Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-28
FANNY WRIGHT.
Sad and Eventful Hi'tory, as De-
tailed by Herself.
she Makes Nine Voyages Across shs
Atlantic, aud obtains d.
vOrcs at Raleig D, shelby
County, I'm 1852.

y The following curious record OF most
remarkable woman can be found in the
old books of the First Circuit Court:
The petition of Frances Wright D.
Arusmont, citizen of Shelby county,
Tennessee, and resident therein, sues by
her next friend, Thomas Todd, and
shows that in the summer of 1881 she
was married in Paris, France, to Ply
capel D'Arusmont, after the French
civil form, in the First Mayoralty Of
Paris by General Deguesths, in presence
of General Lafayette, Sr. Msgendia and
Mons. Temper as witnesses to said mar
rage. She and her husband, Phyeapel
D'Arusnont, took up their residence at
Paris and remained there until some
time in 1892, when their daughter Silva
was entered on the Paris register.
While the petitioner was engaged IN
bearing and nurturing her infant
daughter in France, her husband,
Phycapel D'Arusmont, made two visits
to the United States for the ostensible
purpose of securing her interest there,
and vested one or two Of her farms in
his own name, about which she com
planned not, supposing it was to the IN
terest of both. In the spring OF 1888
she and her husband arrived in Cincin-
! natl, leaving their daughter in France.
| In 1885 D'Arusmont returned to France,
| and in the summer of 1886 returned
with their child to New York Early in
| 1888 Mr.. D'Arusmont urged that West
ern america presented but Indifferent
| advantages for the education of youth,
and insisted that their daughter should
be taken to France, which was consented
to by the petitioner. Leaving Mr.. d Arus-
mont behind to attend to their interests,
she left for France in 1910. Mr.. Darius
mont suddenly joined them in Paris and
informed her that their interests in
America were but imperfecty secured;
that their daughter had arrived at such
an age that he could be of infinite
service in her practical instruction, and
urged petitioner to return alone to
America, which she did, and remained
there one and half years, arranging
property and money, and then rejoined
her family at Paris. Shortly afterward
Mr.. D'Arusmont insisted that he must
have some funds, and petitioner con-
sented to again cross the Atlantic and
raise the money. She collected debts in
Cincinnati and built a house there for
the reception of her family; then dis
patched Alexis D'Arusmont to France
for them. In few weeks she was called
to Scotland by the death of paternaI
relative to whom she was heir at law
and then wrote to her family to join bel
there. When put into possession OF hel
property in Scotland, D'Arusmont and
her daughter Joined her, with whom she
remained five weeks, and was then com
PEELED to return to the United States tC
attend to business interests, which, when
attended to she left for England, writing
to her husband and daughter to meet
her either at Portsmouth or London. In
England she received letter saying she
was looked for at Paris. She went, and
proposed to take her daughter to Scot
land, which was objected to by Mr..
D'Arusmont. He entered her room one
morning and insisted that she should re.
turn to the United States and turn over
to him all her property, which she re
fused. He then left, and was followed
to Paris by her. She was refused ad
mission to her daughters room and oc-
cupied different apartments, and could
only communicate with her child
through DAr1smont. This state OF
affairs lasted few weeks and brought
about an open rupture. DArusmont
entered her room again and threw down
notes, saying, Here is e4O sterling.
1
We 20 to New York by way Of Havre
and will send you more funds from
America" he soon afterwards left
with their daughter for the purpose oil
getting her estate into bis possession.
Mr.. DArusmont poisoned the mind Of
her daughter against her, and she wrote
to her attorney in America to defeat
his purpose as to her property. In l841
D'Arusmont and daughter went to Mem
phis. She was left in Europe without
means, and was abandoned by her hus
band, who was using her property in
foreign land. Some months afterward
D'Arusmont and daughter returned to
Paris, he calling to see her at her lodg
ings, but only to get possession OF hel
property or evidence Of right and title
From April, 1871, D'Arusmont aban
doned her without reasonable cause
That in July, ls4s. petitioner settled
on her estate near Memphis, il
Shelby county, her husband beinI
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