, 1867-09-20


Afterwards, needing, sent for il, be refused /
to ne, and has since sold it, and now hardly
! feel able, lowered as | am with bis curse isola
ted by his malevolence, rolled about by his bate
hudted by his public hirelngs, while much O
hispower that was meant to be employed in th,
collection Of the public revenues is perverted tC
enpesh and besmirch poor little sick woman
and make it impossible for her to obtain fail
trids aud while bis subsidized newspapers ar,
turned into vile engines to befoul any man OF
wonan who may dare to render me kindness
Auid sueh surroundings hardly feel able to
cohpete with him at law, and so have lost q
vahlsble means Of support.
aAAhJes WITH rHs s-svDsr-RIELlNs,A AND COOLING.
AL the averments of the third part of TIN
answer which charge "improper and clandestine
intimacy" with Mr.. Darwin deny, and declare
the following to be the truth regarding the mat.
ter thereof / observe in defendants answer IN
endeavor to imputa dishouOrable conduct in the
premises to Mr.. Darwin. Now my own vindica
tion requires also justice to him, aud so will
introduce an exact statement into the avermeuts
regarding Mr. Darwin and myself. Iadmit then
that in july 1856, formed his Acquaintance
but it was not at "the house of the defendant, ii
but at the boarding house of Mr.. Darwin, several
miles therefrom. | deny that be was the "trus-
ted friend and guest of defendant" but say on
the contrary, that had been by Mr.. Wilson and
bis friends requested, by my womanly persua
sions to secure him as the friend and guest of
defendant, and that by that interview did Sc,
cure his subsequent visit to our house as an in
Vited guest | deny that "soon after commenc-
ed receiving his addresses as lover" also
deny the alleged ''ramblings through the woods
together with the attendant billing and cooing
and kissing" admit, however, that upon four
occasions, | did, accompanied by others and said
Darwin, walk in the woods for the mere luxury
thereof. Upon two of these occasions the defen-
dant was Of the company, and never did | so
walk with Mr.. Darwin alone, save once and that
was Brought about thus: AboIt the first of May
last having to convey come plants from the
house at Chimikum to that at the Station, and
having engaged a canoe for that purpose, it
happened that some persons visiting at the Sta>
tion also desired to make the trip, and as the
canoe was not large enough for all, it was ar
ranged that part shonld walk each way Mr.
Darwin and myself accordingly walked up and
then the others walked back. Mr.. Darwin was
at that time, ard had been for six weeks e COM
mon boarder in our house, and had been engaged
during several days in fencing and preparing the
garder, and this trip being in furtherence of the
same, was one of business and not pleasure, and
was the only time that | ever in the woods
alone with Mr. Darwin. Besides, if from this
walk is sought to be drawn the inference of i'm
proper intimacy, let tit be remembered that the
residence of Mr.. Darwin in the house, where
privacy could have been best obtained, would
have made such walk in the woods unneces-
sary.
NRs. WILSON TlMID AND REQUIRES PROTECTOR
JUDGE DARWIN FILLS The BILL.
Yeezrdjrg the allegation. of 'tPrivste inter
vieTs, y deny that there were any of which the
defendant was fully cognizant and the following
is the history and explanation of all such inter-
views At the request and urgency of Mr.. Will
SON of which urgency was by him made the
instrument, said Darwin, prior to October 1866,
visited our house at Angeles three times, and re-
mained some few days each time. During these
visits l saw him considerably, mainly in the
presence of others, but perhaps a few minutes
alone in the usual sitting room all of which
Mr.. Wilson knew and concurred in and invited
to. After an absence from this Territory extend.
ing from October, 1866, till March, 1867, Mr..
Darwin returned, and at the urgency of defend
ant, which had been put upon him before his
departure and was further communicated to him
in the Eastern States, and also impressed at his
arrival, be became regular boarder with u.s.
1t is proper to add that l was the instrument
through whom defendant pressed this invitation,
both in person and by correspondence. 4r. Dar'
win continued to board with us until the 8th of
Nav last and because he was studious, domestic, |
fond of social reading, and in his leisure given
to romping with the children, it resulted that he
and were much together. But this was not the
effect of management by either of us, but the
natural result of the situation and of defendants
conduct, and was, therefore, intended by him,
Indeed the defendant, in spite of my protestatous
and entreaties, and assurances that be would
place me in a false position before the public,
took especial occasion to leave me much alone, |
he had become addicted to such neglect. Often
be would stay away with no excuse whatever,
proving to me that he preferred any society to
mine. Generally he did this two nights in the
week and often more. He knew me to be timid,
and to suffer much at being so left. Sometimes
be sent one and sometimes another of his en-
ployees to stay there, and sometimes left me to
6ud such protection as could. Indeed Mr.. Dar>
win himself has had occasion to use serious re-
monstrance with the defendant and some per-
sonal effort to procure me such protection during
the time he was compelled to be away.
PLAToNIc CORRESPONDENTS
Regarding the alleged correspondence, the
is the truth. At the request Of Mr..
Wilson, Mr.. Darwin agreed to write to us fully
during his proposed visit to the East and did so,
aud also, at request of defendant, wrote said
d. by nearly every mail. Butmy letters, passing
through the hands of defendant, and in many
being added to by him, were, or could |
have been read by him, and were, therefore, not
private, but were indeed in most instances the
Joint letters of both. The letters of Mr. D. were,
in every case addressed to and received by de-
fendant and opened by him before delivery to
me. 1t is true the correspondence was volum>
nous aud pains taking, as of persons much con-
cernsd in the interest of each other, but was in
nowise improper or hidden from the defendant,
but on the contrary was encouraged by him.
JUDGE DARWIN AND MRS. WILSON HAVE LITERARY
TASTES IN COMMON.
Mr.. Wilson charges that his wife and Judge
Darwin were in the habit of reading each others
books and marking the " most affecting passa'
ges." The lady pleads guilty to the soft i'm
parchment, and says: SIT so happened that the
taste and culture and mental incliniugs of Mr. |
Darwin correSponded with my own, and both of
Us having some leisure, we naturally entered |
upon a course of joint reading. Here follows
list of the books thus read. There were no pas'
sages marked by either for the other, but the
books Of said D., which had been read by him,
were all marked, indicating for his own student
nses, NOT the most affecting but the leading |
and noteworthy passages. Nor was this course
of conduct artfully concealed but on the con-
.rary was well known and consented to by the
defendant"
mrs. WILSON ADMITS AN ATTACHMENT" FOR TIE
GAY AND FBsTIvH JUDGE.