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

QUARREL —MURPHY V. COINIIVOIC.—A young Isabella Murphy, upholsterer, of 24, Fleetstreet, sued a young man named Edward Connor, gasfitter, of No. 1 Court, Duke-street, for .el los. Bd, being for a shirt and neck-ties made, and money lent. The plaintiff stated that she had formerly lived with the defendant's mother, that she 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 Judge : Did you?—Flaintiff: No, your worship, I never asked him' to marry me.—The defendant said he would prove thefoundation 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 7 (A laugh.)—The plaintiff: I threatened that I would apply to the laws of the land to protect me from your slanders. I lived, sir, with his mother, but owed her nothing when I left.—TbeJudge: Was not there some love-making between you at one time?—The plaintiff: _A little; but nothing of marriage, because he 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 7—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 7—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 7—Plaintiff: Yes.— A witness, Ellen Willet, proved that while plaintiff stayed with her the rupture had taken place with the defendant, and be had then admitted the debt.—Cross-examined by the defendant : Did not you say, when I came to your lodgings, that you were ready to jump on to my hack ? (Laughter.) Witness, (sharply) : I deny it, Sir.—The defendant then made h.; statement. He said that he had told plaintiff that be could had o not cotrnesrceidentto makeiouslyachketri a owlepdrgeseehnetrocflaciomrraes.paondedbint,x value. but he 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 said, 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 businesatoougbhritntgo her son up for little paltry neckties. (A laugh.) She treated him, and he 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 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 beenwlileaasdsa thatnbmoe e nta kmhinaeng di spendingayi dfn oonowln money foodbnceeosereymsr deserve efpf ooaibr wnt.ohuai trmildt eh, aiashnnadyddo;wnhegkdmoaaag that sanda. still she. 'girl speak did tiat:efoirtibiist from whom he had received a kindness. If you plead ride on a donkey, I think it was more likely forbim-to paYfmorakyionug, tretalhidrotan'atnsdeetimeau, clll whailrml take ne y y iile thatlenat your dow. _ _ makino••, but as to the mo lovetimes, he must give back toyou. I will give you averydict for 165., to be paid in six weekly payments. t, ASKCLAIM FOR COMMISSiON.—CRAM AND ANorilgß '