The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-12
JERSEY ClrY's ROMANCE.

JERSEY CIrY's ROMANCE.
Mrs. Longs versioa Of the Haoflssn.
Asotaguc Affair ahe O0ieial Report
Of she DefalcaaiOn.
From the New Xo,k Herald
The story Of Miss Montague published in
yesterdays Herald, in regard to Hamilton,
was not calculated 10 allay the excitement
in jersey City on account Of the cef.lcaiion.
az the truth Of her statement was doubted in
many quarters, q Hsruld reporter called ur-
on Mrs. Long, whose history of the case will
be found interesting. 1t will be seen that
she contradicts Miss Montague in several
material points, and she feels indignant that
such Observation-Disclosures ialsehoOds, she
calls them-should have been made regard.
ing her. Mrs. Long il a very pleasant, A.
fable lady, Of agreeable manner, and vas
altogether straightforward and free from
anything savorirs of embarrassment in her
narrative.
Without any preface or preamble she pro.
ceeded - follow: Mach as l regret the
publicity my name Is to receive in connec-
ton With this case. am bound to vindicate
myself when misstatsments concerning me
have been 20 recklessly made. When / read
in the Herald this morning the interview
with Miss Montague, and especially her al
lusions to me, could hardly believe my
eyes. Now, please hear me, and will be
- brief as possible. 1t was on the az
ternoon OF Monday, October q,
that Miss Montague first came into my
restaurant, in company with Q Mics Hattie
Arnold. They called for toast and tea, while
they we're sitting at the table there came in
Aleck Hamilton, accompanied by Here
che mentioned the names Of three males COM
panions They sat down at table directly
behind the two ladies. After while Miss
Montague went to the back room, and Ham
ilton star,ed up and asked me who those
ladies were. told him one Of them (des.
cribirg the particular one) was Miss Mon
tague, Who was to play at the Jersey City
Theatre that night. He replied tina, she was
. splendid looking woman, and that If
would introduce him to her he would pay for
all the dinners. When Miss Montague re-
turned asked her if she would like to be in
troduced to that gentleman. She asked who
they we're, and replied tina, Hamilton was
the City Treasurer. as he all right2" she
asked. "Well," answered, 81 have al
ways found him to he q perfec. gentleman;
As far as l know he il all right" She then
turned to Miss Arnold and asked her what
she thought about it. Miss Arnold replied
that she could see no harm in il. and that
I.,ye ,l;o;no.,oom IA .;,n,,edI | nodJed N
AIeck N pc nm and no Knew vb,t II mean,
Thev all proceeded nm stairs. and "A I hal
N attend N the placs below I called on !
ronno LADY Who assists ma orc,sionsl,v \,
On nm and introduce ih.m "N-ver mind ,,
Aid AIock az v;II introduce mvsa,fo Ths
,ar,,.,,e, al c.Iloa ,or ~ aJ.ct a., =,
The table At one aide and Mis- Won,aoue s,t
an the o,nsr all. O,e ~ the gentlemen
.cb,fIsd him ,hou, becomip, q, sot, over ,
I,Jv =, sucb sho,, aom,;nt ,,ca The, 70.
manned nm n, ara from "a RI : o,cIock
When Aleck called , few uav- alter 20 IA,
h;s hill he s,;d be hal a ,o,s from Mis-
Non,,eue s.,,;n,, tn, IN. accounted the in.
,;,,,;on IN ride ,,d f;xad n, Erid,v Inn, h,
eould no, 90 on tins, d,v. A few DAYS after
v,,,,. .hs liz AMI manfred ;f the ,en,Ie
| man had been ,h,re She toll me 10 tel
Aleck th,t he won,l ,o.e, him there far din
an S,iurr,,v afI.rno,, af,er In. matinee.
don, remainder vh.sbe- th.v came o.,
.erye that although Mis-, Mont,gu.'. engage
| men, a, In. Jersey CIV Tbea,er lasted onI,
ono w. sba remained i, Je,sev Citv q
Ion, a. Nv, week. az nearly 90. .,t.,w,rds
Oae d,v Aleck was no stairs dining in com
PAW with Iadv. when Miss Mop,aeu,
came in I told her that Aleck VISA nm q, n If,
and che at once desired 10 see him. He AK
Ell tina, abe he sent nm. and when abe ven
up the other lady LEFT. Aleck and Mir
Montseue had Scotch sles and ci,ars. ant
thew
BOTH SMOKED.
went ND stairs and cautioned them apains
speakins too loud. "a Mr.. Moreland. the nct
or and his wife were in the next room. AL
eek went out for short time and she said /,
ne. "Woat a pity il il that Aleck il mar
ried: il he were not | should be infstuate,
with him: he does not live harpily at home
| if had met before he was married woul,
have made man of him"
When Aleck came back coach soon fol
lowed him 10 the door. gave her a shaw
and they both went off in the coach. Mex
morning Mr., Moreland called me and aske,
| If knew that Miss Montague had not play
ed al Newark last night. and tina
she had got another LADY, I, take bel
place.
When she came back after filing an en-
gagement in Boston she showed me q mag
nifceni pair bracelets 20 wide t,neasurlnI
her wrist, ard a cluster diamond ring
which chs sine had got as wedding present
from her brother, 1 believe she said, an,
she asked me for some paper to send not
| to Aleck at the City Hail. she wrote tn
note and sent il, and then went out When
she came back l remarked to her that Alecl
had gone TO New York, and che said, ooh
/ that's SO; forgot; he had an engagement 4
MEET NE THIS EVENING
| At the Coleman house." Aleck showed Id
a dispstch at one time that she cent to hin
at the City Hall from the Coleman House
As he was not in at the time the dispatcl
wss sent 10 his house, and his wife resd il
he seemed very angry abou; it Miss Mon
| .ayue had signed her name in full to the dis
ia Oh. Ga the d.y she arrived from Boston
Sho ,nna.r,l f.,isu,.J and .a.et fur sou,.
,;o ,,J .uy,,r yavs i, =, -hsr and sb.
wanted to pay for it, tu, would Mt receiv,
payment | would here remark that nevel
| received enc dollar. nor even one cent, frou
Mis- Montague from the hrs, day | saw he
til the l,s,. The last tine 4,w AIeck wa,