The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1854-06-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ESQ., JUDGE.] A LOVE QUARREL —MURPHY V. CONNOIL—A young Irish girl, named Isabella Murphy, upholsterer, of 24, Fleet street, sued a young man named Edward Connor, gasfitter, of No. 1 Court, Duke-street, for £1 10s. Bd., being for a shirt and neck-ties made, and money lent. The plaintiff stated that she had formerly lived with the defendarra mother, that sloe had made the articles stated for him by order, and that she had lent him the money at different times. The defendant replied that she had met him in the streets at different times, and had given him the money, 6d. or a Is. at a time, to treat himself. His Honour asked him if he wished to cross-examine the plaintiff. He said "Yes ;" and then turning to the witness, asked, " Can you remember coming to me in Bold-street, and entreating me to marry you?"— (Laughter.) She was continually annoying me.—The Jude: Did you?—Plaintiff: No, your worship, I never asked him to marry me.—The defendant said he would prove thefounaation of the present action, and the spring from whence it came. He asked, " Did you not, on my refusal, say that you would commit suicide ?"—(Laughter.) No, sir; nothing of the kind ; there was no such conversation betwixt us. He has slandered my character.—Defendant : Can you swear that you have not been in various places and at various times vowing revenge upon me, and saving money all the summer for the purpose of prosecuting me? (A laugh.)—The plaintiff: I threatened that I would apply to the laws of the land to bprotect me from your slanders. I lived Judgeit his mother, utt owed her nothing when I left.—The: Was not there some love-making between you at one tithe?—The plaintiff: A little; but nothing of marriage, because be is a delicate boy. (Laughter.)—The Judge: It never got so far as that. How long is it since your love-making was broken off ?—The plaintiff: Eight or nine months: it was the latter end of last summer. It lasted for two or three years.—The Judge: Who broke it off first?—Plaintiff : I did, your worship.—The Judge: Was it when the love-making was going on that the neckties and shirt were made, and the money lent ?—Plaintiff: Yes.— A witness, Ellen Wil let, proved that while plaintiff stayed with her the rupture had taken place with the defendant, and he had then admitted the debt.—Cross-examined by the defendant: Did not you say, when I came to your lodging's., that (sharply): I deny it, Sir.—Thedefendant.. then made his be could a ent. He said that he had told plaintiff that you were ready to jump on to my back ? (Laughter.) Witness, notstt conscientiouslyegu acknowledge her claim as a debt, but he had offered to make her a present of corresponding value. She gave him the money to go after her and be in love— (laughter)—and she had received great kindness from both his mother and himself.—He then called Mrs. Connor, his mother, who sail, she thought the action was all jealousy, because he would not marry her. When plaintiff stayed with her, and was making 7s. a week, she had endeavoured to entice him away, to leave his home and live with her. She did not think that she had any business to bring her son up for little paltry neckties. (A laugh.) She treated him, and lie treated her. He went with her once to Cheshire, and she (witness) understood that the plaintiff then paid 6d. for him to ride on a donkey. (Loud laughter.) She ought to be ashamed of herself (the witness indignantly exclaimed) to stand up before anybody and say that she would charge a lad 6d, for a ride on a donkey. (Laughter.) His Honour, addressing the plaintiff, said that he had no doubt that she bad lessn that hemaking a fool of herself about this young man, did not deserve it. He had no doubt that she had been spending money upon.him, and speak did take it, it whom donkey,m h e ha d I receivedthin kit a was kindness,m ore and still was not manly now to come forward and against a girl fridomeown for you, but I don't see much harm in your doing it. liki fe 11, you plead himle ad As to making the shirts and ties, I will take that as so ranch lovemaking; but as to the money you have lent him at various times. that he must give back to you. I will give You a ver, diet for 165., to be paid in six weekly payments. V. A sli, tfoorph:ys