The daily gazette., 1877-12-12
pave been to obtain a divorce from

Mrs. Balston was induced to convey
the remainder of her estate to Col. j. ID.
Fry, in trust, he to pay the income to
her during her life. While here she was
retleent about the rumored approaching
marriage to Chandor, although she did
not deny it. A lady friend asked wheth-
er she Intended to marry again, and Mrs.
!: n:aiston answered: What Is woman's
life II she has to live alone?" To a eeptie-
man she SAID that she was not married,
put she might be. The gentleman who
nad heard OF her intimacy with Chandor
attempted to expostulate with her, and
uniformed her that he believed the man
was married man, a sounded, and an
adventurer Of the worst character. Her
only reply was that she knew him better.
when she left the city she carried with
her twenty-three trunks, Allied chiefly
with the articles of vertu and bijouterie
stripped from her residence at Belmont.
At Rawlins she Joined Chandor, and re-
mained there with him about two weeks.
They then journeyed to New York, shs
going to the st. Nicholas Hotel, he to the
Albemarle, where his wife lived. Soon
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Scarcely had Mrs. Ralston reached
New York when she demanded of Uol.
Fry reconveyance Of her property and
. surrender of the trust. He acoeded
very reluctantly. Mrs. Ralston has dis
posed Of all her real property which
could be sold, and has removed from
California nearly S100, 900, which, it is
Iy she sent out from New York Edward
q, Ames, lawyer Of Providence, r. l.,
with power Of attorney to take possess
sion of and CONTROL ali her properly,
Mrs. Ralston Is now reported to be In
farls. Mrs. Ralston's frfends will regret
that the fling Of this instrument must
make public a number of disagreeable
rumors and facts. There are many,
though, to whom 1t seems no mystery,
for they are firmly convinced. that her
money was lavished upon the object of
her infatuation. Chandor, to whom they
believe she was certainly engaged to be
marriedj if he did not actually entrap her
into an alliance with himself, despite the
fact that he was the husband of a living
wife. The power of attorney is by inn
plcation an expression of dissatisfaction
Hitherto nobody has Questioned his con-
duct in the premises. Mr.. Ames, Mrs.
Ralston's attorney, who Is now in this
city, was waited upon by reporter, and
asked to give her version of the story.
He was retieent, and would say but little
upon the subject. He stated, however,
that he had demanded of Senator Sharon
on account of the estate, which request
was promptly acceded to, and the ac-
counts are now being prepared for in
specdon, BE declined saying what
would be his future course after the sub
mission of Senator Sharon's statement,
but expressed the hope that the estate
would turn out all right. Iu
Chandor is about 80 years of age-at
least a decade younger than Mrs. Rails
ten. The earliest authentic information
that can be obtained here OF his move
ments only dates back few years. About
three or four years ago he ingratiated
himself with . young lady of New York
city, Of good connexions. Her parents
were much opposed to her marrying
him, but he induced her to place their
wishes at defiance by eloping with HIM.