St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09

an American savage. He humiliated
me again in the same place while we
were giving dinner to about eight
guests. The baron at some remark of
mine stood up and exclaimed in harsh
sermS that | was indecent and he wished
to God that he had never married me.
In the winter of 1878 l went to the south
"t France with my children for their
health, one of them being quite i'll. 1
wrote to the baron, who was in Berlin,
and he wrote to me. Suddenly his let
tiers grew chilly in their tone. Then
received a telegram from him an
nounclng that he would come to see
me. | met him at the depot. He was in
torrent of rage, and wouldn't speak
TO me. | asked him what was
the matter. He said: ''I'll tell you
when you get to the house." | asked
him if he was Ill. He snapped out his
answer, No" When we got to the
house he said he did not believe l was
true To him, that he had doubts whether
my children were his. l protested, but
he said If would swear before the altar
IN the church he might believe me-
Well, did so. Then he made me go
before a half dozen and swear it. told
A-AAAA Ge h44CN 14lCliQS, al lily
tons, and he had no reason TO believe
that | was untrue to him. He said it
Just dawned upon him that l was I'M
true, and that was the way ne was al
ways, lmpulsive and hot-headed, and
ambitious to make name. One time
in 1883 he came TO me smiling, bowling
like spaniel. and said. My dear, | am
negotiating for treaty. with the min
lister OF commerce. L am afraid that |
will be unable TO get IN it a certain i'm
portant feature. Now you know how to
be attractive. Lead the minister on; be
kind TO him. in fact make him fall in
love with you" | told him no; that 1
would not do his dirty work. That he
might get Dutch wife to do his sneak
ing, low-lived business, but Americans
were above such detestable things.
1be climax of the unfortunate alli-
ance occurred June 50, 1890, at the De
Stuers home in Paris.
The madame told her story in a low
tone. Several times her voice ehoked
with sobs, and it was only by the strong
will she possessed that she refrained
from sobbing out loud. She continued:
1t was beautiful spring morning in
June. About 10 o'clock | was prepar-
ing to go out for my morning walk,
when the baron came to ny room and
smilingly asked ME if / was going 10
take my walk this morning. | told him
yes L wish you would watt he said.
as L have promised the sculptor that
he would see you so he could finish the
bust you had taken. | told him would ac-
cOmmodate him. ana put aside my walk.
W hen was sitting III my room about
an hour afterward my maid came rush.
ing in and cried out: We're locked in
the house. Your room is locked and we
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coming up the stairs, the maid added.
l was astonlshed. l could not con-
ceive what it meant. | waited and
presently the two doctors came in.
They were DR.. Charcot and DR..
Cheurlot. DR.. c heurlot dismissed on
one occasion for his gross ignorance
and incompetency. DR.. Charcot is
an eminent specialist on the treatment
OF insane cases. Well, they entered
my room. DIR. CharcOt opened our talk
with declaring that was mentally I'M
balanced. | said: II am astonished
doctor, TO hear you make such a state
ment. pom what do you base your
beliet?" We'll, you should love your
husband more. A wife who treats so
kind and considerate a husband in the
manner that you do must be deranged."
L told the doctor he was wasting his
valuable time in talking with me. The
conversation continued. until finally the
doctor declared | was unfit to take care
of my children. They left. Afterward
the baron came into my room. | asked
him, .'Oh, what does this mean?" He
would not answer. 1 pleaded with
him. asked him if he was going to
take my children away. Then, all
at once, the plot revealed it.
self. He was going to incarcerate me
III an asylum A cold sweat came all
over me. The house was locked. was
a prisoner Oh, the torture of that
hour. Without friends and so far from
my home i'll America. Then [ pleaded
with my husband, and he put me off
with saying that he would let me know
after lunch. l waited for three hours
and he didn't come. Getting up, |
looked out Of the window, and there
was our carriage with the children in it.
| put up the window. and, regardless of
how it looked. cried out 10 the cabman
TO stop. He did so, ana the baron put
out his stick and said: Drive on"
He did so. That was the last sight of
my children. L have never seen them
since. l escaped flom the house, went
to London and then to America.
In the cross-eXaminatiOn which fol-
lowed the baroness declared that her
husband wanted her to ''snub'' GER
tain branch of the De SteurS family be-
cause they were poor.
"a member or two Of the branch, or
the whole braneh"' asked the lawyer.
"a whole kettle full" said the baron
eSs.
Il told him l would not as long as
they were respectable. l told him their
poverty would not be a barrier to nv re-
ceiying them"