The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-26
A MILLIONAIRE'S TROUBLES.
THE ASTONISHING sTORY TOLD IN a
DIpORfF SIR
Further Particulars of the Alleged Con-pirn-
cy 10 Murder ~ wealthy Man" Raise that
Pistol, and I'll Stab You to the Heart %


plaintiff alimony and counsel isccs. pending the
.urhromin{ trial The case. The evidence on
very strong. and is related by him in substan
Tally the following manner several years ago
SSrS v1 nn IN sp as kg C "ag E9 s
pretty face and learned the craft u printing,
which she followed for q livelihood. She left
Salt Lake in hurry one fin" morning and cainc
to Nan Francisco. Arriving in this city. she oh-
aimed employment rs nm actress at the Bella
Ion the name Of Maggie Hill for that Of Mrs
S%Gsr1 ~, I iS carS ago shG resumed her
mcnt. under Mrs Socum. al ton dollars
per week. Exactly tw"nty.six months ago. one
balmy midsummer day. Mrs. Slocum in tho
owns considerable property ON Market street
between kcarncy and Dupont and who is worth
scool million al the least For companionship
Mrs Slo,um was accompanied by Mrs Somcrs
wn2 M again changed per, name to that of
Nollle firmin. by which she is known to-day
period IT several months Mrs Socum paid as
many visits 10 the capitalist. accompanied on
visited Elko county. Nevada. to look after some
mining interests there. and was absent several
months. returning in December. 1875. Although
he had seen our adventures but twice. her
inagc-hnd she is certainly very attractive
haunted him, and he sought her acquaintance
Nellie frmn was at that time living at the
American Exchange Hotel, but at tho sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Blythe who forthwith took her
clcus. Then the fragile Nellie took T M her her
abode NJ tho st. james lodging house on Market
lived AZ the Palace IIote. Finally, he went with
Nellie Ia ~ Eddy street. whore they occupied
apartment suitable To- persons Of their means.
nurlhe me ensuing year the gentleman had
oc'n-lnn Ia make trips 10 Trinity county, whore
he owns several valuable gravel mines and
Miss Firmn took rooms ut the Morton House.
Herr she met u woman named Mawrcy well
known u san lose and san Diego. Mrs. Nav
roy and Nellie FirIhin instinciiNclv sought each
Others society and became very intimate
Blythe. after several changes. took rooms at / ii
Powell street respectable house. kept by Il
ANY WHO nuu made some money in ~ ,pk
blNthr r"Nty,d Information from u private
source that Nellie rirmin would bear Watching.
and the informant declared that shc was ron
which could not be discovered About Ills iin i"
baud ono Jack Somcr-. wn". sh" smid. had
arrived in tho city from New Orleans She
danger. us She said that Jack SomorS was angry
At her conducts that he frequently met her ON
thr ~,rr., and cnieayored e. Undue" her to ahan
i'n blN ih'. amt thai lac always terminated hi-
eNl o'tulaiiqns with threats against her life If
81" refused 10 yield To- hi- pcr-ua~ion-. But
"" 'hIitai~ts friendly informant insisted that
Jack S"m"rs lwho j. her real husband was not
q th" city, and that the person who assumed
ms Identity was none other than an motor
named Dvnaruma. sWarthy. r,IulsiVc-look-
ing nan 81 bad blood and tropical birth. Blythe
received the additional disagrcrnhlc informa-
ton that Nellie had Sold her costly diamonds
WITH which he had prc-"nfrd her. for $500 and
hal sent the money t. DuuarllInn i'm tho Tn-t
IN order that he might iuin her in this city.
Bat Blythe was leyotry attached H. the false
fnir one. md refused to h. 'licvo his nformant'-
soon up. ned. lie found one lay that VI ISIS Fir
min nai procured the combination To- his snfo.
AMI that III" had obtained possession of the hill
of sale tor the furniture. which she purp,,-,d
using or her own "muumcut About This time.
,iN. 9h'i SO hi'H hl'nn with mania To l.arn
now 10 shave, ana lwporuned him u send her
I" n barber fur course of lessons with th.
I rnlHnr ia or'"r mat slc might daily reap the
siuhblr from his chin. However. being well
able To- shave himself, and ascr-c TO l"niAr,lil-
ing Ing wndpipc To her uusk He'd manipula-
ton. he very properly objected. Finding her
inportuniti'- n no avail. -hc ono day -rizri Tho
ra1or and insisted on shaving him an, how but
BE- flew into high dudseon and thr woman
ir'pp",l tine matter. About tlis tinr too She
i'N"ird several hours daily IN imitatin. his
hnndwri M and hrng Hirpit with The ucn.
succeeded 500 we'll that hoy limitations Of the
capital ST. signature deceived even l. H. Var.
nry. rs confidential business man. Cpon be-.
Varney. ~h" explained that BNthc had request
81 hcr learn - initiate his handwriting IN
orier that She could sign his bills when he was
ou, ni own N1rnry. suspertng nothing. did
ON Tie night NJ Saturday. Aug. 1. Blythe went
Hl i.t lh. evening, a. usual. faint suspicion
mat IN" woman was r'annlul, sumr d,.yIltry
mnnin'li 'I 10 "rl'r t'- man ana when 81.
nluir,i az Whn' hour b" would r'iuru. hr said
g. lid NOT know IT, went 90 tlrCnlifornin
Ihrntr" and returned homie shortly after II
o'clock. o. h, informed los the luudlady who
y thc way did not sleep IN the hou-r. ~ Mis-.
tirniin request that N"llir was u-.u-. ilc IN
;li' ha-"m ui and that tn,ro was roullcm tho
hou-r. ~" wont down iu the ha-, nrnt and
found the woman stretched ona Lounge. groau-
,ns ant .aplargr'y in plin She informed him
had entered the HOUSE: that Jack Sum"r- wa,
one of iu'hl, aud that wAi."tl l' ciack-mcn W.r'
her by siraurulniiun. IlVh" went tu il.t door
and saw % hlark-Vislg"d man listening ON thr |
s s,,,p,,, !, WIZ ponGt4na WIN srrhy i"lt th'
that II was non" Of his'd-d business" The |
panied 10y 'no landlndy who had been attracted !
BY NE woman screams, went through the |
o ouiins IN v me- fD9m sono orinhenle apl
NAILS were ~lUil rod with llpnl which. on ~ !