Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-28
VALENSIN VS.. YALENSIS.
McCauley Says He Thinks Mesick was
Trying to Get Away With the Estate.

tors throughout the day, Dul why IL SiiouiO'
is more than can be understood Although
| this is a divorce case, unlike the generality
of such cases, there is no filth, or the wash
ing of dirty linen, and those vino attend
for the purpose of hearing something OF thaf
| kind have BEEN and Will be, disappointed
| Both litigants have good connections, were
well raised, highly educated and are people
of refined tastes and manners. MIS- al
ensin SAYS her husband wishes to secure
control Of her estate, and Mr.. Naiensln
says that
THEIRS WAS A HAPPY FAMILY
Until he was routed with too much re-
ligion and an overdose OF mother-In- law
Mr.. Valensin is not the diamond-bedecked,
hair-split-in-t he-middle-lo individual
that he La been depicted IN the evening
journal. neither does he stare at witnesses
| as they would lead one to believe, but Is Il
| piainly-dressed, modest and retiring gentle
man. Mrs Valensin is petite, cookbook
ing lady, with a pleasant face dresses
plainly, generally in black, and constantly
wears Il veil Mr.. Valensin sits between
his attorneys Messrs. Johnson and Catlin,
is 4 keen observer of all that Is sald taxes
copious notes of the proceedings, ana re
quentiv assists his counsel by suggesting
| questions during the examination. Mrs.
Vajeusin occupies 4 seat between her attor-
npl+. Messrs. Beatty & benson. She, also,
i keen observer OF all that is going on,
a.d is frequently counseled with by her
alilfAgv> during the taking OF testIlnony
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
The di>; witness on tie stand yesterday
was Judge " 5 Meslcl,, On cross-eXalnl-
nation. He said Oh the second day after
| Mr. Ealensin lIi taken jhc lauoanum,
Mr. McCauley, the father OF Mrs laiensin,
visited Arno. Witness returned from Sac
ramento on Saturday, about P. NJ. Mr.
McCauley and | had some words about
certain transactions that had entered into
with Mr. Valensin. After our dispute Mr..
| McCaulcy said lie was going to Gait TO tele
graph for Mr. NalenSin to come back.
Mr.. Catlin-In the course OF the CONVEX
sation did not Mr.. McCauIey say that he
would not allow Mr. Valensin 10 be
robbed?
Mr. Beatty objected to the question and
the Court ruled it out,
Mr. Catlin-State what conversation
passed between Mrs. Nalensin, her father
and yourself.
Witness-It was in the parlor. Mrs.
| Valensin. her mother, father, and, think,
| Pho were present. 1t was in the evening
after supper stated what | had accom-
plished in town with Mr.. Nalensin, and
| told them of all the arrangements we had
agreed upon. ! told them that Mr.. Valen-
sin had conveyed to me the Hall place, and
had made me bill of sale of all the horses,
all of which was in trust for him. Also
| that | had given him 81 900 iii cash, and
that he was 10 leave Immediately for Eu-
rope. Mr.. McCauley thereupon became
| very angry, said the Hall ranch was his.
daughters property, and that some of the
horses also belonged TO her. When they
tried to make me believe that Nalensin
owned nothing | stood up for him. and
| claimed that the property sought to be con-
veyed was his. Mr.. McCauley was very
angry. and accused me of, to use his own
| expression, being
IN CAHooTs WITH yAIENsIN.
| That evening or the next morning Mrs
| Valensin informed me that her father had
prevailed upon her TO sign a document or
| dering all the tenants TO pay their rent 10
| herself The reason that | entered into the
arrangement | did in Mr.. Catlins office
with Mr.. Valensin was that ! thought from
what they both said | was authorized to do
| 50. She said to me to make any arrange
ment | thought was fair so long as she
would be allowed to retain possession of
! her child | made no arrangements for
| him to 90 to Europe. He asked me for the
| money necessary for the expenses, and !
gave il to him.
| Witness then related at length the con
versations held between Mr.. Nalensin and
| himself on the ranch and in town and the
conferences held between them in Mr..
| Catlin's office in the presence of the latter.
| Witness resuming, said Mr.. Nalensin
| proposed 10 make TO me a deed TO the Hall
place and bill of sale for the horses
| outright. ! would not accept a transfer
| of hot l-i,a ahrnlUta bnr HaSiraI
to hold the property in trust. If he
made an absolute transfer, then | should
execute to him declaration to deed back
| on demand. That is the only way that |
would agree to have anything to do with
it. for under an absolute deed if | should
happen 10 die my heirs would claim the
entire property When Valensin left the
ranch shortly after the attempt at suicide
he informed Chris. Lang in my presence
that he should never return, and that he
LEFT THE RANCH IN MY CHARGE.
Afterwards when Lang did something
that | very much disapproved of, | dis
charged him, as had right to do. tel
! egraphed Mr.. Nalensin to come TO Elk
Grove for consultation. | met him there
at the appointed time with the cart. and
took him to Arno.
Mr. Catlin-Were you not anxious to
see Mr. Vaensin before Mr.. McCauley
did
Wimess-No, sir. When learned from
| him that McCauley had telegraphed him to
come to Gait was DESTROYS that he should
see his father-in-law first, and told witness
to say nothing about their private or bust
ness affairs until after he saw Mr.. McCau
| ley. Witness and Valensin had 4 settle
mcnt in August. 1884, the latter giving wit
| ness a note for over $1,000. The note was
/ No, Int
| Yalensin should have sufficient notice of
demand for payment with the contingency
! that if trouble arose between him and his
| wife. witness was not TO stand by and lose
his money. In the same month Nalensin
paid witness 81, 400, giving new note for
! over $500 Wines then delivered UP his
papers, which had been kept by him since
the day Mr.. Nalensin attempted suicide.
! One Of these read
ARNo srocK FARM. july $. 1854.
| ! annul ali testament made and wish my wife
| to do all she pleases with her and my properly.
Sound OF mind and body and fearing death.
| @. NALE>>IN.
The second was as follows:
ARNo STocN FAglf August = 1851
Ny Dear Ho'5er am 50 unhappy; die Par
| don me. g. NALENsGN.
Witness said he was % years Of age. a
| lawyer by profession, and farmer by occu-
|
| in 1852 and since then had been
| ENGAGED IN No PARTICULAR BUSINESS.
He owned considerable property in the city
of Sacramento. He said he had no business
| interests in the neighborhood of Hicksvile
He was n man of family, but had not lived
with his wife for many years. He had
spent quite a while on the Arno farm
! occupying his time in shooting, driving
making gates, doors, gardening, watering
plants etc He received no compensation,
seeking only pleasure and amusement.
| Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Mesick was examined at some length
| at the afternoon session, but nothing new
was elected. George Is. Johnson, a civil
engineer. and VIM. Journey, former ten
ant, were placed upon the stand to prove
! that considerable wood had been cut off
! Mrs. Valensin'S land.
! Mrs. Nalensin was recalled, and after
! answering a number of unimportant ques-
tons, stated that she traded with her father
for Arno farm, giving in exchange for it a
house and lot in San Francisco and some
property in the State of Missouri.
DR.. G.. l.. Simmons was called as q medl-
cal expert to testify as to the general health
of the plaintiff al the time of the separation,
but refused Il, testify. He said both had
consulted him regarding Mrs. Nalensins
health and II yvpfI1 he 11nprOfpSSlOnal in