The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1893-07-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HARD THING FOR A GIRL TO RE JILTED. They did not like it. But had there been a breach of promise in this case? Technically there had been none. What girl with any self-respect would marry a man who said he would rather commit suicide than marry her? 'The girl's letters and conversation showed that she was always harping on furniture, houses, and settlements. It was money and position she wanted. She had no real affection for him. Notwithstanding what had been said, there had been a row at the house of the plaintiff on De-ember 15th, and he was spoken to in such a way that he refused to go to the house again, although he said he was willing to sec the plaintiff at his shop. Even after the plaintiff alleged that the match was broken off she called herself the defendant's fianctte. The defendant now being worth nothing the plaintitf and her mother were, no doubt, glad to get out of the match. The defendant would tell them that he still loved the plaintiff, and was willing to take her from the court and marry her. The defendant said he did not go to the house of the plaintiff after the Nth December on account of the insults offered to him, and added: "I never said that I would commit suicide if the plaintiff would not marry me, nor that I would commit suicide rather to do so. What I said about the cat and deg life was this, "I am afraid when we are married, if your mother comes to my house, we shall live a cat-and-dog life." I never said I was legally but not morally bound to marry the plaintiff. I never said- I would only do what the law compelled me to do. I never said I would only marry her at the Registrar's office. I sin still willing to marry the plaintiff—decidedly.— Cross-examined by Mr Shee, the defendant admitted the letters and poetry he had sent to the plaintiff. The poetry was not original. (Laughter.) An acrostic re-ad by the counsel was his own composition. The illness of his wife broke him. She was three years in bed. He was a city magistrate, and on one occasion took the plaintiff to the police court, but did not introduce her to his brother magistrates. The witness admitted on that occasion he passed the young lady love notes, to one of which she replied, "I cannot say how proud I am to have such a dear magistrate as you.', (Laughter.) In the course of a letter which the defendant admitted having written to the plaintiff from Southport, he launched out into poetry, in which one verse read—  Come, Poesy, help me with your lays, And give your choicest 'need of praise To her with whom I spend thy days, My darling Amy, Mr Aroneberg also admitted sending the plaintiff the following acrostic:—  A merry, loving, gentle maid M ost amiable, true, and kind, Y our virtues around my heart are entwined. 8 oon with Joy and gladness to be U nited to one who sincerely loves and T akes delight in anticipating all T he heart's desires of her whom 0 n this earth he cherishes most, N o one to him is fairer or more dear. Mr Shoe: Was that your own composition? Yes. (Great laughter.)—Mr Shoe: Do you want the jury to understand that at the time you were making love to the young lady you were prirctically without a penny that you could call yourown? Witness: Well,! had a business which brings mein