Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-14
The Cbristtaucy Divorce Case.

The Christiancy Divorce Case.
HIS ANSWER TO TIE CROSS BnL-NEw CHARGES
AGAINST MRS. CHRISTIaNCY.
1t vas stated In THE STAR last evening that
an answer was filed yesterday by the counsel of
Mr.. Christiancy to the cross bill of Mrs. Chris
tiancy. In which he was charged with cruelty,
w1tbdraWn from the flies by the counsel. The
answer was prepared In Peru several months
since by Mr.. Christiancy, but 1t was not flied
until yesterday. AS Will be seen by the abstract
Of 1t below there are
sohE EXTRAORDINARY COUNTER CHARGES
made. He protests that the said So-called
'cross-oill contains nothing In bar, nor In any
thing, which is or can be a sufficient answer 20
the original bill filed by him against her
for divorce on the ground OF adultery.
he admits the marriage, but solemaly asserts
mat sal0 marriage took place at her own In
stance, and that / was led into 1t by her Skill
FULLY turning what was intended as a mere
compliment 10 her into proposition for mar
rage, which, at the first moment suspected
she intended TO mtScOnstrue into such propo-
sition promptly apologized for, when sue as
promply declared her wish that should marry
her, 10 which did not assent until after | had
honestly and earnestly, on several different Oc.
casions, endeayored to convince her OF the IN
illness OF such marriage, on account OF the
0l1ereDceS OF cur respective ages; out finally
yielded to her solicitations. upon her repeated
=. >nrances that she loved me better thar, any
other man, which assurances she volunteered
We were alone together In our ROBIN az t'li!a.
ceiphia the first night after the wedGing. ana
fefore she had taken OF her hat. ayowiDg her
love for another man, TO HON she said she
had been engaged, and declaring til AZ sha had.
on the 0IniIg Of the wedding, tainted at !he
mention OF his name, and that she had perjurt
DfrSelf IN her marriage vow. aud dem iud,ng an
immediate divorce: and upon my telling hes
IRE was no ground for divorce ana that
Zone could be had, she screamed like mania
NEW CHARGES OF ..sCASDALous AND IMPROPER
IETRIGCES."
He denies that she has at all times since her
marriage been to him faithful and obedjent
wife, and AYERS that "wiJnin a moath after
said marriage she commenced, and has as am
informed and believe, entered into various
scandalous and improper 1nstrigues with other
men and kept up secret ana Improper cor
Frank !. Anderson. which she kept up down to
about the time she left Peru (NoveInber, 1877
for Washington. and that she has been guilty
ourihg Said marriage OF undue and scanoalous
only In Washington and New York but In
Lima, Peru. and on steamers sailing TO and
llon Can, Gallao and Panama and Others going to
eral different men; that she has Oh many oc-
caSlonS during said marriage and without the
slightest provocation declared TO me that she
wished would die: that was the only obsta-
Gle 10 her happiness. after screaming aloud
and avowing her intention TO cause 1t to be bs.
ileVed that ] was abusing her. and that she
ihlenQeu 10 make cause or divorce, though
none existed in fact; that she refused TO return
with ne to my home In Lansing, Mich, when
she left there with me In November, 1878. for
Washington, and has persisted In that refusal
ever since, by which l was compelled 10
abandon my house and residence 10 Lansing:
That she has upon TWO occasions. one az Wash
fDgton In 1876 and one at Lansing In 1871 will
fully produced upon herself IniScarrayeS or
abortions; and, finally, that she has failed In
me performance OF the duties OF a wife to me
py committing the crime OF adulleTy as
charged In my petition"
CHRISTIANCyS DENIAIa
POINTS i've and six In her cross bill are also
positively denied. Point seven is denied and he
her In anger or otherwise with his clenched fist
nor struck or assaulted her In any other man
ner, nor even threw her down there Or at any
other place; nor did he ever hear from her or
any one else any SUCH charge until he read 1t 10
this allegation. He admits That en- one occasion
at Lansing she screamed and jumped from the
bed " men he refused to consent to her going to
Alabama to see said Anderson, when he at once
left the room. Allegation No. s is alss denied
ahG he says that he never wrote a letter TO any
person at Healing Springs except herself, nor
oic ne cause or procure any letter to be written
1hefe, except to inquire what visitors were at
said springs, to Which he got an answer: nor did
lie attempt In any manner to get up any con-
spiracy against her with regard to any male
boarder or any other person there. He charges
On the contrary, that while she was at said
Heallng Springs she was guilty OF criminal IN
lefcOufSe with at least one man. II not more.
He says that he never struck her with his
clenched hand or in any other manner at All
4th street. In the city OF Washington or else
where. nor did he then and there, as alleged, or
at any other time or place. threaten or say to
Eer that he would bride witnesses to ruin her
character.
BALTIMORE MAN IMPLICATED
lie says: "On the other hand, aver that she
often said to me that she could cOntr1ve to
make plausible case for divorce and could at
any tine get assistance to carry through bill
Tor that purpose, and all the money sue should
NEED. saying that man. whose name she men
tened, living or doing business at Baltimore
lHIose lame forbcar to mentlon). would fur
nish her with any amount of money for that
purpose and that there was nothing which he
would not do for her; that though he was mar
fied he was In love with her before she married
HE, and tnat his wife, whom he called Cara
(but whom | never knew was jealous OF her
before our marriage, and that he had been In
me Daclt OF calling upon her in Washington
after her marriage with me as often as once a
Monlh, ana Will add here. upon Information
and belief. that since She returned to Washing
ton from Peru bis calls upon her have been
much a, mere frequent.oiten as frequent as once
aWeek. 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 husband, but to remain In Washing
lie denies the charge OF driving her from his
mousse Ia Peru, but says she left to 60 to
hotel, but Returned next day, and he denies
having threatened or assaulted her. He adds:
He answers that after she had returned from
tne hotel ON the occasion above mentioned she
contriyed to live and cohaDit with me as my
mlle quietly and peaceabiy, until about the
llme she left me in November, 1879, to 60 to
washington; and further say, that l carefully
avoided saving any unklnd words 10 her about
What had occurred"
HAIGHT'S GOLD
II admit that Cid not furnish her the money
70 go from Peru TO Washington and aver that
she never asked me for Ii; but she did inform
me lew days before she left Peru that George
K. Halght had furnished her 800 In gold for the
purpose and she showed the same to Inc, wish
ing me TO keep il IL the iron safe for her, which
| h11 nm h.lYn that
tine told nee that said Haight had left his gold
with her when he went south to AFRICA and she
used part OF the latter In Ieiegrapning to
africa TO ascertain whether he had been on the
Euascar when It was taken by the Gillian
Heet. But J. 90 not detail. her conduct with
Hafght in Peru nor on board OF steamers on the
way from New York TO Callao, because am ad-
vised by my counsel and believe 1t cannot be
properly tried In this suit. AS to the abusive
letters she In this eleventh point charges me
with having writttn, l deny that my letters re-
ferIed TO were more harsh and abusive than her
-conduct-as then understood 1t and now be.
lleve II TO have been-called for and Justified.
IN further answer to this eleventh point OF her
SAID Dill. deny that ever refused to support
her While she continued to live with me as my
vile, though denied any obligation to sup
port her after she LETT me against my will: aud
now deny any obligation, legal or moral, to
support her under existing circumstances, and
say that do not intend under such circum-
stances TO furnish her with any euDDOrt except