The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-25
NILE NELSON'S TROUBLES.
THE STORY OF HER
HUSBANDS ATTACK OF
INSANITY.

1OooANO0 = Ax1AOA OF
INSANITY.
4 Attacked by Unmanly Journalists.
n. Rouzeaud's q Amiction Attributed
by Them to an Unmentionable
Cause,
Where a Cowhide Would do Good.
II. H. Haynic writes from Paris to the
Philadelphia Press under the date of
the 3uth ult.:
The Bourse, fortunate enough in Ina "
ing better friends than the G:,,nbetta
Cabinet, fortunately did not present Us
such y terrible crash as at one time
disorder which commenced in Lyons.
and soon reached Paris, has resulted in
the ruin of many dealers on the Bourse,
spectators in small way, through the
assistance Of the 0yeMts dr. ch,,nyc, who
are the only recognized brokers Of
France. Among those who have suffer-
| ed most from the ''nlad dance OF mil
lions" is NJ. ROuzeaud, the husband Of
the famous prima donna, Christine Nils
! son. He has gone mad, and is shut up
ia private asylum in the Rue Pincpus.
Most Of les chrOniqucuyy Of the Partisan
press have u contempt for anything like
rep0rtOrial work, and, without taking
the trouble to call in Mile. Nilsson to
ask her the real cause of NJ. Rol,zeau,l's
malatly, they have attacked her most
!; shamefnlly on the strength Of mere re-
ports, the origin of which they are quite
ignorant Of. Two or three journals go
20 fur as to say that the cause Of lis
nlalatly is not financial disasters, but
phenomena Of different order, which
figure in digusting French novel call
e<i mile. Giraud ma Femme" and the
truth Of which could no longer be kept
from him. am in a position to give
the exact facts in this sad affair, a. rel:,-
tetl by Nilsson herself. She said:
''IOu wish to know under what cir
cunlstances my husband has gone mad.
I will tell you, Notwithstanding the
grief in which am plunged. You must
NJ. ROuzeautl has already had
PREVIOUS ATTACKS or INSANITY.
This was some six years ago, while we
were i'm the United States, and cured
him. The second is that insanity is a
family disease, an uncle and u cousin
both having succumbed to it. The third
is that the last attack of my husband
came on after he had lost some money.
which was all his own, and which he
had himself earned. Ny money had
nothing to do with it," The grand
ck0MteWse, now alone in the world. le
Il
she allOre.l and who fully returned her
affection, briefly related the history "f
her life with her unfortunate husband:
was stock broker had II fortune of
;).MN tU 1W,,OM francs lh'r year. Ii
should not, therefore, bc said that he
married me for my fortune. NJ. Rou-
zca,,,l, being Il Frncllnlan, did not
want me TO sing in Fr,.,ce; it WAS I"
honor this susceptibility OF an upright
man that have constantly refused all
engagements offered ne here, and it j.
for the same reason that | endure the
SrOtc<sl,le aS well ~;
ODlOl'S CALCMNIE~
that have been printed against ne.
During our voyage in America, H.,
fortune. thrmlglleunll,cky >l,cc,,latiOns,
was diminished 6y IL million. / person.
ally lost this large amount, acting ell
tircly against the advice of my husband.
| can still hear him saying to ,lc with Il
e:d smile: 'IOu ar. doing well. Chris
tine. but YOU will 10 better to remember
that you are the wife "f Il Paris <u".-
xi,r.' He did not feel this loss "f mine
in any extraordinary way, bat from,
that time I,e became still more absorbed
in his work. There wa, no danger oi
his Specializing: hr had never done 80.
and his stock operations brought him il:
only his i,rokerH commissions. He w:,~
a uil;rt man, cool and Ut an even temper.
W. lived most happily together. like
good h,",.s.n;<. neither OF us havin"
any ambition. "ni looking forward 10
the future without fear. You soc on"
does not need many millions. i'll GREER t"
lead this rowing l,.,tr! !itt. of mine. One
.lav. it was ab",il \ month ago. Il
friend came +" ~. H"uz.a,.d, and said:
..Thrre j. Il million which c:t: l"'
gained through, the house nt ErntUlN:
take YOUR savings AMI Recover the money
that vo,r wife has lost in America.
"Hc ht'-itatcd Il long time. and then
hc allowed himself i" be carried away !
hy til. examples which surrounded !
hi:n.
i!E SiI.TLATED,
anil he lost Il comparatively unim!,or-
taut sum, aud which WAS entirely his !
own. not mine. He closed on, the trans |
action Il: once. saying:
~ prefer t" losing tw" finger, t,ian
nly whole hand. -
IL think that he had l",ui'lc entirely !
r,s.,nc;lc! to this loss, when one even !
ing lie said to me. in connection with !
some other things:
MA petite Christine. YOU will sell |
on, all that you own. your properties in |
America ami England, aud will start |
an affair that will l". very much strong |
er than the IiOnt"lN "nc.. and We will !
make Il mad lot Of money
II was somewhat surprised at this. !
A> he hul never before n,a,ie me- such Il |
proposal, and ! said to him. la,lghingly.
1T is thou who art mad to even think OF !
such \ thing
mad he shouted, why only look !
in the mirror. u.n "h'rr, it is you who