The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-12
ABOUT NONSIGNOR CAPEL.
WHAT TME HUSBAND OF MRs.
VALENsIN
Says About Him and His Relations
with Her-Tbe Condition and
Returns OF the Ranch.

A San Francisco special to the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat says: Count
Vale2sin, concerning whose wife and
Mgr. Capel var Gus IumorS OF \ dis
graceful character have been aft )at for
some months, was seen this evening
and readily consented 10 talk concern
ing the affair. The Count is a very
pleasant gentleman Of So speaks En-
glish like a native, and has not the
faintest tu'picion Of an accent. He
began by saying that from actual per.
SOD al observation he could say little OF
the re. ATOMS between Capel aud his
wife, MS he has not lived at the ranch
since he learned Of the position occu.
pied by tapel there. It seems that
Valensin came to California upwa d
of fifteen yea ago and soon married
a very handsome girl, daughter OF j:
@. McAuley, wealthy land owner oil
Sacramento Valensin hfd means and
purchased a ranch, which he in.
proved at large expense and
then stocked it with blo)ded
horses. One son was born, who is
now Is years old. A couple OF years
ago trouble arose between Valensin
and his wife, which eliminated ia the
latter bringing suit for divorce, al eg-
ing cruelty as the ground. Valensln
retaliated with cTois complaint
charging bis wife with adultery with
q prominent member OF the bar at
Sacramento. When the case came 10
trial it produced sensation, but the
Coult held that neither SIDE rad
proved its allegations, and The divorce
was den ed. Tnen Mrs. Vaensin sue
for the propertr, claimir 6 that i, wa
her money that bought it, but shs lest
that suit, too. The property is still
entangl3d, however, owing to an I'M
psid mortgage, etc.
ON RETURNING HOME.
Last March V.lensia returned from
a lripb Europe, and upon arriving
here WIS informed OF the circum
stances OF Capels installation at the
ranch, near Gau /, ostensibly as tuto
10 young Valepsip. Other particulars
we're given which led the CCuat ~
taxa up his home elsewhere, and lie
has only bsen to the ranch few times
since, when it was necessary to look
af .er the stock there. On these occs-
sions he Gays that Capel WIS very
careful TO keep out of his SIGHT From
god authority Va ensin learned thess
facts: When Cspel went to The rar ch
there was living thsre Mrs. Valensin
and her son, her father and mo h r,
Mr.. snd Mrs. j. O. McAuley, and her
brother and his wife. After while
j. O. McAuley died. Then trouble OF
come tort came up between young
McAuley and his wife. McAuley, jr.,
left his wife, ard both he and
she left the ranch, leaving only Mis-.
MrAuley to play rroprietress. But a
short Tins elapsed, however, before
srious differ noes arose betTeen the
old lady and Mgr. Capel, which cul-
minated one day in the indignant ma
iron soundly slapping the reverend
gentleman's face. Alter this, OF cou Sc
the house was rot large enough &c
contain both bel igert nts, 80 Mrs. Nc
Auley packed up, and is now, 1t is BIS
lieved, in Missouri with her son
This left the field clear, and the ncf
IL now occupied by Mrs. Valensin aut
her son, with Mgr. Capel as tutor anC
general manager.
DID NOT CARE FOR SEPARATION.
Being Psked il he clntempla' et
bringing suit for divorce on the gtount
OF his wite's friendship for OspeI, HI
shrugged his shoulders and raid tina
( he did not know that he shou d do 80
lie had had enough Of suits, and th'
law courts were very expensive, arc
- he had no desire to again get mar
ried he h d no present intention o
trying 10 oh ain separation. Wbel
Capel fitt came 10 the ranch h
claimed to be- in daily expectation Q
tho receipt of Sl5, 900 from q debtor II
England, but it is not known that tn
tum was over received. Last yea
Mrs. Valersin's income was not owe
$4,000, which was not sufficient to NEE
Interest charles aud other other eN
penses FIR which she is responsible
This year her income has been littl
or nothing, and whence the means {
support were derived for the hontC
hold VAensiu could not tell. TIL
Count is of the opinion tins
Capel was led to fo'm the az
quaintance of the McAuleys and Mr.
Va'ensin because theywere always yer
profdse in their claims to great wealt
and that the MoEsignor hoped throue
them TO racuperate his fallen fortune
In this, however, he will find himse
mistaken, as the MoAuley property
now heavily mo legged, while, as hf
bean said, Mrs ValeDsln has hardly
cent she can call her own. Valensi
said he had been informed that Ii
Monsignor had been instrumental
putting detectives on his track in ord'
that his wife might find some othC
ground for divorce than cruelty, au
said she was welcome to such test
mony Il abe could get It, as it was
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