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April 20 1870 referring business affairs yelling upon
the pleasure Of domestic life and warning Clark against
ambition.
No. l6.Coxs to Clark dated Philadelphia. Sept 20,
1910.
No. II Eliza CLARK to Daniel clark, Philsdslphis,
May H. 1872 stating Inst hyrs was in goOd health,
was very happy, and was beginning TO read,
GteIe follow s.,rrsl letters from the members Of
notable Creole families in New Orleans to Mrs Zulms
Gardetie whilst residing in Bordeaux and from dts
tireushsd persons in The latter place all indicating
| intimacy and friendship between The paItiss
A letter from Cone to clark fhiiad-lphiA Nov "a,
1890 to Bsechssse, askrg reconvey or the hfty
two let's sirped to him BY Clark these lots oonsri-
tuts the only beritsgs Of poor Caroline.
One from Ref to Bsllecbasee, New Orleans, August
81 $780, stating that Clerk had two natural children
Myrs who was placed with Davis, and another, who
placed with Hulnss Entirely ignorant OF .Iark's
intentions TO his two children he desires to kno. Of
Beechase il the fry two lots were intended for Myrs
alone, or for both children
| TESTIMONY DEFENDANT.
Lewis Leseseier for feDdantsIs nifty three years
Of age; came to New Orl. ans In 1908; knew Daniel
Clark; he was leading politician stood high as . man
Of business never beard Of his being married. We.
Chsrtres and Roys; Chew and Ref kept nearly oppo-
site, where ! frequently raw Clark don't believe
Daniel Clark woHd be capable Of addressing lady with
| view to marriage, when he had wife.
Henry W. Palfrey for dsfrndsnts-Is fifty one years
Of age; came to New Orleans In 1870 Is acquainted
with the parties involved in this suit employed
clerk in the house Of chew and Relf in ISL knows
the handwriting Of Clark and Of chew and Relf wit
Unidentified handwriting Of various letters which
will be introduced hereater) Mr.. Clark lived on the
Bayou road, in his latter days he visited Chew and
Rels store every day; Relf lived with Clark Cor
months before his lark's death; never heard Of
| Clark's being married man; Clark Relf and Chew
were the three principal men of New Orleans kept
the books Of Chew and Ref for four years after the
death Of Clark knew Lubin, Carks confidential SER
wants his master and his friends entertained high
option OF him. but in 1915, witness caught him steal
ing cotton
Orleans on September Z, 1902; I we'll acquainted
With Chew and Ref who did business in New Orleans:
ALTO with Daniel Clark, Clark WAS not in New Orleans
In the autumn or the early part Of the year 1902
after his return from Europe complained OF frauds in
packing cotton; Clark arrived here in midi winter Of
1903 in a vessel dire ct from Europe we'll ac-
Qusint,d with Clark and had several business transact
items with him. vtted him frequently at his residence
on the Bay GU road he was man OF great nc to here
heard be married. OF alady ct his house;
never heard Ct widow Of his Clark told when he
hack from urope that be brought the stones or
brickbsts and other PR off of the fraudulent packing
OF the cotton cent to Europe am S. re.ids in New
Orleans in the winter, and in Virginia in the summer;
sriivsd here in 1907 eighteen years old came
here tpecial mission: returnedt TO New Orleans
In 1904 remained here till 1917, since when have
osen hts q. ., my pnne'pa place s ., ods,
friends Chew and Re De Ia Crox Pelay VIM John
McDonogh Shepherd Brown, Belsohasse, Judge Pilot
the two latter we're his most intimate friends.
Madame Delphine Trepsguier widow of Barbin de
Bellevue, for defendants am SO years OF age; my
husband In the United States service is years ago.
my mother resided the Bayou Road until 1878
Cisrk's residence; Daniel Clark visited my mothers
hsd %y
one older then living with my mothor one OF my sis
teis lthe elder had been married and divorced; this
was Heloise; she had been married to Francois Lam
bert from whom she had been divorced; the younger
ssfer was HoItente; Clark paid his addresses to
sister Heoise Lambert with view to marriage he
her in 1873 up TO the time Of his DEATH he
represented himself as bachelor never as wdower;
Clark epoke French ss well rs English.
On cross exsminstion Clark commenced his ad-
dresses TO my sitter about eight menths before his
death when the engsgement took place; he had been
sent, and reeoect the answer Of sister; then
20 years Of the marriage had been delayed for
causts do not remember; IT vas to have been cels-
bIs,ed within two months when IL put an end to
by the death Of Clark my sitter heard divorced
by judgment Of court; 1t published in the pa
hubbard, MIR Lambert by civil contract before
lived together as man aud Wife this act was
passed in March, April, or May, 1918.
FRANCOIS Dufssn Dslacroix Tor defendantst arrived
in New Orleans In 1893, and little seventy
member Of the Legislature Of the territory Of
New OreaDe; was director Of the Planters Bank of
Pre,idspt Of the state Insurance COMPANY: have
Known Gls~ esd Ref STAGE q lived In New. orleans:
knew human nature a. perfect Judge would not have
employed them as commercial house: when went to
France In 1919 Designated Richard Relf ofmy
storniss In Of the death Of either
the two others named which you'd not have dene II
bad not thought him honest; Daniel Clark .
been friend Of mine; Clark was never married: II he
bad been, should have known 1t, from my intimacy
with lin; Mr. Clark told me be had child with mar
REQ sdulterous child; that child wa. placed
b. Dsril Clark In ths house ~ Samuel Davis in Terre
f@uf her sme vas Myrs; che is the sane who mar
rsd Whitney and rubs equently married Gen1 Gaines;
about two Year, before Carks death he placed In my
hands two portions of land On the Bayou rosd to be
rfmitied to- Myfa Ia case Of HIS death which por-
btIs Of land RENTED 60 Nyrs the frat time she
here nth Captain Dsvis; met captain Davis at tina
! I2ehapge. and ssked him II he had brought Myra;
lie spsvr.d Yes" then tcld him | desired to
r,nit the Two poftiops land which ccnedei to
was She ~in not receive that from you because she
Il entirely isrofsnt that he IL the natural bastard
child Of Dshisl lark" but few days after this she
accepted and the business settled before
sHw Daniel CLARK the day before hi. death; he was
l.ing On mattress the hocr OF HE psrlor; when
entered soue persons who were retired
ssh,ry; came clote 20 him, put my knees on the
mstties. where he was lying; be TOOK my hand snd
kised hundred timer; covered Il With his tears In
that surreme Instant he uttered not word, In tina,
tscr.d mon tpt when the most profound secrets 10.
voluntarily etcape not single word escaped him about
Lis pretended marriage; I frequently visited Clark
teAitg bitskfsst aud dinner with bin; lived In the
country neysr cav Nsosme De Grange In his house;
never feffd that Csrk man led 10 her; Clark
poke 70 me Of MJra his ilisgitmate daughter or
lbrtsfd before his death Cisri va. much
81 5000 which gave: few months before his death,
be fsiG he ~as afraid be would fail his cire
were 20 .nbsrrAs,ipg, this hep; secrst, MIR CLARK
had gr At snia 20 buy real estate; he slways
tin.bt,e BY the spirit Of spscpls;iop Clark euce pro
Jo'd to me q buy plsuts,cn near III. city for
az eco $4,000 cash; when the ssie ads be had
net cent 20 Ray he half bsd 20 raise the whole Of IT.
fotiuna.ly We tcld the psptsficn two months after
vefds 20 tsrrsr and wiilism. for S2s GOO the benefit
hot sight relief to Glstk In his esrra..meDts
~ ls2 'ls ard IA money ~as 30 scarce in New Orleans
The banks had 20 Suspend payment yropsriy depre-
cisted IN Nrs Orleans very much at that time lark
vS partner Of Chew and Relf endorsed notes for
the-house; the reputation OF Madame De Grange vas
that 81 "sre fsnze gallant" a. We call II In French:
do not know how ~ Is expressed in EDglish
On cfos exsmins'iop.-l am not Interested IN thi.
sui Nrs Gsires has sued hut "a Is hot e. suit
which g. ss sipst Cbew ana Relf; whist in France nv
SCENT, NJ ts,sllisr employed 4 host, Esg to ds.
Ind n. In suit oi ctsncery do not know shsi Mr.