Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-22
CHRISTIANCY'S CATCH.
The Old Husband and Young Wife at Log
gerheads The Man Charges Infidelity
and the Woman Cruelty that He
Sold Himself to Zach, Chandler-Sensa-
tional Developments and Exposures
Promised.
THE CHRIsTIANCY SCANDAL.

THE CHRIsTIANCY SCANDAL.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-A member of the
Michigan delegation says the stories told by
Mrs. Christiancy of her husbands cruel
treatment of her are false and malicious and
will be shown to be so when the matter comes
to an issue. Mr.. Christiancy will on his ar
rival here institute active proceedings for a
divorce on the ground of marital infdelity
on the part of his wife. A gentleman who
is thoroughly acquainted with Chrlstiancy's
plans, says the prosecution means business
and that Mr.. Christiancy will be able to
prove that his wife has violated her mar
rage vows. One of Christiancy's sons says
his father was informed while in the Senate
that his wife was on terms too familiar with
lawyer or claim agent of Mobile, Ala, and
that he had often seen them out riding to-
gether.
Ex-senator Christiancy, of Michigan, was
few Years ago the hero of Washington
boarding house match, the heroine being
the daughter of the landlady and pretty
clerk in the treasury department. Now
| there's a row in the family and the Washing
ton Star says:
The following statement was procured by
the Star reporter to-day from friend OF
Mrs. Christiancy who is authorized to speak
for her: "In regard to the statement in the
Star of last evening Mrs. Christiancy says
she was compelled to leave Peru on account
of the extreme cruelty of her husband, who
even went so far as to threaten her life. She
avowed to him her purpose to procure di-
vorce upon her return to the United States
and to make known to the world his extreme
cruelty to her, as we'll as the true inwardness
of his recent bargain with the late Senator
Chandler, whereby the latter secured his
resignation as Senator in order that hi
| (Chandler) might be elected to fill the va
cancy. Mrs. Christiancy says that the
charges now made against her are instigated
by Mr.. C.'s friends in order to weaken the
statement of the true condition of the rela
tions between them. When both sides Of
the question are heard Mrs. Christiancy viii
not be forsd the guilty one. She some time
ago took the preliminary steps towards pro
curing divorce, and it was on learning O.
this that Mr.. Christiancy's friends started
the stories about his wife.
MRS. CHRIsTIANCY INTERVIEWED.
Mrs. Senator Christiancy was interviewed
last night, touching the reputed marital troub
les between herself and husband. The ladylive
on D street, with her mother, who keeps
boarding house. When shown the paragraph
in last nights Star, which was the first init
nation she had of the publication, she dlt
not express much surprise. She said tina
within month after their marriage tn
Senator treated her badly, and subsequent.
went so far as to strike her. She says tina
when she went to Peru this bad treatmen
was continued, and that she left the Senate
at her own volition. She says, too, that tn
senator had told her that his position wa
such that he could crush her out, and henc
she expected just such a scandal as she al
leges has been heaped upon her. She denie
any criminal acts on her part, and says tina
she has taken the step to procure di
vorce.
In connection with this subject it can b
stated that six weeks ago Senator Christlanc
filed an application for leave of absence a
the State department., and was advised tina
it would be granted as soon as practicable