The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
EATON BUCHIGNANI RANDOLPH
ELOPEMENT CASE.
From the N. Y. Tribune, July 16.

daughter of a lady then well known to fame
and long before noted in the annals Of the
Those intimate in the family Of the
once handsome, and even now extremely fas-
rinating Mrs. General Eaton, did not hesitate
10 say from the day of the ill-sorted match.
that trouble and disaster must necessarily fol-
low, though no one was wise enough to point
out the particular danger. The irascible,
and infamously profane temper
of the old lady, which, Madam Rumor says.
drove her two former husbands to premature
to suicide by cutting his
throat, and Eaton to drunkenneSs-waS as
signed as the certain reason of a speedy sep
aration. The private life Of the poor fellow
was rendered desperate, in Washington, dur
ing the first five or six years Of his married
life, and his old neighbors of the eaton
Block even now tell tales of the furious
quarrels between the passionate young Italian
dancing master and the irascble old dame
The remonstrance of neighbors were Of no
avail. The war continued with unabated
vlgor, each party by turns appealing to the
sympathy of the Hon. S. c. PomerOy, United
States senator from Kansas, who was, during
the first year of his senatorial term, a Guest
at the Bnchignani mansion. While here the
rOtHnd senator became much attached to the
fair little Emily, who, even at the tender age,
twelve, began to show the disposition 50 soon
TO be developed, and he often expressed the
of adopting her and arming for her
future. lie often told her he would see that
she should have a dover handsome enough
for any girl. At this time the affection be-
tween the senator and his adopted was of an
extremely touching character, she spending
the most of her time in his lap when he was
in the house, and he lavishing upon her gifts
of every description. AS time passed on, an
intimacy sprung up between the young hus-
band and the precocious granddaughter, of 4
very confidential and tender character, though
nothing criminal transpired until the removal
of the family to New York. In the summer
of 1860 they rented the cosy little house of /.
NJ. Singer, ut Spuyten Duyvil and here the
intimacy ripcncd into a criminal love, and the
numerous opportunities offered by the shady
walks. the deserted and silent barn, the Sc
cluded bath-housc, and the convenient sail
boats, proved too much for their strength OF
virtue-and here began that criminal inter
course which, when it could no longer be
concealed, drove them, out-castS, from the
country. After a short residence abroad the
guilty pair returned to New York residing in
Il little dingy frame building, No. 10 West
SD street. where they billed and cooed ull-
known to their neighbors, or to their deserted
old relative, then residing in lIobolScn. While
in New York at this time the whilom dane
ing-master assumed Il new role that of a sue
ceSstul smuggler Of silks, perfumes, opum
&C., which, with the assistance Of certain
officials in the New York custom house, he
was enabled to carry on With impunity and
success The private detective(so Buchg-
mani himself statcs) kept him posted on all
matters Of interest to him, and finally when
his guilt was discovered, posted him LONG
enough in advance to render his search, when
armed with the necessary documents. alto
gcthcr unsuccessful. This smuggling was
carried on in a peculiar manner, several per
sons on both sides of the ocean being engaged
Principally here We're Buchi@nan and Will
lam Leiss, a jew broker of the custom house
whose sign still hangs out on Broadway, Just
above Bowling Green, though he himself has
been also Obliged to flee the country to escape
the clutches of the treasury officials. He is
supposed to be in Europe. On the other side
the principal operator was one ID. Arico Pig
nateli, assisted in Lyons by Il confederate
who repacked the goods. After the discovery
the smuggler fled to Montreal, and Webster
who was then Wakrman'S deputy surveyor
in the custom house, was extremely exercised
in mind. The pretty mistress, Miss Randolph.
was sent for, and an interview held in the
deputy's room. Though he was extremely
gallant, suavc, courteous, the young girl was
too smart for him. She was a persistent anC
unalterable know-nothing TO every ques-
tion her reply was, with a decided shake o
the head and a firm puckering Of the lips, II
don't know, sir" Webster gave it up as baC
job, and the mistress soon followed the snug
gler to Montreal. Here Buchignaini opened
u restaurant and bar-room at No. 70 St Fran
els Xavier street, after the plan of Demoni
cos lunch-room, in this city, and he met with
considerable success. During all the time
since his return from Europe. negotiation,
had been pending to secure 4 divorce from
the old lady, so that the lovers might be
married and thus lcgitinizc their boy whicl
had been born in Europe Once Buchie.
mani came back to secure some smugglcd
silks left in the custom house at the time o
his hurried flight, when he was arrested at
the instance of his deserted wife, and made
to give bonds to pay alimony at the rate OF
IS Il week per year. a short time ago, their
lawyer 4 Mr.. Lewis of Wall street. notifeG
them that ii only needed the testimony of Miss
Randolph to secure the divorce, and She came
to New York in May last. The examination
by Judge Picrrepoint showed that Buchig
naini was more sinned against than SHINING
in this particular matter, and that She wa
neither abducted nor seduced.
This was, of course, conclusive, and about
three weeks ago the parties We're sundercd by
the strong arm of the law On Thursday
the 3Oth day of June last, in a little ding,
office of a justice Of the peace, in the city o
HARTFORD Conn, u quiet ceremony was per-
formed, which legally united these two, who
had occupied so prominent Il position in the
public mind ON several occasions. The old
lady loses Il husband, and gets $500 i, green
backs--;lll and more than he is worth. Tho
girl gains a husband. The smuggler, dancing
master and the book-keeper gets a wife The
poor little boy is the only gamer by the opcr
alton. He gains a father and a name, which
latter is something, even though it is unpro-
nounceablc and slightly tarnished. In theil
cozy rooms on St. Francis Xavier street, il
Montreal, they can now count their customers
and make their salads in peace, undisturbed
by the old dame bearing down upon them
1t is reported that they entertain handsomely
and occupy a good position among the society
of the "city of saints Mrs. Buchgnan is
said to be the most elegantly dressed lady in
Montreal, while he is called the ''Delmoncc
of the north"
They have some intelligent clerks in some
of the departments in Washington. A
correspondent says,
Not long ago Il clerk in one of the promi.
nent bureaus was directed to issue some cir
culars, He took as much pains with them as