Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-20
Christiancy Divorce Case.


one OF which he said was Girus vIllainous treat.
ment OF a variety actress in New York city with
whom he lived and boarded as his wife Further,
mat he boasted OF many Of his bad acts; one was
IN setting fre 20 his photograph gallery IN South
America, when business was dull. and gaining a
large insurance from an English company: an
New York and South America In diamonds. 1ew-
cry and other things, and also I'm manufacturing
ano cirSulatng OF counterfeit notes on the bank In
Lima, Peru.
MRS cHsIsrrANcYs LETTER FROM NE .LrNG STRINGS.
On the subject OF abortion, which was made
public through the testimony OF Ambrose FollietS
few weeks since, tending 10 show that the opera
ton was performed by Mr.. ChriStiancy himself,
Cne complainant cross-eXamined Mrs. Christiancy
at great length and produced a letter from Heal
ing Springs, Va, dated MAY 6th 1878 written by
Mrs. c. In this the following LANGUAGE Is used I.
III was really my fault that am sick, for had YOU
had no children should have killed myself rather
than done what did. L had such a horror OF hav-
ing children, after the insults that your dearly
loved son offered me-" Near the close OF this let
ter, after making various complaints against her
husband and his family, she says: .sThen DO Won
wonder that am unselfish enough to risk my own
life rather than bring children here 10 curse me
Tor bringing them into the possession of such
brothers Yet you speak as IL the best and most
unSelfSh side or my nature was a crime. DO Won
suppose that don't want % have child of nv
very own, loving, ciinging little one? Are yo;,
so preludiced against me by your children and
Others that you fail 10 understand how my life
seems useless and incomplete from this very lack3
And yet would do again what have done. ann
not weak woman, as you ought tn know. Had
rather than have given birth To children i could
not raise properly
These are only extracts The entire letter is q
complaint OF the mseries or her married life, in
which she blameS her husband for taking her into
his family OF drunken sons and allowing her 20 be
fnsulted and slandered and because he gave the
ISLANDERS color by keeping the sons In his family:
also, because he put woman who had been I'm the
family for some years at the head OF the house,
giving her control
The letter was written In response to one OF his
blaming her Tor not remaining with him-with
pretending sickness. She explained that she in
tended TO refer in this letter 0 the fact that in the
abortion she had submitted TO his desires and
wishes, and had before I'm her direct examination
testified 10 the same effect, with the addition that
she had become accustomed TO doing whatever he
wished. Up to the time she went 60 Lansing She
was desirous OF becoming mother, but when She
became acquainted with his sons she conceded
with his views One clause In the letter refers to
the fact that Mr.. Christiancy had Informed her
tnat MS nfSt wife was an epeptic and that he de.
sired that she should not have children hut She
being Catholic refused his wish. Mrs. Chris.
tiancy In her letter acknowledged that she was
willing TO do what the first wife refused 10 do.
MRS. CHRrsTIANCY's DOUBLE
The taking OF testimony was resumed before Ex.
aminer LoveJoy this afternoon, when Mrs. Chris
uancy's counsel placed on the stand Miss Mary
Chamberlain, OF New York, who testified that she
Is a seanstress, living I'm New York, and came TO
that place from Illinois In 1877; that she became
acquainted with Giro about two weeks prior
to the Christmas OF 1879. and he told her
that he desired to secure her services
TO come TO Washington, and that nothing would
be required OF her which would compromise her.
and she agreed TO come If she would be allowed TO
have her friend-a Mr. Goodman-with her. giro
agreeing to pay her $50 and the expenses OF both.
According to Giro's directions she left New York
on the 10 O'Clock train on the night OF December
GATH with Mr.. Goodman. and arrived at the b. q p.
depot on the following morning, where Giro was to
meet them. Giro, for some reason, did not appear
when the train arrived. and after waiting IN the
depot some time Goodman went out TO md GIRO
and came back with him, and they had conver--
sation, in which Giro said that he wanted
he took Goodman out to show him the place
After while Goodman and witness walked out to
corner opposite, 81 ID street. where they waited,
and after while saw hack drive up and Giro
get out and go in. She then went, In compliance
where she met Giro, and he pretended
TO find some fault, and said that the house was not
what he supposed 1t was and he would have to
and to his room, and after setting there some time
he made some approaches, and she resisted them.
Giro Giro then went out and came back, saying
place they had started from, and they drove back
to the house, 3li ID street just they got out OF
the carriage and entered Giro looked around and
seeing Goodman approaching the house said to
her: "There is your friend" whom she joined and
returned to New York with him.
Miss Chamberlain is a good looking woman OF
about "a years old, very well dressed, but is some.
what taller than Mrs. Christlancy, and does not
resemble her in shape, height or color OF the hair.
The Warrington Market Troubles. =,
MEETING OF DEALERS THIS AFTERNOON.
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in the Washington market i'm opposition to the
proposed sale OF stalls advertished by the market
company for next Saturday. Two meetings have
been held and largely attended, the last being held
this afternoon. An agreement has been circu-
lated and signed by large number OF the dealers
pledgtng themselves not to purchase or repurchase
any stall or stalls that may be offered for SALE and
II the company does sell any stall or stalls belong
ing to any OF the dealers who signed the agree.
ment, TO withdraw from the market until thu
dealer in question was renstated.
meeting OF the dealers was held this afternoon
I'm Popkins' dining-room, 9th street, opposite the
market house. Mr.. John X. Kelly presided and
Mr. VIM 4. Hunt acted as secretary: There were
seventy or more dealers present On motion OF
Mr. DAILY, the following committee was appointed
to select site for prospective new market house,
TO be erected by the dealers: Messrs- T. ID. DAILY,
J. 7. Varnell, S. Hoover, Lewis Kengla, John Il.
Kelly, and Thee. Barnes. The chairman, Mr.. Kelly,
made speech ,inwhich he said that the marketcom,
to place the same amount on the market, making
total OF $4Oo, 600; that they wanted TO sell the
default at any time, and the dealers titles would
not be worth anything. He held that the COM
what they could not sell, and thought any court
would prevent them from selling. He proposed
that committee should be appointed to test the
matter. After some discussion Messrs- j. 7. Var
nell, VIM. Walton, VIM. III. Hoover, j. c. Pearson
and = Emmett were appointed committee TO
get legal advice and prevent the sale OF stalls,
1t was moved by Mr.. Berry that the dealers agree
that when the bell rang for the sale next Saturday
they should not leave their stalls or take any part
In the sale whatever The motion was carried.
Mr.. Wm Hoover moved that committee be ap.
pointed to wait on the District Commissioners and
see on what terms they could secure the Central
guard-house property, either permanently or tenn
porarfly.
Mr.. Hoover said that the bid made by the mar
ket dealers at the sale OF the guard house property
was genuine; the dealers meant to do exactly
what they offered to do, and III the property was
again for sale, the dealers would be In the field.
1t was said at the time by the market company
that the dealers could not have the property II ft
cost them 100000. Mr.. Hoover modified his mo-
tion that the committee On site be instructed to
wait on the Commissioners and confer with them
the central guard house property.
After further discussion the meeting was ad-
journed
THE COMMITTEE ON COUNSEL
met Immediately and took steps get legal advice
this afternoon, as the time before the sale is ad-
tiSed to take place Is limited. Before adjourning
the committee on counsel was Instructed TO go on
and make such arrangements as might be neces-
sary. The general meeting was adjourned till to-
morrow at O'Clock
FORMER DECISION AGAINST THE DEALERS
The market dealers bought their stalls I'm 1879
for two years. When the company attempted TO
resell them I'm 1874 the dealers got a restraining
order, but after long litigation the Supreme Court
OF the District decided against the dealers. The
however, have never attempted until
now to avail themselves OF this decision OF the
uvfa nd no fallS Is a m