Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-08
yalensin VS.. Valensin.

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lensin divorce case was finished Saturday
and the plaintiff is now putting in re
| buttal testimony. 1t is thought that tn
case will be concluded this week.
The first witness Saturday morning wa
the defendant. He said that when he lef
the Arno farm he brought with him ;
sketch of his married life. This paper HI
| had turned over to his attorneys, yet a
that time there mad been nothing sale
about proceedings for divorce.
| Rev. Father Grace was called for the de
| Tense. and related the conversations he hat
with Mrs. Yalensin at Santa Cruz, when he
went there TO effect a reconciliation, if posi-
bic, at the request of Mr.. Valensin. He sale
at first Mrs. Valensin refused to return to hel
husband. doubling Mr.. Valensin's profes
sions and motives Finally, after Father
Grace had labored with her for some time
she promised to return and live with Valen-
sin again, upon certain conditions. Upon
the strength of that statement witness tele-
graphed TO Mr.. Nalensin, All will be
right
On cross-eXaminatiOn witness said Mrs.
Valensin expressed herself as being afraid
to return to her husband, and said she
would not again live with him in the ordi-
nary relations of man and wife. One OF
the conditions upon which she agreed to
return was that her husband would become
a Catholic.
Judge Beatty said that before he began
to put in rebutting testimony he would ask
the Court for q nonsuit to defendant s
cross-motion for a divorce, on the grounds
of adultery. He said that during the en-
tire trial not one scintalla of evidence had
been produced to support the charge.
Mr. Catlin-"I think, myself they are
entitled to il"
The Court. Very well let the motion
be granted
REBUTTING TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Valensin was the first wit
ness in rebuttal. She said she had no
recollection of ever having conversed with
the female members of the Metcalf family.
except on the subject of washing, ironing,
cooking, or some kindred subject, which
they had some knowledge OF, or could I'M
derStand. They were uneducated, and so
far as society was concerned, were no COM
pany for witness. In speaking of the con-
versation, that it was stated she had some
days ago with Mrs. Moore. on the road be
tween Arno and HicksvilIe, witness says
she did not threaten to send Mr. Moore or
any Of her neighbors to prison. Mrs Moore
was the first to suggest that her husband
had been guilty OF perjury. Mrs. Moore,
on that occasion, said to witness that Mr..
Nalensin had taken her husband to town,
had filled him with liquor, and while in
that condition, being irresponsible, hewould
swear to anything.
Witness stated that the testimony of Mrs
Rich could be accounted for on account of
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and her capacity for learning was small
indeed. Mrs. Valensin took pity on her at
one time, when she was a young lady, and
endeavored to make something of her, but
had to give up all attempts She said,
" Her oyershadowing ignorance appalled,
me-
Before marriage witness says Mr.. Nalen-
sin always spoke as if he had an abundance
of means with which to maintain a wife.
There never was a question of money be-
tween us prior to our marriage. Witness
claims that the idea of coming to America
originated with her husband She saws
that during the laudanum scene MI Mesicll
did not draw a knife upon Mr.. Ealeusin, as
the latter stated. She was quite positive
that no such Il thing occurred. She also
denied that Mr.. Mesick had ever advised
her to sign no papers with Nalensin re-
garding property interests, because that
would preclude the possibility of her get
ting a divorce.
Witness said that Mr. Catlin defendants
attorney, had made her an offer of COM
promise, which he assured her would be
to Mr.. Valensin. Mr. Catlin
said he would call upon her attorneys and
lay the matter before them. At the same
interview he said that if suit for divorce
was instituted witness and Mr.. Mesick
wouldnot come out so well as they expected.
This she considered as a threat, and had
informed her counsel that she would ac-
Ccpt of no compromise.
james b. Devine who was clerk in
Beatty 4 Denson's Office last year, was
placed upon the stand to testify that while
he was in their employ it was daily Gus
tom TO make a memoranda of the days
business.
The book was offered in evidence, and on
motion ruled out. The entry referred to
was in Denson's handwriting, dated Sep
TENDER %, 1884, and read as follows:
Nalensin " Observation-Disclosures here; papers
Catlin called today trying TO com
promise.
Judge s. c. benson, the next witness,
testified to having made the entry referred
to, and also 10 the fact that Catlin was
there that day trying to effect a compro-
mise
The proceedings the rest of the day were