The New York herald., 1874-11-07
Remarkable History of q Rich
Merchant.
ACREOLE MESALLIANCE
Robbed and Deserted by a Faith
less Wife.
Children Recovering Money from the Brook
lyn Authorities.
NEW HAVEN Conn Nov

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terial for romance in real lle," has just come
10 light in this city. The elements OF q moving
and harro wing novel compete-includlng a
mGsaaadnce, an attempted murder, an elope-
ment and the regulation finale OF death
and they need only 70 be mingled in
the alembic OF the sensational story writer
and supplemented by those striking situa-
tons ana taDleaux which pertain excu-
svely 10 the realm or fiction, and which
lively ana apprecaive fancy would readily sup
ply, to become assimilated into the form and SUBJ
stance OF pattern romance Of the modern style.
To the prosac and matter of fact writer for the
daily press, however. belongs such ciful and
airy task His province begins aud ends with the
unfolding OF plain, unvarnished tale Of simple
truth.
Some months since there came to the ONCE or
A. D. 4 Il. l. Penney, attorneys and counselors-at-
law, one william BARITONE, resident OF this city
accompanied by his sister, a Mrs. Edwards, OF
Newark, n. J. Mr.. BARITONE represented that
at that time there remained in trust in
the hands OF the Treasurer OF the city OF
Brooklyn considerable OF money left by
his father, who died in that city in 1884 and that
IN consequence OF the death OF the party TO whom
the money was originally bequeathed In the event
OF a contingency hereinafter more particularly re.
ierred to- the fortune naturally and rghnully re-
yerted to himself and his sister. Mr.. BARITONE
(wno, II may be remarked, Is OF French origin)
then entered into elaborate details OF singular
ana painful family history, and explained
the grounds upon which his claim was
based. The attorney listened to the story
with no common interest The case was
one OF no ordinary character. and promised
besides the certainty Of liberal lee in any event.
TO call ;or the exercise OF that marvellous legal
scumen OF which ali lawyers in small cities fondly
tDlta alvaa ha
was that he accepted a retainer and undertook
the somewhat Quixouc enterprise of convincing
the Brooklyn Treasurer thai the money which he
had held unclaimed Tor so many years had found
legal claimant at last.
MEsALLIANcE.
The lawyers first proceeding was to employ q
detective to gather the precise facts In relation to
certain incidents in The life OF the deceased Bar
thone. The detective found that his first business
IN connection with the case would be in the city
OF New orleans Thither ne accordingly proceeded,
and there, after much patient and dilgent inquiry,
he learned the following facts:-In the year 1859
Mons. N. BARITONE, wealthy shipping merchant OF
the Crescent City, became enamored with beau
tiiui creole known as Sarah Waltz. This woman
was gifted with all that snuous grace,
with all those seductive charms or per-
son and feature ior which many OF her
chant In time become SO nauased as 10 oer to
make her his vile. The laws OIL the State Of Louis
lana did not admit OF miscegenatlon, however
''mildn in form and In order to consummate
legal union, II became necessary TO procure
special license from State court, and SO reTn6v.
Ing IN this the interdict against mixed
marriages. This license was issued by Judge
]. x. Dixon and, In due season, NJ. BARITONE ana
Right Rev. DR.. De La Croix officiating and the
ceremony being attended with all the scldt which
the wealth and high standing OF the bridegroom
For season that perfect happiness which is
~ ns 5as was ana
could provide st her COMMAND, seemed edes to ieei
mat her lot was Indeed an envlaole one, and that
sthe goddess Of fortune mad been lavish in bestow-
ing lavors upon her. About year subsequent to
the marriage. however, M. Barrnone was taken
tlI His malady was OF singular type, and bafiied
tine skill of the eminent practitioners who we're
summoned 10 attend him. His creole wife was
bowed down with woe The olithness and gayety
ture were mantled IN sorrow. and she
remained almost constantly at the bedside Of her
was assiduous and unurlng. She would suffer no
one but herself to perform the little Offices per-
tanning the Of mes Sy ser nand
scrbed were administered. Her devotion and
her grief alike were touching. But neither the
asr aress the Sogres Of the ' disease
BARITONE gradually failed day by day, and
6naiiy, at a couucil ofphysicians 1t was announced
that the patient could not possibly recover. TINS
distressing TACT was broken as gently as might pc
TO Mrs. BARITONE, who seemed almost distracted
and neartDroken by the intelligence. Thls was on
. certain evening, and on the following morning
Mrs Bartnone had mysteriously disappeared. Not
only had the creole wife vanished Dut the rich ward
robe with which she had supplied herself, the costly
iavished upon her and large sum OF money be-
longing TO NJ. BARITONE were also missing. Even
which was Immediately instituted developed the
fact that Mrs BARITONE, accompanied by one
Hans Smith, who had been ner follower previous to
her marriage with the wealthy merchant, had EN-
barked IN the night on vessel whose destination
was some port III France. There was but one con-
clus!on to oe drawn rom these circumstances-tne
woman had
ROBBED HER DYING HUSBAND
and eloped with her Old sweetheart. The fight OF
Mrs. BARITONE, after all her professions oil devoted
attachment to her husband, combined with certain
inexplicaDle symptoms OF the malady from which
M. BARITONE was suffering aroused the suspicious
OF the physicians. who at once caused chemical
analysis to be made OF the matter which the sick
man ejected from MS stomach. The result
was startling, and fully confirmed the
worst fears OF the medical men. Copperas IN very
animation convinced the physicians the poison
mad been Systematically administered to NJ. Bar.
th0ne with his medicine and iood for several
weeks. AS TO who the poisoner there OF
course existed no doubt. But one person had
one hand had he received all the medicine and
nutriment which mad been prescribed Tor
the part OF Brnvliiers. The action Of
the physicians in ttis emergency was
prompt aud enective. Powerful antidotes were
administered, unremittng care was bestowed
upon the patient and in a few days he had so lar
improved as TO be considered out OF danger the
Iacts in relation To the attempt which had been
made upon his life and the subsequent night or
his wife with her paramour were con-
ceaed from NJ BARITONE until he became
conv9lescent, when knowledge OF the
almost unparalleled wrongs which ne had suffered
was Impaired TO him. Very much to the surprise
OF all VINO we're acquainted with the circumstances,
he exhibited OF that furious indignation
whicn might have been anticipated and he posi-
the punishment OF the woman who mad sought his
lie ana the man who mad Joined with her In
bringing ruin upon his home. The sorrow and
the shame were his, he said another would visit
vengeance ana mete out Justice
LOST CHILDREN.
Prior 10 MS marriage with the creole M. Bar
thoDe was widower. His former wife died some
fifteen years previously, leaving two children,
son and daughter These children were not, as
may be supposed. exactly overwhelmed with de-