Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-25
- eun.srr.nnY DIVORCE cAsr.
Of the Ex-senators Sons before
a commissioner.
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[Bg Telegraph
Npw YORK. May 24sh.-The Heratds De-
- a,ec;oI savs: some time ago, IN tie
event Cours, Commissioner Flowers, OF
IL o;t, yas appoiBted special examiner
.nie 10y IL dsro.itions of George A. Chris
t ~ . and Victor n. ChristiAncy, to be used
- az divorce case now pending In " ashlng-
ton wherein tx Minister Isaac r M Enris-
tiancy is complainant ana MS WIG i'iii'
C6ristiancy, is defendant. -,
w. de5ositions have now been taken and
forwarded to Washington Ueofse a ohris-
tiancv testifes as follows: ,...
'1 NJ Haipbt and Mrs. Christisncy and
ie 10 Lima Saturday, the 6.h OF
a n;J,aI-1t 1879 for Chiele. The trip had been
Ausu soa ,hs evening that Haight caEed-the
or. h. arriyed back from the Ssuth-when
ua' .r 10 to 90. Father asked Haight to
socomnanv Mrs. Christiarcy and myself, as
10 nos not certain whether he could go, as ne
,+sas NOT wali at the time, and did DOT know
whether he would be able TO go Saturday
,"n.,;oa Init he asked Haight to go up with
Lnol III ,svents. Father was not able to go,
gad Hai9ht, Mrs' O"ii''A'N'
went up alone. ,,,.,5 ,or,a d.vs
George said he witnessed great familiarity
bstwsen Haight and his stepmother: on one
oesas;on he says. she sat in Haight's lap and
oSnabsd his hair, He added: l didn't think
onvtbing of these things at thu time, as mad
sncb IMPLICIT faith in her, and as she remarked
that he seemed just like nay brother victor.
We were in the habit Of walking out d greag
deal while we were there, ana tney appeared
yery fond of each other. one afternoon %hlle
w, n1,y ysre at Matucano, we all walked down
81 ro;Irosd about mile and half from the
- nd WE went into field where there
-. o,1;ta a number Of bushes, and we sat
do1vr Mrs. Christiaucy leaning against the
h,sbes Haight with his head on her lap, and
I jaonino against him. After we were there
g., yninutes Mrs. Christiancy said that she
,vas hungry. and would like little lunch.
and both she and Haight requested me to go
hack to the hotel and bring basket OF lunch.
I went back and was gone halt or three
nuarters of an hour. brought back lunch,
wine, etc. When 1 returned they were still
there, and they appeared to be very friendly,
ard spoke in very fond terms while We were
there which was all the afternoon.
The second night we were at Chicla could
not sleep. l got up and went out on the
platform. l saw Haight come out CT Mrs.
iybristiancy's room. He stopped and then
,,aIked M to NE and said, II was Just going
after YOU. l have been in Lilies room, and
she has headache, and wanted me to come
in after you" When she saw me she seemed
rather abashed, and Haight said L have
lust been after George, and told him your
head ached and you wanted to see him"
She did not appear to be sick at all. Both
Mrs Christiancy and Halght told me not to
tell this occurrence.
On the 2lst Of August Haight and Mrs.
Christlancy were chatting in the parlor.
George continues l went into fathers bed
room and father told me that he had seen
Mrs. Christiancy sittiog on Haight's lap, and
he did not like it. He finally consented not
70 say ANYTHING about it. At the time l
thought it was best not to say anything at
all. l had become so used to seeing such
things that did not think about there being
any improperly about it. My room at the
time was the next adjoining fathers and
Mrs. Christiancy's and l could hear
everything that was said between
the two rooms. Sunday morning, the
oath, before was up, l heard Mrs.
Christiancy. She wished she had some sort
of poultice or plaster, and father said ne
would get up and get it for her. | heard him
90 out of the room, and shortly he returned,
and then heard him say from the sitting
room that some one was ringing the bell, and
he looked out the door and saw Haight.
Then he came back into the bedroom and l
heard him say to Mrs. Christiancy that
Haight was there, and he asked what he was
doing there so early in the morning Mrs.
Christiancy said "Oh, l invited him to
breakfast. 1 must get right up. Take this
poutice right off 80 that l can get up" and
she got up and dressed, and when l got up
she was in the parlor with Hsight and father
was in bed. All through that day Hsight
and Mrs. Christiancy were together con-
stantly, as my father was in his room most
of the time. He was in the Legation short
time trying to work. At length the presence
Of Haight became obnoxious to Christiancy,
and George tells how violent Mrs. Chris.iancy
became when his father talked to her about it.
George then tells of Haight calling in the
afternoon and being brought up stairs by
MR. Christiaucy unknown to his father.
They remained in the psrlor until after IL
o'clock. I repeatedly told Haight that he
ought not to stay there. He refused to go,
and Mrs. Christiancy asked him not to go,
and he did not go.
About IL o'clock father came by one of the
DOORS which was open, and saw Haight He
hesitatsd moment, and then father said ::
" l think it about time l should know who
controls this house" He said no more, bat
passed on through the parlor and through
the dinipg-room into back passage that
leads to the servants room aud kitchen. He
called Edwin, the steward, and told him to
go down to the corner and call up the guard
and tell him to protect the house from all in
truders. While he was gone Haight told
Mrs. Christiancy and myself that he thought
it was about time he was going, and Mrs.
Christiaucy said "If you go, shall CO."
She then turned to me and said that if she
went would have to go too, as it would ruin
her reputation for life il she went out with
Haight alone. / told her I would not go.
She said would have to. Father came up,
and when he entered the parlor Haight got
up to go, and he passed through the door. A;
he got up Mrs. Cbristiancy arose and said
If you will CO. will go with you" As
she passed out of the door, father, in kind
tone, said: lille, L don't want you to go ,
and she said: IL am going. nevertheless.
am going with Haight." Then father said
I" If you must go, can't help it." Haight
and Mrs. Christiancy passed out, and Mrs
Christisncy took his arm.
Mrs. Christiancy called me again from thu
yard. l did net know what to do, becaut,
she told me it would ruia her reputation if
did not go, and father had told me to ODE,
her always. In the confusion of the moment
without really thinking what 1 ought to do,
went out to where she was, passed out an,
took my hat. Father was noe under the il
fiuence of liquor at al | never heard of hi