New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
Contractors Daughter Sues
Member OF Board of Education.
ALL TEARS AND RHAPSODIES
LAWYER Poet Educator of Hack
ensack Accused of Breach
of Promise.

Hackensack. y. J.. Dec 1t--Miss Emily
Milani. the attractive daughter Of Fidele
Miani a general contractor Of Hasbrouck
Heights burst into tears several times In
court here to-day as she told OF her love
affair with William De Lorenzo. a lawyer
who is the youngest man who ever served
on the IIackensack Board Of Education ana
who is still 2 member Of that body. Miss
Miani is suing 10 recover $4,000 for breach
Of promise TO we'd. Justice G. G. Black is
presiding at the trial Miss Miani had
been employed I'm De Lorenzo's law Office.
1T was i'm December q year ago when
Mr.. De Lorenzo came TO me and said he
had something important 10 tell mo" tes-
tilted Miss Milani. He told me that his
engagement to Lucy Zisak had been brok-
en-. and then he grasped my hapd and said:
Emily, ! have loved YOU for some time.
Have YOU not roticed IT, I told him had
not suspected such thing. and then he
said. You must have noticed it, Emily,
and YOU must love me in return I hest
tated, but finally answered, win. do love
YOU
"Mr. Lorenzo then asked mo il ! would
he his wife. and l asked him If ne was
sure that his engagement with Miss Zisak
had been broken. He told me he was sure;
that he had never loved any one like he
did me. and that ! must promise to marry
him. Finally, I said 7 would marry him.
and we began 10 discuss our future plans.
He came TO my home on Sunday night.
January %. for the purpose Of asking my
father for my hand. He was so bashful
that he nearly collapsed, and. turning to
me, said. Emily. dear. help me
The whole town Of Hashrouck Heights
knew Of our engs cement and ! had asked
two Of my girl friends 70 act as brides
maids. I had engaged the dressmaker TO
make my wedding dress. ard the wedding
was TO take place early in June. Suddenly
change came over Mr.. De Lorenzo lie
came 10 me one day. very much down
hearted. lie treated me cody. and asked
! him what the trouble was He started to
cry and then tears ran down his face.
Then he said nc could not marry me;
that he would have TO marry the other girl.
because he had just received confession
from Lucy Zisak telling him that she still
loved him dearly. | was nearly crazy and
tainted.
But. Emily. no matter II ! marry Lucy.
I never can love her like | have you, and
III always love YOU, he said to me- con
tinued Miss MilanL
Mr. De Lorenzo told me he believed he
could FIX il all right in a week and he
would let mo know. so I gave him n weeks
time I waS almost beside myself. for |
didn't know what 30 tell my friends. The
next thing ] knew he and Miss Zisdk were
married, and they went TO live in the house
he built and which he had promised would
be our home in June"
\. II. g. Maidmont, counsel for De Lo-
reuzo showed what the defence will he
when he asked Miss Milani on croSs-eXami-
nation IL il was not a fact that she and Mr..
De Lorenzo had agreed that if Miss Zisak
went to Germany that the engagement
would be broken. and he would then agree
to marry her but Miss Miami denied this
Mr. Maidmont even limited that the ring
worn by Miss Milani had been taken from
the young lawyer defendant by her. and
that she also took certain poems from his
desk Here are the poems which Mr. De
Lorenzo wrote and gave to Miss Milani;
TO EMILY.
As holc. sit away from tHoo.
Ny heart cnshTouded g. doubt
And all without. dark aud gooalN
feo- Your absence sofciy
Ain. that my hope would sprout like plant
At FRS. "a little sec1 10y the scWcr scattered;
Then q slender STALK upward shooting,
And. lastly. a large tree, fruit boarirc,
Ny heart beats furiously AT the thought
WILL
Tie puzzle no doubt.
Why "a girl from The Heights
on cod mornings as these
appears O., happy aII at case,
Smiling all over.
md beaminG from her cye-.
She talks. laughs and sings,
Eut who knows why"
she's happy becdusa
She loves
WILL.
Fidcle Mnaui. father Of the plaintiff,
laughed as he told OF Mr.. De Lorenzo
visit to his home to ask for his daughter
hand
He asked mo II was satisfied for aim
10 marry my daughter. and ! told him ii ne
promised me 10 bc a true and honest man
20 her nc could have her" said Mr. Miami
He promised ne would be. ] remember
MY Gaul.,jcr urging him TO approach me,
and I heard Mr.. De Lorenzo say: Emily.
dear. help me- to which she replied: Go
on: pops all right -
lao,