National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-05
WHY SHE WROTE.
MRS. cHRIsTlANcY,s EXPLANATION,
More Developments in the Scandal and More Gem
ing-Blood's Opinion of Giro-The Affair
Getting Sadly Mixed-The Latest
Phase Of This Queer Case.

Phase Of This Queer Case.
The publication of Mrs. Christiancy's letters to
Edilberto Giro has revived public interest in the
Christiancy divorce scandal. A REPUBLICAN news
gatherer yesterday succeeded in finding Mr..
Oliver in his Office, and inquired if there was any
thing new i'll the case. He answered nothing to
his knowledge, except that he would like to have
the public know that on the 18th and 22d of May
of last year he received letters from Mr. Giro, in
which he requested him (Ir. Oliver to prepare
the questions, as he wished tomake deposition In
favor of Mrs Christiancy. He appreciated her
situation he said, and thought he ought to do all
that he could to assist an innocent woman. He
thought this statement was due to show that this
man Girowas not reliable and his testimony should
he taken with great deal of allowance.
MRS. CHRIsTIANCY S EXPLANATION
of her relations with Giro told to reporter yes
terday, is rather singular. After leaving Giro IN
New York, she says he insisted Oh visiting her;
and finally, despite her protests, did come TO Wash
ington on Christmas Eve, 1879. In company with
Miss Meloy she met him at the Baltimore and Po-
tomac depot when the four o'clock train from New
York arrived He went 10 the St James Hotel, and
they went on shopping GRAND.
Subsequently, meeting Giro on the street, they
dined with him at Harvey's, and accompanied her
to her home and remained there short time, dur
ing which he asked her to keep the jewelry for
him he did not like to leave it at the hotel. AT
terward he asked her to accept the jewelry as a
gift, but she declined. The next evening he Wis
tied her between four and five o'clock: said that
there had been woman with him at the hotel and
some one had said that it Mrs. Christiancy. He
then insisted that she should marry him.
He left, but returned to the house again about
ainht p'n1Onl- in no told hpT that
one was DIGGING her footsteps, and threatened
that if she did not marry him he would say that
she was the woman who had been with him at the
st. James. As she refused to take such step, he
Swore vengeance and became so violent that TO
pacify him she told him that she would marry
him. Giving him the jewelry, he left the house
saying he would consult lawyer. The next day
she tclegraphed him TO stop all legal proceedings
ard subsequently, wrote that it was impossible for
her to marry him. He returned here i'll January
and urged her to reconsider her action, and she
was memorable, became very abusive and threat
ened TO ruin her.
The next day he apologized for his conduct.
When she heard that proceedings for divorce
would be instituted against her, she wrote to Giro,
al Kingston, il Jamaica, and as he was dilatory
in answering in her fear Of the man she wrote the
gushing letters, having been advised that the only
way TO hold him waste pretend TO be in love with
him.
BLOOD AND GIRO.
So far, besides ex-senator ChristiGncy, only three
have gained any great notoriey in con-
nection with this scandal. Two of these-Mrs.
Christiancy and the Spanish adycntarer, Giro
have made their statements, and they have been
given TO the public. The third party, DR.. Charles
L. Blood, who has figured the mutual friend be-
tween Giro and Mrs ChriStiancy, has said but lit
tie in regard to his knowledge part that he took
in the matter. He is quite handsome man,
slightly below the medium height, and just suff-
GENTLY corpulent TO possess an impressive pres
ence. His eyes and hair are dark the former
rather close together and the latter rolling back
from the forehead luxuriantly.
He has an agreeable address and the air of a gen.
teman: he talks readily, possesses no little attrac
ton in conversation, and, all in all, he is very
pleasing parsonage.
Blood has at last spoken and this is what he
to New York reporter:
l have known Giro for nearly three years and
must say that at one time had the utmost conf
ience in him. He came to me and offered TO go
into business with me- had never said A word
him about partnership, and indeed l had
thought Of such thing. Well, we went into bust
ness together and we prOspered. So far the bust
ness was concerned we never had any trouble or
misunderstanding; all our difficulty was about
Mrs. Christ:ancy.
Giro had a desk in our office, and whenever he
received letter from Mrs. Christiancy he at once
made it common property He would read the let
er aloud TO Mr.. Barnum and myself or to any ac-
luaintancc who might be present. But he was
not content with this, and would bring persons
into the Office and amuse them with the letters
rom Mrs. Christiancy. His desk was adorned with
her photographs. and il seemed to afford him eS-
raOrdinary satisfaction to call attention TO these
pictures and then tell of his i,tatOns with Mrs.
This .eornduct appeared 50 utterly base to ne
and so thoroughly the act of charlatan that be-
anne disguised with him, and then the rupture
oane and Giro had me arrested for selling med- |
zines without diploma, and was discharged.
The way in which Mrs. Christiancy was made TO !
write TO Giro is one of the most contemplate |
Kings ever knew. They first met, as You know |
III the steamer, when Mrs. Christiarcy was return
ng from Lima After they had landed here Giro |
wrote TO Mrs ChriStiancy, requesting the privilege
# calling upon her. She replied that, while she
appreciated his attention on the steamer she had
10 desire TO continue the acquaintance, or, at
cast. not to know Mr.. Giro any more intimately
han she had already known him.
Giro was not to be put off with any such reply |
md at once set about devising a method TO force
lis attentions upon Mrs Christiancy. He took a
woman to Washington with him and stopped at
he st. James Hotel, where he told the bell-boys
md all others that the lady was Mrs. ChrStiancy.
Having created this impression, he wrote TO that
ady and told her that he would blast her rcputa-
ion unless she allowed him to call. She was liv-
ng alone, deserted by her people and prosecuted
Oy her husband. Consequently she became
and acceded to his demand to visit her.
md then the correspondence began.
had strong dislike for him, but she feared him,
md so continued to write 10 him. have seen all
he letters that passed between them, and have
seen him spend whole day in comp0s-
ng a letter to her. l am of the opinion that the
mans whole intention towards this woman was
for when Christiancy began a suit for
divorce, Giro sent me to Mrs. Chrstiancy with the
that ChriStiancy had offered him
3 GOO 10 testify against his wife, but if she would
give him 700 he would testify in her behalf l
know this, for bore the message myself Previous
TO this, however, he had told both Mrs Chrstiancy
md myself that he would stand by her through
any and all troubles, and that he would pay the
expenses of the trial How he kept that promise
you know.
From this you cannot havea very high opinion
Of Giro. said the reporter.
"Well should say not" replied DR.. Blood, land
hat isn't half Why Giro has confessed to me that
ne has committed acts that would land him in pri-
;On if he could be prosecuted for them. These
leeds have been done i'll South America and in
his country. know personally, too of many
things that he has done, which, TO say the least, !
ire far from the conduct of an honorable man.
lust read this asan example, and Dr. Blood handed
he reporter the following slip clipped from a
Washington paper:
E. Giro has been arrested for robbing the resi-
lence of Coleman Ogden on Fifth avenue, Tuesday |
night of g, 500 worth Of iewelry."
:" Is this the same Giro?" asked the reporter.
81 haveinvestigatedth the matter and am convinced |
hat il is. The Giro who committed this robbery |
vas in MoyamenSing prison for fifteen days, when |
Mr. Ogden ceased proceedings against him for GER |
ain powerful reasons"
: AT what time was this robbery committcd?"
During the trouble of Mayor Hall"
WHAT MADE GIRO MAD.
The relations between Giro and Blood seem to |
nave an important bearing on the case. II has |
ranspired that Giro did not give any testimony |
lat would compromise Mrs. Christiancy until |
lfter his arrest warrant sworn out |
" Blood. On the day after his arrest, |
iiro made sworn statement before the exam
ner setting forth the fact Of his arrest, alleging |
hat Blood had repeatedly attempted to procure |
lin to swear falsely in order to clear Mrs. Chris
iancy and that the arrest made to intimidate |
md hinder him as witness, and Withdrawing all |
objections which he had made to answering any
md all questions TO the adultery charged in the
bill for divorce.
Giro then testified to his alleged intimacy with
Mrs Christiaucy. After his second arrest Giro
made another affidavit, in which he averred that |
charles L. Blood was the regularly appointed at