The New York herald., 1877-01-13
BLAUVELT'S TRAPS"
A MARRIED MANS coURTsHIP AND THE RETURN
OF HIS PRESENTS

A MARRIED MAN COURTbdlP AND IdE hE1onN
OF HIS PRESENTS.
The courts are full OF dramas, ranging all the way
from one five acts and these often played with
celerty that allows their dramatic features to escape
attention case of this description was developed
in the Supreme Court yesterday before Judge Van
Worst, the plaintiff being worsted in way TO give him
little comfort but the denouement caught ay,
and IL turned out to be another illustration OF
our social condition. When Mr.. Samuel Blauvelt, .
well know politician, was Deputy Tax Commissioner,
eyes dazzlcd by an appartion which appeared
one day in his Office, and he used the business inter-
view TO make tho acquaintance OF tho young lady who
created such profound Impression upon him. She
had been married and sought ana obtained divorce
and was free again. AT the imo Blauvelt made her
ACQUAINTANCE she was known as Miss Elbcriod, her
maiden name. In his testimony Blauvelt said he hrst
met her in the street. but this denied, and It is ex
planned that she possessed property IN her own
right and had sought him regard 10 tho taxes Mr..
Blauvet gave bis name Samuel Samues, and whom
ho laid siege 10 Miss Eberfclds heart represented him.
self as a single man. He At once began 10 pay her
marked attentions and acted as suitor Tor her hand,
giving her valuable presents in furniture and da-
monds. The acquaintance began in 1859 and continued
through number OF years. when Miss Eberfeld mar
ried Michael Delaney, the billiard table manufacturer
In the meantime, however, the lady had discovered
that Bauvclt married, and the cQuaintance was
put upon tneony basis which could exist between two
lady was an event for which Mr. BiauveIt was not
prepared, and his disapprobaton took the shape 0f
anger HIS dlspleasure maniiested itself by demand
TOR ieturn Of his presents, and he wrote TO Mrs
Delaney asking for ''those traps or their value in
money. THIS childish spite on tho part OF her old ad-
mirer naturally unpleasant revelation TO the
lady, who did TO go to her husband with the
announcement that married man had imposed him.
seif upon her o suitor and was now demanding
the return OF tho presents he had made her their
equivalent TO escape "scene' IN the unpleasant
s ss Bo.s .1'
ihe money out Of hcr own income. Blauveit, how.
ever not satisfied with this arrangement, and be-
fore the note was due he wrote 70 Mrs. Delaney
oiI ooiisas,on. H. The latter io into Mr.. De-
aaa' ton nrst sa'N Of his wife and then Of Mr.
Bauvelt but finding that nothing was really owing to
the latter he made up bis mind sna nothing should oe
ite .'traps" but claimed that Mrs. Delaney was in-
deb to him in $070 for borrowed money. SUIT was
brought this amount, and the trial yesterday he
testified that between October. 1869, and February.
1870, MRS. Delaney had borrowed from him $500 In
sums OF 500 each, 1872 and 1873, on Two differ
ent occasions, Sl7o and $500. The note only put
in evidence show that there had been business reA-
lions s the me anS ,aI of
The put the short calendar, the Judges not
knowing that II involved such nice questions of iact
and contaIped BIT OF very toolhsome scandal, and
was rushed through In an hour. the jury taking only
five minutes 10 ind verdict for the defendant:
Josiah +. Lovejoy appeared ior the pIantn ana
fence.
the defendant who Is still lady Of great personal
beauty and who was tashiouabiy dressed, was exam
med She stated very frankly 10 tho jury all tho
facts evidently desiring 10 conceal nothing In the
case In her nation an effort was made 10
show that she had boarded NJ great many different
hotels and boarding houses, though this might be
point damaging TO her character Her husband, who
was placed also tho stand corroboratcd biz
wife, statement far he could, and hts enjoninl
her most positively TO pay attention to the note
| During the nation ol witnesses Tor tho defence
quite a number Of letters OF the plaintin were sub
initted in evidence The following Is sample OF th
oncsded correspondence for SO II was, he writing al
the letters:-
| No. 22o BROADWAY, Roox IL, June 23, 1875
| Mrs. DELANEY ~ -,
with YOU that you the ungrateful person that
ever cane with. You called backmRiler
II you will give chance In coart Of Justice vii
viii the nearest 70 that character II hs
at other place but house would nave gvei
you u picture lilo A TO your threats procee
ut your earliest and am quite sure that cal
Offset you every time. l mean business think Mr Love
oy will DO only anxious to commence proceedings
viii give you until the 18th Of june 20 settle my cmin
against you. =. oAAo'HhA'
Tho trial occasioned little merr.ment In the court
and the cannot tail TO prove warning TO dep
uty tax comm and other persons not 10 TALL
love with pretty women while they have wives
home. or, IL they do not, 10 demand the return Q
their presents after their 'ttle game" has been dis
covered and endcd Bauvelt did not got his "traps,
but he acquired some unpleasant notortey, and, IN
verdict being against him, he will bc compelled 10 pa
the Of his action, together with an allowance
counsel OF $50 which the Court allowed upon MS o't
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