The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-06
Mrs. Boucicault.

In compliance with the request Of my
counsel and in accordance with my own
desire, [ have been reluctant to make
my private grievances the subject ofnews
paper discussion, but my friends insist
on my noticing the sta tements which
have proceeded from Mr. Bouci cault in
your own columns and elsewhere. He
asserts that "More than eleven years
ago l put the lady away Tor good and
sufficient cause and have not lived with
her since" In the succeeding paragraph
he declares that wien he left England
in 1876 81 left her in possession of my
house in London. the home where she
and her children had lived for thirteen
years. She deserted it in 1877 These
allegations certainly, to some extent,
contradicted each other. Both cannot
be true to the full extent. The former
statement is untrue both in letter and
IN spirit. He then asserts that in the
last four years "she has dissipated $50
0OO" This is evidently unfounded,
since all the money l have received from
Mr.. Boucicault or which he has paid for
me during that interval, which can in
any sense be called a gift, is some S.
$40. The averment that 81 secured over
$4,000" from him last spring is mis-
representation. l played with him at
Booths Theatre for a weelz-eight per-
formances in all-and our net gains
amounted to some $4,000. He volun-
tarily fixed $4,000 as my share, but at
the close declined to pay me- Finally
he agreed to pay me 81, $50, on condition
that left the country, which l accepted.
When Mr. Boucicault abandoned Lon
don, in 1876, 1 suggested taking
smaller house for my residence as a mat
ger of economy. He fully assented and
aided me in selecting a cheaper dwelling,
to which l removed. After a short in
terval he refused to give me any means
of support, and l was compelled to sell
my only home and take refuge in hum
BILE lodgings with my family. L pawned
my trinkcts and should have been re-
duced to restitution, put for the good
ness Of George Boucicault, who made
me loans from time to time. The gen
erous sympathy of ths brother so enraged
Dion Boucicault that he covered him
with abuse, aud it is to this gentleman
and his family that he refers when he
says | encouraged associates OF such
character that she allenatcd her elder
children.
1t is true S. l. II. Barlow has been
occupied the past three months trying
to induce Mr.. Boucicault TO allow me a
modest income He consented to pay
me $4,000 year on condition that |
would give up my younger children to
his entire control. He well knew !
would give up my life as readily. and
his proposition was therefore Il pretense.
My present legal adviser has this "deed
of trust" in his hands AS soma rehec-
tons have been cast upon Mr.. Barlow,
l may add that my change of counsel
was caused by Mr.. Barow's absence from
the city at tins when immediate action
was necessary. Mr.. Boucicault has
frequently boosted that he settled on =
me his New York estate in 1860"
This simply means house in East FIT.
teenth street, which he put in my name.
1t was bought, in great measure, with
money earned, and was mortgaged for
more than it's value by him. For twelve
years he continued to appropriate the
entire rent, which amounted to over
S20000 What l have since received
has barely paid taxes and repairs. At
the same time he put his "Chicago es-
tate In my name, consisting of five un-
productive lots 1t was in like manner
earned by me. From 1872 have paid
the taxes of the estate" in question
Mr.. Boucicault has ulged in dis
parsging remarks, meant to injure me
socially and professionally, but when
the history Of my case comes to be re-
lated in open court / am sure the pub
lie will not refuse to do me justice, and
l ask no more. Very respectfully,
AGNES r. BoUcICAuLT
New YORK, April 2, 1880.
Card in New York Herald.