Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-10
LOVE AND TRUST.
Both Abused by a RascaIly
Spaniard.
A KENTUCKY GIRLS TALE OF WOE

She Wods In Haste and. ~ Too FIRE.
quentiy Happens, Repcnts Her Sudden
Affection = Pretty hut Perhdtous
Cousin safe TO Have suppianted Her,
While the Villain In the Case Decamps
with His Bride.s Fortune OF sso. 900.
New YORK, Dec. ia remarkable story
containing material enough TO construct
modern four act society play has just come
TO light The heroine Is tall. auburn
haired southern beauty of q. Her name
was Cecil Watkins she Is now Sonora
Layero. In n great state of excitement
she called at the Office OF Lawyer john A.
Balestier, in Cedar street. on Friday, Sat
urday, and yesterday. each time having
new facts TO add to her tale OF woe. which
summed up TO cover period OF twelve
months reveals the extraordinary state
ment TINT within that time she was wooed
by handsome Spaniard OF supposed mo-
BILE birth, named fernando U5erto Lavero,
married TO him at her home in Paris, KY,
made over TO him her fortune of $4,000,
and was deserted by him recently in this
city.
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The story Cecil tells begins In Ken
lucky just year ago. Col Mark Antony
Watkins, the father of Cecil, who died ten
years ago, was the owner of the Kennedy
stock farm, and the family lived in an old
mansion surrounded by many broad acres,
known as Maplewood Manor. In his will
Col. Watkins decided the estate to Cecil
Cecil says il was valued at between $50 600
and So, 0U0 He also left her n saw mill,
from the sale of which she got $4,000, put
ting the cash in the First National hank
of Louisville Sonora Lavero told the
lawyer that she met Lavero at Louisville a
year ago and in six weeks was married to
him.
Love Made Her Too Trusting.
On the day Of her marriage Cecil, hav-
ing attained her majority, and, being her
own mistress, gave her husband power OF
attorney over all her property. How he
obtained influence enough over her to in
duce her TO do such foolish thing she
says she cannot now tell. Her lawyer sug-
gests that it was hypnotism. BE that as
it may, in the presence of old John Flint.
the family lawyer, who had drawn up her
fathers will aud was her guardian and
executor, she turned everything over 10
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without advertising the Kennedy estate
and homestead beyond throwing a few
handbills out on the streets of Paris, KY,
Lavero sold it to the highest bidder.
Twas q Cold Day, Too, for Cecil.
1t was rainy day, and, as buyers We're
scarce for the two reasons mentioned, the
girls maternal grandfather. Humphrey
Elbimizer Rymell bought it in for $780,
xx-l.so 90 ls.1A ID. II
Then Lavero and his bride went to Louis
Vile to spend few weeks of their honey
moon, he drawing s4o,oo0 from the bank
meanwhile. They met Lulu Martin, her
cousin, at the residence of Mrs. De
montana, and the pretty cousin
was their constant companion. All
three, with Edith Demontalo, came TO
New York on Nov. 8. il being Lavero's in
tention, he said, to take his bride to his
''eastles in Spain" The party had n
splendid time in New York, going to thea
tres and parties, the husband spending
money pretty freely. and always including
Lulu Martin in the party. She is also a
very pretty girl, and three years younger
than Cecil. The latter. the lawyer says, is
enough like Jennie Yeamans, the actress,
to be her sister.
Had Business In Spain.
Ine beginning OF the last act came on
| Nov. lS They had all been living with
| Cecil's half sister in fine house ON Forty
| fifth street, near Madison avenue On the
day named Lavero told his young wife, as
she says, that his father in Spain had no.
titled him that his presence was needed
| at once to adjust matters relating TO
their estate, and" he added, las he does
not yet know of our marriage, 1t viii be
| just as well for me TO go and pave the way.
as he expected me 10 wed Spanish heir
| ess." Cecil objected, she says, but her en-.
treaties We're of no avail. He left her 81 ,0lc
for current expenses, taking about sos, 0OC
along, and she has not heard Of him since
Perfidious Lulu Went Also.
| But she did hear from Lulu Martin.
| Two days after Layero's departure from
the house. pinned to her pillow, she found
this note: Il am going away-away with
the man love. You know that came OF
passionate race, and would die
for the man I love" Cecil has been ad
vised by Mr.. Balestier not TO go 10
law until she finds out whether her tru
ant husband has really left New York, OF
at all events until she discovers where he
is. She visited Spanish Consul General
Miguel Suarez yesterday in the hope that
he might tell her some news of her hus
band, but he could tell her nothing
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