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Show She Was Adjudged Damaged in the Affections $12,000. HEEK MILLER'S LOTE LETTERS. They Were Very Affectiug, and When Ha ' Befaaed to Marry Lena Her 'Art Win Much Lacerated Mailer' Insane Wife, Dougherty Against Iogeraoll, ""The MnUer-Camroarer breach of promise Mae, recently tried in New York, smacks of the tribulations of Rochester and Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte's famous novel. Rochester, Roches-ter, it will be remembered, win a pnrty past middle age who endeavored to marry Jane while his insane wife waa promenading np stairs at midnight, whenever she oould feet loose, and amusing amus-ing herself trying , to set the house, afire. Clemens Mulier, of New York, waa a widower fi8 years old, with a heart aa warm aa hia hairs were gray. He met Miss Lena Clam-merer, Clam-merer, of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, who is hut 21, a teacher of niusio and wrapt in her art. 8faa went to New York and Mr. aiuiier voox ncr to mjhuhb. his taouss, whsrs his nous. Ho tvk her in concurta, h walked with her in Central park, tad them, Bitting on one of t.ho bnchi, wbils the cold, chilly winds of November were sighing through the leafless treat, he askd her to marry him. ' The place and the ueaaon were not propi-tioos. propi-tioos. When nsknd on the trial "What did 70a telle about in the park!" Miss Cammrer relied: "A cold vind vot blowing. We coiadnt haf no animated conversation." Bhe did not accept him theu, but he dangled presents pres-ents before her and told her that they would be hers when she should be his (which was not giving them at all), and told her that he had a splendid income and would take her abroad and all that. What girl without fortune for-tune could resist such pleasures even with an aged bnsbaniH Miss Cummerer connoted. Now, Mr. Rochester Mullor was n sly dog. He told no lies about an insane wife living; he said nothing about her. Neverthnlem the wife existed not in the garrot of Mr. Mul-lers Mul-lers boose, for nowadays men don't keep insane in-sane wive so near, fine lived in an asylum. Miss Coramerer fouid out about her before Mr. Mullor could get her to the altar, and there was a delay in the proceedings. It might be supposed that this trifling episode would open Miss Hammerer's eyes. It did aot open them wide enough at all events. The would be spouse admitted the insane wife, but claimed a divorce, whereupon the joung lady's father called for the papers. But although Mr. Camnwrer continued to cry, "The papers; produce the papers," Mr. Mulier did not furnish them. He Bimply In-aieted In-aieted that the girl should marry him, papers or no papers. Miss Cammerer naturally demurred. de-murred. Mr. Mailer's love for her continued to "ingrease," but the lady held him at arm's length. Finally, after be had been silent for .while, she wrote him: "The thread ot drenmst-nces which others -wore for ns has beau so humiliating at times that I think the return of my photographs and exchange of letters will end an episode which perhaps neither ono of ns exactly understood. I shall always bear you In kind FBmembranee, and wish you and the members mem-bers of your family good health, happiness jSod prosperity With ranch respect, - "Ijui- Cammbiikb.' f Then the lover went to see her, and it was Bll made np, all troubles were got over except tha insane wife, who remained a barrier to weaaea diisb. But Mr. Mulier promised prom-ised that the papers should soon be ready and the barrier bar-rier removed. The barrier was not rein re-in oved, and Mr. Cammerer began to 'suspect that there was no divorce at all Who Anally broke tie engagement only an intelligent HJCRB MUtutB, JT closely following follow-ing the evidence Riuld talk The yon tig lady whose affections tad been trifled with brought a suit for 100,-000; 100,-000; eminent lawyers were engaged on both rides; the case was tried, and the jury regarded re-garded Hiss Cammerer's "episode'' worth 12,000 to Mr. Mulkr. The oast is a warning to all men with wives not to attempt marriage when marriage mar-riage is iraposaibie, as such amusement is an expensive luxury, and If they will 1 cnch absurd things, to "make a clean breast of it" ' in tbe flnrt place. The legal battle was a notable one, Daniel Dougherty, the talver tongued orator of tho Democracy, appearing for the girl, while Robert G. Ingorsoll, the Freethinker, ap-peared ap-peared for tbe gray haired dofendanU |
