New-York tribune., 1883-06-19
MISS LEONARD'S CRIME.
HER RELATIONS WITH THE SMI us.
MIR. SMITHS GRIEvANCE-wHAT MISS LEONARD
sAYs-A STATEMENT BY HER LAWYER

Clarence Smith, of No. COZ Fifth-avc,
whose VIE snot by Helen Leonard at the house OF
Dr. Bondel on Foay last saa ysteTday @ b ca ne ma
against him by Mise Leonard aud the publicity given to
f6ern Relieving Miss Leonard 20 be at least laDOrng
under an haucinaton he SAID that he eIt MS unior
tupate position keenly in having his good name brought
intn disrepute by her improved assertions In paTtcu
Lar he repudlaed the assertion that his wife had any
other motive IN listening 10 Miss leonarps story tnan
that afforded by ply and sympathy ,,.,o, .s,o,o,,
caught Miss LeOnard's attention and after reading IL
careully she commented on ~ 10 ~ IhinUNE a re- re-
room In the Jefferson Market Ponce COur1
reading the last Hdrpe's sne had recovered
To regret the occurrences Of Friday. she stiil,
however re,s5sa SMITH nsI sSa s oeen s
timely In the papers. Lsten. repeat that Clarence
smith came 10 NY house at No. 80 sevcnn-aye. oLe
day and ASKED me what proof had NOW said l..
.Vor are dealing with desperate woman. Yoa stand
III tLat cupboard and III sehd messenger Ior your We
what prOoiI have. All the time had woman stationed
there who nesrd every nns we s1' sad tna' T1nan % s
three hours and accepted the oner but OF conse
knew he had been home mean%h me anu d; arranged
thngs with HE WIFE aud OF course knew better tnan
10 renew the Onsr." 80
DO you think tLcy will press the charges against
~ II don't know. know 'Cal' has put them up to
this When tue aStesdves came dOI me bd "ahs9o ihe
Se"Sd ono whisper: '"Lal" will pay for
M It: sa An9 10 %Sen %e caasnan here
nothing will be pressed asGns you II you return the let
ier- VI
and 40 am mere Mr. Knitting says should not have
talked go much but how II began. Areportef named
IayIor oaine and sad he was from Police Head
quarters lie asked Inc questlOns vi where had ilyed
and 80 FORTH the ground that ne was gong 70 hunt
round i'm order to aid thought lie Nas detective
vino was going 10 help me. He shed tesrs-the Dypo-
crte land said he always Pulled young girls Ike me-
Why didn't come like d ulau aud say lie was re-
porter and not come In that sneaking, under
hand way lie asked me imperunent quea-
items too, until 1 E1ubbed him.. Only
learned aftcrwsrd he was a reporter He ought 70
have cen ashamed himself trying TO deceive girl
You have all got IT wrong that was born Ia Toronto
was ten years the convent IN Toronto, but was born
in New-Oreaus On hope my sister IN Toronto won't
hear OF ts Perhaps she Will not because the nuns are
not allowed TO read scandal" -
A bottle OF laudanum was found on Miss Leonard on
Sunday. The warden entered yesterday ana SAID
:. Wnsy wore Won going with laudanuIn tlat
was Tue ndi guant answer q" gave ~ up wheI 1 was
told IL was against tine rules always carry audahun
for faoeache and t0oihacno ana to induce sleep whe
restless -. A.. o,..,,h,. oo,
dition bat did not have tie slightest idea tnat
any unpessantness for herself might arlse -,
In the eyeung her counsel, Mr.. kmlZlng, Inade inc
folio statements "Two things tnat nave appeaicd
IA some papers false. The first 10 tnat sild tha
Helen Leonard and Helen Freeman are the same Heel
Freeman Il blonde aud had Dlue eyes, Wnie Piss
and mas dark eyes Besides, theli
rgures are totally different never made tee state
,snt that idea tnst tDey we're the same had strucs
me In The second place am credited vita say lng
soon't know Miss LeOnardB defence VIII De-per
haps Insanity. That N lalse. hWJef uoes hVI aA'
such idlotic statements" -,
"Where do you think Callaghan isl"
believe ne 10 IN hiding near the city; however,
will be impossible to get an interview Wlt1 Mn
AT 81. VincenIs Hospital, where Mrs smith Is lying
found Mrs. Smiths mother, VINO had JUS
arrived from NewporL IN great alarm at tue rinos su
on exceedingly well aud that she might see her in tn