New-York tribune., 1886-11-09
MARTIN AND ROSA BURNS.
u,e .ccouNr OF THEIR RELATIONS


~ mn FIRST MET Mrss BURNS SENDING HER
TO HER rArHRR-soMK LrTTERs.
sa,,,c,., testimony was taken By Surrogate Rollins
..,a.v IN tho contest over the will Of Rosa "
enrns Or. Mary Sparr. the mother of the testatrix
vho seeks to break the will, and Fernando de fran
saseo Martini the aged Spaniard to whom the young
woman bequeathcd the property left to her by her
father Ross Burns. the first husband of her mother
were present Mr.. Martin testified that he was IN his
.sventy-second year and was formerly secretary Of
the Spanish Naval Commission and at present
Chancellor of the Consulate General of Spain. He
Ar.t met Miss Burns in 1879. Two months prior he
had met her mother Previous to that he had teen
ACQUAINTED with Mrs. sparr's sister, Mrs. Brooker
He said he received letter signed Mrs. Burns
askinp him to call and see her and he continued
on receipt that letter wrots to her making an appoint,
and aerwsd called then saw sSa Mrs Sr 10 or n ,%
ne photograph of Mrs BROKER She lent to me to take
copy.
On the receipt OF another letter from Mrs sparr the
witness said he called again. Up to that time he had
not met Rosa Burns Six weeks or two months after
ward Miss Tenne Clahn called on him and told him
that Miss Burns had unhappily married ana was
Door and wanted know whether he had friend VINO
would charge OF her He told her that ne was not
IN such business a. that The witness went on:
Mis-. Burns the honse O. Mrs wcSng % Sna
ever is@er beer saloon called there two three times
her Sse eys1s wn %P'o%n sn aa don't
where II Twenty IN aS sdH Ms. cGsa SSTDs v here
oher ere told her was 10 place @ icr o hSl and
& her ss T nsS Pocl ssrT s @ a sSe
had a mouthful to eat all day Then took her home
Mr. Martin said Rosa asked him to call on her aud ne
Ss73 he called and found Rosa in She old him
spsts,rs. Mrs. SPAR took him upstairs to see the
ss and TnSy rsy. them nad , o S bury the sSd Ho called
there frequently aerward "to give the girl something
Twsfthst and sccondave to take bosriers at his sug
sestion II understood between him ana Rosa ,hat
Sn ,Ssy m"ds progre.s Su, tSey did not and
never returned. Bills for furniture rurchssed ne
wiinrss ABOUT year after the house was taken he
live there Rosa suggested that ne sn1nn % , 9o
Jh,s was IN 1873 lie remained scarcely one year HIS
relations with Mr' Spar we're fenay y ne1 SasS
him "psps" He denied Mrs. sparr's statement that
he was ugrer He added;
pever stepdanehtcr and Miss Burns n to snB 70
sss @ rent q ,He house After that Scars
sx, % r'S to wc cSi had Of Ros
mat her sss Sns had ge,9 sy n yt things her
Will Rosa girl pure At heart She sd sse aa m not Of
shame nfa%y Rosa s and MY stsg""sher occupied
psirbborboodi ssii x~AS Sniortunateiy-
The question was objected TO and ruled out
fss witness said that Mr.. SPAR had not told word
Of truth about child which was shown him by Mrs
s. ,ns father Of thai child waen Mr.. sparr accused
h,m OF being its father he sal nothing The LANDLORD
called often al the house is was also charged tna he
SPAR threatened hm. Miss Burns laughed at the ALE
sston that the witness the fsther Of The child
tne knew better There never was cIinlnal IN
tercourse bet ween him and Miss Burns; there might
have bee embraces About six weeks or two months
left the house Rosa went to his house and lived
with him until ieath. She aid their house h,i been
emntt.a of furniture night She told him mat ner
father was said have been killed by Indiana Inc
witness had Inquiries mate through lawyer ana lhe
father found In Kansas. He iinmedatey sent ihs
daughter him She said he received her well ana tofd
her 10 Keep away from her mother and her family.
lived his house she callsd herself kost ue
Marin. During her last Illness she was attended by
Pr. Williams sDd Lee. She told him that sbe had made
her will IN nis favor. 49,
BGrns to father, from which the following Is an ez
tract;
AFTER my arrival here Mr ne Martin dd not think II ad
vsale for me wher, had been work
e might be found out by those people and be publicly
better. sis,'''' '''''
on september IL. 1873. Mr.. Martin wrote to Miss
Burns. who was 10 Kansas;
congratulate yon Tor the ccepon yon have had from
your father we'll and much will he love
you when WIN have tod n as yog must d9l & all me
ef rc sacred duty e. take Of and protect
you have kept unsoned his name he wi" respect ana
love you the more lot H.
The following from letter written by Ross Burns
~ his daughter:
The family you living with hone good and hon
srtbe represented y and hope that for their kind
prs YOU viii appreciate such Kindness an never
them and hop that you Vii give them NY hniest re
cards. hoping tAit they may pfoic ou iom those who may
mother or any on j r. hope sone Ih. 10 see YOU a-a ~
and hope Tor better things AMI now reeDr ths my ast
,d .o,iety Keen away from our relatives
q Lard but IA the end you viii say IT Is night
nfe His exam'uauon Will be resumed at ii a. III.
to-day.