Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-25
VALENSIN VS.. yALENSIN.
Further Cross -examination OF fisih'ii'i
and Testimony of Other Witnesses.

and Testimony OF other hiuhe''
The case of Valensin VS.. Valensin was
resumed in Department Two of the Su-
perior Court Saturday before Judge NC
Farland. The Courtroom was crowded
throughout the day with interested spec
tators Mrs Valensin took the witness
stand, and her cross-examination was con-
tinued. She said the first time she heard
that her husband had been making inslnu-
atoms against her reputation was IN this
city some weeks since. when she was SO
informed by lady friend. She also had
heard similar stories from her nelghDors'
A. J. Smith, John Taylor and Wllllam
Journey She also mentioned few others
who had either told her or limited at 1t
There being some witnesses present VINO
were DESTROYS of going home, Mrs. Nalen-
sin was withdrawn from the stand so that
their testimony could be taken.
C. w. Wilkins, a witness for the DEFENSE
said that he resided in Oakland, ana was
contractor and builder. He became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Valensin IN August,
1881. He constructed a house for the Val
ensins. He was there several months and
said, so far as his observation went, they
lived happily and in harmony. The house
and Improvements to other buildings cost
about $l1 600.
James Journey, one of plaintiffs wit
nesses, was the next to testify. lie is a
farmer, and cultivates land which he rents
from Mr.. and Mrs Valensin. He has re-
sided there for four years past. About the
23d of September last he conversed with
Mr.. Valensin on the ranch. Nalensn told
me he was not feeling well, and told me of
his suspicious regarding Judge Mesick and
his wife He said her affections had
been estranged that they had quar-
relied and would never make up.
Valensin told witness thai during fair
week, while in Sacramento, couple of
friends came to him and told him of his
wifes infdelity Not willing to believe
such stories, they told him where to go and
be convinced by seeing for himself. He
did So and was convinced. He also said
that Chris. Lang had seen Mrs. Nalensin
and the Judge in the bathroom together.
On cross-examination he said that the
day following this conversation with Va
lensin witness narrated it to his son Will
lam. He afterwards told it to Mrs. Valen-
sin, after she had importuned him to do 50.
He did not like to tell her about it for he
did not think it a proper statement for a
gentleman to make to a lady. She begged
very hard to be told about it, and said she
must know it in order to be able to protect
herself. She said she had been told that
her husband was circulating vile ISLANDERS
about her. She did not tell me who told
her.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The next witness was VIM. E. Journey,
who also resides on the Valensin estate,
near Hicllsyille and is witness for plain
tiff. He from diagram of the farm, which
is on exhibition III Court, pointed out and
located the different sections where crops
are raised, etc. He said in September last
he had a talk with Mr.. Valensin regarding
his wife. He said the conversation was
held near Arno Station. Valensin came
up to him and said, You must deliver
your crop TO me and no one else" Witness
asked him if things had got to that pass,
and Valensin replied, " Yes. Things
| have come to my knowledge concerning
my wife which renders it impossible for me
| to live longer with her" Valensin then
repeated what he had told James Journey.
Mrs. Nalensin was recalled and shown
a number of written instruments, letters,
etc, of which she admitted the genuine
| ness of her signature, but said in almost
very instance she was forced TO sign by
her husband upon threats that he would
take her child from her. One of the docu-
ments was an agreement to the effect that a
man by the name of Del Bono should
manage their property for five years from
February 1, 1885, for which service he is to
receive 81, 800 per annum. A letter written
by the witness to the Counts mother was
read. In explanation of the letter she said
it was one written by Mr.. Ealensin and he
made her copy il.
At P. N. Court adjourned to 10 A NJ,
to-day.