Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-09
EWICKED WIFE.
DAMAGING DETAILS OF MRS. CHRIS
TIANCY'S INFIDELITY.
Mr.. Haight One of Her Paramours-COn-
tinuation and Happy Close of Blair's
Slow Moving ExaminatlOn-An Appeal
to Congress by Porter-MItigation for
Mason Refused General Capital News.
Reckless Mrs. Christtancy

DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Examiner Lovejoy
took the deposition of the witness Stephen
Chester, this afternoon in behalf of ex-senator
Christiancy, in the divorce suit brought by
theDatter against his wife. The witness said
he met Geo. E. Haight at Iquique, Peru, in
him he was introduced to Mrs. Christiancy on
the steamer Colon going from New York to
Aspinwall and had intimate relations with her
while on board, at hotel in Panama, and
while sailing from Panama to CallaO. In Oc-
tober of the same year he met Haight at Ari-
ca and the latter then told him of frequent
visits to the American legation at Lima and
that illicit communication was kept up be-
tween them there, at times narrowly escaping
discovery by Mr.. Chrlstiancy; that hackmen
in Lima did not know she was. the wife of the
American minister, but took her for Haight's
sweetheart; also that she openly visited
Haights rooms at Callao and thereby created
a scandal among the hotel employees.
Btai,'s Examination Concluded.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The examination of
Blair was resumed to-day. Heretofore he did
not consider that there was much importance
attached to the question as to how much scrip
was offered him by shipherd, but as the COM
mituee deem it SO, he would say that it was a
Thousand shares of the par value of 500 a
share. Shipherd asked the use of his (Blair's)
meme as one of the incorporators of the COM
pany, but he declined.
Witness thought the disposition shown to
pocket the insult involved in the arrest of
Calderon indicated a change OF policy on the
part of our government. He believed the
arrest of Calderon was made with deliberate
intention to insult the United States. Witness
did not desire to set himself up entirely as
human tyrant to the extent of not being sus-
ceptible to the ordinary considerations which
move other men generally, but at the start
these claims had no weight whatever with
him. He saw Peru the under dog and being
badly torn, and his sympathies were warmly
enlisted in her favor. These claims were set
forth, OPPORTUNITY as he thought, to extricate
her, and he promised his kindly offices.
In reply to questions, witness said: do
not, by any means, think the existence OF the
claim would justify the government in inter.
ferIng with the victorious nation. l do not
know any fact or circumstance tending to
show that any government of the world, or
minister plentipOtentiary of the United States
was in any way corruptly interested in the al
fairs of the Peruvian company. never knew
anything more pure and upright and patriotic
than Blaine's management of the state depart
ment The affairs of the Peruvian company,
of course, failed for the time being, through
the downfall of the Calderon government.
Witness thought the hand of England and
her influence and money was palpab]y and
plainly evident in Gillian management. The
American nation, said Blair, generally finds
way to enforce their rights and make them
selves respected and they who imagine the
present administration lacking in nerve Will
be seriously mistaken. -,
Witness thought the two interviews with
Blaine on the 25th and Goth of July occupied
perhaps an hour and a half. Any testimony
to the effect that witness was employed as
counsel for the purpose of influencing the in
structions to be given Minister Hurlbut, was
wholly incorrect. Witness, however, believed
that the instructions of the 4th of August
were the result of these interviews. In other
words, that the instructions, so far as they re-
lated to these claims, would not have been
given but for these interviews.
After few more questions by Belmont, Will
son and Deuster which, however, elected moth
ing of Importance, Chairman Williams an
nounced the examination concluded.
1t is not likely that Shlpherd will be re-
examined