Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-17
Miss Livinxs,ou,s Letters.

against whom Miss Livingston on Thursday
obtained a judgment for SIS 900 for breach
of promise, has obtained a stay of proceed
ings. He has Sled an interesting batch of
new evidence, among them being a number
of letters from Miss Livingston to a coach
man. The following Is a sample of the lot:
IF B. lmeaning Mr.. Bliss does not come
home tonight, 20 up very early to the blue
room, in order to rise at 4:30 o'clock. About
IL o'clock you can go to your room or sleep
on the sofa. will fix it."
"You said you felt passionate. Well,
come in after dinner, when you have nothing
very important 10 do. Come 10 10 look At
the stove, and then go up stairs softly 10 my
room. I will be there. *s 1t won't
take very long. Come, they will be here
tonight sure. Come, darling, please. I will
FIX it all right. Don't make noise. Please
destroy all my nstes, and don't throw them
tn at ia, the piecss-around. See how trust
you; but you, being maa, are apt to be
more careless Than 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 Irreverentiy at times), and Cornelius
seemed TO be worrying and failing in health
at the forced separation, as she writes:
Promise me 10 eat something at every
meal, will you? Eave 1 not enough to
worry me without worrying me about your
not eating? Ii you care for me in the least,
eat at every meal some little thing to nourish
you. III you are unhappy cast
your whole burden on God"
go ne to me early Tomorrow morning.
l. Rodden Mira. - will not
be here. No matter now what they think,
so long as they don't see anything.
Never mind me; / feel 30 sorry for you.
Tnat is all. Tear this"
1.
spopdent mood, while others are quite light
hearted. In one she says:
"Did you ever read, or hear, or know of
any young girl being abused az / am.
VIVA, a miserable life for me TO lead. l
hate deceit, and yet they force me to ii.
They make me bad and hateful, so that
sometimes don't care whether am bad or
not. 1 will expect you in BIS library, SO
you can leave easily, and say you went to
the bathroom"
Rodden, an old servant, is frequently
mentioned, and she, having had her weather
eye opened on the actions of the young peo-
pie, they concocted divers plans of getting
rid of her. Miss Livingston, in almost every
letter, coaches Cornelius what 10 say in case
he is questioned by her parents. Being So
licitous regarding Cornelius's health, she
advised him TO go away and rest for a week
or two, adding: Don't you see? Don't lei
on talk for nothing. That will be delightful,
won't ii? Now, mind your little girle).n
10 another letter Miss Livingston is repre-
scented as writing: "If you can, have Cap
pan fix your lock all right; but If not, 1
have found way to make it appear as if
locked, only you must not 60 up stairs at
all, because / am going TO lock it early, and
you will not be able 10 get in your own
| room. Did you ever see such girl? 1
IA o0ta nj dortt
| room. Start upstairs about $50 o'clock
she will never go up before that-then go
upstairs. We will hear your shoes all
| right. When you get near my room shut
the garnet door, go as to make noise; take
of your shoes and walk to the blue room;
go in, the door is open; shut it; stay there,
and with your little Daisy you can read the
book there. l will come there as soon as 1
| can possibly do SO, and wnen the children
and Rodden are asleep, we can go in
mammals room once more. Don't forget
$50 O'Clock. Don't tell them the time; cay
| the kitchen clock is wrong"
Another letter, marked Secret" concluded
as follows: snow, for heavens sake, be
careful to destroy this paper, and am tell.
| ing you things that l would breath to no
| one. Ii ever you dare to mention them TO
anyone, now, or hereafter in life, hope God
Flll punish you severely. don't see why 1
III you, except that trust you above all
oaers, and, beside, do 30 long for some
coM3ential friend to whom can tell every
,uing and have no fear OF betrayal. All my
ne I've hunted, and never found one ex-
csp, w.. and never will again, am sure.
you d 1,ess you. I owe you something for
your ueVoio. to me. have tried you and
proved you irI Bliss told me that Bessie
Is lying at the pent of death. She has had
baby, still-born; I;,,Is h;t If ,b;ns. her
recovery Is ancerta4 That is where our
dreams come IN; now; Do eyerythin. all
right. Pardon the badly vr;t,sn Letter and
burn it all up, and don't fo.st AIIcsn
II put letter, a dreadful e, in your bed
snort ume ago, never dreamfr that they
would be found, but that old meIer hunts
everything"
1t was this letter which caused CorL,;n.,.
discharge, but the meeting between the 20
continued clandestiaely.
On the facts contained in the above lettera
which were identified by Mr.. Fleming az il
the handwriting Of Mics Livingston, he ex
poets to get reversal OF the decision, ant
10 have her indicted for perjury, in stating
that che never had Intercourse with any othe
man than Fleming.
In his affidavit Cornelius says: 9Th
plaintiff, Alice Livingston, was in the habi
writing me letters and putting them in m.
| DeU LOT W sec anu duu IL WEE uu
derstood between Us thai she was 10 put al
I her Communications in wiring and lesv
them under my pillow, and l would 6ni
them there. The letters and writing, whicl
, are annexed, are in her handwriting, and ar
few Of the letters and written com
municaiions / have received in III
manner described. The manner il
which my intimacy with Miss Livingsio
came to be found out by Mrs. Bliss was a
, follows: One Sunday afternoon ia June
. 1880, Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss and had been owe
. TO the beach, near Chadwick place, an
. when We came home Mrs. Bliss went into IA
room and found letter written by Alice
Then there was a scene, and L left their em
, ployment that very day. l have frequently
seen Mira. Bliss since have been away fror
there. only saw the girl, Miss Livingston
once since then. That was last November
, ! mean November, 1882. 1t was at the Con
: tinental Hotel, in the city of New Yorh
| Mrs. Bliss called to where was working an
. told me 10 come 10 the ContiDestsl Hote
that Alice wanted to see me. / went Their,
aud Alice and / went out for a walk. Sh
, then began TO tell me about this case, an
wanted me 70 testify that toll
her that could not do that, and then SD
, asked me not to do her any harm"
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