Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-12-14

La an humble farm house In k'abl us,
Onondaga County, in 1919, Malvina M.
Dean was born TO career which yer ges
ON romance. Her mother died when She
was eight years old, and then until she was
, seventeen she lived with an aunt In Weed g.
port, N. Y. Then she went to New Yor
C.ty. She was an uncultured country
girl, but rather prepossessing. she took
the fancy of Alexander Bessie, OF Mon
treal, a travelling salesman, whom she
married. Bessie concluded 10 90 TO Sou th
America with a small stock OF goods, an q
his wife, who had operated the Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machine, then but rude
invention, induced the con pany 10 let her
take six OF them on credit. The ship In
which they sailed for Rio de Janeiro was
wrecked. but after much suffering Mr. and
Mrs. Bessie reached their destination, saw
ing three of the sewing machines. She
commenced 10 canvass for them. Her
success was wonderful They were the
first sewing machines In Brazil, and she
was soon able 10 make an order tor 100 OF
them, which sold for fabulous prices among
the rich Brazilians. Bessie did not like
the country, and when he announced that
he was going 10 return 10 New York his
wife refused TO keep his company, aud
they separated and became divorced. For
twenty years she continued TO sell sewing
machines and accumulated fortune.
Senor Joseph Gomez Olivera Gnlmaraes
was a rich Portuguese gentleman, who
.rafficked i'm diamonds and rosewood In
RIO de Janelro. He married Mrs. Bessie.
coming 10 the house OF Mr.. Wheeler, OF
the sewing maching firm, at Bridgeport,
Conn, for that purpose. They went to
Lisbon, where the Senor built the 1rst and
only horse railway. He also owned much
other valuable property. la about six
years he died and made his wife sole heir
TO all his possessions, both in Brazil and
Portugal, She returned TO this country In
1876 and bought considerable property in
Oswego, where sne decided to live. In
the Riverside Cemetery OF that town she
caused 10 be built magnificent monument
in memory OF her husband. II was inn
ported from Italy, The soft and delicate
marble is already crumbling from the
effect of this sterner climate.
Her property in Rio de Janelro was left
In the management of Senior Antonio Ri
bero Seabra, q handsome and roysttriEg
young Brazilian, who had been Senor
Guimaraes' clerk. In 1873 she went TO |
Brazil and married HIM, and they returned |
together TO Oswego. Seabra, who could |
not speak English, came TO Syracuse to |
learn the language, and bis conduct here |
was reported 10 have been more consonant |
with foreign than American marital GUS |
toms. In 1880 he induced his wife TO 60 !
10 Lisbon with him. Arriving there, he |
sought to establish domIclle in order TO |
acquire control of her estate under the |
domicilary laws of that country, IL is |
said that he possessed himself of her valu- !
able diamonds and was in fair way 20 |
secure her property there and in Brazil,
and that he did actually obtain posses sion
OF rents from her property In the city OF |
New York. Therefore she left him and |
returned to the United States In 1881, and |
began an action for divorce for principal |
cause, and also an action TO recover her |
New York rentals. Seabra entered O |
counter suit for divorce against her, alleg- |
ing the most seanGalous assertions as TO |
Eer conduct, These contests have now |
been ended by the death of Nine. Seabra |
at Oswego on Monday, at the age of sixty |
three years. Ii is said that her estate, |
V alued at about $500. 600, Will revert to |
h er family relatives, she having no issue. |