A MINISTER'S TROUBLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 291, 18 May 1915, Page 5

A MINISTER'S TROUBLES.

ACCUSED OF BfIEACH OF PROMISE.. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. A breach • of promise ease, Violet Campbell and the Rev. Ralph Bray, of Wellington, was set down for trial before Mr. Justice Sim to-day. Plaintiff alleged that during the year 1907 at Dunedin the parties verbally promised to marry one another, and' that on May (ith last year Bray married'another lady. Plaintiff"claimed" £301). Plaintiff further said that, relying on Bray's promise, she sent him a present valued at £UI- - (id,-the freight and'postage costing £SO more. . Bray returned many of' the presents, but the good* when return ?d had depreciated and she had to pay freight and cartage, for which she claimed a further sum of .eißs lis lid. Defendant, in a statement, denied the promise to marry, ttnd denied the presents being given. The parties asked Wtav to discuss the- question of a settlement. An hour feter Mr. W. C. Macciregor, counsel i.fcr plaintiff, announced that the parties had agreed to n settlement upon these terms: Plaintiff withdraws the claim for breach of promise and also wit'jitraws the assertion that there was a. promise. The action was to be discontinued, the defendant having leturned as. fur as possible- the presents given by plaintiff, and he will pay her forthwith ICifl to cover depreciation and in a full settlement of all claims relating to sj-tch presents. Mr. Hanlon, counsel for defendant agreed, and the judge said tdore was no need to enter up any judgment.