Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-07
THE TRANSFER OF rHR PROPERTY.


ner that he intended to convey the Dupont circle
property to her, and when they agreed to separate
ne said he would carry out this intention he felt
IN DUTY bound to provide for her. On June
lst ne give her the deed from the
OF the personal property In the house She denies
that the complainant had any right or title I'm the
properly, or that the conveyance was made with
Nickerson, after his separation from the affiant,
onered the complainant TO consent to the opening
vide an ample support for the complainant aim nj and and
tner child II the complainant would not assist or
push the threatened court.martial proceedings
against MIN: and that the complainant re-
Iused the offer. She submits that the CON-
plainant has no grounds Of complaint
by her in consequence OF the 81 NicSersen
from the proceedings announced at the instiga-
lion onosd Q, the complainant and pushed and for
Waroed oy her as she has declared for the purpose
OF having Nickerson dismissed from the army and
thus deprtving him of the means he had offered
10 use IN the support OF the complainant. and
The afIidavit, after denying the right of Mrs
MickerSon 10 bring this suit in her own name de-
referred to, and says that in the light OF recent
events, she admits that she was most
APRUDENT AND INDIsCREET,
ana acted Improperly in consenting to marry the
said Nickerson SO soon after his divorce and to do
SO without the knowledge OF her family but that
she Old this on account OF the solicitations OF the
said Nickerson. and being overpersuaded by him;
tnat she accepted the property In question from
Nlckerson because having married in good faith
ne ne was morally, not legally, bound to provide
reparation for the injury he had done her, and
because she was advised that the .complainant
naa no rights therein. She denies that she was at
any tlne guilty OF adultery or even any improper
conduct with said Nickerson, ana she Submits
Ina, ~that II Is enough that her whole life has been
family made wretched; that at time V when hen She She
t WAS watcning the last moments OF dying sister
the complainant and her friends were spreading
Droadcast through the public press slaniers and
falsehoods against this afiant; this, she submits.
is enough to endure without the false and ma
fiUas f t cnarges which the complainant has seen
also In the petition for divorce which she has
MEG nleo against the said Azor H. Nickerson And
erson was able to deceive person OF the mature
age OF tne complainant, who had lived with him
as MS M wife for ten years. If he was able to de-
lt strange and Improbable that he could and did
t deceive this aff1ant, who is young enough TO be
his daughter7"
Mr.. w. ID. Matthew'S Affidavit.
The aff1davit Of W. B. Matthews accompanying
that OF Miss Carter denies that A. H. Nickerson
ever held title to lot A, SUBJ Of lot 3S So $40, the
conveyance to him being subject to a trust OF
$4,000, which has not been paid nor released and
the Interest he Nckerson) had in it has been sold
He states further. that when Nickerson
to ant 9Rsp S circle he
he would 90 to the far west, and he wanted
to have the property conveyed to af1iant
advantageous to sell he could do SO by merely
writing letter. This trust the affiant accepted,
and In compliance with NickersoI's written re-
he asserts he has no idea where the purchase
money came from, but says Nickerson was a large
operator in stocks, and he had heard him saw that
he had been losing heavily, and he intended to
draw out and invest In real estate He states
further that soon after meeting Nickerson he dis
q VIZ CarVy nhav,v
that there was something Of a serious Character
pressing on his mind, for his manner was strange
al ana ao tppn that he made aluslon
fde, "not even to you," although he had the most
implicit confidence In af1ant's honor. He Informed
alone, but others, and rather than give publicity
to the cause he had at times thought seriously OF
ending his own life and his troubles; that he felt
In the Held, during and since the war; that his
position In the War department suited him, but II
public notoriety and discussion he felt that he
would rather be out Of it entirely and would
have have to Leave; 81 Sometime after this at
1ectured what my trouble is?n and arnsnt
replied that he though 1t concerned his
wife, wife, as she he had been informed that She had not
lived with him for several years. but was fr
Europe. He replied, "You are right and went on
to say that his Wife had left him and gone 10
europe, and had been absent over two years: that
he had one child, a daughter. and rather than re-
nect on her he would do anything; THAI IL he
entered suit for divorce the NATTER from his ono
harassing and otherwise obnoxious, and that ever
since his wife left he had been cautious to keep the
fact that she had deserted him from his friends
and the public, and at the same time Cautioned
him not to speak OF IT. He asked where he would
nave to LOOK before for divorce and
phia afhant told him he would have to commence
his suit there. The af1iant did not advise him to
divorce afnant informed him that he would have
TO secure counsel In Philadelphia, and he did.
Anlant never suspected that he would be guilty OF
taking step not strictly honorable, and he never
spoke to af1ant OF the afectionate letters he ad-
dressed his wife or the character OF the scene
business letters in which he enclosed money" and
also stated what he inteDdsd after the divorce;
that having once been his wife and the mother OF
his child she should never suffer.
What the Members OF the Carter
Family Say.
Isabella Carter. sister Of Mrs Lena d. Nicker-
son, makes afidavit that she was surprised on
April Sd on hearing that A n. Nickerson had OBJ
tained divorce. and he and her sister Lena had
been married In Baltimore; that her sister separ-
ated from him on May 30th, and Nickerson left the
house, No. Dupont circle, with his trunks; that
he has not stayed there since, nor visited them
since January 1st, when he came in for a few min
utee. She, prior to the marriage, looked on him
as friend.
The af1ldav1t OF Mrs. Elizabeth A. Carter states
the part OF Nickerson; that She knew nothing Of
the divorce till April 2d, when Major Nickerson
Informed her that he had married her daughter,
and af1ant became angry because OF the deceit
and promised to leave the house as soon as she
could, and on May S0th Nickerson left the house.
John F. Carter makes affidavit that Lena d. Car
ter did not leave the house No. 2 Dupont circle
from June 18th to June 14th except to attend the
FUNERAL OF her sister, and NtckersOn was not then
In or about the house.
Other AfffdavftS.
Patterson Sprigg makes aff1davit that he went
to house l457 Rhode Island avenue on Wednesday
May 3D.; that Nickerson came In with his baggage;
that no one came in during the night, nor was
there lady in the house next morning. simi-
lar af1davit is made by Patsy Glascoe.
A. Charlotte Cox makes anldavit to the effect
that she visited the house of Lena Carters mother
frequently: saw Nickerson there, and never saw
any impropriety of conduct Maggie NJ Cox makes
q similar aff1davif, as do also Anna McC Smith
and Ada L Smith. Ger. j. A. Williamson, Annie l.
Carson, Haides WI .amson, Francis Sheppard,
Amanda Banks, Norman B. Smith and Lizzie JEFF
fe
Mr.. Wilson made his opening and the case was
adJo urned until Monday, when Messrs Garnett
and Robinson will make their arguments for de-
fe ndantS.
District Government Affairs.
THE NEW DETECTIVE FORCE ORGANIZED.
The detective force was formally organized yes
terday afternoon by the appointment of Capt C.
r vernon In charge, with Mr. Michael GOrman as