AN UNFAITHFUL TAILOR.

Evening Star, Issue 4227, 13 September 1876, Page 3

AN UNFAITHFUL TAILOR.

At the Edinburgh Small Debt Court, a young woman named Helen M‘Millaii brought tin am ion to recover LI 2 from John Addition, a tailor, for refusing to fulfil a promise of murrhu'e, -Thedefender, on being called on°to plead, said, excitedly, “I deny it { n tot o Mrs MOlillan, the mother ot the pursuer, said t he defender hail for some i years (is id his addresses to her daughter. She had fr: quently heard him propose , marriage to her daughter, but the oiFert ; wore declined until 2nd of April hist, , when it w,«s arranged that n mar * mge should take place on tip i following Fiiday, and that the r pair should for fome timo afterward. 5 occupy a part of Mr M‘lMdUn's house . II b.iua i ! > V, Om; ■>; - p., , sumptuous supper for thy occasion— - invite what friends she choose, and b. 9 would bear the expense. Arrange *

ments wore also made for taking out tho marriage lines, but the dofendet did not appear for that purpose. Witness had not seen him siuev, and did not cire if she should nevet see him again. (Laughter). Since defender had been threatened with the present action, he had offered to pay LI2 rather than come into court, but neither had that been forthcoming. (Laughter). Defender (confidentially to witness): Well there may have been such a tiling as twaddle when we were all drunk, but the girl is far too young for me. (Laughter) Fancy a man thirty-six years of age to marry a girl ot twenty-one ! (Renewed laughter.) It’s nonsense, aud all a tissue of falsehood.—(Laughter.) The sister of pursuer corroborated her mother’s evidence, as did a young man named Russell, who was engaged by the defender to act as best man. On the night of the 2nd of April he heard defender call pursuer his wife, and her parents father and mother. Defender (to witness) : Were you and I not tipsy that night ? Witness ; No. Defender :We were ; the whole squad was drunk. It’s a piece of nonsense. A man named Allan spoke to being in a state of sobriety on the night of the alleged pronpao ct marriage. The mother said she was aware that Addison had lately had a considerable sum of money left him. The Sheriff gave decree for the full amount, with LI 10s of expenses. Defender wished to speak again, but he was ordered to leave the Court, and did so smiling.