LAKE COU.Nl Y EXAniNER, LAKEVIEW, OREGON. JUNE 18. I0J. VERDICT FOR 22,500. ( con 1 1 mutt from flrwt pnmO treat o( tin annuls f a remote neighborhood, but ooonsloniilly there nrv touches i( ru;ied homespun sentiment iiml passion. (tm of the earliest mul most divoitiiiK of them van offered to show t tint lieforv his Ioiik separation from his Inamorata .1 i in Heryfonl wax iisardoiitn Kotnoo as over sighed out his yearn, with out regard to the eonsoipiemvs on tin heart of a trusting Juliet. Following; I a portion of the epis tlo from Heryfonl notifying his lo t rot lied of his intentions of bn-akinii the ong-agvmcnt. written from l.nke viow. Or., under date of (Vtolier P. l'.Xtl: "Well, 1 hate to tell you that 1 have changvd inymiinl. 1 ain't eoin lujr back, for I don't think that I can do as I promised to do: so I think we had better quit. 1 don't want to promise something that I can't do. so 1 think 1 had letter stay single. You can answer this if you waut to, and if you don't it is all right any way. So no more." In answer to the nlsove Miss Mc Carty wrote: Wayne, Mieu.. Nov. 16. 1SU1. Mr. J. V. llery ford, Lakevifw, Or. lvar Sir: Your letter of October HI received a few days -o, oer a week, I think, au.t tn.t knowm what to do, I did not answer, tmt after careful coiisi.lcraiioa concluded to aiiouer. aud I nope you may ir don my intrusion, but Ibis i something tbat I cannot form I. for it is no small affair. It were raised by the attorney for tin1 plaintiff, w hlch w overruled. Heryfonl then told of receiving a letter Home months subsequent to the one In which the plaintiff lenird him to reconsider his determination not to marry her. In this one she foriruve him the Injury he had done her. lie never answered It, mid heard not hlnjr from her until served with notice-that he had Wvn sued, last Fall. Ho admit ted writing her after this Incident, offering to marry her and Inclosing fjim with which she might come out to Hcno. Nov., wli-re the ceremony was to take pl.'uv. The plaintiff never replied to this proposal. Hereford estimated his wealth at :?7u.iMi. and maintain eil that financially he was greatly overrated in Lake County. Miss Mct'arty was then nralliil and stated that she would not con sent to a marriage u Itli the defend ant at the present time, and donj -lug that she ever wrote a letter for giving him. "1 shall never forgive him for the groat wrong and injury he has done me." said she. Kx-Sonator Charles A. Cogswell, formerly of lako County, was then! sworn, and corroborated H cry ford's, j statement that he t Heryfonl I was not worth In excess of $7u.inni. Mrs. tripliii. ho for a time was houso kivpcr at the Heryfonl ranch, testi fied to some minor matters concern ing the relations of the principals, denying that anything improper oo- FOR SPRING CLOTHING GO TO queer to me tbat you did not tiud out ourred U't we. ll them. Her husband It. T. Stripliu, siipporteil her state ment. The testimony of Mrs. Ida Heryfonl. wife of the defendant's nephew, who also lived at the Ibry ford ranch, develi in nothing new. Mrs. Keddell. a resident of Lake-! view, with whom Miss Met 'art 1 Visited, Vns the last ittless e.-liled. She testMl.'d (li.lt long ere tins that you did not lore me. and uu til 1 am fully convinced I shall not take mat I as a suffi. ient caue for breaking your prom- j ise. You hive waited until almost the las' ; mnait", u:i:il 1 had all my eddinp- nit. u -i.'s made, an I i.a i tol l my foUj and Irietnls. In j you think you liate treated me justly I'M l! ever in any ay tv to unlnce you to te.-p my coiiipony i.ntii u.-re eti-a.- i Is. ..u til in k a n,a:i lis- tie r t :it to win t.'o- .- oi h ' BAILEY MASSINGILL Kino; lls up on the I'lioiu- it vow want AiiYlliiiie. in our I.inr. aJUCJL" h' rt ii a ci.iM WOl.ittll hit- .1 . . an'! one : . i :n man tr.t.;::: Ili:L . i It:.' ::i cm. i' to v , . : ii vou . iv -. :..h ic. and i.,v- in. h h ht ti I : .. . kin-1. I h , ine a.id I.-.-. . lov.: ; Alter the n Was placed a lis We J at tin i. -painfii!. i::n id 'lien a-t h r -: i. a t- y -t' w M.-!i it h- t;r- !-' . '. t.t - m:ic iliiuc- i:i :ii 1. 'II rror l . J ;11 i..;. - rr.'vi . no 1 1 u' 1 !1" . I.- ; tin-, my -"-rr :--r.-. T- .; in.- i .11 1. 1- 1; ir v 1; :i. 1 s d the plain'iti had mad.1 hero iiieefu:!m M r. lien and t'u.it o-i the day -!c l.nd Mi- Met 'art v to-.' going back to Miohi-ali. heart was. ' I'.i .1 h si.le, 1 1 1 1 1 ) ; r-1 . ..rd's u. ; f; !' ii- lief she ' w le-r. then r s;, ill s of . 1 1 tl . -h-n.i- her ste.l I 1 -BAII,:v ?! 9 l xaassaBDSJUii r t:,at :k. t,. i .Kb oa recess Mr. Heryfonl on the stand. His wen-carefully w eighed, and his hesitation was almost jet lie Was seli possessed. exipt when closely pursued b ludge I'l'ay on cross--xaiuiiiatioii. He stated that he was -l" years of age last Spring, that he had U-eii a resident of Iake ( ounty for years, and was engaged in ranching on an extensive scale. He Wiis married '1 years ago. and his wife died eight years ago. leaving him four children. He first met Miss MeCnrty on t he day she arrived at his raneh. near Lakoview. in SeptemU-r. )'. She n-liiained at the ranch t t ii t i the fol lowing March, when she went to l-fik. -view . froi.i thence to Ashland, and in the Milliliter returned to h. r home in '.'a tie, Mich. 1 Mr. Heryfonl then told of how acquaintance with the plaintiff rijH-neil into love, of his proposal and suliserueut acceptance. He denied positively that anything im proper over occurred IjetWeeli them. He told of the trip which he and Miss Mct'arty made to Ashland, when her school had closed, and of her request that after their marriage she be permitted to live it portion of the time in Michigan. According to his statement, he told her lie would 'we it I mi t that." but made no definite promise. The story of his son's illness in California ami of his trip to that state for the purpose of nursing him followed, and the events and the iqieiiing arguments were made. Mr. M:ller s-akiag for tie plaintiff and Mr. tiearia for the - fetise. When court convened at la nV,-i yestesda.v timming John M. liearin concluded t In ojieiiing argiini. nt for the llefells)'. wliicli he had Ih-UII th. tlav U-fore. He was followed bv .luilge Mallory. whose scat hing ar raignment of Miss McCarty was one, i of the most memorable addresses! ever delivered to an Oregon jury. He charged the plaintiff w ith delib- , crately planning lier -ngageiuent to Heryfonl for the purpose of bringing , a subsequent suit for breach of prom ise, lb- pictured Mi's Mct'arty in j impassioned language as an adven turess and represented his client a 1 to- injured and aggrieved party, lie pictured I,, r as a woman ( tie world w ho had nothing in cotaliion with the rtlde life of the fiontj. r. whose heart could not have Ui-n given in good faith to the unsophis ticated and uncouth cattleman. He asked t lie i otirt to instruct the jury to the effect that. whet. Mr. Here ford wrote .Miss MoCarty and sent In r t In- draft for w it h which to come out to iloiio, Nevaila, and marry him. he iH-rforined his part of' the original contract ami was there fore relieved from further responsi bility. In sjH-aking editorially of the case, the Portland Telegram says: "The jury wen-very sympathetic tiud lib eral with Miss McCarty, but the court may have something to say yet that will not lie so pleasing to her." PAMIR . AM) PAPLR . IIVMilR 4 urn ili'l luitl Iteautl fUlllweol Nnni'lis tu fee led from. WORK . I-KICH5 til'AKANTLf'l) kLASONAHI.i: 1 HIGH SHOES Lowest Prices uttUMW twniu-wjv wpmmjamMk ja.rt r- ;: v.; ree me i rewery l AVRES & 5CMLA(ii:L. lropa. e i I ziAt 10 CONNECTION fJeer sold Wholesale ft kctail j ' Delivered any place in Town -W" KS V; A G R A ; I: 5 7 V .'. v : .;;tS d h .- : 1 1 1 i of that ; explaine tiance t i IWee. into l he and. ai'; lie 1 1 isco h"I'. Have which .; ing t!;e (ieal'ill. "o, sir. 1 packed 'em an II1V pocket till thev was Wi and then J thrown 'em away.'' "I w ill you if you ever n ' that let!, r," n fel ling to a . the one published above. The di l' ii iaut took the letter holding i' ia liis trembling h consumed tea minutes in labori spelling it out. This pursuit literary e ' i --at ion was at inteirupted by .Ill'lg" whose pat i'-nce was bein; 1 1 1 to nil' eit'ii tiiai. wnei. .Mr. iterv- pii il ..lL ii i iford wrote Miss Met arty and s. ,,, m TOTLPJ P!U?J TROUStKJ ISml 113 - 01 T HI I I l. f ICIHIK. 1 -A I nd in . ,. t I.Mli. vi. w - or.-irun Jure l' i lAr jr N .ti. . i, i,. r. i,y .!..!. ti,t ti,.. t.,:;.. itltf , lylU Ja -I ,. r i,a !,: ! ti"';o-"t 1,1- i :i r .. ri cti '.. llV 0 II.I.K,. .,: j re. ,j ; i, - . ; j,. t ; ni I, , - I 1m: r;, . an I I Ol . tli' -n.l ;r.,ni ii i , i '' ifm't .r.- l;.;-'.r Il tn .:,'! i.-l.tl.,!,,:..,!,.,!,,:, ,,,,,, -. IOI T ' v !. ;!., 'i I'Miv II i. :, , Plf)l Jk . . I- - T ii. -I I: ? I 4W rJ V Wel'e dewU-d. 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" 1 '.V ......... , - Co Hi :,i 1 .on. r I k' ' I . ...... lielllligef, 'ir.-.-on ot. i .-di..-s.;) tin--.'ikI di. v ..I .-. .i.-i,'(. sadly test-.'-K:" , ,.., , K W .."' A. -- "I- ., ': . ' i.o- .. si. ! , 1' is Mr. Jo r.;..,.r.- .. LD !y . . PLATFORM . . $ .DANCE. $ There will be a lilz Platform Dance 4th of July week. You will miss it if you don't have your measure taken for a suit in time for the bijr dance. p We guarantee fjt and .satisfaction at THE MONOGRAM. AHLSTROM BRO'S. eWsv -vs--'ii-evti. 'vxy-t'ai.s