1899- From courting to courtroom (4)

It made headlines on the Eastern Shore and beyond.

It's 1899 and spring is in the air but for a young Worcester County woman who was expecting to be a bride, she'll see the older gentleman who was her would-be husband in court and not at the altar.  

The following is the concluding article of four about the in-court drama. 

The defense filed an appeal of the court's decision.  Early the following year The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld the jury's verdict.  A win for Miss Tapman but lacking the monetary amount she pursued. Newspapers in June of 1900 reported that a Snow Hill attorney had been appointed bankruptcy trustee on behalf of creditors of Hiram J. Lewes. It was also mentioned that attorneys for Miss Tapman held a $1,500 breach of promise judgement against Lewis.  This was the last of any news found mentioning the court case.