, 1877-12-16

one and every line brcathcd impassioncd love
aud devotion. 1t spoke OF his bliss while with
hcr, oi how heavily the hours dragged when
away, and how he had reached that period vi
Inc lovers experience When separation from the
object Of affection is misery unbelievable except
by the c!la"nlcr's presence. The writer referred
hopefully to that joyful time in the future
. WHEN SIZE sHoul-D De Ills.
The letter contained other ailusions that sat-
isfcd the husband that it was impossible the
letter could have been written BY auy one else
except Stewart. In great rage DR.. Franklin
Grave furiul3slv to his RESIDENCE and rushed into
nus wi1cs room, but found her out. Where she
had gone the servants knew not. Search was
made. but her whereabouts could not be dis
COVERED. The Doctor proceeded to his Office to
attcnd to imperative business, and did not re-
turn until his ! O'Clock dinner: Hc confronted
hcr with this letter, and read it to her line by
line She turned pale, and trcmblcd, and amidst
great agitation confessed that
SHE HAD RECEIVED MANY LETTERS
IRON Col. Stewart, but that he meant no harm
by W1itl',g to her. The attachment between
the.n was innocent. She esteemed Col. Stewart
because he had been such Il good friend to lcr
husband. Cot. Stewart WAS grateful to DR..
Franklin for his friendship. aud la.i treated her
with affection because he had SO loved her hus-
band. She impiortd her husband not to con-
dcinn her or Col. Stewart hastily. She pro-
tested her faillituIncss aud her tender love for
hcr'husband, and begged him to mike III dis
tur5anrc about it. But the betrayed husband
WAS i'll no humor to be put off by these thin
arguments. He denounced Stewart as
TRAITOR, 4 sCOUSDKE1., 4 LlBEHT1NE.
The wi!e's bluud rose, and in answer to these
denunciations she made vigorous defense OF
her friend, declaring that he had been respect
ful TO her lis a brother could be; that he had
been and Was the Tried friend Of her and her
husband, AMI that it was ingratitudc to charge
scene cnsnco; the wiic left the house
in great rage, and the husband wrote
:: letter to Stewart, saying, 81 know it all, and
then procetied to denouncc him in the bittcrest
teT,us The vile went TO her sisters. Stewart
replied to the husbands note, denying his guilt,
and appealing t. him not to judge hastily, dc.
clarin. that wron:. liad been done, and
AsKISG \ PRIVATE CONFERENCE,
suggesting his own room as the place OF meet
iug. This request W..s nuiguautly refused.
At the end Of seven or eight days relatives
and friends intcrposcd, and, in some way, Il
compromise was effected, ana the wife returned
to her husband, promising never to speak
to or to recognize Stewart. Shortly afterwards
Franklin went to attend the National Homeo-
pathic Convention in New York. When he re-
turned lie was informed that his tife had been
secretly corresponding with and meeting Stew
art, but this she bitterly denied. From this
the Franklin household, and there were con-
stant Quarrc}s, jeaious;cs, and examinations.
Finally the husband aud wife, though living
under the same roof,
CEASED TO SPEAK TO EACH OTHER,
or to take their meals together. This lam cnta-
bic state Of feeling continued until six months
a.o, when it cul:uinatcd Ill desperate and yio-
lent quarrel and DR.. Franklin took his children
11 lett his wife in Possession Of the house. She
rentLu it out, and moved to her sisters. Frank
lin charges that since the separation number
of things have come to light which show that
his wife Is under the complete control Of Stewart
that she
STILL. RIDES WITH HIM
and meets him: that she coufcsses to sitting on
Stewards lap, but explained tt.at Stewart pulled
her down on his knee in 4 playful manner,
mcanin. no harm, aud number Of srandalous
proceedings have recently becn revealed. Frank
lin claims that it was not Only the design OF
Stewart to rub him Of his wife, but that he con-
sprcd with he. to obtain his property. All this
time Stewart represented himself as an unmur
ricd man, and ruiy five days AFRO Franklin learn-
ed through certain published proceedings in the
divorce suit Of William Jones VS.. Eva, his wife,
that Stewart
HAD WIFE LIVING IN ST. LOUIS.
from whom he is separated, but whom he sup
ports.
On the subject OF all these charges Stewart
has dcciiaeu tn bc interviewed, but SAYS he will
make his statement when tue proper time
comes It is said s,t;t for divorce will be filed
in q lew days. when solnc lively Developments
will bc mauc public.