The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-14

ring; that day we went to place in University
placed think It was soleri's. This was about
the arst week in February. don't know the
been there before or since. He said he had seen
a ring at a jewellers store In sixth avenue, and
Tsned h me 10 go Up, up apa asee1 almond
solitaire worth Sl0j but refused, aud selected
Bn amethyst IN I coat So
Here card was shown TO the witness and
marked for identifc toni "Ihis card she
continued, sis mine, but the writing "a not
never a day in nuqrv when | expected Mr. del
Vale That he did not come. Tue ling was hot
purchased on tue 18th Of January, the y after
my. accident am very sure OF 1t. have no
idea how ,ir del Vale rot the card you nold.
] never went bv any other nancs than hon-
riques, NJ rtiuez, aud Livingston. lshowu an
enVelopo1 don't think that is my hlndwrit-
ing. Shown note ! never wrote such q let
ter IN my ME- she i'd indisnantlr. 1t Is not
my handwriting. Ii does not resemble my
handwriting. | never had a letter addressed to
me care OF Miss Howard. 1859 First avenue. I
don't anOw where 10 ~. never b ID any letters
60 me. Gre Of Airs Nelson on Ninth avenue. l
never gave Mr.. del Vale any lessons la Sp1hish.
i cOnvoised with HIN IN EngIi.l, because ne was
anxious t. become familiar with the language.
At our meetings we talked Of books ana OF gem
eral matters. when nc brought the ring Ie
talked very pfcttily OF love. returned him tho
ring aud dissolved the engagement about a
week after he gavo IL me. After received IL
the second time, he came OIL ener than ever.
When he said he had 'coniprom Sc IN Cuba.
| supposed he had an alliance with some other
woman whom tie was Obliged 20 marry. and
broke of the engagement. When he SAID the
com romise' had been arranged, did not
know care for hiH wing broken with III
other woman. | talked with him frequently
about my fathers strictness. Kept tue secret
from my steptatner unti ! mad gone to Pongh-
keepse. IN mother told MN. This was be-
Cause ne threatened TO snOOt us II ever got
married.
letters. uernaps ntty / did not Keep copies II
tnem until after the occurrence Of the 81 II
june. | went from my homo TO the Hotel
1 "A
II AN old friend, MIS-. Sydn v, wnO lives IN
second avenue, between fifty.hfh ana fifti-
sixth streets. / knew NOBODY AT the hotel.
wen there tue day before nd secured "A room.
1 went there because Mr.. del Vale A-kpd me to,
saying he was acquainted there. lie told NE to
gave an assumed name. and selected aud gave
that OF bliss LlVlngstun. | thought the nOtcl
wa kept 10y lady | knew, hut she WIS no,
there. took the only room there was va ant,
avery small room on tue ton floor, but 1t WIS
clean anu neat. aud looked out on the park. aud
l loved the view. tnodgut wnen went there
To sta Oui' nav or twJ, Out ne kept me t"ere
over a nlunl q AMI a u ~.
#" Mr del Vahe did not wish to get into trouble
with nv stepiathcr. aud ala not wish him to
that ~ why went under an assumed Il me.
feared that father mi-ht send a detective after
me, ana If he found ne al Mr. del Nai.e's house
he might shoot US DOth. sent aim teiegra %,
saving, 1 h d left home, anu It would toe all
right. Tie nut personal ~ the iftfdld al May 2
lo'j. iof me To come home but uaid no atten-
tluu To H.. showed It to Mr.. del Vale at the
II lt.l hoyal. was not satisfied that my father
would forgive me. l had no doubt ne would
shoot me anu my husband. He was unreliable
anu often said Things he did not mean. / had
nothing to do with NV father. | knew only
MIR. del Vale. loved MIR. dei Ndlle. and went
with him. | trusted him.
After had arrived &C the Hotel ROYAL Mr.
del Vale told Inc he mai left ms mouse IN
IN8ntA-eiguth street, ana was at the New YORK
Hotel. while WAS staying at the hotel | visited
my mother IN the day tlme. | hrst talk "a ol
caring for MIR. del Wales children tcfure left
home. lie said lac Il no one u look at ei
them, no one to love them no one about them
but hired help. | was to take care Of the cnii.
drcu aud superintend the household. 80. lhe
Arrangement to pay me $40 month
for these duties wis made before the
18th Of April. i was not bis chldrcn'-
tutor, nor mis- bousekeeper, such
terms were ever used. ught tho elder chii-
drcn music. aud mud "A general superintendence
visited Central ParG on SUNDAY, either WIN
Mr.. del Vale or without him. ca other days
wGile at the Hotel ROYAL. | frequently visited
Central PARK win MIN. ana We mad delightful
walks aud talks. Ii was the ouly chance
had To 70 cut then. | never told MIN IN,
stcuf ther treated me badly, and that
/ had to leave home. l could not, fo
NV stepfather never trea ed me badly: h,
" aroi tary, but he WA not cruel. lhe day
lett the Hotel Royal MIR. del Nalie came about
II o'clock ana brought his lttlc daughter W.T.
him. He Was astoni-ned mat had ,ken suct
a Ut lie room 50 Tar up SAID there was no room
IN II for hin, ana went away, n.st making al
appointment for his daughter ana me IL me
Inn - tue deJOt. He was. usually courteous
and offered no Improperly belOrc the 6tn VI
june"
At this point the court adjourned.