Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-25
SHE WAS In TEARS.
ANOTHER INTERESTING CHAPTER IN
THE pEsgRTgo-wiFE DRAMA.
An fnservicw In Lawyers onicc-Ma-
ris's Apprehension--A Police
serxeant's RcccIiections.

Dcep interest in the Cassigueul case mas
been excited In the public mind by the
newspaper publications In reference tnere-
TO. These publications have also nad the
effect Of refreshing the memory OF num-
Der Of persons in the city who we're cogni-
xant Of some Of the facts connected with
the visit of Cassigncul end his wife to
Richmond Just prior 70 the formers de-
parture for France.
ftAmong those with whom. Dispatch re-
porter conversed on the subject yesterday
wes gentleman who had met the couple
botb in tins city and in Goocbland: and
wac ACQUAINTED with the facts developed
In a conference held by Cassigneul. his
via. and Mr. Geneste, OF washington, IN
. lawyers Office in Richmond.
r,srxSsE GRIEF MANIFESTED.
Said that gentleman There seems TO
be an inaccuracy in tho clipping from the
Washington Post published in your paper
To-day. From the Posi- It would appear
tbaf Geneste did not know that Marie pre-
tended TO be Cassigneuls wife until after
hia visit TO GooShland. This is not cor
rect ON the day of Cassigneuls flight
from this city o Richmond lawyer described
~ me A scene that occurred in his
of,ce between Nj. Cassigneul, his wife,
and Mr.. Geneste. Mrs. Cassigneul, he
said. showed intense grief at the thought
OF losing her husband. as she called nm.
and said that she knew that his people
would never let him return 70 heT II ne
should 90 back TO France. Both Casslg;
neui and Geneste assured Mrs. Cassigneul
that such would not be the case; that
mere Cassigneui was extremely III and had
rabied for his son, and that she would DO
allowed 10 follow her husband 10 France
in short time.
MARn's APPREHESsIoSs.
"The only apprehension Mrs. Cassigneul
ssemed 10 have was that her husband would
be taken from her by his rich relatives,
Int she was assured that this was not the
purpose of Cassigneul's hasty departure.
An this occurred before Geneste went. TO
Goochland. and he did know before gong
there that the parties were married: L
heard of the whole affair at the time OF its
occurrence. and believe Mrs. Cassgneurs
statement to be correct. OF course no ylo-
lence was offered Mrs. Cassigneul IN the
LAWYERS Office. That would not have been
safe for either Cassigneul or Geneste.
THEIR LIE IN ooocIILAND.
"Do know anything of the Cassgneuls
rs they lived in GoochlandE" repeated
tbis gentleman after the Dispatch man had
asked this question. "Well, only IN gen.
eyal way. / have seen them both often
frequently in this city. / know that they
lived in the ouiet county of Goochland, IN
a uuiet neighborhood. and in most mo-
dest manner. They had no fine equipage; no
hired servants, and such TO indicate wealth;
In fact, once remember seeing Casslgneul
drive his wagon up to Irwin station. on the
Richmond and Allegheny road, and him.
self take his cans Of milk from the
wagon TO the depot for shipment.
The agent at the station told me that Cas-
signetil was trying his luck at ''dairy-farm-
ing" cit was o matter of common report
that Cassigneul was exceedingly jealous OF
his wife. but nothing that | have ever
heard could have justified it. Mrs. Cas-
signeul has a most delightful voice, and IN
her retirement has not failed to keep 1t mp
10 high culture. Visitors TO her house are
ever charmed by the delightful music
which she renders.
DID NOT CREDIT IT.
"There was certainly nothing in the con-
duct of Cassignuel to intimate that he and
Marie were not man aud wife. They were
received as such by their neighbors and
when IL was mooted on his fight that she
was only his mistress no one whom l met
ever gave il the slightest credence. Cas-
slgnuel was homely, unprepossessing-
looking man, and the wonder Is that any
Young woman should find in him the power
OF loves witcbing."
Sergeant Tomlinson's ReoolIeotions.
Sergeant Alexander TomlinsOn. being
asked by Dispatch reporter to put on his
tbinking-cap and recall what he knew con-
corning the affair, said:
IF / remember correctly this matter
occurred last April. i was coming from
the Police Court through the Capitol
Mr. Eanrra GtnEaQ on6
met a gentleman can't recollect his
name at present-who said to me: Alex,
/ saw something very strange on the
street near the City Hall to-day. | saw
two men and woman around a carriage,
and the woman and one of the men at
tempted to get into it. The other man,
however. wanted 10 prevent the woman
from doing so.
81 then went on up to the City Hall and
from there to the Second market. Here L
met another gentleman, who said to me:
Il saw hack around here with two men
and a woman in it and they were acting
very strangely Mr.. Stokes and myself
went up Marshall street to the vicinity Of
Fifth, and there we saw the carriage stand
ing near Sheppard's store. / told Stokes
20 90 over and see if he could find out any,
thing about the people, as | was so well
known that they might suspect that they
were being Swallowed. This he did and he
came back and said to me; They are
French people and neighbors of mine.
The woman was crying.
NO BLOWS STRUCK.
As far as could see," continued Ser
geant Tomlinson, there were no blows
struck and no assault made, and will tell
you this-I believe the woman could have
gotten away with both the men, as she was
larger than either.
dMr. Stokes got the parties out of the
carriage, or at least got Cassigneul out"
the Sergeant continued land took him in
front of Sheppard's store. telling him that
/ was an officer. In the mean time he
(CassigneuD undertook TO explain their
actions to George. whereupop the woman
jumped out of the carriage and also CON-
menced talking. Mr.. Stokes had some
conversation with her in French, and she
turned 10 me and said: That's all right
everything is all right. We are friends. "
MARIE PUT on THR TRAIN.
"That afternoon, when the Richmond
and Allegheny train went out, the man Ge-
neste came down TO the train with the
woman and put her on the cars. She sat
next to the rear seat on the southern side.
told Mr.. Stokes TO go 10 the front Of the
car and j would 90 TO the rear, and also
AoAta AhIh w NOAO6AaRh AAt a htiA
happened, as he was also goingup the road.
After the train started Genestegot off with
me aud / walked down towards Ninth
street with him. He then told me that the
matter was all right and that Cassigneul,
who had been suddenly called away on ac-
count of the sickness OF his father, had
pacihed the woman. This necessity of
Cassigneuls departure was the reason he
gave me for the woman's tears and
emotion"
NOTHING LOUD IN HKB APPEARANCE.
Sergeant Tomlinson said further that as
Ear as he could recolleet the woman was
what might be termed "fne-looking."
She was stout and had dark HAIR and eyes
and a round face and somewhat large
mouth. Though dressed very nicely there
was nothing loud" about her ap-
pearaDce.