The New York herald., 1877-09-07
AN ALLEGED WIDOW OF A hOBLEMAN
Some Queer Facts Developed IN Divorce
Suit Before Judge Curtis.
INTERESTING EPISTOIARY EXCHANGES


will be remembered before Chief Justice Cur
ts in the Superior Court on motion by the wife for
almopy and counsel Ice, and decision was rendered
yesterday allowing SO counsel fee and 81 additional
almony making SIS the amount to be paid weekly
In hts complaint the plaintiff states that he was
married to the defendant in October, 1872. at
the city OF Davenport, Iowa; that he
continued to live with her until juno, 1873
when she deserted him, and that she at various times
committed adultery with various men, whose gwen
names arc not mentioned wnereupon he demands a
dissolution OF the marriage bonds The answer is
general DENIAL.
MRS. BETEEL's RCBLEs
In her petition on the motion for alimony ard
counsel ice Mrs Bethel states that herself and hus
band arrived In this country from ST. Petersburg,
Russia, in 1872; that about two years before that
tme ut ST. Petersburg she inherited the sum OF GOO
rubles besides other valuabIes that her husband by
repeated promises to marry her. induced her to place
this money IN his charge; that thereupon he spent
1000 ru5os his individual purposes before he mar
ried her. aud tho balance spent in delraying the
travelling expenses from Russia to the United States,
and In his support for ono year after their arrival
hcre that In 1878 the plaintiff got position as school
teacher in school at Davenport, Iowa; that shortly
thereafter the school had picnic at which dcponent
appeared against tho expectation OF the plaintiff,
whereat he became nura.ed that no beat and mall
treated her that she sick for three weeks that
after recovery she went to Peoria visit to her
brother that shortly after her arrival the plaintiff also
appeared and spent six days with her there but when
insisted upon returning with him TO Davenport he
suddenly abscondcd and she left on the same day for
Davenport, hoping to overhaul him. On her arrival
at Davenport however, she learned that hor husband
was not there, and he did not turn up Tor two days.
Upon his return and learning OF her presence In the
city, he again departed and remained away from her
nearly year. Failing to lind him she removed from
Davenport 10 New York city in company with her
BROTHER and in January she learned that one of her
husbands friends In Davenport knew OF his where
abouts and through this friend she sent letter to her
husband entreang him to return to her. Toward the
end OF the month she received the following answer,
written IN German, from Burlington Iowa.
A MODEL sCRIBBLER.
Dear oLcAYour letter OF January 20 received My con-
dton is miserable and bad; have been without
tion mouth and without and live n
have been living on debts -four Tssas and shall
searsas 81 hou,s
and hungry in spite Of 4, but have not enough
%""s slo fs oss their pos'ops
dsanlssnsss and as soon az you inform me no.
these particulars You write shat you desire
to come to me again
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tnisA. be tha. misht 70 New York myself pro:
ling expenses. which might be trle to you Other
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should make ms yourself nnortanato foe YOU know
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nor love and respect You =. before after you had
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should look girl hondsome picture there
will be ;e iu Of need and misery Moreover has my
proved but the contrary has become rough aud com.
80 "''N' CHARACTER TO ne PROUD OF.
My stubOornness Is now AS hard iron. would
go out with YOU swGrG that since you made @ tine @
ssr espssisy fond Of going out alone
when earned ss was ss esDscy M s Of a
na got into the habit E dInxn; SehnaPp and m t
veicp'S. Behold, then, vnt beautiful pr.spsc. ana
&c. hope 'sots % E" my s Ms i Il %s
that and hght might occur oitener than before
an AND Ssys HS' sd
therefore prefer certain to better life ana yI p
perfect You know that We lived together
sSD d"ys without T row W.T. remained ssms perhaps
sn' S Ss na ven @ our
lives more while, II remain Separated each Of us
may still be happy.
You child any to labor under an , ,;sy
" sy but s roa viii H0 heal Sc
quicker, provided there is one
that bni you are also pretty and and you M
rsnsom in getting engaged to sone rich man his the
only 70 lay foundation for your future happiness !
ni remiaiscenees nid not not die out. - ''''
MORE FONTS AsD GOOD ADVICE
Anisti wished were provided for; this moment
10 1 os o 0uTS have no ,e yo
frankly aud from sincere heart. about ever yihing
f% ow viii
son a. WIZ asI'n M rstlu h 70 yon sha 20"
o -osv., to r.nabin G2n ay Continue in spe oft
for tha. chsactcrs are as IT Tor friendship
they unit for ma..aSe Therefore let u: not iorcs
let take lesson from that experience Tor the benefit Or
ce ss and '"s a @ g to rssd from your hs
your views coincide with those of PAUL
wIFELy soLrC,TuDE.
After the reception this dosultory epile the de-
fcndant says she wrote answer protesting against
his advice and cntrcating hn 10 rciurL TO her. offer
receipt Of $40, which she sent 10 him at his request,
tho plaintin lnay cAmc TO New York; that she sup
ported him Tor time afterward, he advising her
IRON time time to marry some rich man. saying he
would never mention thcir marriage
HoRs DE COMBAT
Alter some time he secured position In Fechun's
institute III Morrlsana rs teachcr that he neglected
her. and after several months absence only TO
her at her earnest entrcaty that no did not pro-
vide for and she had him arrested and held In the
Essex Police Court to pay her $40 month"; that after
three months he failed 10 pay her ,hs sum- and when
she went TO the institute To inquire about him sho dis
covered that hc had lett Aficrward, discovering him
IN The street, she had him again arrested Tor abandon
ment and compelled TO puy her u weekly sum of ~
which she Is still receiving In conclusion she states
that she Is without means; that the paintii is tho
principal of scnoo In Allen street aud makes 81, 200
ayear
WHAT HE SAYS.
The plaintiff In opposition makes lengthy affidavit
denying many OF the material allegations, ana setting
forth That the defendant made her vins IN ST. Potcrs
burg, Russia, AS couItcsan that she represented
herself to be the widow Of Russian noblcman, but
that he afterward discovered that she was the dis
cardcd mistress OF Russian officer nainsd Nicolai
Alexandrowitcb Pastchuof.
STUDENTS ROMANCE
The plaintiff was then young student fresh from
the University Of Vienna, aud not quite twenty ywo
years old. Becoming acquainted with the defendant,
and being attracted by her pleasing manners. he pro
posed to her and was accepted. Her parents, how
ever refused their consent and parental consent DciDg
legal requisite TO marriage 10 Russia, thoy concluded