The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
HE WAS A VOMANHATER
Frenehman Roberts Had Been
Disappointed in Love
Some Trinkets.

A large wooden wine case was found yes
terday secreted in a dark corner up in the
garnet in the old house in which G. Robert,
Hoboken's recluse Frenchman, lived for
twenty-six years, by Deputy Sheriff Shut,
who is watching the premises. The room in
which the box was found was locked and
tightly secured by nails and screws. Allan
McDermott and the Deputy Sheriff forced
the door and hunted around the darkened
apartment for anything that might lead to
the discovery of the Frenchman's heirs.
The box was fastened by a big lock.
The Deputy Sheriff, under directions OF
Allan McDermott, who has been appointed
administrator of the estate, broke the lock.
The box was full of official documents, let
tiers, and trinkets of all kinds.
HIS IDENTITY.
Through the documents it was learned
that the man, who was known to the com
munity as G. Robert was Robert Veyron.
He was born in Lyons in 1888. On his pass
port he is stated as a 'commis negociant,
or a mercantile clerk. His father was a coal
merchant. Among the various papers in
the box were found a score of love letters
from one maria Benoit,n who, according
and letters, must lave been an actress in
France.
The love letters give evidence that
Robert Veyron had a sweetheart. Every
one of the missives was signed Maria
Benoit," and many of them, which have
been translated, are full of endearing terms.
The course of love did not apparently run
its smSpthest with the two lovers, for to-
wards the end it is noticeable that the pro
testauions of love on the girls part grew
cool. Of a sudden there is a ~perceptible icy
tone about the letters, and one dated De
cember, '61, proves that the love business
was settled, for Maria demands certain OF
her possessions that Robert had collected
during his courtship. That was the last let
ter.
BECAM A M Halter.
The sudden breaking-off of the engage
ment must have preyed upon the French
mans mind, for in February, 1862, he came
to New York and swore eternal emnity
towards woman. He enlisted in the war,
and fought with, it is tn ought, the Four
teenth New York Volunteers. Gradually he
came to despise mankind in general, and in
1868, when he settled in Hoboken, he vowed
never to trust man or woman. His disappoint-
ment in love caused this sudden
revolt in his mind Certain it is that Robert,
and this is shown by letters received from
friends, was a woman-hater and a man
despiser. Since he came to Hoboken he had
received an almost innumerable number OF
letters from France. These lave not yet
been translated, and it is not known whether
they pertain to business or what else. Alto
gether there lave been discovered seven
boxes full of letters, all in French, which
have been sent to Jersey City for transla-
ton. The love letters were taken by Allan
McDermott, and Roberts PASSPORT was also
pocketed by Mr.. McDermott. A number OF
old French coins were found.
LOVES TRINKETS.
In one of the letters, dated some time in
1861 from France, was a well preserved
| pansy, pressed. In a corner of the box
| where the love letters were tucked away,
were reposinga white silk stocking, a tar
| colored glove and two fancy buttons which
| must have belonged to Roberts lady love
All of these things will be sent to the French
Consul in New York, in hopes that the heirs
of Veyron may be located. The cellar
in which are stored veyron's valuable
liquors is carefully patrolled day and night
| cleared up, and the rubbage scraped to
gether.. Veyron had a habit Of singing al
and by the appearance of the place he mus
never have bothered about cleaning it out.