Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-13

New York Sum-
The duel which on Friday Last, near
Havana, resulted in the death Of Saliva
dor Cortereal, and the severe wounding
of DR.. AlgernOn Sidney Curtis, was in
cited, is seems, by the jealousy with
which COrtereal regarded his Wife's &C.
tiOns. She is an American, and Z
native of Brooklyn. From fifteen to
eighteen years ago Dr.. King resided
on Court street, in neighbOrhOOd which
had grown up around him. He had two
daughters, one of whom, Sarah Frede-
rika, vas bright, black-eyed, cOquet-
fish girl of fifteen. She was not beauti-
ful, nor even pretty, out was petite, vi
vaciOus and attractive. Nearly opposite
her fathers house lived DIR. Appleton
Wheeler, a young dentist, whose atten-
tons to the young girl and her manner
of receiving them OccasiOned much
scandal. Her father opposed her course
bitterly, and her stepmOther still more
stTenuOusly; but Sarah continued the
intimacy until a family quarrel forced
extreme measures, and she and young
DR.. Wheeler were secretly married.
This step alienated her from her family,
and though after few years her father
forgaVe her, and visited her in her
home, she was never able to return
his visits on account Of the enmity
of her stepmOther, who never recOg-
nized Mrs. Wheeler as member of her
family. DR.. Wheeler was in no condi-
ton TO marry, and his eight years OF
married life were spent in his efforts TO
maintain his wife well. In 1867 he died,
leaving little or no provision for the fu.
ture support of his widow. DR.. Jarvis
had been the partner, and became the
successor of DR.. Wheeler. He collected
the few debts which were due the firm,
amounting in all to only six hundred
dollars, and shared the money with the
widow. Then she sold her little stock
OF furniture at auction, and was ready to
begin life again as a young widow. She
sought and obtained position as house.
keeper in a gentleman's family on Car
roll street, Brooklyn, but soon opened
an intrigue with a married man living
in the house, so that her employer felt
Obliged to discharge her. She had some
money, and she came to New York TO
board, but the Coquettish manner which
she had worn so prettily as young girl
had become more marked and fragrant
with her age, and she was compelled to
move in quick succession from one
boarding place to another In 1869 she
went to Bergen Point, New Jersey, and
there met COrtereal for the first time.
He was large, handsome Spaniard, en-
gagged then as at the time of his death,
as the Havana buyer ola large tobacco
importing house in this city-and was
something Of an adventurer. He
was fascinated by Mrs. Wheeler,
especially when she told him that
she had money, and that a large
fortune had been left her by her first
husband. She told him she could not
control it herself, but she named the per.
son who was her trustee. COrtereal was
satisfied, and the two were married.
This, too, was q secret marriage, and the
husband and wife did not live together.
They returned to Brooklyn, and he
boarded at what was then 23S Henry
street, while she took back parlOr in
marble front house on First place, where
Cortereal frequently visited her. His
untimely hours for calling excited the
household, until at last he was turned
out ofthe house at three o'clock in the
morning, and she was obliged to follow
in the course Of the day; for though they