Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28
The Christiancy Case.

IHE HEARING BEFORE COMMISSIONERS KING.
The New York SIM OF to-day says: .'In the
Office of HoTatto C. King fn the Borsn build
Ing, yesterday afternoon, were E. C.. Ingersoll
counsel for ex-senator ChrIStiaDcy, now U. S.
Christiancy; and Ingersoll Lockwood, counsel
for Edelberto Giro, to take the testimony OF Mr.
Giro In the suit for 0fvorce instituted by Min
tster Chrtstiancy against Mrs. Cnristiancy, Mr.
King having been appointed commissioner by
the court IN Washington. The hearing was
private, and While 1t was In progress the doors
were carefully guarded to prevent interruption.
Mr.. Giro is charged In Minister ChrtStiancy'S
bill as the person with whom Mrs ChriStiancy
was criminally intimate. It is said that Min
lister ChrfStiancyS lawyers have secured letters
written by Mrs. ChristtaIcy to MT. Giro, I'm
which she refers to her relations with Mr.. Giro
ard appeals to him to protect her In any tes
timopy that he might be called upon TO give
The hearing OF Mr. Giros testimony in regard
to lis relations with Mrs. ChriStiancy was not
concluded yesterday, and he and the lawyers
were reticent IL regard TO H."
Mr.. GIRO ARRESTED IN BROADWAY.
The sun adds an account OF the arrest OF Mr.
Giro after his examination and his giving ban
In s1GGO as required by the order Of arrest
which was granted On the complaint OF Charles
L. Blood, who alleged false imprisonment aud
malicious prosecution. His complaint Is thai
he was confined In the tombS for twenty-rOur
days On Mr. Giro'S charge OF Swinding. At
tached TO Blood'S affidavit was the affidavit or
Joseph l. Barnum, who alleged that he be-
ieved that II MIR. Giro was sued he would pack
his things and go TO South America. Mr.. Giro
and Blood have been I'm the courts twice In
three months. Blood was first arrested on the
18th or october on the complaint OF Mr.. GIRO.
who at that time was living in the Belverdere
Hotel He ACCUSED Blood OF having OBJ
tanned from him S2,0Os and diamonds worth
$500 advanced TO him TO enable him 10
omen a physicians Office on the repre-
sentatiOn OF Blood that he had diploma enti-
Ting him to practice medicine. Blood admit
ted that he had received the money and dia-
nonds but claimed that he had returned an
equivalent for them. Blood also made a long
statement, connecting MIR. Giro with the tr0u-
Die between Minister ChriStiancy and Mrs.
Christiancy, in which II was alleged that Mr..
Giro met Mrs. ChrtstlaIcy Oh steamship COM
ing from South America, proposed TO her that
she get divorce from Minister Christ1ancy and
marry him. and on her refusal to accede to his
wishes attempted TO blackmail her. Blood also
said that his arrest was caused by Mr.. Giro be-
cause be refused to deliver TO Mr.. Giro papers
which connected him With the alleged black
mailing scheme. Mr.. Giro's reply TO the
charges was: THAT am connected with the
divorce proceedings Is true, but want you 20
contradict for me the charge OF blackmau
There was no attempt al blacBmail, and OF
course. there could be 40 papers connected With
one. These charges are made By Blood In re
taliation for my having him arrested"
WHAT MRS. CHRISTIANCY's FRIENDS SAY.
a STAR reporter aScertained to day that Mrs.
ChrEtiancy is In Baltimore spending the hol-
idays with some OF her friends. Her frielts
here state In regard TO any letters which Giro
may have that they have no fear that they will
tend TO show that there was any criminal IA
timacy between them, but that they were
merely friends. and when she found herself ia
trouble--her character asSailed In the bill nled
but TO every friend sne had. asking sympathy
and aid.