Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.


The Christiancy Family Troubles.
THE HUSBANDS BILL FOR DIVORCE AND THE
WIPES ANSWER
Yesterday afternoon, the answer OF Mrs
Lille NJ. Christiancy TO the bill OF divorce nled
some weeks since by Minister Christiancy was,
with the bin, placed on the files OF the Equity
Court II win be remembered that when the
bill was filed by Mr.. Ingersoll. (Mr. Christisncys
counseD, Mr.. Oliver representing Mrs c., I'M
mediately withdrew it and the contents were
kept from the public.
Mr.. cHRrsrraNcrs BILL,
after stating the fact OF the marriage I'm this
city, February 5, 1876, by Rev. Byron Sundef-
land, AYERS that he lChristiancyl has been
good and faithful husband and that there has
been no issue born alive OF the marriage lie
charges that on or about the 25th OF December
ls.s at 81 James ho,el Mrs Christiancy COM
nntted adultery with person who registered
his name as Edel Giro. OF New York, aud that
she has committed the same offences with other
persons since she left her husband In November
last IN Peru, and that he has not condoned the
offence.
MRS CHRIsTrANcY's ANSWER
aomlts me marriage; denies that the plaintiff
has at all times kept his marriage vows with
her; on the contrary. she AYERS that she is con-
Stantly suffering pains and is permanently in
Iured In bodily health by his cruelty. She AYERS
the allegations OF infidelity.
She also files s-bill denying the charges
OF infidelity. and cites them as evidence OF his
the following:
"In March. 1879, the defendant. at Lansing,
Michigan, struck me with his clenched tiSt aud
knocked me down. In August, ls7S at Healing
Springs. In Bath county, Va, Mr.. Christiancy
wrote OF caused 10 be written letter whereby
a conspiracy was attempted 10 be formed TO
place me In false and suspicious position In
regard 10 one or more OF the male boarYiers at
SAID springs, with view TO destroy my charac-
ter. ON the 2Sth OF December, ISIS at an 4th
street. MT: Christiancy struck me with his
g nrA ErN Nsal- -.aa
or the Toon ln september. 1879 at the Ameri-
can legation, In Lima, Peru, while drunk, he
said, III ! had a revolver would blow your
brains out now choked me, and so treated me
that was compelled TO leave the house. aud
when went back again Mr.. Christiancy walked
up and down. and uttertng oaths and impreca-
lions, and when said would leave the house,
he answered, GO, want you 10 CO. and push
ed me out OF the room. i was then compelled
10 go 10 hotel. but returned the next day upon
Mr. Chrlsiancy making humble apologies.
About month later he assaulted me while /
was In bed, making use or the most disgusting
language, and when ran into the sitting room
he followed me and choked Inc. and declared he
would choke me 10 death"
She further says that fearing great bodily harm
she lett Peru and came home. since which time
She had not seen Mr. Christiancy but has received
most abusive and insulting letters IRON him,
and that he has contributed nothing TO her sup
port although Mr.. ChriStiancy is Ia receipt OF a
salary OF slo GOO. and is the owner of large real
estate, and that she has been compelled 10 bor-
port herself since. She adds: There has been
no issue born alive OF this marriage bat she
AYERS that she is now suffering great pain in
consequence OF the willful neglect OF Mr. Chris
ttancy 10 provide necessary medical attention
during two periods OF premature birth. and that
she is permanently injured owing to such cruel
neglect" She prayS divorce. alimony, tempor-
arily during the pendency OF the suit and per-
manently after the divorce
The court fixed Tuesday next for hearing
upon the hotlon for temporary allmony and
or THE SPECIFIC CHARGE
OF Mrs. Christiancy's adultery with Edil Giro
on Christmas day last, testimony will be offered
II Is stated, 10 show that Giro visited Mrs c. at
her not IS residence, and she afterwards was
with HIM at the StJames Hotel. Mrs c. VIII DENY
that there was any intdelity on her part. Al
though The petitioners counsel claim that they
VIII be able 10 make out their case on this
charge. some OF their witnesses will be unable
10 prove that Mrs. c. was the woman in the
case, the description given OF her being entirely
unlike Mrs. C. as TO statue, build, color OF hair,
&C.
FIVE MEN IMPLICATED.
When the plaintiffs friends had determined
that they had case and would advise the COM
mencement OF proceedings, II was Understood
that the term adultery at divers times and
places with parties unknown" referred TO no less
than five OF such parties-one a resident OF
Mobile, two OF New York. one OF Hartford and
one OF Baltimore. 1t was matter OF surprise
to those knowing OF this that only one name
was used. The respondent would have preferred
IndJ all ire all6ged cases mad been set out that
they might have been met altogether. It is now
understood that should Mr.. Christlancy fall In
the Giro case,
He WILL FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL
as TO some OF the other parties Mrs. c. claims
that she will be as ready to successfully meet
any such charge as she is 10 meet the present
case. Should there be any supplemental bills
MED there will, OF course, be answers filed, and
II reports be true. there Will be some most sem
satlonal counter charges made. In the hearing
on the cross bill
LETTER
Will play an important part. This letter. it was
alleged, was sent from this city In 1875 by a
party who has been working In the interest OF
MI. ChriSt1ancy TO the postmaster at Harling
Springs enclosing sum OF money to get up
picnic. with view OF getting Mrs. C. in a queS-
tionable position with one OF the parties who
Mr. c. S friends charge has been with her dur
ing tie past winter.
TIE MOTION FOR AIIMoNY,
which VIII come up on Tuesday next, it is un-
derStood, Will not be resisted by plaintiff, and
the counsel are mutually agreed as to the
amount OF the same; also the counsel fees; and
further, it has already been agreed that the
case shall he referred to Mr.. b. G. Loveloy as
examiner 10 take the testimony.