The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-30

struck by Martin. Be this as it may, when
the adopted daughter returned home she re-
never go to another ball with her daughter
Camille again-that she was ertrdUdgdnte,
too light-headed, and had acted ali the even
ing, at the sight OF Fernandez, as if ous of
The statement Of Nine. Martin is resumed:
eve subsequently met at the National Thea
tre, and some difficulty again occurred between
M. Martin and Fernandez Salvador and had
bottle of wine. M. Martin became incensed at
this and demanded an explanation. Salvador
then stated that he had known me from child
that he had always stood toward me as sis
ter-and that he would eat, speak and drink
with me when he pleased Something was
then said about the parties descending to the
banquette to settle the difficulty then and
there; The matter, as near as recollected,
ended at the interposition Of friends.
We never became really lovers until st. Jo-
seph's night following. At that time I begged
that he was really crazy, and acting like a mad
man, and would inevitably ruin us both. He
refused. He said that he would love me as
long as he had life, and both upon that occa-
sion and afterward declared that neither nor
himself should ever survive separation. III
deed, more than one time he proposed that we
should both take poison together, and abandon
singuarities in this respect which never could
understand, and which made me wonder where
he could have obtained them. After the ball
last mentioned, he was never willing that 1
should go out unless in his company. He was
continually telling me that he never went to
any reception upon my account, and was
unwilling that | should go where I was
When went to the theatre or any place
of amusement he always followed, and when
went out at night to visit at any private house
he also attended me. Upon such occasions I
and Salvador would always be certain to re-
join me. The principal trouble with him was
his constant jealousy. He wished me to leave
my husband, reside 3, with some Of my relations
months ago Salvador hearing that there was
to be wedding to which was invited, and to
which he was not, protested strongly against
my attending. Among other arguments he
used to induce me to remain away, he threat
ened to throw vitriol or some substance upon
my dress just as entered the house. Becom-
ing out OF patience at what he exacted, I told
him would go and amuse myself if had to
go there and dance in my pettcoats. Subse-
quently, however, when the time came did
not go, and so remained away together with
saw Salvador almost every day; he was con-
tinually passing and repassing. The last time
I ever met him was few minutes before his
death. At that time told him it was impos-
ged him to go away. He did so, but only went
across the street to sit down upon the steps of
o colored mans door. Why he did so could
not understand. While he was sitting there,
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some money from negro that had been owing
him, passed along and recognized Salvador.
did not see the difficulty, but was subse-
quently told by my husband that he had stop
ped on seeing Salvador, and asked him If his
name was Fernandez. s. had then replied,
mo! there's ray name," and had drawn and
discharged revolver at the same moment.
From what had been told me, and what knew
OF Eernandezg character, believe that he had
fred first.
eat the time that the disturbance actually
took place, I had commenced undressing by
the fire, and was taking off my shoes and
stockings when my attention was called to the
difficulty. i never for moment suspected
who the parties we're. thought it was sim
| ply the discharge Of q fre-cracker that heard
| and ran to the door. Subsequently Martin
entered the house and embraced me-telling
me that he had met Fernandez. and b I'D killed
him on my account. lost my senses at the
| news and scarcely knew what said"
lone or the coroner's witnesses, Henry Leau-
mont, when of the stand, stated that the re-
have killed Minouche-I loved and lived for
| nations suggested by griet.]
II did not at the time fully believe that Sal
vador was dead-I did not believe it until the
next day when had seen the papers, and had
this fact which caused me to visit his house
twhere was told that the body lay) at an early
| hour in the morning It was this ignorance
which caused me to subsequently ask the Dep
uty Coroner to tell me about alvador-Whether
he was dead or alive.
/ "As for Nj. Marin, he never doubted, or
showed that he doubted, Of my love at any
time during our marriage. On the very even
fore leaving the house, had told him of O.
dream that had the night previous. in which
I had fancled myself dead. At that time he
had protested that such an event could not
put into coffin for my remains"