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till tho door WAS closed again. 8he ALSO snw him
again. nehr tho onrner, half hbur later, a. sAe
was going into tho house.
ELDRlDGE-M'MA
Tho Remarkable Lfbcl.Case In yvcst-
chester County, N. y.
At tho opening OF tho court yesterday morn
Ing tho ncv. Henry Holden testified 60 iollow1:
neVor know that Mrs. McaIahon had boon d.
Vorced from Eldrdgo, or, iudeod, that Mr. Eld-
ridge had been Mrs. Mcafahoua husband, uutil
to deliver tic message from Ehlrldgo; ho opon-
Cd some papers, md said that Eldrilge had writ
ton to Mrs. Mcalahon aud threatened 10 roopon
the question Of dyoree.
Mrs. sussun.h 11olaon testiaea, an tho
wife OF Robert uo1doh, QUO OF tho defendants; I
hayo boon tnarriod tWansy-four years; hare yod
III Morraanla thlrteon yenrs, aud have beo1, nc.
quaintcd with alr. MoAlahon and hia family; I
'rat heard OF h1r. Francis L. Eldridgo few tlays
after ho attempted suicidei hlfs. &catahon cano
to our houso aud told me that ho had been an
carly suitor Of hers that ho had boon very unfor.
tnuatc. and that she had boen tho means Of 1t:
hle expressed &roat eynpathy for him, and orlol;
she would DO evorytltng nilo could for him, and
would send him into tue country away from
temptations; every. time wo met, whlch was
nearly every day, Airs. Afoalahon spoke OF h1r.
Elcsi1go; 1t was nearly a yoar alter that bo-
fore 10 caio 70 our houso; in tho spring
IA
wa1tod to coma down from Unoasyille for short
tino to got aono articles Of clothing. aud al1o
wantod us to tako him into our house during his
sojouEn in tho neighborhool; Mr. Holden at
consented, If NIr. AIcAIahop should desire It
tho first limo esor san. Alr. Eldridgo was Tho
day that he came to our house On April 27, 1870;
Mrs. h1cAlahon had previoualy deBcribed Mr..
E!saF'dge to no ~ perfect gentleman in }d
ln.nneTs: I lad received no iatimation at tic
tino that ho had been her husband. Mrs. Nc
AIaAon had spoken to mo rory often ct alr,
Eldridgo After Mrs McsIahon had engaged
board ts tot lin. she ea.ne to our house
M Eardsa as came e hs haSsf hoa:o f. rs ss sa
hons phneton rernember that Mrs. MeA1allon
had arranged for our children to 20 with iler to
Pelham Bridget They stayed thoro aN day d
short time after III. Eldridgo camo to otr ltouso
Mahon, which was tho first timo l WAS proscnt at
meeting Of Mrs. MoM.hon and Alr. Elaridge;
several clorgymen were there; Mrs. McMahon's .
ehildron came frequently to our house in a cur
with them tho children used to cali hin, Unoleo
Frank; after the entertainmons, HRS. Nc
Mahon met Mr.. Eldridgo Beyorai timos
at tho houso; Tho talked about Mr., Elardge,
and aaia that he waa tho only
mothor'a choice; thia waa several days betore bo
loft us the 6rst tfme; whom 1t NaB* known that
he was going awny, AlrB. McAIahon told me to
Invite him to stay longer, and did 30 !; but ho
would not stay saw Mrs. MeA1shon a day Or
yisad me- to hage nothing more to say to hiu,-
that ho WAS villain that it l received any lot
tors from him, either to return them to him I'M
oponod or hand them over to her; subsa-
opinion Of Mr.. EldridYe 30 much sho raplied
that ho had baon making love to two ladios at
this time, mentioning tho names Of Miss palmer,
Of Uncasyi1lo, and Mrs. Thonlpson, md said she
thought that was sufficient reason.
At this point number Of lettora written by
blrs. Mc3tnhon to Mr. Eldridgo Tero road, in
which ahe expressed her readiness to opep her
purae for his comfort, and indicated her 1inger-
Ing feelings OF attachment for him.
Francis Q. Eldridgo teatdol: I first became
acquainted With Mrs. htcMahon through hor
mother. known ss Julia Brown; also know John
Harrison, tile Btoplather OF Mrs. McNIahon; no
kept q gambling establishment at No. 8 Park
place; the plaintiffs maiden name waa Rath-
bouo; Mrs. Harrison sent FOR mo ono Afternoon,
and told mo thnt Bhe aud her hua.
band had been consulting together about
tho future ok their daughter, and had
decided upon me ns her future companion. but
I WAS nevor to divu}ga tho occupation Of her
1nothor to ller she Was thon at o convent, aud
it was arranged that should go With Mrs. Har-
rison to accompany her from tho convent in
1eorgetorn,. D. O., I think ! went as far AZ
Baltimore, where it WAS decided that It would be
bstter for me to return to Now York and allow
Mrs. Harrison to 80 aiono for hor daughter,
which ahe did, and Was introduced to lar tho
following day; We xora married, but my wife
continued to live with har pageuts was uu-
HuccoBsful In business in st. Louis wharo A.
employed Mr. Mo3tahon to obtain divorce from,
mo for her daughter I then wont to South
America and California; and led daaipated life;
on my return to New York visited tho houHa OF
robbed OF, and there attempted to commit sui
eide; was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where
young Donnis McSlahon called upon nc, aud
rendered ms assistance on the pnrt Of his
to Uncahy1ifo, Conn.,, to board, wfiore WIS sup
piled with funds to defray MY expenses by Mr..
mud Mrs. McMahon it waa nrlanged to hare all
correspondence carried on by Mr.. McMahon, or
hia son Dennis l1rs. Mohlahon, however, did
write number Of letters to mo. [TheHc letters
wero read in eyidcnce.1 In ono Of my letters to
Mrs. McSlahon gavo her history Of MY career,
my passions. lovea, and adventures, misfortuuos,
etc. rorolloes receiving h letter trom Mrs.
McMnhon roferring to hor family secrets. In
auother latter to mo sho inclosed a diagram OF
Castle Eden, tho residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Mahon, and surrounding grounds, aud diroctod
mo to como there ut 8 certaiu day and at . cer-
taln hour In tho morning; that It | should dis
particular window. which would bo loft unfast-
onoa; open it And enter that way, 80 IS to pre-
wont my presence being known to tie servants,
aud tl1ero in her society to spond some six or
scfon houfny Wnaen lHhsfA1taone c0npaea Nlth :
TO the very letter.
In his cross-o1aminaton he testified that he
gave Mr. Holden tile alleged libelons letter to
oolver to hlr. hlcAlahon that no also COM
munlcated to hlr. Holden what no should expect
euppress,ng tho public sales Of his proposed
book concerning Mrs. Mca1ahon and her family
connections Ho asho testified that Mr.. Holden
Was not aware that ho had been mhrried to or
divorced from Mrs. Mcblahon until Jan. u, 1870,
after tho supply Of fund.- had been cut OF 1t
Uncaaville; that he had paid attention to Mrs.
Thompson. while he was alHo paying attention
to Misa Palmer that he had solicited assistance
Tor Mrs. Palmer and daughter from Mira. Thomp-
Bon.
Chicago nnd st. Louis us Trade nIurts.
From the IfoSard County {ifo) Adpsrtistr, Dec. l..
In theae stringent times II heAooyes our fGrm-
ers aud norclautB to louk out for the best mar
kcta in which to soil their produco and buy their
goodA. st. Louis "las Aeratoforo held mo-