The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-16
DISCARDED LIKE
0[O SH0E,' WROTE
GIRL TO NEWARKER
Cora Sinclair's Letters to
Leather Man Read in
$4,000 Suit.

Miss Cora Sinclair, of New York. who
is suing Samuel s.. Laird, jr.. of James
Banister & Co., shoe manufacturers,
this city, for $4,000. alleging breach OF
promise. complained in the Supreme
Court Of New York that she had bean
discarded like an old shoe.
In the court room with the defendant
was his bride. who was before her
marriage to Laird in 1907. Miss Lillian
Hayes. The couple now live in Chest
nut Hill, Philadelphia
The first inkling she had of the ap-
preaching marriage Of Laird and Miss
Hayes. the. plaintif declared. had come
to her in a letter which Laird wrote
her and which was introduced as evi-
dcnce yesterday. It read:
Dear Cora--No doubt yeu have noticed
that have been keeping away from you
for the last six months. Well, there Is al
waysia a reason for everything. The reason
in this case is good one. am in love
with the dearest girl in the world, who'
am sure, loves me. ask you not TO
think of me any more.
This may be somewhat of surprise to
you, but then 1t should not be. II you In
sist on seeing me it will only cause a lot
of trouble and unhappiness on every
body part, which would do no good. Please
look at it in sensible way and we can
then be happy. 1t was wrong for me to
into it blindly, without thinking WI what Z tne me
of these things are gone into. -
you have anything to write to me you
had better not delay very long. Don't iet
this upset you, but make the best OF the
situation as 1t is. please. Yours truly.
"Throvn Aside Like Old Shoe"
Miss Sinclair responded spiritedly to
this frank communication and her re-
September 26, 1907.
My Dear Sam-Your letter received. You
say 1t will be surprise to me-. 1t is more
than a surprise. You must be crazy to
PLANTATION. Something has changed you since
you went away, as all was love the night
before you left me. and you asked me Io Io
write every day. You have the nerve to
girl In the world. 1t is not so long ago
that you wrote and spoke those very words
to me- can freshen your memory with
little more than you think.
/ don't believe your story about girl.
II you want to leave me. why don't you
come to me like man and talk 1t over!
You made me give up everyone ror yuus
was a fool to put up with drunkard.
You ask n.o to look at this In sensible
way and we can then be happy. You say.
IT am through with you, Just as you wouid
say Throw those shoes away; dor,
want them any more" Now. you can &c
as you like, but If you treat me fairly !
will do the sams But II, on the otne,
hand, you are looking for trouble. you Will
get more than you want Answer at once,
and remember I insist on seeing you,
Letters Lead to Suit.
This animated correspondence fur
nished apparently basis for the pres
ent suit for damages. Miss Sinclair,
whose real name is said to be DAllo.
declared that Laird had introduced her
to many members of his family, In
Guiding two brothers and an uncle as
"the little girl am going to marry.
He did not, she said, introduce her to
his father, whom she declared would
be bitterly opposed to the match. Miss
Sinclair said that Laird told her they
must wait until after his fathers death
before they could be married.
In talking about the case Mrs. Laird
said she had advised her husband to
contest the~stlit. 'T feel 1t my duty to
stand by my husband" she said.