Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1901 — Sues for $50,000. [ARTICLE]

Sues for $50,000.

Thursday’s Chicago papers contained the announcement that Virginia Harris of Rensselaer, Ind., had sued Benjamin H. Durham, a banker of Onarga, 111., in the United States Court for $50,000 for alleged breach of promise to marry. Mr. Durham is 50 years of age and is the head of Durham Bros., bankers of Onarga. The plaintiff is a daughter of Henry Harris, the banker, and she claims, we understand, to have numerous letters from defendant to show that they were engaged and the engagement was broken off by defendant. It is understood that defendant denies any engagement, or that he ever felt any tenderer regard for plaintiff than that of a brother. He is a distant relative of the plaintiff.