St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
SPICY COURTSHIP.
4 Woman Deceived by One Man and Married
by Another.
Rejoined Her First Love-Dramatic Escape
in Servant Girls Costume.
New York Mercury.

New York Mercury
A few days since H. Edouard Chalier began
proceedings in the supreme court against
Sophie Chalier for an absolute divorce. They
were married in 1882, and the history OF
their intimacy, as told to Howe and Hummel
for the purpose of publication, is quite event
full. Mr.. Chalier is engaged in the French
flower business in this city and is
Frenchman by birth. He is a hand
some young man of medium COM
plexion and size. He has an intel
lectual forehead. curling dark-brown hair
and a charming mustache, with elegantly
curled tips. Mrs. Chalier is q creole, ana
native of New Orleans, said to be
EXCEEDINGLY PRETTY IN FACE AND ELEGANT
in build. She is a brunette. In 1878, being
then II, Sophia Valentine, as she was called
when q fancv-free maiden, was soJournlng
with her aunt in this city, and made the ac-
ouaintanee of Mr. Chalier in the store with
which be was then connected. 1t seems 10
have been a case Of love at first sight on ooth
sides. Both naturally warm blooded, their
sweethearting was no shammlng matter,
and trouble ensued When her parents
heard thereof, there was storm OF Jury an u
Indignation a lawyer was retained, al Or
der Of arrest issued and detective employed.
OMNIBUS AND DIsHEARTENING PROSPECT.
Poor Chaiier would be nabbed in the morn
ing on his wav to the steamship. One OF the
Young ladies of the house was seized with
happy thought that cut the Gordian Knot
'sMary's clothes will fit Mr.. Chalier," she sug-
gested; ''let him shave off his mustache, ana
walk out with a basket, just as II ne was
Mary Mary was the maid, tall, stout
Belfast girl. and the suggestion was hailed as
an inspiration and accepted. In tie early
morning, lust after the kitchen fires were
being lighted, Chalier, dressed la Mary,
basket on arm and cap on head, ambled gay
" past the detective, turned the next corner,
CAPTURED a downtown car and escaped.
Clothes we're procured for him and the nee
essarv outfit an far in the afternoon when the
Havre-boupd steamer was away outside OF
Sandy Hook, the two detectives still kept
watch, relieving each other at intervals
Sophie's baby was born in an asylum and re-
moved from her at once. She knows nothing
as to It's whereabouts or its protectors or
adopters. Early in 1880 she met a
Young broker Of Baltimore, who fell In
love with her, and after brief
acquaintance they were married. The hirta-
tive procvities of the young wife annoyed
and exasperated the husband, who by the way
was also named Valentine, but Valentine
with an "e'' instead Of an ga in the middle
SYLLABLE. She was exceedingly vain of her
feet, vain OF her ankles, vain OF her hands,
vain Of her arms, vain Of her form. She
courted admiration as the opening bud woos
the sunshine 1t was under these circum-
stances when two years married that
CuAIIER SAW HER AGAIN.
He had gone to Baltimore on business
connected with his firm, quite unconscious
of the presence Of Sophie in the Monumental
CITY. The manner Of meeting was odd and
suggestive 1t was q driZZliug, damp day.
The streets were muddy. Umbrellas were
generally expanded. Few ladies were out.
That circumstance naturally attracted the
more smasculine attention to the few that
were. Chaicr's appreciative glance having
fallen upon the rear contour Of an elegantly
dressed, trimly-shod divinity who walked like
an Arab barb and displayed tue pattern OF a
pretty stocking. he followed the too attractive
vision till the face was revealed. All hard
feelings. IL there had ever been any, mad
evaporated. They met with rush and a
rush The first love saw that his sorceress
vas lovelier than ever. She told the story
Of her married life in restaurant over lunch
and champagne She detested her husband
because he was cold and jealous. She visited
Chalicr at his hotel and stayed for hours. In
April. 1882, her husband obtained a decree
of divorce, and on the day that the decision
was announced her father died in New Or
leans. By his will she became the possessor
OF $40. COO, and in July Of the same year she
became
THE WIFE OF II. EDoUARD CHALIER
Tn to the beginning OF the present year
Mr. aud Mrs. Cbalier have lived in fine style
In Yorkvillc. She has been constant thea
ter-zoer, especially TO matinces. When she
has seen a gentleman behind the foothghts
who was sufficiently Young and handsome to
win her admiration, the complainant AYERS
that she has not hesitatrl to write and tell
the masher Of her regard. She has, as also
alleged in the complaint, entertained gentle
men from time TO time in the house when
her husband was absent on business, and
sometimes lodged them all night. And to
crown ALL about the eud OF December last
she went of as charged, with the captain OF
an English tramp steamer whose &C
uuaiutancc she is said to have made In Balti-
more Notice Of the suit will be by puolica-
ton, as il is not known whittier she has
gone. Her last mash is said 10 be a big
boned. coarse-lookug fellow, with huge