Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-19
The wand and IeIonv Case.

lengthy card, which we partly condense and
publish, as follows:
She starts out by declaring that Colonel
Meloney' has been falsely slandered" by
her husband, Wand She then gives an ac-
count of her past life, in which she states
that at the age of sixteen, she resided with a
widowed mother, when she became acquaint.
ed with Mr. Wand, who came TO the house
as pedlar of jewelry, but represented him
self as belonging to a wealthy family Of Ba-
varia, and stated that he was following the
! peddling business in order the better to ac.
quaint himself with the English language.
Her mother was pleased with him and caused
| her to marry him. After she had given birth
| to daughter, some twelve months after mar.
riage she discovered, for the first time, that
he was Jew. Her mother and herself gave
| themselves much trouble over il. At the
/ same time she says he became very petulant
and disagreeable. Some two years after the
birth of my child" she continues, Through
the brutal and base practices of nv husband,
he caused to be brought upon me-a loath
some afiction (proldprs aterD from which |
never have, and hardly dare hope, ever to
recover" In 1852 or 59, her husband went
to California, leaving her behind. In 1856
or '5G, her mother died leaving her provid
ed for by wealthy sisters and brothers. BY
1 the persuasions OF her husband, by letter
who represented himself as being one of the
/ firm of Wand (E Co., as Sacramento, she wa.
induced to follow him to this country, arriv,
ing here in sc. From this point we let het
tell her own tale:
After had arrived here, went industri.
ously to work and assisted, by my labor, the
firm, l, long afterwards found, however,
my husband was not partner, but a mere
clerk in it My disease was soon renewed,
and since that time, l have suffered beyond
any power of description, although he was
often informed of the injury Le did me. My
life being dispaired of ! was, by the advice
ofmy physician, sent to the Bay, to be treat
ed there the reason of which, my husband
well knows 1t was the command of my
physician that we should not live together
until | recovered After an absence of near
seven months, | returned, much improved,
but the disease soon re-appeared; from which
time, to the present moment, have never
experienced one hour ofreal health
In July last, my husband was dismissed
from the place he occupied as clerk, and be
ing comparatively poor, | saw the necessity
OF exciting myself for a support; we opened
a boarding house in Sacramento, and our
principal patron was Col. Maloney, who,
with his son and clerk, boarded with us; the
prospects Of being able to live comfortably,
and the idea that 1, by my own labor, could
contribute to it, gave me comfort and inspir-
ed me with new hope.
l had first become acquainted with Col.
Maloney during the session of the last Legis-
lature; myself and husband being boarders
at the same house, where he lived During
that period, | went with him to the theatre
once, alone, and once in company with
others, of which he was party. The past
fall and summer, | went with him three times
to the theatre, accompanied on one occasion
by two other gentlemen and ladies; another,
by my husband and child, and ouly once
with him alone; on all occasions, when re-
turned, have found my husband up to re-
ceve us | rode out with him during the
u
but ! never did at any time 90 with Colonel
Maloney to the theatre or elsewhere, or ride
with him in a carriage. without the special
consent of my husband. Some weeks since
was solicited by some ladies of the Presby-
terian Church, to aid in the selling tickets
for the festival aud it's benefit did so and
attended the festival. Col Maloney was
there, and at the request of my husband,
took his arm in promenade, preparatory to
supper, my husband and child following us.
Az that place danced once with respecta
bic Hebrew, at the request of my husband,
which was the only dancing party | ever
attended in the State of California. At this
party | was repeatedly asked to dance by
gentlemen, and once 10y my husband, which
| declined. because | could not submit to the
exercise and because we (my husband and
self could not keep the same step, and would
have appeared awk ward-for this refusal he
gave ME a public insult. From that time
until the morning of the 9th he INDUCED in
an unusual degree of petulance towards me.
Some time in July last, my husband, dur
ing brief space brought home to me a full
piece of fine linen, fine silk dress, some ten
yards of silk for flouncing, one dozen fine
linen handkerchiefs, some lace and silk for q
skirt for our daughter, with other articles of
dress. The silk dress had been made up, and
had worn it at the festival.
On the day previous to the one on which
he attempted to murder me- he complained of
some display, Of some of those articles he had
furnished me being strewn about the room,
saying that his friends had complained of my
eXtravagance and he did not like to see them
exposed to public gaze. Not regarding his
remarks as more than a usual display of fault
finding had forgotten it, when while af-
forwards having nothing else to do, had
commenced hemming some of the handker
chiefs, several of which were lying about,
when he came in and quite passiOnately scol
ded me for exhibiting those things. when
thoughtlessly excaimed-"Dayid! why, you
act as if these things were stolen | am sure
| would not knowingly use stolen goods p!
lie replied with an oath, that he would burn
them, and deliberately took my silk dress
full piece of linen and all of said articles, moi
in wash, and turned them in the stove, eX
eapt the silk for the skirt for my daughter
who cried when he was about to put it in the
fire, which induced him 20 save that. lie Sc
lected nearly every article of my wardrobe
save that which had brought from the At
lantie States and deliberately burned them
as stated. On the next morning. while was
at work in the kitchen (for with one servant
did all the house work., he came in, and
without notice or warning placed plsto
against my breast saying, 81 ciH shoot yo''-
/ wiH Kill yoaP at which moment the cap o.
the pistol expoded-territed q am told),
screamed aloud; Immediately after, heard
the report of pistol, which subsequently,
heard, he had used upon himself
The public has seen his charge and the
condemnation, ,unheard. by the newspapers, ,oi
my conduct |, now, in the presence of AL
mighty God on my sick bed in the convic