The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-14
A vt. PAUL SENSATION.
The Cheekered Careers of the Princi.
pals in the Affair. as Told by
Themselves.

years in the Minnesota penitentiary of Ger
aid Moore, Developments have been made
bringing to light remarkable romance in
real life. Since McAfee's sentence his
quasi wife has been living at the Home
for the Friendless, where she is being kind
ly cared for by charitable ladies. 1t was
there that she was seen and after great re-
luctance narrated the remarkable story of
a very romantic career.
She said:-'I am the daughter of Com
modore Meade of the United States Navy,
brother of General Meade, of the army. /
was born in 1948. our family consisting of
my two brothers, Robert and Richard, who
are now in the navy and marine corps. and
my sister, now the wife of Commander
Sands, of the navy Up to the age of nine
teen I attended school, going into society
great deal. Ny young life had been very
happy, and nothing had ever occurred to
cloud it for day. When nineteen
BECAME THE WIFE OF c. X. Lands
! OF Nineland, one of the wealthiest land
owners in New Jersey. We lived happily
during the year after our marriage. but
from the time our baby was born he seemed
to be changed do not know what caus-
ed it, but he became an entirely different
man. \ year later he was arrested for
shooting newspaper editor who published
slanderous articles concerning him, but
was acquitted At this trial first learned
of my husbands enormous wealth that
yielded him an income of $50, 900 a year.
Shortly afterwards | left him and went to
live with my parents During my absence
he obtained a divorce on the plea of deser-
ton. but | was given the custody of the
children up to their seventh year, when
they were returned to him. During these
four years both my parents died and was
SO overcome by sorrow that tried to find
forgetfulness in foreign land. In July,
1876, | took my youngest child and SER
wants and sailed for Europe. travelled
there for three years, and spent the winter
of 1879 at Nice. There | met Baron Won
Mutzenbaeh, whom you must have known
as the engineer who constructed the eele-
brated bridge over the Rhine at Coblentz.
! Three months later we were married and
| lived happily until his death. / then de-
cided to remain in Europe, and rented
apartments III St Mark Convent. In the
| spring of 1880 was seized with desire to
see my children and visited America. Re
turning to Europe, l lived for time with
my husbands family at Wiesbaden, and
on November Sd sailed once more for this
country, intending to accept my sisters
invitation to visit her at Washington
HER MEETING WITH MOORE.
OF her meeting with Moore and her third
marriage the Countess said:
During the voyage, which severe storms
made unusually long I met Gerald Moore.
We Were thrown together daily, as COM
pagnons de voyage necessarily are, and
strong mutual attachment sprang up
which eliminated in our marriage soon
after reaching New York. There We took
up our abode my husband accepting the
position of Secretary of the Cooperative
and Accident Life Insurance Company at
salary of So 800 per annum. Until Lodge
appeared | was happy as had never been
before My husband was deeply attached
to me and regardful of my every wish.
Indeed our happiness was too great to en-
dure. One day Lodge called upon my
husband and accused him of the crime he
committed in marrying me. Then, for the
first time | learned from his own lips that
my husband had been married to Lodges
sister Oh, the agony of that hour (And
the Countess became so agitated that she
could not proceed At length controlling
her emotion, she continued.) We decided
to leave New York at once. We confided
our plans to a lawyer whom we trusted.
but he betrayed us to Lodge. My husband
went to Connecticut for time, but was
logged by Lodges detectives and he re-
turned and went to New Jersey. tried to
leave him forever, but my love for him was
too intense | sold all our possessions,
and meeting at Paterson, n. j., we took
the train for Chicago and came to st. Paul
We had intended to so to the Pacific, but
were pleased with ST. Paul and decided to
remain here for a time at least My hus-
band went into the stationery business
here, and we engaged rooms with Mr..
Hetherington. at No. 1866 Pleasant avenue.
There we lived until my husband was ar
rested. Mrs. Hetherington has been kind
to me. and told me to stay at her house
until my trouble was over. She went to
Detroit ON the very day my husband was
arrested and her husband turned me ont
into the streets. had pawned everything
| had to raise funds to engage lawyers for
my husband, and for the first time in my
life | was homeless. friendless, and with
out penny could reach. To add to my
misfortunes had babe bat month old. >
FRIENDS IN ADVERSELY.
Il tried in vain to find a boarding place
until at last | met lady by the name of
Hoeninger, who has charge of a news
store She kept me for three days. Rev.
Mr. Gilbert kindly interested himselfin my
behalf and procured for me my present
resting place. God knows how grateful
| am to these kind friends. Since my
husbands arrest have tried to raise money