Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-11-14

previous, ana sent my brother to Boston
Tor me, hut he missed me. Mr. Woodman
havirg discovered, just before leaving New
Olleans, something of my affair with Mr..
TuruiSs, had RETAINED from writing to me.
After Oily bad gone some one knocked
al The door. had partly undressed thought
it was Oily come back found it was Mr..
I urniss he pushed in said now he wanted
to have an understanding with me; said
that must give him, S., 500; that if [
would do so, and would contradict whatever
Mrs. Hazard might say, &c, he would
leave me alone, and never trouble me any
more. | told him could not; that | had
no means of'getting It. Then he began to
abuse me knocked me across the room
said lie would kill me choked me SO hard
as to make me black in the face; threw me
on fl,e' bed and up against the wall so vio-
lently as almost to make me scnseless, and
SO that he himself was alarmed, and threw
a,riteher offwater on me to bring me too -
Then he pulled off his clothes, and [
screamed, and just then some one knocked
at tle door. ] went to the door, and found
it was Mr.. Woodman, who had come up.
During the above interview FurniSs ufg-
ed me to get the money by making out false
bills, aud getting the money from Mr..
Woodman, or by taking jewelry. Also, he
insisted that he knew my father had given
me s., 800 to buy diamonds or silver, and
he was determined to have it. Hhen he
found ne could not get the money, he used
violence as have stated lie said, s'your
husband and yonr brother are coming here;
therc'll be fuss; and | mean to ruin you
first, and put you in the gutter, where |
shall be | hate you, and hate all your
family because you wont behave 30 me as
you should"
Mrs w, in her statement, relates many
other similar scenes between Furniss and
herself, and says he attempted to make her
forge her husbands name to drafts. 4
number Of notes which passed between the
parties, arc published, and among them
this one from Furniss to Mrs W:
Madam: Mr. G., has not only sent a
bill, but a request to be raid, otherwise |
should not have disturbed your ladyships
slNmbcrs.
"a now renouncc all acquaintance wit
you, and insist upon areturu of everything
| knew all along that your selfshness and
tondaess for dress more than counterbalanc-
ed any feelings for me, but did not know
thai any one could, protesting to even like
anothcr, 10 act as you have
Damn you-curse you-may you s,eeer
De bat pnhappyl Send me my things
everything, or | will come and make You
open your bedroom door I have depended
upon you fer what you promised, and unless
yoe send 1t 70 me, or allow me to obtain it
Immediately, now that must have it, and
have no time to 60 and borrow it, lnol out
II you are Too III to do what ask, | will
assistyop. If well enough to be up to IN
suit ne, yoa are well enough to walk step
err two to keep promise. i.ook ont for
| hate you, and am foanine with rage =
Send yeur answer Immediately, or | will
kick your bedroom door down if you do not
see me done" G. +.
The following is her reply 10 the aboye
May God forgive you, | cannot. Ny
heart is broken. Whatever may have been
my fault, [ have loved you NEST doyotcdly,
1t Is impossible forme to please ydu 1 have
hadc every effort, submitted to the most
shameful abuse merely to he with you; for
| well kne% that ] could not live without
the hope ef heing with ydi,. FIT never
until last night could think it possible for
YOU to attempt % disgrace ne. 4laye yen
no feeiins :sGd,iao' yua liiya weak WOMAN!
Oh ! do not regret to die. You can have
the pleasure of feeling that have suffered
as mitch rs you could wish The small
portrait you have destroyed other yen
shaN.eeser see. My papa viii now take
G,rc az re.
Il cannot see yon; hope you nrc con
tented; fou have succeeded in making u}e
very sick. De as you think best bar GOA
must ie'ieye in your heart that have al
ways loved you. II could sit up waull
like to SEQ you Grant me tne f;fsor-kccp
something have given you. / am very
write one kind word, it is not
u1iet F"
This is Tie answer sent ~ Furniss to that
note:
"Seai my portrait you may then 90 to
tte dew. / dctcst liars, and You arc the
greatest one | ever knew Yt is uhneees-
sary fer you to tell me again that you cam
rot forgive INC. | do not intend YOU Shall
see me again, or care whether Won forgive
me or MT. ! wish nothing that win re-
mind me Of one 50 falsc lhe recollection
Of yeur deceit will be quite sufficient. Do
not bother me any more send my portrait,
or | will write to Mr. w, for it. do not
care for it, but hate one that is so deceitful,
to be in possession of it.-Thank
you for nothing"
The case was settled in eorrt by com
PROMISE, n which it was agreed HAT Mrs
Noadman shall be released from the Asy.
ium, and 'rcthrn With her brother to Mssis-
sippl The Tribune says:
Ills sister was overjoycd to meet him, and
growing out of the nervous excitement in
eident 70 the reunion she was quite unwel,
but was enabled to come to the city during
the afternoon Of Wednesday. Sheis lady
quite petite in form, with dirk, brilliant
eye, and dark brown hair, and has face of
more than ordinary Intelligence She has
evidently been woman of great beauty,
but owing to continued sickness, she has
lost much of her attraetveness. She has
always exhibited great taste in dress, and at
the watering places, Saratoga and Newport,
has been noted for the number and richness
u her robes. At Saratoga, when she was
last there, she was known as the lady with
seveny-6ye dresses. Her are is about Is:
she has teen married nearly ten wears.