The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-11
HER CASTLES ARE IN SPAIN.
"A Kentucky Heiress Looking
for Her Husband.
She Tolls Her Lawyer that sho WAS
Woocd, Married, Impoverished and
Deserted All in Ono Year by n Hand
some Young Spanlard.

"cihS koNhG oIiAniurU.
New YORK, Dec. IO.-A remarkable
story, containing material enough to
construct a modern four-act society
play, has just como to light The hero
inc is tall, authenticated Southern
beauty of 81. Her name was Cecil Wat
kins. She is now Sonora Laycro. In n
great state of excitement She called at
the Office OF Lawyer John A. Balester
in Cedar street, on Friday, Saturday and
yesterday, each time having now facts
to add to her tale of voc, which summed
mp to cover period OF twelve months,
reveals the extraordinary statement
that within that time she was woocd by
a handsome Spaniard Of supposed noble
birth, named LavcrO, married to him at
her home i'll Paris, Ky, made over to
him her fortune of $4,000 and was de-
serted by him recently in this city
Tho story Cecil tells begins in Ken
lucky just year ago. Colonel Mark
Antony Watkins, the father of Cecil.
, who died ten years ago, was the owner
Of the Kentucky stock farm, and the
family live in an old mansion sur
rounded by many broad acres known AZ
Maplewood Manor. The latter is three
miles and the Kennedy estate two
miles from Paris. In his will, which
the lawyer holds. Colonel Watkins
decided tho latter estate to Cecil. Cecil
says it was valued at between $50, 600
and 100000. Sho was TO como into
possession of the Kennedy estate whom
she attained her majority. Ito also left
her sawmili, from the sale of which
she got $4,000, putting the cash in the
First National Bank OF Louisville.
Sonora Lavcro told the lawyer that n
year ago Lula Martin, her i7-ycar-old
cousin, of Crab Orchard. KY; Edit,
Demontano, of Louisville, and herself
were chums at st. GATHERINGS Acad-
envy, Springfield, Ky When vacation
Cecil and Lula to visit hcrat her moth
cr's house. All Walnut street, Louis
vile. There the handsome Spaniard,
fernando Uberto Lavcro, was introduced
to tho girls bp Mrs. Demontano. With
Cecil 1T was n case Of love at first sight
Tho Spaniard was undcniably handsome,
and no became apparently infatuated
with tho young heircss, so much so that
the other girls became jealous. Lavcro
was looked upon as 4 prize, for he never
tired OF telling Of his fathers castle and
vast estate near barcelona, and OF the
great wcaloh he was to inherit.
Six weeks after meeting Iavero, Cecil
Watkins was married TO him. The ccre-
mony took place on October Ia, and, in
accordance with her mothers wish, in
Trinity Church, at psris, Ky, the Rov.
DR.. Cockerill officiating. On tho day Of
her marriage Cecil, having attained her
majority, and being her own mistress,
gave her husband power of attorney over
all hor property. How he obtained influ-
enco enough over her to induce her to
do such foolish thing she says she can
!. not now toll. Her lawyer suggests that
it was hypnotism.
lie that as it may, in the presence Of
old John Flint, the family lawyer, who
had drawn up her fathers will and was
her guardian and executor, she turned
everything over to Lavcro. The next
morning, she says, i-avcro sold it to the
highest bidder, and as buyers were
scarce the girls maternal grandfather,
Humphrey Elbimizcr Rymell, bought it
in for $50, 900, which was far below its
real value.
Then llavcro and his bride went to
Louisville to spend a few weeks of their
honeymoon, he drawing the $4,000
from the banl: meanwhile. They met
Lulu Martin at the Hcmontano mansion
in fact The pretty cousin was their
constant companion. She is also very
pretty girl, and three years younger
than Cecil.
The beginning Of tho last act came
November 3. They had all been living
with Cccils half sister in iino house
on torty-ifth street, near Madison av-
enue. On the day named T.avero told
his young wife, as she says, that his
Nfathcr i'll Spain had notified him that
his prcscrca was needed at once to adj
just matters relating to their estate,
and. he added, ''as he does not vet
know of our marriage, il will he Just as
well for mo to 60 and pave the way, as
no expected me to we'd Il Spanish
heiress."
Cecil objected, shc says, but her on
treaties were OF no avail. lie left her
$l,000 for current expenses, taking
about 100000 along, and she has not
heard from him since. Butshc did near
from Lulu Martin two DAYS after
Lavcro's departure from the house
Pinned 10 her pillow she found the note;
81 am going away-away with the
man love. You know that como of
. passionate race and would die for the
man love-" -.
Cecil has been advised not to go to law
until she finds out whether her truant
husband has really left New York, or,
at all events, until She discovers whore
he is.
Racing Yesterday.
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