The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-03-07

| lor H'ttatoH KNEW ol ner acquaintance
with MIR. **x*** during the winter of l847-
8; ! had not noticed in society any thing
more than her disposition to separate her
self from all but one gentleman, until the
beginning of 1919; this conduct of Mrs. NJ
made very strong impression on my wife,
in consequence of which she wrote letter
to her brother VIM. Middleton, in S. Caroli-
ma; and in consequence of this conduct of
Mrs Edward Middleton's, my wife formed
an opinion adverse to her spending another
winter in Philadelphia wife was desrous
that her brother Henry should come here to
reside with Mrs. Edward, and go into society
with heri she remained in Philadelphia -
Henry then resided in New York or my
wife wished that Edwards wife should 60 to
Carolina and reside with the family there -
Mrs. Middleton was afterwards informed of
what my wife had done my wife and had
a knowledge that she returned from parties
frequently after midnight, and one as late as
two o'clock in the morning; we spoke to
her on this subject; we knew that she re-
turned with gentlemen one of them was
Mr.. *4s**4*# on the occasion when she re-
turned at two o'clock in the morning, she got
into the house by Mr.. ******'s pass key -
my wife and spoke to her very seriously a.
bout returning late, and of her obtaining en-
trance by his key; heard my wife say to
her that it was exceedingly imprudent and
might give rise TO the worst interpretations if
known; may observe that we obtained this
knowledge of her getting in in that way, ac-
cidentally-but when we spoke TO her about
it she did not deny it; l have heard my wife
speak to her about Mr.. ***=*AAts's attentions to
her, but jocosely, generally; she usually
treated these statements and remonstrances
very lightly, assuring us there was no foun-
dation for them, and that there was nothing
wrong; she said he was attentive to her, but
she put in OH the ground of cousinship, or
other frivolous pretences ; there was very
distant relationship between Middleton and
hir. %*s**A*s* the grandfather of one and the
grandmother of the other were cousins ; ]
knew from her during the whole of the win
ter of 1s4s-9 that Mr.. **s*****S* was in the
habit of making her presents; these pres
ents were, with one exception, of trifing
character, such as boquets for every party
she went to, and bon bon boxes, and things
Of that kind; boquets are expensive articles
here in the winter time-usually costing So
or So, and sometimes more these she re-
ceived at every party, and she went very Of
ten TO parties | have very accurate know
ledge of Mrs. Middleton's expenses at this
time she was exceedingly extravagant; l
can speak of her dress at Madam Payot's
shop, her bills, in about three months, a.
mounted TO s693; the first date of these bills
is January "a, 1s49, and the last date April,
1s49; these bills were for dresses and arti-
cles of dress; Madam Payot kept a fashion
able dress store and haberdashery; the grea-
ter part of this bill was left unpaid-nearly
$400 of it; also have another bill of hers,
at one shop in Newport amounting TO $780,
81, for dresses, in the autumn of 1913; this
bill was left unpaid the dates Of this bill are
from September, 1913, to January, 1s49; the
whole amount of her bills left unpaid when
she left here was $761, as far as they have
come 10 our knowledge; l know that my
wife spoke to hel frequently on this subject
and l did also, but not so frequently;
n Mr. Middleton allowed his wife
10 receive all his income from his fathers
estate, which was thought 10 be about $4,000
year and MIR. Middleton remitted TO her
considerable sums out of his pay as an Off
Ger in the navy his pay was $500 year
he remitted TO her the first year $500, and
the next year $500; the latter sum not arriv-
ing, however, until she left the country she
also sold in the spring of ls49, carriage of
his, against his wishes, for $3.50 she repre-
sented TO us that he desired her to sell it as a
present for her birthday she also received
from the elder Mrs. Middleton $260-and al.
so $500 which | furnished at the time she
left Philadelphia; this placed in H. Mid
dleton's hands, to make use of for her as
might be necessary; since she left thiscoun.
try transmitted TO her, previous 10 9TH 0cto.
Der last, through the American Consul at Ma
Piles, the sum of $500 for her, pending this
application for divorce; know from bank
ers at Naples that she obtained money from
drafts drawn on lizard Middleton, in Paris,
the uncle of Edward which drafts have not
been honored, but which Edward means 10
pay, but on account of straightened circum-
stances he is now unable to do so this a.
mounted 10 about $500; Edward has now
given notice through the Consul the he will
pay no more drafts of any kind on him -
she informed lizard Middleton, in Paris, that
she had $500; that information was COM
municated by letter TO Henry, of New York
lizard is now dead. After Edward sailed
from here in May, 1S47, his wife lived at
tae boarding house of Mrs. McMurtrie the
frs. winter, and at the Morris House the se-
cond wilter; on Saturday, l4th April, 1s49,
Mr.. Arthur EE;dd!eton informed my wife and
myself of the facts that hao been communi-
Gated TO him by Dora Deighton and d. Han
nah Fanny; Arthur was then living at the
Norris House, and his wife was with him;
he had not been here during the winter; after