, 1881-01-16

| wculd continue to make plausible case for
to carry troun @ @ %un f"r th,i e5 a5ss,
and all tho money she ncc4}ed for such purposes
and saving that man doing business in Bati-
| furnish her with the nnoun: Of money for that
purpose: that there was nothing be would not
| 90 for her. aud, though he was married, he was
in love With her before she mnrried me: und
| that his wife, whom she called Clara (but whom
| | never kucw), was Jealous OF her before our
calling upon her in Washing ton, after her mar
! ringe with me, As often as once q month; and I
will add here. upon information and belief. that
after shG returned to Washington from Peru his
| calls upon her hnre been much more frequent,
AS OFTEN AS ONCE A WEEK.
! And will further say that, while my said wife
| was with me in Peru. she told me this man had
advised her not to come TO Peru to join her hus-
| bund, but to remnin in Washington.
| 70 all matters contained III allegation 10
answer that | deny all an and everything therein
Peru she did leave my house and r, to 4 hotel:
| that the next day invited her to return, and
that she did OH that last-nnmed day return: but
expressly deny that such action on her part
was from any such cause us she alleges. | tur-
ther deny that at any time. while under the in
tiuence or liquor. assaulted her, or threatened
her. or spoke to her of Il revolver, or bud any
design to use the same against her, or that she
ever had any fenr Of her life from such cause
On tho contrary, l answer that after She
had returned from tho hotel she continued to
live and cohnbit with me until about the time
she left me, in November, ls79, to 20 to Wash
ington.
In nnswer to point II. I absolutely deny that ut
the American Legation ia Linn nc the time she
her bed-rootn with disgusting or. even unpe,as-
ant language. l deny that she feared any vio-
encc, us she alleges. or that she ran out .,f the
bedroom into the sittiuE-rooin, or that
struck her choked her ut nli Or used any force
toward her. US she alleges, or that, declared
would choke her Il, dcuth Or rllude any threat
whatever, or ttult on such occasion As shc prU-
fessed to describe she screamed, or that my one
came to her nssstancc or took me away. or that
cruelty Or fear OF bodily harm. l further say
that all these alega tons arc SO totally fofcis1
from any resemblance to any actual facts, and
ure SO purely inventions, that
CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT SIZE MEANS;
that just at the time she describes was partic-
ularly careful to avoid any unpleasant words
with her: That she left me ut Lima: Nov. 9,
consent. dld not at that time know the facts
which have since learned III reference to her
conduct. admit ! did not furnish her the
money to 70 from Peru to Washington. anl
aver that she perer asked me for It; but she
did inform me II few days before she left Peru
that George T. Ilaight had furnished her Siul iu
gold for the purpose, and she showed the same
TO me, urging to keep 1t in the iron safc for
her, which | declined to do: and she bud
long before TINT time told me that Husht h.d
left his lsnil with her when he went suu1h to
AFRICA, and she used part OF the latter IN tele-
grlphtng to 4Arica to ascertain whether he mud
been tho I1l1uscar when it WIS taken by tho
Gillian fleet. Nur do not detail her conduct
with Iiaight or III Peru. nor on board the steamer
the snnle cannot be properly tried in this suit
In answer to the eleventh point, deny thar
ever refused to support her white she remained
with rs my wife, though denied any ut'Eigsl-
ton to support her after she left me against my
will. and now
DENY ANY OBLIGATION, LEGAL OF MORAL,
to support her under existing circumstances,
und sry thar do not intent, to furnish her any
support, except rs l 1nay be ordered by this
Court. udlnit that am aL present III receipt
Of salary from the United States Us Envoy EN-
3izta 1141rir ara
the United Suites TO Peru, out vi, which
cnunot safely rely upon, over and above
the expenses ct the the n'ss'on I'm n9se raan st ~
uld S9,U0, upon ulost of which l ain luy: :uE )
per cent Interest: that. to say nothing OF the
rest of my family. naso naiaor child, now
Il years uf age. tO be supported. | have. us she
alleges. some real estntc in Michigan; but it is
all heavily mortgaged which. Under Il forced
amount Of the membranes: that the largest
portion OF the land I owned Ut Lunslns, Mich.
was bought subject to mortgage, which, as utn
informed, has been foreciosed in chunccry since
1 left there. and, though have no positive in.
formation. believe it has been lost to me- And
further say that my wife, knowing my eireun-
wrote u,c 1r11u Washington TN or about the 18th
of November, i6,0, in reference to my support
stating in substance that she could and would
get along with that amount, end ui1crlng 70 i've
with me e Ut IT, aee aa asn 70
Mich. I therefore suo1ni! to th5 honorable
Court that the sun, OF $50 per month allowed
her by its order pen'in: this suit Is, vu!er the
circumstances, ut least twice lis much IS ought
TO bo allowed her, If any sum whatever should
be allowed: and further Insist that
40 SUN WHATEVER OUGHT TO BE ALLOWED
TO HEE.
In answer to tho twelfth point, utterly and
positively deny, according to my best knowledge
and be1ef, thnt she Is sulfer Ing almost constant
bodily pain no taat she Is iryuent.y y unoertno t
ful neglect failure to proTlte her WIN neces-
sury and proper medical treatment during two
periods Of premature birth. On the contrary,
solemnly declare that both the premature
Births rs she calls them. were purposely
brought on and produced BY her own Gc1ii5erate
and Willful ncuon, believe lnd charge that on
many occasions she purposely exaggerated her
sutferings, nnd falsely pretended thut they we're
se!tdG M his @ E,n hat whe she
Mt Healing Springs, in the summer OF lo's- with
said trunk i. Anderson, she frequently
1 wrGte urpg2 to me feoi the ea1so 1t
and OF her inability to take my exercise, ard
vet after her return she often told me, llit be-
there she WAS the must during rider among all
the ladies' there riding tho widest horses n'sd
over tne roughcst mountain roads- anu that she
had frequently climbed the mountains IA. foot
In the thick timber with said Anderson alone,
and that she had felt al the better for the excr-
else, and that she hI,d dancea almost every
evening white there. And agnin i'll Peru, III the
summer Of 1s79, while SHE pretended to be suaes-
ing severely from tho causes named aad re-
Of Ii1nn pretending that the joftfnE Ut the c:tr~
rioge give her severe pnin. yet whenever she
found IN opportunity to meet
HER SPECIAL FRIEND, GEORGE f. HA1GIfT,
she would ride with him for miles over the pave
nlent Ut Linn, md even miles into the country,
and often go to walk With MIN forl long distances
about the city, and seem to be perfectly well
on her return to tho legation. Again. in the
summer Of 1872, while sue wus pretending TO
complain Of her suffering for the Cause
now under consideration, she went up the Oroya
KouJ eighty miles to Ch:cla, which is 1.11D feet
uboye the sea, i'll the midst OF the Andes, riding
over narrow mountain puths and. accompanied!
by my son and George E Huight, journeyel
some fifteen or twenty miles over the summit OF
thu. Andes and back agnin to Chic1a on the same
day, and oonsted when she returned to Lima
thnt she hnd borne all the fatigue Of the ride.
better than said Knight or my sou. aud appeared
to be in perfect health On her return to LtuL
In answer to the thirteenth point IN her so
called cross-bill say that deny that hive
made any
FALSE OR GRoUSDLEss CHARGES
against her in my bill of complaint or amy
chnrge which. upon the best information can
ottuiu do not believe to be true.
Having answered all the charges of her said
bill, pray to be discharged, with my proper
costs and charges l. T. CHRlsrAScf.
THERE'S A DEAR LITTLE ISLAND.