Show I SAYS HE WAS HYPNOTIZED O < M Uircnse iklailv by a 71ai > Who Claims I n Spinster Ma Ic I Uiii Propose Harris Woioiiow a young jeweler doing business on Grand street near Graham avenue who was arrested on an order issued by Judge Van Jiyck in the city court in connection with an action ac-tion for breach of promise brought by Miss Sophie Goodman a middle aged spinster who lives in Essex street New York was released today in 1000 bond through the efiorts of his counsel The case is one of romantic interest and Woronows many friends will read it with aptonifhmont In her affidavit Miss Goodman says she met the youthful youth-ful jeweler in May 1802 in New York and that the acquaintance ripened quickly and resulted in mutual love and attachment that he continually expressed ex-pressed his love for her and promised to make her his wife Tho plaintiff claims the jeweler was in the habit of drinking to his prospective bride Miss Goodman sajs she waited a reasonable rea-sonable time for Woronow to keep his promise and marry her and then she learned to her dismay that he was in lovo with another girl who was said to be young handsome and wealthy Woronow met tho younger girl while on an extended trip and was smitten at once and proposed marriage Finally Miss Goodman says Woro now told her of his love for the other girl and sent her a letter in which he said Do not trouble yourself any further fur-ther about me I will not and shall not marry you under any circumstances If you persist however in threatening to arrest me I will sell out my business and leave with my old sweetheart and fly from the state where neither you i nor any court would do me injury You had better seek another husband and trouble me no further Life with her is I much sweeter to me than with you This is my final answer Miss Goodman says her whole future is blighted because she was known everywhere as Worouows fuLnre ride The young jeweler says thafben the case conies up for trial there will be sonic spicy details He declares that he was hypnotized by the spinster and that under her mesmeric influence ho was led to propose marriage while all the while ho loved another but sweeter I girl He says he thinks she got him to propose solely to gain possession of a certain wedding ring which she saw in his show window Brooklyn Citizen |