The North Cumberland Reformer. — 1895-08-03 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

ABIRESO BREACH OF PROMISE  SUIT.  VIOLENT SCENE IN COURT.  The hearing was concluded on Tuesday. before Mr. Baro Pollock RIO a special jury, in the Queen's Bench Division, of the breech of promise action Kempshall v. Holland, in which Catherine Kemp. shall, a London actrese, sued Edgar Sydney Holland, a Liverpool gentleman of independent means, for £lO,OOO for alleged breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff, a young lady of fair complexion and an abundance of golden hair, conducted her own case, and appeared in the oustody of a warder from Holloway, where she was awaiting her trial for shooting at the defendant's sister, who lived at Putney. Her statement of the sass was given upon oath on the day of opening of the trial on Friday. The court was very crowded.— The plaintiff, upon entering the box, said she wished to explain to his Lordship and the jury why she conducted her own case.—His Lordship said she had no need to apologies or to explain, as she had as perfect right to do so as any other plainiiff.—Plaintiff said she could prove thet the defendant had promised to marry her, and broke that promise.—His Lordship: You say that the defendant promised to marry you in July, 1887. Plaintiff said that the promise was made in Gower Street, but that she could not give the date as she did not keep a diary. Plaintiff, in continuing her story, said that defendant on 14th June, 1887, promised at the Mona Castle Hotel, Isle of Man, to marry her, and again on the opening day of the Italian Exhibition in 1887.—Albert Edward Kempshall, brother of the plaintiff, said that at Gower Street, in 1885, the defendant said, iu his presence,that he was going to marry his sister.— At the close of the plaintiff's case the jury intimated that there was no case, and his lordship directed a verdict for the defendant. A scene of the most violent eharaeter ensued, the plaintiff screaming "You beast, you beast, pay me, pay me," scrambled up on the Queen's Cettneela' bench, and endeavoured to reach the defendant, who was seated at the other side of the court. The warder beside her caught her round the waiet, and with the utmost difficulty prevented he: accomplishing her. object. The female warder next came to his &mistimes, and by the aid of both of them and some of the ushers the lady was dragged back to the floor of the court, where she fell prostrate in the arms of the warders, and still struggling and tearing her hair, shouted at the top of her voice, "You beast, you beast, pay me." His Lordship made his escape from the bench, and Sir E. Clarke also left the court as quickly as possible.  At the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday afterneon, Catherine Kempshall (30), who earlier in the day had been nonsuited in a breach of promise case was indicted for attempting to discharge a loaded revolver at Emily Lucy Carlisle with intent ts murder. The prosecute.: is a sister of Mr. Hol• land, and resides with her husband at Putney. On June 21, while driving from the house, prisons( rushed up behind, caught hold of the beak .of thi carriage with one hand, while with the ether she discharged a revolver.—The jury acquitted the vrisoner, and she was discharged.