The New York herald., 1871-12-02
IPACIE!C COAST ROMANCE.
The Great Breach Of Promise
Case il San Francisco.
100000 DAMAGES CLAlMED.
Isota K. Turner, Daughter Of Admiral Daniel
Turlsr, VS.. Don Caledonia Ortiz.
THE LADY,s STATEMENT.

from the San Francisco Alta Nov 2sl
At the openag ol iaa twelfth District Court, MT
Gen o'cock Yesterday aorniGg tue loopy was packed
Vita spectators.
1he deposition OF Miss Lcoia X. Turner, Plaintiff
IN The Case was offered oy COUNSEL as evidence.
iiaintiG stated tiat she Was teaching scaool IN
Oakland when she Lli,ie aa engagement WIN Juan
RGbiLson. IN May, 1861, TO 90 10 Mexico with Don
Per month: proceeded 70 uuaynas, AMI themes 10
Hcrmoslno reaching there aboat the LIST of July;
was met a. Guayms ~ Don Jose ortiz, who accom-.
panied me 10 BcrAOsIi.O; deienlant was d nler.
chant, IN company VITA lis hlother; they employed
several clcrAs; had iour OF defendants children
under ny charge: school hours were about seven
hours each day. cios,ls al ndii-past four O'Clock
In the afternoon; deenaan.'s wife died In contiae-
meat; when ] reached Hermosillo The nbe-
ras We're Ia power; shortly after the French
Don Uolcdonio Oraz ana has brother mad fed TO
Guaymas on the amp goac'l OF the liberal army, as
tney we're inl er.allsLs; duing lis absence MS cid
est daughter took charge o tae house; ON two oc-
CasiOns the iiueral SOLD cfs demanded money AT
Ortiz house u purchase arms ana lie SAID he gave
theiu money a. tie STORE; aefendanps manner 70.
ward his ciLiiren yas faiNciulate ana he supplied
them vol; MS atteugiol5 10 iae were very Kind
from the nrsS aaa he so.ig1t my company on every
OCCASION; he told me me history oi MS NE and
showed tender tlbotesI m all tnat related 10 me;
Wnen SICK NJ woAd Remain Ia any room; ne sad he
hked very much ana would Ike to be with me
Ell the ,Iine, tnla Was IN te latter part OF August;
early in septoMDel looi, tue oeitnoaat made me
an oner OF marriage and accepted; informed fGy
mother by letter q tae oder ana Two 0ter persons
only; we agreed 70 h5fe me marriage ceremony
performed in the UhiieJ states, Was ANXIOUS iOr
tas, tua. M mother mlent oc present; was pap-
tlzed IL tile Episcopal churon ana aterward in me
Catholic chulch; Cr.iz WISHED that our pro, ,!osed
marriage snould no, be made public in hcrll Jsilo
because the relatives 0f has vile residing thera
aiter Tie 10th oi september our relations became
mLle ninlatej ne never promised narria&a III
writn,, nut believed nis proposals were in gooi
falJn; ne introduced all visitors TO ms hollse;
he told me that MS cliiufcn were Watching AlI1
closely because he ys.t,l tue scn0 room SO o,en:
supposed the lalian servants pOsteo the children
On our Intimate ieato1s; Judge tniS Ifola what
Don Orlz tod iae; theie was China lounge In the
4. alt
hours OF the day all nsht one or the eldest Gull.
dfen occupied Dea ia NY room during the winter
season; sometimes visited his r,omi never pro-
posed 70 leave Aernlosiiio under the Protection or
imperlal oulceis; WAen went TO Guaymaa Don
pass Ia q dnugence. received lne ut tue
hotel aud Assisted III seecany room he
appeared delighted 10 see me; letters written
b. Don ortiz 10 al iiernosiio were SHOWN Ills
caidien by his request; was sicS ave slX Gafs
AZ ne Hotel Caaymas; receyel an laToluctiJn 10
cummings an Jaiaes Cherry aJ the h0fel, they ar
rived ai,er did; iney hover called at my room;
conversed VITA lDeM frequently 81 the breakfast
and d.nner table; once met Cummings and Cherry
Oh the street wlen 4 was IN company Win Don
Ur'lA Cumrninas Cnerry Oh certain occasion ad.
dressed HE saying iAat Don ortiz was deceylg tae,
and tnag lie was tri.iing with me; think tnis Was
after my illness; tod him that was engageu 10 be
Married to Don UrIz: ne advised me 10 De married
O. once; Don Orll1 and sell agreed 10 leave py the
Gtst steamer Tor san Francisco, where we woI.d be
Marred; when ilrodnced Dol ORTIZ 20 tae Cherry
byytQyri ne sad he was c.lga-ed 10 be mariied To
me; had no rcs1son to suspect uat tnerry was at-
tracied 10 me; nj conuience IN deenlan Mas
Query was wen meant; beiora leaving Her.
tnoslIio Don ORTIZ gave ne SEQ. IN iull
my hotel bil aud iny iaro to San Francisco;
aiser arrived here be sent ae 5000 IN sfeenpacks
Sim: a. Hesossa e rave me s'S yanabs Watn %
soi,taire diamond rug aii SILK dress; when irst
Van Hss a. n o .w nee VIZ ren, up
tl July i; tLen wea ~ y house on seventh street
AID OH the tst oi Sep.ehovr removed TO Belden
block, on Montaaneis street ~ tue relnss! OF pol
Drtiz; he said ~ YOU'D he more convenient ior him.
ss he was stopplnt 4 me Ccoiuen,a! hotel; TOOK
my meals at Restaurant; our relations we're int
fDate while was al beiden pieck, until my heatn
telL 1uayiuas, ana twice before IN hermoslo;
bon Ortiz brought physician TO my room III Bel
den 1iocA; do not KNOW VINO lie was; he uade an
eAami. a,ion winch aiIesteu my pregnancy haa
no slck nurse; CninaDian TOOK care of my room:
nld 10 wish is situation to pe loWn 10 any one;
In tniee iour aer my sicknes iode out win
Don oTtiA: datea ny pregnancy IRON April, 1851;
on the An OF october / engaged In the family Of
Aipheus Bull Us guverncss; wnen arrived III san
FRANCISCO thooAni oi gong Last and pagnel my
watch solitaire ring, aud II diamond riug given 10
sage: ~ eIt tue house Of Mr. bl because Corrected
Que OF the c.iiu.en anu Airs Bull WISHED me TO
apologize waca reiasei , 70 uo 'asI re returned
from there went ~ ms biefOOrt House. on fourth
street; soon obtained situation as taarher IA NE
family oi Wiiliam Neeiy Thompson 0nd took rOonS
et NO. S4l Stevenson street, where renamed two
months Inext ob,alned q situation as govcrness
nl tue LICK ilouse; eit nis employ Tor situation ID
the Mnt June 20, 1867, where remained until
Mea! 70 New york; the s0o0 brought rom m, Mexico
peuses; went TO New ork on account ol my
lnotnef's III health; paid my own passages; Don
UrL.z came TO see nle buls house three tnes
the last time November Z, On the eve Of his
departure for Mexico; We to.k q rlGe 10 Crystal
Springs. and wnen there occupied little cottage;
We alsQ yisteg san Raas Twice, -
tCOaise read long statement In relation TO GER
Gain erasures made in letters sent Dy Defendant TO
II was arranged that Don ortiz should follow me
20 New York. Inence we would go 10 Europe;
mother TO her home on staten Island, visited
friends IN the SOutuern states, aud Afterwards
Obtained situation AZ governesS IN fainly resl-
lng At New Brighton; ousaiued a situation in the
Treasury Department ut Washington, where re-
j started for Ca,iioruia to commence suit against
Don ORTIZ; ne wrote me that he had heard was
married; do not Know the date OF Tins letter; his
letters contained evaslve answers ana determined
TO take measures lor redress; his last letter 10 le
was dated March IL, 1870 ana postmarked at San
Francisco; In order to induce hiM " write To mc
sent All e.ope addressed 10 ,y sell and stamped;
deendants letters Vi Juiy lSoS. led me 10 believe
Ihat he was decciying me- received answers TO some
OF my letters but uOt To ALI believe he replied Occ
B0naliy to one ol my letters 10 paciry me until
washington for san francisco direct, having a
Through ticket reaching my destination Aprii IL;
guire's, ia Pine street, remaining there till May
ls, when ! lett Tor pitlsDurg, pennsylvania; or:
remained there until July IL, when / removed to
No. iO chelsea street, l aIterward took a small
house on IN Sapp street near M removed
from tnere to Mrs. 1bompson,s boarding house, on
Fourth street, wnere J remained until February
IA last, when Went to mrs. Sawyer'S house, %
Kcarney street, wnerc now reside MY object In
ylsitipg Pttsburg was 10 zee my friend Cherry, and
net him TO testify IN this case He called upoa me
IN New York ci,y, also IN Mrs. Van Reeds house, in
fh,s city; l sent small box to my mother by hun;
hc sent Ii 10 her through the Boston Custom House.
James Cnerry never proposed 10 marry me; never
wrote or said anything 10 MIR. Gray IN reference to
marrying James cherry; did not say to Colonel Nye
that defendant wanted To marry me, but tnat
would not marry u Mexican; defendant ~ spa n
hard, not Mexican; uid not tell AIRS. Smith that
nad refused delenuant otter vi marriage; When at
lrI,so,r4 | stopped at the mouse or Cummings
Cnerry, With MS family. - -, -
Admiral Daniel Turner, plaintlns father, entered
the naval service at nine years OF age continuing
an service untn his death, June 20, 1871; his rank
was tbat OF post captain but having commanded
several sauaiions was called commodore by his
associate: he was aged III several battles on The
lakes IN tLe war of 1872 and 1or his services was