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MATCH-MAKING IN COURT.
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Re-entering the witness-box, Mies Cohea eald: I still havo affection for the defendant, and T still love him, but I am doubtful If his affections are sincere, Ho ohanged his mind before. Now ho has changed his mind again and says he wants to marry me, I am
A breach of promise case heard afraid that if he changes his by Mr. Justice McCardio-the mind so often he might change "bachelor judge, who recently his mind after the marriage." laid down the Law of the Eng-, (Laughter.)
agement Ring which he had again His Lordship That is a risk to administer on this occasion which all married people take:
edcurious included among many interest Evidence about à
ing features An attempt to end
Jowish custom was given during
the case by getting the parties to the crossing examination of Mr. discuss in court whether they Millward, who said a profession would marry one another aftoral porson who introduced one all Information about Jewish person to another with the result marriago-brokers and their com-that there was a marriage to- mission; and strong remarks ceived a commission.
about the attitudo of the law in
breach of promise casos, which His Lordship: You mean that' "seemed to disregard the spiritual in the Jewish faith you have aspects of marriage, and to de-marriage brokers? Yes.
What commission do they get?- grade an engagement to the
mere commercial It varies according, to the wealth status of a
of the parties. bargain."
The attempt at match-making If a broker brings about a har- in court failed, the woman, after riage between a well-to-do man saying in the box that she would and a lady the broker would do marry the man, exercising the
well 2-Yos feminine right to change her mind.
The suit was brought by Miss Carrie Cohen, of Batty-street, E., against Mr. Hyinan Simmons, of Bush-road,,Rotherhithe..
Was any brokor concerned in the present case 7-Yes.
No commission was paid?-No.
LUCK IN MARRIAGE..
Her counsel said at Simmons's
Mrs. Cohen, mother of the request sho gave up her £3 a week, job at a furrier's and worked both plaintiff, said, in reply to his lord- in his house and in his groen-ship, that sho was indifferent to grocery shop. They became en- the question of wealth, She did gorod at the end of 1924, but last not care whether a man was rich April he said he could not marry or poor,"If you marry a man you take your luck," she added. her.
Mies Cohon, giving "evidenco, His Lordship: You say, then, said the wedding feast was to that the success of marriage do cost £115, and a deposit of £15pends on luck Y-Yos, everything
depends on luck. was paid.
Everything-Yes.
His Lordship: £115 That seems a lot of money. How many people were going to attend Seventy, or eighty couples.
What an unusual doctrine! Mr. Simmons, giving evidence, Counsel said he could produce said he was still in love with Miss the proposed mony, but his lord-Cohen, and would marry her now. ship said that as it was two hours Mr. Raphael (cross-examining): from lunch time it was not ad- Who broke off this engagement. To tell you the truth, I don't visable to secЯt!
Miss Cohen said she cooked know. (Laughter.) meals at Simmons's house made; Mr. Simmons said ho did not beds darned socks, dusted, wash-think he had over kissed "Miss " ed crockery, and served in the Cohen.
shop in her spare time.
His Lordship: Miss Cohen His Lordship: Did you enjoy estimated the kisses at one a doing it? It was a pleasure.
We have had nothing but the true domestic'spirit so far. Were: you in love with the defendent? I did it all for love.
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month: You put it at less than that ?-Yes, I do,
Mr. Raphael: You were not an ardent lover? No, I showed my affection without kissing.
His Lordship: You assume, Mr. Raphael, that an engaged man shows his affection by the number of times be kisses the girl.
LOVE LETTERS AND KISSES. His Lordship: Did not love lotters pass between you during, all this time? No, my lord, bat I can explain that. Before we were engaged I saw him two or three times each week, and after-JUDGE ON MARRIAGE MARKET, wards I saw him each day. There was no need to write.
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Mr. Raphael gave no ruling,
Mr. Justice McCardie, summing Mr. O'Malley: I go to a more up, said breach of promise actions delicate matter. I say that not cast a vivid light on the social- only did you never write love conditions and matrimonial ideals I find," he continued, "that letters, but you never kissed each other? That is untrue. We have juries feel that such notions have an evor-increasing bearing on the kissoci.
His Lordship. Once (Laugh family welfare of the nation. In tor.No, several times. Each such actions the law seems to evening he saw me home. You disregard the spiritual aspect of can't kiss and cuddle in the marriago, the ethical aspect and, in many ways, the sociological street, can you? (Laughter.)
Hie lordship ventured no aspect. For the purpose of such a trial as the present an en-
answer.
At this point counsel referred gagement to marry is degraded to to Simmons's. conditions for the the status of a mere commercial marriage-that his father should bargain."ongelal
In many years' experience he live with them, and asked Miss Cohen whether she was prepared did not remember a previous casp where not one letter was written to agree to this.
On her roplying "Yes," counsel between the parties. As to kisses, retorted. "Then that is an end the defendant said there was none, of this, caso."
and the plaintiff said there had been one a month. (Laughter.). MATCHMAKING IN COURT.
There never was a caso more free His Lordship: Will you marry from the scorching fires of
youthful passiспе.". Mr. Simmons 7-Yes.
Are you still fond of him -1 Sometimes a girl stood in the ...witness-box heartbroken," but in Would you like a little time to this case thero did not seem to think it over 7-Yes. It has come have been a tear, a sob, or even a on me very suddenly, and I would spasm of regret. (Laughter.) He like to think about it.
had, watched. her carefully in the Mr. O'Malley: I might say witness-box, and she had shown that my client is still fond of Miss no sign of a broken heart. Cohen."
The jury had to undertake the Miss Cohon then left the unfortunate task of assessing hor witness-box and returned to the value in the marriage market of body of court, where she cot-to-day task similar to that of Bulted with her mother and other the assessors in the Eastern slave relatives. markets..
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"His lordship, addressing both She was 28 years of age, and he Miss Cohon and Mr. Simmons, had watched her in court. She sternly advised them to take had a light and graceful stop, care, pointing out that their together with nice eyes and a nice future happiness depended upon manner I will not say an in- their docision. ...
gratiating manner. She speaks After consulting with their nicely. I feel that there never clients both counsel loft the court was a girl with a better chance of to discuss the case with the judge marrying than the girl in the in privato.
prosent case their While his lordship was absent, The jury found for the plaintiff Miss Cohen and her brother ad-special damages £18 38., and journed to the corridor and had a damagos 20 guineas, long conversation with Mr. Sim- Sho also won on the counter- mons."
claim, and is to keep the engage- ment ring. This is in accordance WHY ATTEMPT FAILED..
with Mr.Justion MoCardie'srecent Upon his lordship's return, decision in a similar case, that Mr. O'Malley said he had been "if a man, without recognised: premature in saying that the leg justification; refuses to carry case would be at an end, be out. his promise of marriage, he cause Miss Cohen now refused cannot demand the return of the to marry the defendant.
ongagement ring
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