Show broach breach of promise HARTFORD IlAR january 26 chas 11 II emmons is the tile junior pa partner rt berm nerm in i the firm of george saw sawyer ry 71 co dealers deale ra in fancy goods in this a city cit y and one of the largest argest establishments lish ments in this line of trade in the state air mr emmons is a little over ever 40 years tears of age hort and stout son sandy y haired fairly good look looking and something eom ething of I a L ladys man mart ilia wife died about three y years mrs ago ago leaving him two children A year yes reater later he lie formed the acquaintance t of mra mrs hattie winslow williams a widow of about 25 good looking of the brunette type and un unencumbered e nc she was d doing i a prosperous drus dressmaking making business and bought a largo large amount of good goods of sawyer A co abil thi a acquaintance grew to intimacy all and to a marriage engagement which was publicly avowed andars and mrs Willi williams ains was three months ago devolin devoting herecla chiprly to preparations for lie ilia wedding which hal been fixed upon definitely suddenly the affair was broken off and th the a explanation given was that emmons Ein mons partner preferred that he should remain single eingle for business busi this was considered by mrs williams and her friends a slim excuse for breaking a love match and subsequently it transpired that the partner in question luef tion had heard beard stories unfavorable to mrs williams and had bad repeated repented them to emmons who instead of pulling putting the case as a it wa was concocted the sary as to his partners interference now mrs williams has brought a civil suit against emmons for breach of promis and seduction alleging damages and a new surprising I phase w is developed the foil following win statement tat ement is from froin parties hill intimately at acquainted with mrs willi william when emmons broke the tile cn eu pa gement it overwhelmed lira mrs I W williams illiams with surp surprise ur prise riso not only because there had bad been no previous intimation of any such purpose but because there was a mutual understanding that the marriage should bo be hastened she serious trouble and anti while emmons nl nihed zed his obligation to marry her and was apparently anxious to do go yet lie was desirous that there should hould be no occasion for scandal after marriage and he be advised and aasi assisted eted her to remove all cause of anxiety ani itty meanwhile the whole case had been laid before ex lieutenant governor sill as counsel for mrs williams and he be prop proposed oed terms of settlement with emmons who was asked to pay 2500 he ile then consulted with samuel F jones and joseph L barbour and they held a conference with mr sill who finally agreed that if mrs williams claim could be established apon evi evidence by a leading hartford ahti cian the sum of 1750 we would ul d t be e accepted as its a co compromise om is e recently the physician TP re reported r e d to the law that mrs jj williams gillim I claim was true the latter was not willing to pay the amount agreed to and offered which was refused this led to the civil suit for damages which must result in a full exposure of all the relations of the parties to each other and provoke a very unpleasant public scandal emmons haa has put all hia his property out of his hands bonds and it is understood toad that his partner advises him to fight the case to the bitter end emmons ha has s borne an excellent reputation hitherto lie ile is an active member of the first baptist church and is also als ent in the young Y un mens christian an association socially too he lie is well connected |