St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-27
AMICE is VERY ANGRY
Mrs. Barteau Charges Her
Husband and Others With
Fraud and Conspiracy.
She Claims That He SWindled
Her in More Ways
Than One.
Chief Black Will Remain in
st. Paul and Go Into
Business.
Manchester College Chooses
Two Delegates to the State
Oratopical Contest.

Amice g. Barteau against William L.
Barteau, Mary Bailly, alias Mary Bar
teau, ct al. is case in which the COM
plant was filed yesterday in the dis
trict court. Mrs. Barteau alleges that
she married her husband at Bedford,
n. H., in 1878, and one year later they
came to st. Paul. She owned $4,000
worth of property at that time, which
her husband took care of. She gave
him a power of attorney, and left for
Europe in 1883 for her health. return
ing in 1884. Shortly afterwards Mr..
and Mrs. Barteau agreed to separate,
and she returned to Europe, leaving
her property in her husbands hands.
1t was further agreed between them
that Barteau should remit $500 per
month to his wife for her support and
expenses. Mr.. Barteau RENTED 5000
each month after her departure for
three months, when he sent her odd
amounts, ranging from S75 to $50 at
time. In his correspondence to her he
urged the necessity of executing a
power of attorney to weiI-known real
estate dealer in this city, friend of
MIR. Barteau, and subsequently, party
to the alleged conspiracy charged in
the complaint, which Barteau repre-
oCllJCl W Ills WIZ W 1OI tllG utNGlOp-
ment of her real estate and property in
tereSts, and absolutely essential in aid
ing him (BarteaW to care for and
manipulate the property entrusted to
his care. Believing what her husband
represented to be true, she signed the
document which he enclosed in one of
his letters and forwarded it to him, and
he caused the person SO made her at
t0rney in fact'' to record the title to
such power. This was filed Sept. 2.
1885. The complaint then goes back
and charges that a short time after
Mrs. Barteau's departure for Europe
and early In the year 1885 her husband
became too intimate with Mary Bailly,
one of the defendants. He lived in
adulterous Intercourse with her, and
was subsequently married to her. Mrs.
Barteau No. goes on to allege that the
guilty pair desired to obtain her prop
erty, which had become worth ST., 1000.
10 this intent they entered into con-
spiracy with the third party to the COM
plant, endeavOring to have a divorce
secured, the property transferred toMary
Bailly. and legal marriage performed,
so that Mr.. Barteau should enjoy all the
emoiumentS accruing from ownership
of the same.
In the meantime the newly-appointed
ATTORNEY III idcl UtGueu over all MIS-.
Barteau's property to Mary Bailly,
placing some portion of it in the name
of Mary Barteau. This, it is claimed,
was done without the knowledge or
consent of Mrs. Barteau and for no con-
Sideration whatever, but solely for the
purpose of defrauding and cheating
her out of ali she had, the
three defendants working in collision.
In March, 1856, pretended decree of
divorce was entered on the ground of
desertion. Mrs. Barteau not appearing.
Previous to this the property had been
turned over to Mary Bailly, and after
wards the alleged marriage was per-
formed. The monthly remittance con-
tinued, so as 10 pull the wool over her
eyes. She claims that the property is
now worth 100000, and prays that it
may all be declared hers, together with
all property in the name of Mary Bailly;
that a temporary injunction be issued
restraining them from dispoSing of any
of the property, and asking for an ae-
count of it. Her separation from her
husband, and absence in Europe, she
claims, were caused by her husbands
cruel and inhuman treatment Finally,
she asks permanent injunction to pre-
vent them from in any way disposing or
alternating her property. The National
German American bank is garniSheed,
it holding a large deposit in the name
of Mary Barteau.