOC
&C heard Of the accident. ATS
Gornan continued. and stoope|
down and kissed him as he lay o.
the bed" .. - 80,
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