, 1879-01-04

t,ccr much struck. sion After tho mnrrfa1c. with
the phlcxmatlc temperament Of her husband.
In the application for tie license Amelta gaze
her age III j9 years. Fritz wns 81 ycara Of nkc.
This ,cuupic resided IN different localities about
the city up to the time Of their separation. Tho
fnafria9c relation, honcvcr, did nos In the least
to Irritation. In 1871 Amelia created something
sEnsATioN
ut Sacramento by winning prominent henttAt
Of that city from bis allegiance and ID the falt
oE that year slle devoted her arts TO tho 1erslA.
live dlgnitartes At the Capitol. Her tnrst nota-
bic conqnest was that OF T. ~cll.khnwn Senator
}rom an Interior county. III the ct',irse ot this
got possession IT six letters from the unsTary
senator, alt glowing with exnressfons nf ardent
lore. This was sufficient !of Airs. Fhtx. nnti
ahc wrote fna letter to tlfe Senator, lntisnnt-
lpg That thoAe six lcttcrs were worth Just 81 ,ol
each, and tluless he forthwith tnct the tlemn,,u
the tcilta1e n.Issivcs wonlh bc placed In r1sseh-
rton Of Ills wife. The Senator was stricken u
CONSERVATION, having family whose position
Hurried negotiations cnsuel through the me-
d!um OF tho victims brother, and a compromise
was finally reached on basis OF $1,000, which
a'llonnt was paid TO the unscrupltlous woman.
After tlsls tho Senator waa compelled 10 further
compensate tis folly by paylhg thc hotel bill md
other expenses OF bis 3ettHver. About this ttluu
Mrs Fritz Vas prosecuting
HER nLACKMA1LtNn INDUSTRY
tins, with thu details Of her operations. arc
known. Sic kent huy for tho purpose Ut de-
,vcrng her letters about tho city, nn also reg
Mtarly employed ni umnnuenslf. In January,
Fargo Il to. to recover Sis1o, tic Value claimed
for trunk illlcl with clothing, suppbscti to
hare been Inst. but no proof appeared that tic
plaintiff eyer possessed suet, trunk, or that de-
On the 2od ot Dreetnber, 1870, Mrs. Fritz COM
lnenced suit In tho Nineteenth District Co.lr1
far divorces froe1 her husband, ifrnry Fritz.
The grounds Of action set forth III the complaint
were dcsertlon for more tlaD three years. thun
Inst usst, aud Il taurc to provide the common
necessares OF life. It may DO surtniscd that
Air. Fritz considered nny cfturt to rovtdc ucces-
.arlcs lot hts wife of auy kn T. rsaperlluous In
oath, that she had ALWAYS hrllared propcrly
tuwnrd her husbanh, ailu no cause cxisteu for
hls ahandon,nent. The suit was not defended.
tho "fat loY evidently being cottcns III bo cut
iss,ol TO Mrs. Fritz Dec. 20, 1916. Immediately
nitor the release, Amelia started East, ovcupy-
Ing all apartment
IN 4 pAEAce GAR
with one Livingstone. Slc took trip to Eli
robe, md !s next heard Of with Par!san banker
named n. Seller in her tolls. 10 what extent
her nrtcc succeeded on thfs rlcttln does not ap-
psar but T. Is elioved ti;at the 'aay's system Of
French police regulations. She returned IN Au-
Eust, 1876, and took tip hcs residence at No. 700
Bush STREET, whcrc she made the acquaintance
Ut William, ncnry Magtnnls smal,man. After
the two had llyCd together about six months
they were married on Fch. 10, 1878. tl!e cere1no
ny bclug performed by tho Rev. ". II. pla.t, Of
Graco Church. In tlls application for license
~ E5, sg sa Esys 9r sae as IL x,i oe
sle ubtaAed hrr middle mime, and ho,r ellu ifE-
ured that size Ind only
1NuRaAsEp HER AuE
BY five years Btnce 1870, when she Eayc It as 10
fAnE a Yf1r it1Nh
With Fritz, there arc no papers to silow. Small
man was born ut Duutsalk, County ot Louth,
ireland, and l.as been employed as clerk nA the
steamer Donah,.e Soon utter this latter ulii-
Grand Hoto!, and Mrs. 5uialtman added tn Tho
pT1ctlec Of hcr lMntory ay0cattois tho Occup1-
lion Of A stock slarp. She protcsscd to bc In
the confidence NJ leading Superintendent Ut,
tic Con,stocIf, wlo kcpt iIcr constantly busted
OH tho prospects, nnd ~ this iIicans dcindcd
| many persons out OF COLI Nh her generous pyup-
usitt,,is to Invest for tl.em on s'tleal certain
Siary Tack, I'o''tckceper at the Grand liotei,
who has been Bwintllcd out Of $1,000 OF ller
earnings. On tho 18th Of Au.ast last Mrs..
| 6lnnllttlhli MAS arrested fur cnbczxl!ng s2,G03
from All EuEtfsh gentleman soloMgnttfl. 1t tie
house through her m!pmg-s,uea trlck. Tie
chargu III
GRAND LAncrxr
/ wnn'd not stand under the circumstances, nnll
thu victim was quftc content to cumproniao by
receiving bnek one-flnlt Of Ills money, mud us il
condition OF his concession lie signed IN ablcct
apulogy for haytng tIal Mrs. Smaltsllan arrest
Cd. wliet, MAS published Abt'.t tllc sasne time
she stole lot Of pcrfuhcry from the drug ssnre
| by paving for the plumber. Mrs. an,nlln,an and
Yer httaband l,ayo latserly so1ourllctt at the
Palace Hotel. And i,ayu not beer particularly
conspicuous uutsldu OF that earayallsary until
tho usttutton ut e!tc present suit against Join
". Aiachav Of tho bonanza firm. Tic ltrst intt-
nation TINT defendant had OF tue actiou was
conveyed In the following
| SIGNIFICANT LITTER:
| PALACE 1loTEt, SAx FHAsctscn. Nov. 20, 187B-
" ohm y atsgStn; MneD ~. Sn,al!man
little imagined TIM euuau Of hor Wish. will cx-
plain i to yon: For some ting past hase been In
t,ous. with you, and taiaEinu then that ihey werc
| merely written by ton,n jea1nns individual. with
in,snton Of hteakng " my spptns*., paa
ntcly been opened to te fact that sr4. su'a!snann4
roatlons with yon have poca auythns but those Of
duct, shn denied mr. accusation. md forced me lu
accompany her to Virginia ctty, " hopcr. pso.
| - far ~ | nm awafs. tho only. teasors for our
lato visit to your citI. It would ssua', howcyrr,
latlons. foE immediately upun hsr arrival here khc
ATTEMPTED to dastsoy her lltc, and would hasg n
a nsoasty m ot taE 1 dnn mSy arya
ccycd per mat! a latter fran, Mira. sn.ainau in.
forming MO Of her rash act, and nsu c0Efc safng
her guilt with yuu. ln,riodEasuIy upon receipt Ut
lat lottos Mis-. Sma.lluun and GGaBrd 10 ltyo
together, 4nd was preparing to lenlo lh,s hotel,
whun pr. Sawyer, M1t. stnal!man's phystcian,
prevailed upun rlo tu ren,an few dnys III see lhs
result ii Mrs. nna'!man'4 rush act: Lam now
awaiting tho Doctors decision. but bo 1t good Or
bad tncsn IL hut ono c1NsA9 left for TO pIlrsuc,
p1mcly, sue for d!yutco tho ErHuEd Of adultery.
| Apart altogether from Mrs. Hn,aman's cum
fcs.ion, am IN TDsitlon to pFpvo 10 the aatts.
faction Of nny Court thut your tclatio1!s with her
| wuso anything but ttloae 0f All huNorAblu man.
! Tbs 1u.scnicl " now pasI nlonlltng+ bnt to
| avoid tho ccrlaln scandal and disgrace Which is
| suro to follow Tho opening Ut this cAsc tiakp
INC following rroposst!an to you fur eens!acss.!ea
| Wunt nothing ft1nt y1u. / nM capah!u and ablc
to psnyiAc fur my wa!tE, bnt tho unfortunate
an you h9ye abused IL dttHrnt+d HhH sfptkas, With
out money, and III tabt. In her Prchant condition,
| NJ an honorable u,an. canMot turn hcr into tha
! rtseots. Having, through your advice. lost ohe
money, Aai nut IN position to have tier takon caro-
| oI. You are. II yon will thrtetoEu .prorldu tho
| means by which yuMf victim can settfn With her
| creditors and leave here, will try mud ett d.
vorcu quietly, nnt thus rld this dreadful matter:
| should receive no anaHnf to tatA lettGr within
tho next nyo iays will know that ron at' not IN.
tonh to DO anything about II. And Twill than hayn
to begin my actun In Tho courts. fully assurcd tht
| iu.tce will 10 given t1 him within yun have ruined
| under tho cloak Of tr!cuashlp. kespectfalsy,
j WI. II. n. sAALLNAX.
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