Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-20
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Sensational Developments ID the
New York Breach of Prom
Use Case.
The Defense Introduces Coach
man Who Tells a Strange
Story.

New YORK, January 15.-In the
Livingstone Fleming breach of prom.
ise case, which resulted In a verdict
for the plaintiff for the full amount Of
damages 5,0O0-counsel
for the defendant has obtained from
Judge Cullen. in the Kings county
Supreme Court, q stay Of proceeding
and an order for the plaintiff to show
cause why a new trial should not BE-
granted. The argument will be heard
on the 22nd inst before Judge Calvin
Z. Pratt. The proceedings ara based
upon the afidavits of Mr.. Fleming.
Archibald w. Cornelius, formerly EN-.
ployed as gardrer and coachman FOL
the Bliss family, and AdolphAuderson,
a life long acquaintance of Cornelius,
In his affidavit Cornelius AYERS that
be was on very intimate terms with
Miss Livingstone at Toms river N. j.,
beginning IN March. 1880. and that he
frequently. thereafter met her at
various places by appointment.
He su%bstantistes his assertions BY
the production of about fifteen letters,
alleged to have been written by Mis-.
Livingstone to him, all OF which are
included in the papers before the
court. The following are a few ex.
tracts from some of the letters:
IF Mr.. B. (meaning Mr.. Bliss) doel
not come home to night, go up very
early to the blue room, in order to Use
at $50 About II o'clock yeu can e
to your room or sleep on the sofa
q Please destroy all my notes
aud don't throw them-that is, the
pieces-around. See how | trust you,
but sou, being a man, are apt to h
more careless than q woman would
be-"
1t appears that the frequency Of the
two being together in questionable
places aroused the suspicious of the
old folks, Of whom she spoke irrever
entity at times. and Cornelius seemed
to be worrying and failing in health al
the I reed separations, as she writes
Promise me to eat something a
every meal, will you2 Have | moi
enough to worry me without Worryin.
about you not e%ating2 If you care FOL
me in the least. eat at every mea
something to nourish you. 4
II you are unhappy, cast your whole
burden on God. = \ = to me earl,
tomorrow morning. = y = Rodder
Mrs. ~ will not be here. = =
| feel so sorry for you. That is all
Tear this.
Some Of her letters are written in
Respondent mood, while others ar
quite lighthearted. In one she says
Did you ever read, or hear, o
know Of any young girl being abuse,
as | am? = = = What a miserabl
life for me to lead. l hate deceit, an,
yet they force me to it. They max
me bad and hateful, so that sometime
| don't care whether | am dead o
not. | will expect you in B 8 library
so you eau leave easily and say yol
went to the bath room"
Rodden, an old servant, is frequent
ly mentioned, ana she having had he
weather eye opened on the actions O
the young people, they concocte,
divers plans Of getting rid of her
Miss Livingstone in almost ever,
letter coaches Cornelius what to sal
in case he is questioned by her par
enti.
Being solicitOus regarding Corne.
Illus health, she advised him to gC
away and rest for a week or two
Again she writes:
Il put a letter-a dreadful one-ir
your bed a short time ago, nevel
dreaming that they would be found
but that old mother hunts every
where"
1t was this letter which caused
Cornelius discharge.
On the facts contained in the aboyt
letters, which we're identified by Mr
Fleming as in the handwriting OF Mis-,
Livingstone, he expects to get a re.
versal Of the decision, and to have
her indicted for perjury in stating
that she never had intercourse will
any other than Fleming.
In his affidavit Cornelius AVS
The plaintiff, Alice Livingstone, wa,
in the habit Of writing letters and
putting them in my bed for me to SEE
and receive, and it was understood
between Us that she was to put all hel
communications 10 writing and leave
them under my pillow, and | would
End them there. The letters and
writings which are annexed are in hei
handwriting, and are a few Of The
letters and written communica.
tons | have received in the
manner described. The manner
in which my intimacy with Miss Liy.
ingstone came to be found out by Mrs
Bliss was as follows. Oae SUNDAY
afternoon in June, 1880, Mr.. and Mrs
Bliss and | had been over to the beach
near OhadWiek's place, and when We
came home Mrs Bliss went into mj
room, and found a letter written BY
Alice. Then there was a scene and |
left their employment that very day
| have frequently seen Mrs. Bliss since
| have been away from there. | only
saw the girl, Miss Livingstone. onos
since then, that was last November. /
mean November, 1882. 1t was at The
Continental Hotel, in the city of New
York. Mrs. Bliss called where I was
working, a7d told me to come to the
Continental Hotel, that Alice wanted
to see me l went there, and Alice
and l went out for q walk. She then
began to tell me about this case, and
wanted me to testify that Iteld
her | could not do that, and then sbC
asked me not to do her any harm"
The girl is Of that illustrious family
Of L~ivingstones TO which belonged
Robert Livingstone, Mr.. Jefferson,
Minister TO France, and Edward Liv.
ingstone, Mr.. Jackson's Secretary Of
State. II seems that the girl was born
on the Livingstone manor, the very
spot whore George Montgomery and
Robert Fulton spent their time after
intermarrying with the Liviugtones,
Livingstone, too, was a Trainer of tho
Declaration Of Independence.
This girl appears to have a restless
mother who, alter becoming a Living.
stone, was not satisfied with seeing hel
name in the papers at the freonent
fashionable weddings in New York
where everybody seems to be named
Livingstone on one side or the other
but she went off and married another
man mhoca mama not III