Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
Is 1T THE SAME GIRO?
A Singular Divorce I'm New York That
RecalIs the Christiaucy Scandal.

divorce In NEW huSS
Recalls the Christiancy Scandal.
A rather sensational divorce csss has beer
begun in New York BY Mrs. Ada A. Giro assinsi
Edward A. Giro, diamond broker. Mira Giro.
who was married in 1854, charging cruelty,
abandonment and non-support. while Giro has
made counter charges. The wife hes
made allegations that Giro has
been engaged in . matrimonial swindls
through the means Of advertising and
neecing his victims The similarity OF names
aud occupations has given rise 70 the belief
that Gro is the same who figured here in the
famous Christiancy divorce case over ten years
ago.
THE eiao IN TIE CHRisrIAScY CASE
The name given for that Giro was Emil Ex-
Senator Christiancy was. rs will be remem-
bered, United States minister 20 Peru ana his
young wife, nee Miss Lugenboel. Was in Lima
with him. IL was alleged that an acouaint-
ance was begun there between Mrs. Chris
tiancy and Emil Giro, who was engaged
IN buying mp diamonds, anu this acquaintance
continued on their return in the steamer. and
II Is charged IN the papers filed in court BY
Mr.. Christiancy that they committed adultory
In the st. James. Hotel in this city.
This Giro testified that he came here bv an
pointment and went with her TO the 81 James
Mrs. Christiancy strenuously denied this
charge and a woman who bore a resemblance
10 Mrs. Chrlstiancy Terrified that she was the
party who went with Giro and the whole state
ment was put up. Subsequently Mr.. Christ
fancy withdrew the charge aud filed an amended
bill charging desertIon and this charge q
decree OF divorce WIS made.
THE MATRIMONIAL swrSDLE
The New York Herald today saws in refer
ence TO the pending divorce proceedings that
counter charges made by Mr.. Giro incensed
Mrs. Giro. She began by employing q detect
i've TO answer one of her husbands matrimo-
NAL advertisements in order TO obtain evidence
that he was still engaged in this peculiar line
of operations.
The advertisement which il is said Giro nut
| In the papers was as follows:
A GESTLEMAN or NATURE AGE AND GOOD
anee Of middle,sged lady similarly .itusted ob,ec,
| mAtrimony. SINCERE. III. - once.
Foolish women by the score have communi-
Gated with Sincere" and some of them have
cause to bitterly repent their folly In they
| asked Sincere to give further particulars
about himself the neatly written answer would
usually take about the following form.
am ~idower with children. alone in the world
tor,y niue years old 50 pounds Weigh seven
nsEo ~ aeih, nlpe eyes brown hair ligh com
aneciionate dispo>iicn aud very domestic in hsb,ss
the jewery business and feel the nsee o. srus n
honest and thorourhly eonTeniAl friend and com
Of your chsrsct with henorSiie Intentions. and
full OF the Word ana thoroasSy apqeo. y, ~, he
value and esteem Of lady. give my true and full
address strictly coDfdontially.
The name most frequently signed TO such
| illusions, the Herald SAYS was Charles E.
Ransom, and when he gave his true and full
address strictly conhdentially" il was care OF
L. A. Giro Co.. No. l44l broadway. Mrs.
GIRO asserts that Ransom is an alias used by
Giro.
MAKING MONEY By 1T.
| She asserts in an affidavit in support ~ n ma
tition for alimony that Giro himself told her
that he had made from $4,000 10 s2o. ooC
through his matrimonial advertisement swim
ding IN two years. Whenever any fuss was
made 10y victim he got associates Of his 70
effect some sort OF a compromise for him.
he Dimes his victims At expensive restau-
rants, such as Delmonico's and Martnelli's, she
says. but he never thought Of taking his wife
to these places. She aftixes to her affidavit q
receipted bill from Martinelli for SI491 IS, show
| ing many orders of expensive wines Giro
| usually told her that IL she wanted good din
ners she should get invitations from others, as
| be had no objection. He wears expensive lew
elry and always has plenty of money 10 spend
on his own pleasures, a. he makes 6, 900 yasr
thro ugh his legitimate business
Mrs. Giro Is partly corroborated by MIRA
Matte q. kortright, who has made an aiiidavit
| announcing that she Is one of Giros victims
She says she met Giro through answering his
| advertisement He got $4,000 from her in two
months, and although he promised to return
her money lac has not done so. She thinks
that ne Is one OF a gang of Cubans who have
combined to fleece confiding women He led
her 10 believe that he was a widower thoughbe
was then living with his wife
lie represented that be was man Of wealth.
| but she would not now believe ANYTHING he
| might say under oath. He threate ned 70 Kill
her II she prosecuted him. She met him on
the street after he had swindlod her and be
| turned and ran AWAY