, 1880-12-25
THE CI11lISTIANCYS,

Special Dhp1tch' to The CaicGQo Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 24.-The Chris
tlancy 4lvorce-cnse is not yet elltle.l. rho
Court here, notwithstanding. the appeal Of
tho counsel for Mrs. Ctristiancy, hns Issued
Il commission 10 nh attorney IN Now York to
tako tha testimony OF Edel Giro within tic
ncxt sixty days. The charge of adultery
with Giro Is the most prominent ono n,alo bl,
behalf OF Minister Chrfstiancy, which tho
Clirlstiancy lawyers cta1in .hns not been re-
flted by the evidence already takcl. Thu
specific chargc'ls, that: oil or about the eth
dny OF. December, 1870 at st. Jnmcs' Hotel,
IN New: YUtsk; Mis:" Cliiistiancy committed
adultery With a persoi who registered his
llanle rs Edol Giro, OF Now York, who was
generally known In this country rs E,lcl
Hero. Very little Is known hero Of Giro,
but lio Is understood to bo an American Of
Spanish or Peruvian Descent With whom
Mrs. Chrlstiancy became acquainted while
TIT Peru. Thls charge against Mrs. Chris
ttancy has
MET WITH 4 SERIOUS SETBACK
from tho Witnesses on hehaIf of tho proscc,t-
tl0n who were examined llerea few weeks ago,
a,il whom Mrs. Christiancy made hor wit
ncsscs by placing thom Upon tho stand. Mrs.
Chrlsiiancy Is person OF striking physical
characteristics, being very petite, rather
pretty. md II person not to be readily mis-
taken fur another. being placed upon the
stand to testify as to the alleged aut Ut
adultery between Giro a1ld Mrs. Christiancy
III New York, the Witnesses testified gltblyas
to tic fnct tlat person. WHO registered him
self Glrn" dill arrtyo from Washington,
and stoppud at the St. James, uotel In coin
| pnny with n woman, who also occupied tho
room with him; hit, when being cal!ed upon
TO describe tho woman whn was tho COLL
panlun Of Giro, tho case Of Minister Chris.
t!a..cy ngatnst his wlio seemed to break
down, as thu witnesses agrcctl III describing
| A VERY nIPFERENr rEEsoS FRoM Mlss.
ciiKlSTIASCy.
Tho porson whom they swore that they saw
accompanying Giro was n tall brunei, where
rs Mrs. Chrlsttancy lsycry small and blolMl.
Tho lawyers who heard the testimony hero
generally expressed tho opinion TINT that
| portion OF the caso lad fallen, rs Minister
| ClIrlstlancy's own witnesses not only had
! Jailed to make out that particular charge
agal.,st Mrs. ChrlstiRncy, but the witnesses
had absolutely proved that the pors0n seen
could not have heel, her. However, Chrlstiau-
cy's lawyers lsnye succeeded IN securing from
tho Court an order to take Gfro's testimony.
Thu lawyers here nro spuou'atng 10 what OK
tent TINT testimony will be Of avail, or how far
tho commission Issued to take this tcstimony
can compel Giro to testify MS to my acts witt,
any person which might criuinnto himself
Another OF the charges made by Mi.
Chrlsllancy against Ills wfo
llA8 ALSO FALLEN.
| Tho charge was. that Mrs. Christinncy had
made 4 visit to Il notorious lIouBo OF tll-EetMtc
In tlsls city, kept by Duschka White; TINT
Mrs. Clrlstlancy Visited this plnce In tho day.
time, with Il weIl.known public officer.
To this :. Mrs. Cl,slstiancy, In tlu.
Tense, has shown that she really
did 10 to tho house In question, but In conl-
pany with tho wifc Of tae officer named,
WHO Ind brother ruined through Mrs.
White; aud that Mrs, C|lrs.Iancy accomps.-
ntcl tho woman at the earnGst request of
tlio Iatter: ai,d that tho visit, which was a,,
iNtliscrcet ole. WINS for an entirely proper
purmsc, and was ulatlo in broad daylight,
Ut II O'Clock In The morning.
Tho story that Mr.. Cllrlstlancy was to
chnrge that members ut Congress hau conl-
snlttcd adultury with hls wifi, proved not to
have Icon trAe.,a ln tho trial thus far no
tntlmatlon Of tl.e sort has beal, nn.ie, nor
llas there been my reference to any rotation.
ship OF thRt sort ln any Ut tho papers.
| MltH, cIInlsTIASCr
IL tue daughter Ut Air. John W. LuEenbeel,
clerk fn thu Sixth Auditors Office, now
st,ilte IN aged gentleman: 'She was born Il,
Alexandria,, W., some twenty-five years
Ng9. j., 6he ia ut petite figure, Is very good,
I0uk!ng, nlnl, having been well educated, at,tl
hulng haturallyu good eonyersatlonist, slle II
aLlo to nuke herself very entertaining. Most
OF her early llte WA spcMt IN Maryland,
where she llNs relatives and friends; and, OBJ
taInlng n cltrksllt III Que Of the bureaus Dt