The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
SEEKS HEART SALVE;;
MISS COUCHLIN SUES
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
| Thomas A. Sherk, well known re-
tired business man and capitalist OF
this city, has been made defendant in
$4,000 alleged breach of promise
suit brought against him by Miss
Agnes Coughlin of Minneapolis, for
merly OF this city. The papers in the
action were served upon Mr. Sherk
late yesterday Mr.. Sherk denies that.
Miss Coughlin is his affinity.
| Miss Coughlin in her complaint
( makes the following allegations:
That plaintiff is an unmarried fe-
male and is now of the age of thirty
seven years, and resides in the city
OF Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| Claims Marriage Agreement.
! That defendant is an unmarried male
| person, OF the age of forty five years,
and resides at the city of Mankato in
! the state of Minnesota; that defend
ant is ii prominent business man of
the city of Mankato; is worth fnan-
| cially more than the sum of 800 600.
has a high standing i'll business and
! social circles in the city of Alankato,
Minnesota, and has during the times
hereinafter mentioned been actively en-
gagged in business in said city.
That on or about the Ist day of
February, 1903, plaintiff and defendant
mutually promised to marry each
other; that at said time and place
plaintiff and defendant mutually agreed
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that their said marriage should take
place at some time in the future. to
be mutually agreed upon between them
as to the date and place of perform
ance.
THAT by mutual consent of plaintiff
and defendant the said marriage of
plaintiff and defendant was postponed
from time to time until i'm or about
the year 1909, the exact date where
of being to plaintiff unknown. the said
plaintiff and defendant mutually agreed
that said marriage should take place
within a reasonable time
That ever since the said first dav
of February, 1908, plaintiff has been
and still is ready and willing to marry
defendant
Heart Said to Have Chilled.
THAT in or about the month of
December, 1909. the said defendant no
titled and informed plaintiff that he
would not marry her and thereupon
said defendant notified and informed
plaintiff that he did not intend to
abide by or carry out the terms of
the said contract of marriage. and ever
since that time. said defendant has
refused, failed and neglected and still
does fail, refuse and neglect to carry
out and perform the terms of his said
contract
That had the said defendant carried
out and performed his said contract
and agreement plaintiff would have be
come the wife of said defendant and
would have been entitled to take her
place in social circles in the citY of
MankatO as the wife of said defend
ant and would have been entitled to
enjoy with said defendant the prop
erty and money defendant has accumu-
lated in the conduct of his business.
Alleges Plaintiffs Health Is Shattered
THAT immediately upon the failure
of said defendant to carry out and
fulfill his said contract of marriage as
aforesaid plaintiff became and still is
dangerously i'll, her health became shat
tered, plaintiff suffered severe shock
to her nervous system, plaintiff has be
come respondent, and has suffered great
and severe pain and mental anguish,
and as she is informed and believes
will for a long time hereafter be and
remain nervous, sick, broken down,
dispirited, and worried woman, and all
thereof caused by the acts of defend
ant as hereinbefore set forth
That by reason of the facts and
circumstances aforesaid plaintiff has
been damaged in the sum of $4,000
The attorneys for the plaintiff are
Bardwell & Levy of Minneapolis, 30
II Minnesota Loan and Trust building
Denies the Allegations.
Mr.. Sherk, the defendant, has en-
gagged A. Il. Pau, Jr., and c. j. Laur-
isch as his attorneys, and the suit will
be defended vigorously. Mr. Sherk puts
up an emphatic denial of the allega-
tions made by Miss Coughln. He will
set up his answer that no promise
of marriage was ever made by him
to the plaintiff; that there is nothing,
verbally written or otherwise, to show
that he ever agreed or promised to
marry Miss Coughlin. The claim will
be set forth by Mr.. Sherk that Miss
Coughlin was to have been married in
February of this year to gentleman
in Minneapolis. Mr.. Sherk stated that
he was much surprised that the action
was brought by Miss Coughlin, as he
had never given her to believe that
he ever intended to marry her He
insists that it is plot to separate
him from a large sum of money.
1t is said that the suit against Mr..
Sherk has been contemplated by Miss
Coughlin for the past three months.
The trial of the case will not come
Oh until the November term of court.