The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-23


Ridley's 10 good society and know people Who
well OF l was still moro out Of spirits, and
change my way OF lite. As grew older the trouble
had at home increased. Ny mothers actions made
me wretched aud her treatment OF me was shameful
What could dor hated nome, l hated the people
that iivej in the big tenement house with US aad
ionsed Tor chance OF getting away from them ior
eyer. Well, II came at last
THE SANE TALE
woman know pretty well, Mrs Rich her name
was, caino 10 one day aud SAID, 'Emma. know
gentleman ever so wealthy who is in love with you
laughed al H. and when she asked leave TO introduce
me 10 him refused; she kept on telling about him
and began to be curious to see what ne looked ike.
So consented 10 meet him Que day, aud ATS hich
brought mo to Grand street and introduced me 70
Mr. Cassna. He invited US to dinner, and No sat
there good v he talking and drinking champagne.
He made an engagement to meet me In me street
drank more wine the tnird time | met
him told me he had rich apartments IN universaty
them Up to this he had always treated mo win
great consideration, but the first umc we went there
and had somo VINE. he began to be more connaen.ai
moment no saw me and that no had trioa long 10
meet me. Since We were brought logether no nad
chance OF learning what was, ana me more no knew
the better he liked me. Hs said ne was deeply IN
love ana nothing ! could DO or say could
EP IN fact, A'i did no. uodersisna all be
said. he spoke English very lmperisotly. But he
persisted and seeing was puzzled NO '0 n ,h he
language l said l knew very little myself
but he declared knew quite enough Tor INN.
little that he proposed that SHOULD so 70 Eu-
rope with nim. He said that Was TOO lovely 70 ton
in the OF New York when could DO lady IN
would cover with diamonds ana make me
equal 10 the best in The land he sa'd,
and nt me Tor the station was to iii. | was
come by MS words, ana when he embraced me uiu
not resist him. Then he took some liberties winch
annoyed me, and | rose 10 go away mad. But nc
pleaded so hard forgot them. and when We drank
more vine he began telling me moro OF what ne
THE SOLEMN vow
He wanted mo 10 leave nome At once and 90 with
him. He said might not fear because he was
single maa. found married and kept telling
him so. He troubled by this and al last he got
up put two fingers across o, ana raised 'n a,n
and he would take the most solemn
faith that what he sad was true He kissed
married man. He was SO solemn, so earnest That
believed him, and consented to what ne proposed.
meet him. He still urged mo 10 20 with HIM ana
leave home. DO had pleasure anu riones
sSu. onir .a .1s sn nv uo oa an ram away
joined him. and hc furnished Tor mo tho Apartments
was Iound IN. Tnat is ALL have nothing now OF MS
mo but tho dress wear and this" she took out
a dollar Dill and Spanish coin, but the ring upon her
niger twinkled she held them out, and suggested
that csssna had otncr proprietary rights than those
sue b adj allowed.
THEY MREr AGAIN, nut Howa
Meantime he had waited the bar outside, and now
back again his lips twitcpcd nervousy ana ne seemed
IA al ease. In open court The girl was then called
. nrm voice ana determined manner Cassina
listened carclessIy to her throughout until she
came nm. HIS taco grew perfectly white, his
eyes hxcd ana when tho gri raised her crossed
GONE 10 seal with that sacred symbol his solemn oath,
the spaniard raised his hand impuisivey as 10 smut
the picture out and cried passionately:-"lt Is not
The sPASIARD HELD.
There Vas a pause alter tnis, ana thcn Judge Mur-
ray said that The girl VINO had como as prisoner he
would dstain as witness In the House OF Mercy, and
Nicholas Csssina no would hold Tor seduction
sSaes a. this lie drew himself up with
dignity and said no did not recognize
the right OF any Justice TO deal with him. ne had
sirl no MAD empIoycd But AS 0nicer Mcsally init
mated that remonstrance was 10 vain he shrugged mis-
nolhiag" He then sent The following mlssive 10
Broad street banker:
va. ,s.. dan; sss' eoar's A'es Z: A Ssss %
CONDUCT or THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Hts corfsspouJeut came to court yesterday alter
noon and offered bonds and stock as security, but
thcy wcre declined Counsellor Schwab, whose
services Csssipa had enlisted, then sought the Dis
uicl Attorney, word that So 900 bail IN sucn
. case would satisfy the law but Judge Murray was
stcadfast and would reduce no lower than 5000
cAssiSA's BoNDsxAx
Last evening NJ. Charles Deimonico appeared a.
ls..ss Will: K -. yss 81 Ss5S e
porter eesver.ea w''h him: Tns prisoner Was rs.i.
seemed to lear he would be onirAppsd Into
some statement that would prejudice him
Inc charge OF seduction he denied utterly. He had
tnea Defreno a young woman whose story Of her
uuhappy homo had Interested him, and this was what
Of ~. when she was arrested he came TO court
out oi q spirit oil chivalry and had Uccn entrapped
Tnst view OF the case. He was not general,
nd been SAID and he preferred not 10 speak about
himself
Nicholas casslna Is known TO be man OF wealth and
high social standing lie was born IN SPAN, whore
he bore several Distinctions some oil these were OF
military character, though no never bore the rank Of
general. In Madrid his vile now residing, aud fears
the most bitter part Of MS misfortune. he
~ reputsd to be immensely wealthy-in fact, mil
honnairc--and his noic oi living IN the brunswick,
v hlch q scale OF lavish magnncence, encourages
tho belief lilo ~ sad 10 have told Captain
Williams that he that he was Infringing
kmma Collins away from home.
MRS, BERTHA RICH.
In the dregs OF this peculiar case there lies sedi
mcnt which stirred up during the court proceed
ing, but did not come 10 the surface That was the
references mags 10 Mrs. bertha Rich by Emma
a. the woman who had led her to shame.
A HERALD representative calcd at her resi-.
aencc, IN No. 70 Eidrdge street, to inquire
what she knew oil the Mrs Rich 10 certainly
not woman whose appearance would convey the
10 hotnsly, domestic. German woman, who poured
iorn STREAM OF denials when she Was asked " she
new CAssinA she SAID she had boarded with The
Collins family and knew the girl TO DO hard
working aud much ii-used. The last time
met her Emma said th. could not bear her treat
'nsnt ANY longer and would DO anything rather than
remaln ~ home. 500 denied all knowledge or "A man
ia the case, aud FAXED 80 demonstrasiye that there
~as I1ss SHADE 81 suspicion cast upon nor sincerity.
r.. kich may much maiigBcd woman. but II was
pn ner shoulders that Emma Collins yesterday lard
Ibe barsea OF her sham-