The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-30
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE,
BELLE OF WASHINGTON IN THE DAYS OF
ANDREW JACKSON, IN COURT. g Q
Her Husband Elopes With Her
Grand daughter.
From the New York Express

SIS From the New York Express.
Some Of the readers of the Express will
| remember the excitement caused during
the Presidential term of General j Jackson
on account ofthe hostility by some of the
Cabinet members to the wife of General
Eaton, Secretary of Wsr under Jackson
they refusing to recognize her in society
and refusing to attend the levees at the
White House, because she, as the wife of
one OF the members of the cabinet, was
admitted on an equality with their wives
and daughters /; but Gen. Jackson com.
PEELED them to abandon their over-strict
etiquette, and Mrs. E. was pronounced one
of the bellies of Washington
At the death of her husband, Mrs. E.
was still handsome, and possessed of q
fortune sufficiently large enough to allow
her to keep up appearances, and command
the respect of the elite of Washington. Il
b During the fall,o 1857, an italian dan
cling master, aged about 81 years, hired a
hall from her for the purpose of teaching
the youth of that city TO trip the light fan
tastic toe. He was young, handsome, and
possessed all the charms that generally ac-
company this class of men,, Mrs. T.. was
not long in forming an affection for this
band boxed dandy, and he, learning that
she was handsomely endowed, protested to
have a sudden affection for her, notwith-
standing her mature age, and after brief
courtship, the two were united in the holy
bonds of wedlock, and the wife of the
brave and gallant Gen. Eaton became
Mrs. Antonio Buchigani, wife of the pop
ular dancing master. Here she again ex-
perienced new troubles, for her old friends
forsook her, and refused to recognize her
when on the street with her boy husband
and for one year her parlors were closed,
and they lived in seclusion. At the end
Of the year, however, she states, he behav-
ed himself so nicely that her former friends
overlooked her shortcomings, and once
more she was admitted to society. -
Through her influence he obtained an
appointment as Secretary to the Consul at
Rome, but refused to accept. Afterwards
she procured him captaincy in the army.
but he having no aspirations for military
laurels refused to accept the commission.
She, however, was not discouraged, and
succeeded III procuring his appointment as
librarian to Congress with a large salary
yearly, which Office he filled for nearly two
years.
He succeeded in gaining her confidence
to such an extent that she placed all her
property, some $4,000, at his disposal
Everything went as merry as, a marriage
bell, when the unfortunate woman received
intelligence one day that her dancing-mas-
ter had absconded with her money and her
granddaughter to Italy. where they spent
two years together as man and wife, max.
ing the tour of the Continent.
When next heard from he was in Cana
da, somewhat reduced in circumstances,
keeping restaurant, although having sew
eral thousand dollars of the money left
Mrs. e., learning that he to receive
$1,000 in this city to-day, appeared before
Police Court, and procured warrant for
his arrest--chargiug him with abandon
ment; and last night Sergeant Burden. OF
the Court squad, succeeded in finding hin
at the Girard House, and conveyed him to
a station house. where he was locked up
until this morning.. While on the way, The
endeavored, as alleged, to bride the officer
by offering him $500 to let him ago, but
with no avail. When brought before the
magistrate this morning, be admitted all
the charges preferred against him, and al
legged he had no money. The justice re-
CURED him to allow his wife $40 per week
which he refused to do, and was committed
to the care of the Commissioners of Public
Charities and Corrections, @ d
Since he has been living with the grand
daugter he has had two children by her
one of them still living.
Mrs. e. is an intelligent, welEappearing
woman, about 70 years old, and says, with
all his faults, she still loves him dearly
that she did not care for her money, he
was welcome to that, but she was greatly
injured by his disturbing the peace of the
family by2living in open adultery with one
of its members. r..
Antonio is a fine specimen of the ,Ital-
ian, good looking and about thirty years
old, who seems to treat the matter with
indifference, and accompanied the officer to
the prison as uncopcernedly as though he
were going into dancing hall to instruct
his pupils, having no scruples against re
ducing his wife to almost beggary, and
himself to shame and disgrace. .st~ y