Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-03
yALENSIN VS.. yALENSIN.
The Defendant Claims to Have Brought
$50, 900 to America.


SS3,00O to America.
The divorce case. Valensin VS.. ValenSin.
was resumed in Department Two of the
Superior Court at 10 4 NJ yesterday, before
Judge Mcfarland
G. Valensin. the defendant in the case,
resumed the witness-stand. He said On
our first trip to America Mrs. Nalensin's
Jewels came also, but not with us; they
were sent by her in care of Sather & Co,
San Francisco, We did not have the Jewels
with us while we were in Switzerland
The expense of transportation was more
than we anticipated, the express charges
and custom duties amounting to some $500
or 500. Witness said he paid the expense
of bringing the iewelTy from Florence TO
San Francisco. Shortly after our arrival
Mrs. Valensin and her father had several
wordy discussions regarding the rents due
her. This eliminated in quarrel on the
McCauley ranch, in San joaquin county
Mr.. NcCauley said he would 80 to San
Francisco and raise the money. He drove
away and We were to remain upon the
ranch. Shortly after his departure MIR.
Nalensin and her mother decided to 90 to
San Francisco also, and we Immediately
bundled up and went to Gak At The sta
ton we found Mr. McCauley, waiting for
the'train.
HE WAS SURPRISED AND DIsPLEAsEp
When he saw us drive up. He asked me
what we were doing there When | told
him we were also en- route 10 the Bay, he
was very mad. He then, in his angry
mood. told me that his daughter, Mrs. Val
enSin, had been engaged to another. This
made me feel very bad. On the first op-
portunity, | told her what her father had
said regarding her engagement To another,
and asked her why She had not told me-
She denied ii, and told her there must be
something III it, for 4 father would hardly
make such an accusation AGAINST his
daughter, il il was untrue. Our conversa-
ton ended in n row, and we both agreed
that if we could not live together happily it
would be best to separate. | went 10 the
Italian Consul in San Francisco, TO ascer-
tain, in case OF separation, who could have
the child. He told ME that the child, be-
ing a minor, would have TO be left with its
mother. After q few days our unpleasant
ness was healed over. was always of the
impression that | had no claim upon Pho,
in case of a separation, until the 18th of
July, last year, when Clinton White told
me the Court in its discretion would award
the child to whichever parent it thought
best. The day before Mrs. Nalcnsiu left for
Santa Cruz | told her that if she thought,
by abandoning me, she could take the
child she was wrong, and, in the event OF
4 separation, should do all | could
TO OBTAIN POSSESSION OF PIo.
Mrs. Nalensin wanted to go TO Santa Cruz
with her mother. | wanted to go along,
but would not go with her mother. gave
her the money-Sl00-to pay her eX-
penses to Santa Cruz, but at the same time
told her if she went she was going against
my wishes. AT that time | did not speak
to Mrs. McCauley The last two weeks of
July | had to stay on the ranch to superin-
tend the sowing of buckwheat, and told
Mrs FalenSin that on the 1st of August |
would go with her to Santa Barbara, and
we would thus avoid meeting her mother
at Santa Cruz. This she agreed to. Pho
was to go with u.s. and | think Judge Me
sick also was to be of the party.
Letters from Mrs. McCauley to the de
fendant while he was in Europe were read
and offered in evidence. They were dated
October /, 1875, October 6, 1876. March 10,
1877. They were addressed to NY Dear
Son, were well written, full of love, atfec-
tion and business. She constantly urged
them 10 come 10 California, where they
would be given land and financially assist
ed. When he started from Europe he had
nearly 100000 francs. These letters, he
said, induced them 10 come to America.
After arriving here McCaulcy gave them
lease to 1,200 acres of land for five wears.
for So He took the land, fenced it. had it
planted at s. per acre, built a barn. house,
tank, tank-house, etc. Witness continuing
said; Mr.. McCauley
PROMISED To PAY FOR THE LUMBER,
And to loan me $4,000 on my personal
note. He said, one day, that he would 80
to San Francisco, and on the following dav
would send ME 81 GOO and bring the other
up in few days. The next dav George
McCauley came to the ranch, and said his
father wanted to meet Mrs Nalensin and
myself the next day in Sacramento. We
could not imagine what he wanted. He
had promised to let me have the money ON
my personal note, and Mrs. Naensin was
not i'll anyway TO be party to the tranSac-
ton. We hitched up horse, and drove
down to her fathers place and demanded
an explanation. He was surprised at our
visit, but | soon explained its
object. told him if there was any docu-
mcnt to sign. we desired to see H.
He then rather reluctantly brought
all the property to him | knew !
he was very slippery, and we positively re-
fused to sign it. He urged us to do so on
the grounds that the bills were due and
should be paid We went home about II
Oclock that night. then told Mrs Nalen-
sin that | should no longer depend upon
her father, who evidently was not willing
to assist Us, unless We would give him all
we had, but would telegraph my father for
1 remittance sufficient to cover our imme-
liate and future wants. The next morning
sent Arthur McGlown to Sacramento with
| dispatch to send to my father, at Florence.
at the same time Went to San Francisco,
md from there sent a duplicate dispatch
This was on Saturday, and ON the next day,
sunday, | received a telegram from my
ather saying, Go to the London and San
francisco Bank and get the money | did
50 on Monday morning, received $4,000
md used it in paying my debts.
Witness then exhibited a statement from
he bank referred to, showing the amount
ances which had been placed to his credit |
The total amount of sight drafts and tele-
Taph instructions received in the Years
SIS and 1881 was SS3, 500.
Afternoon Session.
MT. dlCIlSln IcSuIlcu lue NllllCSS-SidllU. |
lie said he bought the Hall Ranch and !
,aid for it with money received from Eu- |
ope Witness then related all the circum- |
tances relative to the several mortgages !
hat had been given, and the business en- |
anglements that grew OUT of them. He |,
tated that Mr. McCauley very often |
,oasted of what he had done for
lis children in the past, and what he |
proposed to do in the future. To test |
us sincerity witness said he made |
he following proposition. (He at that
ime had q large amount of money |
n bank. II will.sive You $15 an acre cash |
or / 800 acres Of land, and will make |
resent of it to your daughter McCauley |
wanted $50 an acre, but finally agreed that |
f Mrs. VaIensin would give three-fourths |
# It's value he could give the other fourth |
The deeds were jawn up and tie money |
would have been paid over ana he land |
transferred to Mis- Valensin hadjtuct been |
or her mother who thought inc land was
,oing too cheap Mr.. McCauIey could not |
make deed to the property without the !
ignatuTe Of his wife After this trade fell |
through, in order to please his wife, which |
vas his constant desire at her request he |