Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-05
Christianey Divorce Case.

AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT AT HARTFORD
telegram to the New York Herald from Hart
affair in connection With the Christ1ancy divorce
suit has just come to light here 1t has been known
that one OF the important witnesses in behalf Of
tember last the fact was published that an ex-
tended deposition by Haight was taken here by a
iocal 10 a. attorney under commission from the court
OF the District OF Columbia. The deposition was
taken with closed doors. 1t appears that Haight
was passenger on the same steamer with Mrs
after reaching Lima he called at Minister CHRIS.
iancy's official residence and there became
cognizant OF the troubles existing between Mr.
great secrecy observed while the deposition
was being taken is now for the first time fully re-
yealed Mrs Christianey it is alleged, was in
and in frequent consultations with Mr. Haight
Mrs: Christiancy arrived here on the I'D OF Sep
tered, it is claimed, as Mrs. Lugenbeel, Washing
ton, DC, using her maiden name in part. and was
assigned to rooms Nos 30 and 81. This was or
course to conceal her plans from the other side
When the person Immediately interested discov-
cred how the lady had registered and that guest
OF the house had noticed the name, directions
erased erased; This, it is said, was promptly done, and
Wtam ths as occupied
book as newly written over an erasure, excepting
the W word , "Mr," which was formed by erasing the
confined to two or three guests and the clerk. and
secrecy was enjoined especially as it had been ad-
mtted that the lady was Mrs. Chrstiancy This
secrecy was so well observed that until this time
1t has been impracucabe to secure sufficient facts
upon which to base a connected story. The pre-
senee of Mrs: Christiancy SO TAR from Washington
and during the time OF the deposition OF one OF her
most important witnesses, has occasioned a good
deal OF comment. She was evidently acting simply
as detective in her own case"
ATTEMPTED LAND FRAUD ExPosED.-A scheming
lawyer OF vincennes, Ind. recently applied to Mr..
OF an Old Land patent for 00 of land In Vim
cennes and Decker townships, stating that the
patent had been lost and never recorded. The
land was entered in 1887. and the patent was
signed by President Van Buren, but had passed
into the possession OF the trustees of the w. S.
lawyer after obtaining the copy altered it to rep
resent an original reissue, and induced farmer
TO enter into partnership in the ownership of the
lald. The farmer, however, showed the paper to
lawyer, and the scheme came to naught.
AN AcTREss AT BAY ON THE STAGE-The ATTEMPT
to serve Miss Davenport with notices of two suits
instituted by Miss Anna Dickinson, while the for.
mer n was delivering her sollloquy as Lady Macbeth
on saturday evening, In Philadelphia, made quite
an amusing scene not down on the bills. The
officer had the notices tied on the ends of short
and Me- ms design was to throw the string
nended his intention, and while he pursued she
was lodging to escape this novel DESCRIPTION OF
stage and elected from the building. He was a
.l little man. and the troop OF brawny Scots and
rugged scene;shifters cent that surrounded him in
feet Two very thin legs In very tight trousers
were seen to gyrate wildly tn.the air, performing
.de Ieat OF lilo lofty tumDling and In second he was
gone. The audience made the theater ring with
applause, but the Scene-shifters and superS. who
nad husted the intruder out, did not respond tn
the CALL and Lady Macbeth recslnmenced her soliI-
oQuy. - 'oAA
IHE PRIZE FIGHTERS, HOLDEN AND WHITE
tIeaI eXertions are being made by the pugilistic
fraternity throughout the county to raise money
10 pail out OF prison Frank White and George Hoi-
uen, VINO are now imprisoned In the Jefferson
counIy Jall IN Ohio for 1ghtingfn that state John
Suiiavan n gave the proceeds of an exhibition at
CIeveiand last week toward the fund, and it is
llueIsCoOd that movement rs On foot IN this CITY
1Or grand affair." Exhibitions are talked of In
today.
BLOWING Up MURDERER WIN GIANT POWDER
special nOln Leadvllle says: In the Gold Park
mining camp, four days ago Harry Weston, fore
man OF the Gold Park fngC0mpany, was shot
and killed by one Bagley, discharged black
smith. He then fortified hisaself In his cabin
which was Immediately sIlfTDunded by nob
The cabin was besieged for nlRht hours without
dislodging its occupant. F1nauy large quantity
OF giant powder was place6near the door. and 1g-
ntted. The explosion which f0.l0Wed tore the
cabin to pieces Bagley WAS found with bullet
|ehole through his heart, having evidently COM
mitted suicide. Several ByinpathizeTs OF Bagley
have threatened Turner'S lie, and strong guard
surrounds the latters cabin day and night