Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-26
VALENSIN VS.. VALENSIN.
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE
PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT.
The Disputed Ownership
OF II Letter.

The Disputed Ownership
OF II Letter.
The further hearing of the Nalensin
divorce case was resumed in the Superior
Court, before Judge Mcfarland. yesterday.
Mrs. Valensins cross examination was re-
sumed where il was left off on Saturday.
Grove L. johnson. one of counsel for the
defense. appeared in the case for the first
time. Mr.. Catlin produced a number of
letters written by the plaintiff TO her
mother-in-law. In one of these epistles the
plaintiff referred to her husband in the
mos, ondcaring terms, spoke of his excel
lent business ability and that he had ac-
quired fine property in America. In an
other letter. written soon after the death Of
her husbands father, she declared that her
heart was almost crushed upon the receipt
of the sad news. Another letter was de
scriptive Of the pleasure she experienced on
receipt of the pictures of members of her
husbands family. The finest letter, and
one showing marked ability rs 4 writer
Il
farm. Ii consisted of twelve closely-written
pages. and would make about a column of
printed matter Witness said that while
in Europe she received many letters from
her parents, in nearly all of which was
request that she and her husband w0uld
come TO America.
A number of other letters, addressed 10
Miss Frazier III Italy, were shown her.
She looked at them, said the writing re
sembled her Own, but that there had been
so much perfidy in the case she would not
swear that they were in her handwriting
The reading of the letters referred to occu-
pied the entire forenoon session.
Afternoon Session.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Judge Beatty stated that perhaps during
the progress of the trial he wouId have to
call upon John McCauley the father of the
plaintiff. as Il witness in the case. and there
fore it would be necessary, under the rule,
for him to be excluded from the room.
Mr.. McCauley, an aged and yenerable-look-
ing parsonage, then withdrew from the
Court-room and joined his wife in the
waiting-roOm across the hall.
Mrs Alice NJ. Nalensin was recalled on
redirect examination and questioned by
Judge Beatty. She said Mr.. Nalensiu
that when ] got it | would sell ii. have
on several occasions, cooked for all the
stable men and the hired help. always
cooked tor Mr. Nalensin. and was always
expected to prepare few dishes for him.
He was always utterly regardless of
whether had anything to eat or not. He
told me one day that he was tired of the
hum-drum life of farm, and he was going
to Europe to live like ! gentleman. ! told
him |
WOULD NOT co To EUROPE.
We always spoke together in French. He
said, "All right, madam you have no right
to set yourself up in opposition to your
husband" | replied that ! did not wish to
do So would go with him to Europe or
anywhere else, providing he could support
me, but / was not willing TO allow cent of
my individual money to be taken 10 Eu-
rope The witness then related the prom
ise of defendant that Immediately
after their civil marriage he would
marry her in the Catholic Church.
Mr.. Nalensin presented. witness with
q horse III Florence. She rode it for some
time, and the horse was returned TO Mr..
Nalensin, who either lett il with a friend or
sold it-She did not know which. Al any
rate She received nothing from the pro
ceeds of the sale. She said Mr.. Nalgnsin
would send her to places to order goods.
and she had been refused in some instances
because he had neglected to keep his bills
settled UP. "One time she said, when
he went away he gave me notes to collect
for horse bills from men who were not in
the country, nor ever existed.
ALL OF NY PRIVATE PAPERS
And memorapda which had in nay
possession were stolen from me-" She said
that Mr. Nalensin was great admiror of
dogs. SO much so that he had retriever
brought from England in charge of a female
nurse. Witness thought this little hard
from the fact that She came to America
with an intant III feeble health, without Il
maid while, on the same voyage he was
accompanied with a man servant. Witness
said she and her husband went to Mr.
White, in this city, and, as she understood
it. had their wills drawn up, willing their
property to their little son Pho They had
two copies of it, and sometime afterward
Nalcnsin told her that she had, by signing
that viii, given him the right to dispose of
her property during her life time. She
then demanded her copy CT the will Va
lensin told her that he had sent one to Eu-
rope and did not know where the other
was She was almost crazy, and found ont
a few days afterward that ii was in the safe
of Hall, LuhrS 4 Co., of this city. She
went to Mr.. Hall and demanded it, and the
latter informed her that Mr NalenSin had
been there the day before and told them
NOT TO SURRENDER IT.
She went home and told Mr.. Valensin that
she would not stand it any longer. She had
taken the precaution to have a clause put
in the will so that she could revoke it, and
she did So She said she was devoted to
him from the time she welded him to the
day she left him. She treated him with
kindness and wilely devotion from the time
they were married in Italy TO the separa-
ton. Her welded life did not commence
with bliss. but unhaPpineSs. He had de
ceiy ed her in regard to their marriage cere-
mony, but she had always by good exam
pie tried to win his love and affection.
Witness was shown a letter written in
Italian by her husband, which she trans
lated into English with a rapidity that
shows that she is highly educated in the
Italian language. Before witness left for
Santa Cruz, she told her husband that she
never would live with him again !;
return. She said number of
years ago she made will, and thinks she
signed it in Sydney Smiths Office in San
Francisco. This Will was made before her
son Pic was year old. Witness said she
made no mortgages in Italy but
PAwNED HER JEwELRY THEN.
Al least Mr. Valensin took it from her, as
he said, to pawn. Soon after he took the
jewelry he had plenty of money. He
pawned my diamond necklace, diamond
ring and other articles The necklace was
given to me by Mrs. Macgrulor, an estima-
Bile English lady. Year before last her
husband told her that heirc1me from the
land rented 10 the Journeys would be
$4,000
Mrs Caroline McCauley. mother OF the
defendant. was the next witness. She said
she had known the defendant G. Nalensin,
for twelve or thirteen years. She first met
him in Florence, Italy; knew him for two
or three years before his marriage, and
recollect his promises before the marriage.
liter the engagement. and a short time
before the wedding took place, he came to
my daughter in my presence, and asked
that the wedding be a civil one;
after the civil marriage he would go to
Pisa. and be married in church. He
kneeled at her daughters feet with tears
flowing down his cheeks, begged her to
do so, saving that his father was ILL., and
that it would kill him. He promised that
within two hours after the civil marriage