River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-11-11

always paid those bills on presentation
sometimes ! would go to the office,
and whenever could find
the cashier he would always
give me as Mrs. Singer whatever money
asked for; Singer paid all the bills OF
the household excepting those for the
marketing, paid for that with money
obtained from the office had $40 Der
day to supply the table with this was
when We lived on Fifth Avenue; we lived
openly and publicly as man and wife
Singer was never out at night, but STAYED
at home with me, except when he would
go to the theatre with his family re
member when made the acquaintance OF
Mrs. Megacy; she visited me often
among other friends who visited us were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean, the parents of Julia
Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. Bosea, Mr.. and Mrs.
Meeker, Mrs Walcott and her daughter,
MIS-. Mead, Mrs. Noy, Mrs. Benarl and
others my two daughters died in 1852
we were then living in Fourth Avenue,
New York; the children were buried in
our family plot in Greenwood cemetery
monument, the inscription on
the latter bears the names Of Charles
Alexander Singer and Julia Ann Singer /;
Mr.. Singer caused the monument and
tombstone to be set up; | went with him
when we selected the stone we were then
keeping carriages OH Fifth avenue; Sing.
er was IN poor circumstances during a
portion Of our early married life; in
1888 he went to Chicago and invented a
drill, from which he derived some benefit;
after this he invented a machine to carve
types; while living on Fifth avenue we
had six carriages and ten horses; they
were ali at my disposal; I had my coach
man and Singer had his; Singer and !
went out driving together nearly every
day; during these drives we would meet
friends in the park and elsewhere, and
exchange salntations with them; recol-
lect accompanying Mr.. Singer to Balti-
more in January, 1850; think he had n
sewing machine lawsuit in one of the
courts there he remained there six or
eight weeks; we stopped at Barnum's
Hotel, and were known as Mr.. and Mrs.
Singer We had a parlOr and suite of
rooms at the hotel we cohabited as man
and wife among those who called on us
while there were Mr.. Latrobe, Singer S
lawyer; we subsequently went to his
house and took dinner there; we were
introduced TO Mrs. Latrobe as Mr..
and Mrs. Singer; she rccog.
nized me as Mrs. Singer; my Inns.
band always introduced me to any on
who would call as Mrs. Singer he never
in his life failed during that time to re.
cognize me as his wife: came home leav-
ing Singer at Baltimore as | felt uneasy
about the children; he knew was going;
he afterwards telegraphed me to meet him
in Philadelphia went on there and re-
turned with him to our residence on Fifth
avenue; after this we lived together until
Aug. I, 1880; difficulty occurred then.
on that occasion saw Singer with fe.
male; met them on Fifth avenue, coming
down in an open carriage; was in my
carriage, going in an opposite direction at
the time; the female whom Singer was
with was Mary McGonigal, also known as
Matthews; had seen them together once
before in Philadelphia; when | saw them
on Fifth avenue foolishly screamed ;
then drove over to Third avenue; when
I arrived home found Singer there be.
fore me; | unfortunately sat still in the
house, and he beat me because had
screamed; had him arrested then for i'll.
treating me, and afterwards commenced
an action against him for divorce.