New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28
MR.. cHRIsT1IycY's UNHIPPY MARRIAGE,

WASHINGTON. May 27.-In the Christiancy
divorce suit the testimony Of ex-senator Chri'ancy Is
now being taken in his behalf In connection with
II several important letters have been put IN evidence,
which, il il thought vii have weight in the decision OF
the case Among them is a long letter written by Mr.
Chrstiancy on the 18th OF August 1878, to his wifes
father John W. Lugcnbeel with regard to Mrs Chris
tiancy's alleged bad conduct
1t begins with reference TO the correspondence be-
tween the writer and Miss Lugeubee before Their mar
riace-a spOndcuce which, Mr. Chrsiianey says
ne eudeavJred carefully and scIuDulously to convince
her that sho ought not to marry hlm' ana
in which he insisted many times that she
sbould reconsider the matter. He urged particularly,
he saws his own untuess account Of and said TO
her mat he had comparatively short time to live, while
she at his death would be young lie admitted that ne
oved her and said that after full and mature consider
alton she still wished to marry him he would consent
lie supposed and believed he says that she Woud see
the unsuitaby OF the match and abandon all thought
of IT, but when after all his expos u'tions she declared
that she still WISHED him make her his wife, he hal, a.
a gentleman, only one course to take.
The marriage took place and If the love when she
nrofesscd for him had really existed nothing he says
could have made him happier. On the morning OF the
wedding. howe " she heard OF the return OF James
IugonbceI ana ainted upon receiving the news When
they reached Philadelphia and were alone she told him
tot she had been engaged to Mr. Lugenbee that the
gagement had been broken on aud tnat she did not
name was mentioned. She said she had p,rjured
herself In her marriage yOws that she was miserable,
and tnat she wanted "a divorce forthwith. When they
returned 10 this city all went well untl she met MI
Iugrubecl in the art lcrN and from ina tine sh'
seemed detected and desperate, ana a-aih asked Tor Il
divnrcr soon after thi- Mr. Frauc, Anderson became
attentive to her AID her affections seemed 10 attach
Themselves alternately 10 him and to Mr. LuScnbeel,
and a,;tn came the frenzy for divorce. FINALLY she
arted down ana appeared to THINK more OF her nus
band. 49,. g.. -. = .
Anderson broke nfresh and her hatred FOR her nus
hand increased. she also had fOndnoss Tor samuel
Register. of baltimore aud Tor Mr. Mayer she often
declared that she wished her husband was dead. ana
said that he was all that stood between her and napp-
ness. a..
wife went to the Healing SPRINGS IN preference
TO going 10 Saratoga or Kansas with HIM, ana says
that he felt suspicious that she had gone TO the springs
with some OLD lover When she wrote To HIM she tanned
him with being old did not pretend 10 love him. SAID she
would not 1--we with him again. that she would spend al
me money she pleased, that she would run MIN IN deDt
and that she wanted divorce. The husband replied
that he would not quarrel with her, would he be
ruined I'm the way she proposed He was willing To re-
cetve her at home treat her kindly ana provide 0i her
in PROMOTION his MEANS but from That une forward
he would make apology for any conduct OF lis.