The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-07


ONE OF THE TWO CHAIRS
in the cell and for the first time looked around me-
The cell was perhaps ten feet by twelve. There
were toilet raOe and a bureau, surmounted by
the 10 a nrapre Of rhf os eeS
Across the barred window was hung prison
bankeI now leoped up curta,nwse; Naturally my
al am as well or as can be here" she said 81
wished to he let return to the room occupied before
the verdict; they won't let go there just for splte
think. You see you don't understand things here
sir.
EVERYTHING HERE IS POLITICS.
The Sheriff Is in some trouble about his renomina
ton. II he gets it II WIN depend on whether my
it, have the influence. IL my friends have then
win be moved. II he does not get the denomination
he OF course VIII not care how he treats me.
"You spoke OF the other side What does that
mean9n
n BUT TWO PARTIES HERE
nov-one FAIR party, the other Crttenden party.
friend OF mine, Mrs. Hgbee-a most nendisn thing,
and all because she was my friend. She was given
Ue .t Hn Sae aS ~ me up s would be
saulted, Sir at night, on leaving my mothers house
on Kearney street by man who mad concealed
himself IN the passage, ana now, although che
man was for some time at the point or death, the
papers say that 1t is all sham, and that she has
not been hurt at all. Fancy that the authorities
here wished to authorize TWO physicians to be sent
to examine her, because, as the Chief OF Police
said, .tne other side should have show. oh, 1t Is
too ridlcuousr
SIT would seem. then, that you were OF the hrst
political Importance in the State s'
Eyes, indeed, IL would appear So" This was
said laughingly and at Its conclusion she
BURIED her FACE In TIE PILLOW
na sfsaSS s a% Ss Verde. in your case took
great many in the East by surprise.n
This remark sent slight flush Of angry shade
over the smiling face and IN an instant she was all
earnestness and emphasis. AS she continued to
dllate On her wrongs she was really eloquent, and
her voice, always fully under her command, seemed
more Silvery than ever. As she would lay down
some position or announce a shrewd guess there
would be slight closing OF the hard, bright eyes
till their sharp glance seemed to cut It's way to the
heart of the mystery she was essaying to solve.
surprise; but. although it astonshed great many
here TOO. the whole thing was plain to any one who
was as deep IN the knowledge OF the workings OF
ITO what do you attribute 1t, Them Many have
thought that 1t was sop to the tide OF public pas
at the hour, and compare 1t with the action IN
the case OF tue notorious MacFarlandf'
qua, that Is a mistake. The public
DID NOT WISH TO SEE ME HANGED.
No. SIR. TWAS all settled and paid for beforehand.
In the first place the papers were all bought up
that would have been OF service to They published
Byrnes' tthe Attorney Generai's speech In full, but
e ou1 1e to lave been boh @ The
bar were all against me, and the Judge Is a candi-
date for reelection: and, OF course, he was dead
subscribed $4,000 to hunt me down, and engaged
counsel to help the Attorney General lest the poor
had TO fight. an 1t was bitter struggle with the
BANK OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ME-"
"Your defence must have cost you great deal2n
..Why 1t has all but Deggared me. That is another
point ON wuich ! have been misrepresented-my
Wea WAS o eeI Of ass
said, too, that he {Mr. Crttenden, you know had
bought 1t for me- another noel; Tor the whole trans.
action could be traced at the brokers' who made the
purchases"
This first personal
ALLUsIoN TO THE MAN SHE HAD SLAIN
was made without any emphasis or emotion other
than that OF mere explanation;
'tSlr, she continued, $50 deep Is the feeling OF
corruption around me that many suggest doubts OF
my own counsels fidelity. They certainly missed
many points in my favor"
entertained It."
II did not say that do. 1t is what some OF my
'1hey say, fear, great deal more than is good
for YOU YOU" o.,
for them believe should have been dead long ago.
have some dear spirits who come here and read to
me DAY after day, and minister to my every want"
"You have yourself o mine OF strength OF mind
which holds you up more, fancy"
ayes my spirit mas
Yet have suffered terribly; no one will ever know
how much for in addition to all the torture Of per-
secuGon was my terrible sorrow that he was not
here to deiend me.n
'.You loved Mr.. Crlttendens"
should XIII man loved like hims His wife did
not love HIM; he did not love his vie: Why. did
not come TO me In Virginia City and beg Of me
to turn his affections to ner? answered tnat
. COULD NOT MAKE HIM LOVE HER.
responsibility, Of course After my return from
Havana she came to me again. and asked me what
brought me back here Just as IL mad not sgat e, TO
me. He told me TO say this In the nope that she
might be induced to take out me divorce that "a, ne
OF Criltenden's sending for me- DO you Know
SAID she, that you are
what do you meanr said 'fou are commit,
ung adultery she answered then told her that
ried him. She admitted this, but said, 4 love the
father OF my children now.' Then said l,
madam,
that marriages made IN heaven, and yet you con-
TESS that when you sw0re at the altar that you loved
teIessY that which am doing is no adultery; for
love Mr.. Crittenden and ne loves me- l then pro.
posed TO give him up II she could only Just get one
little line from him, telling me to go away. That
would show how much loved hlrn, as would sacri-
fce myself for his happiness II necessary. She
could not get that line sir. then asked her If she
would give him up on the same condition.. Her an.
swer was, Il would see him dead first Then
turned upon her ana told her the story from
DON QUIXOTE ABOUT sANCHO PANzA
cher authorities here got mixed, as Will be seen in
with the romance OF Cervantesl, where the two
women, each claiming to be the mother OF a child,
ana where the child is ordered TO be cut IN two the
true mother cries out Give 1t to her. Did not this,
sir, show who loved him most2 She would not I'M
derstand, although she knew he did not care for
herr
.Did Mr.. Crittenden really want divorce9''
"Certalnly. He would have procured IL long be.
fore had 10 not been Tor his monetary dl1CultleS.
He diu not wish to
LEAVE CHILDREN BEGGARs.
That was all restrained him. 1 was annoyed for
long time by his friends on this subject. said TO
them all, II you get MIR. Crittendens written request
for me TO 60 away shall never be seen here again;
but they could and, more than that, he told me
himself that If ever should so away he would blow
his brains out.n
'lf he desired much to be divorced why did he
send for MS family rom the EastY'
'He did not send for them He wrote his wife
repeatedly
NOT TO COME HOME,
but she had received some money, bequest, and
came III spite OF him. When learned this became
very excited and asked him II he was gong TO live
with her. lie said he was not That he would take
ms meals with them for appearance sake, but that
was all. TO make sure made him take room In
inc house with me- which was beside my own, so
that could see by the venulatOr whether he came
home every night He took the room, and so FAR all
was perfectly understood between us.'
THE TWO WATCHERS.
''Do you think ne had no love for Ills wtlefn
s'No sir. Well / remember here In san Francisco
his vile and mad rQomS next each other IN hotel.