The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

me to become a Catholic, and that then
we would have another marriage.
1--WE went to the Cliff House the night
of our marriage and he got beastly drunk.
/ sobered him up and he got drunk again,
and we had big time. got him sobered
again, but he got two or three more gal
lived from that time as his wife.
II was married the second time to the
Judge by the Rev. Mr.. Steauman. My
principal adviser was Charles Heggertv,
who was boy at that time, but he knew
more about law than all these old lawyers,
and I followed his advice. He said no
license was required. After the second
the Judge resided, except when he was
out of town.
"The Judge went to Fourth and Berry
streets when he wanted to get drunk. He
usually wanted to get drunk once in three
month";"
She then described in detail their court
ship. He was not drunk at the second
ceremony unless you call being in love
drunk. loved him and he loved me, and
l think both of US were drunk with love.
Love is drunk, l think. He was
crazy on love and so was l." Deponent
explained that she acquired the name Of
Keller because when ner uncle left her
should take his name.
She added that she kept the name
Mary because her first husband was a
count and she wished 10 retain the title of
countess. Continuing. she said:
"We did not want the children to find
out about the marriage. We were going
to have a swell marriage by and by, when
the children were to be informed of the
marriage.
AFTER the first ceremony we took q
drive in the judges carriage along Van
Ness avenue and inspected some of his
property.
81 had the second marriage performed
because OF the wishes of the church peo-
pie. They di6 not know anything about
it, but thought would become men,
Der and wanted this all right.
II wanted Protestant m arriage, because
my people would disown and disinherit
me otherwise.
~ never told any OF the children of the
marriage. ! never claimed to be the wife
of Judge Hastings. We agreed not to
make it known until we had the Catholic
marriage performed. That was the stipu-
lation between US in order not to deprive
him of Christian burial. l never ad-
dressed him as my husband in the pres
ence OF any persons. only called him
my darling my dearie, but addressed
HIM as Judge in the presence of Others"
y
you?' asked Mr.. Shortridge.
"Yes, sir" replied the lady.
kindly produce it."
"How does it not appear G.. s. Hastings
instead of S. c. ?"
"They reversed the name. The Judge
stated he die not like the name of Sc
ranus.' He said it was only fit for a red
bull. That was the reason he did not call
himself Seranus. He said he never named
anything but his red bull after that-the
Durham. That is why it was reversed"
''The marriage certificate was written
two or three days after the ceremony by
the Rev. Mr.. Steadman. Judge Hastings
never saw it. / showed it to 'Dio' and
'Ro BERT two of the sons, because l liked
the boys and / wanted them to know I
was their new mother. When the Judge
was tipsy he always went by the name of
Mr.. Haggin."
How did it happen that Steadma an
prepared a certifcateP' she was asked.
AZ thought it would be well to have 1t to
prove the marriage. In the East all that
is necessary is to jump over the broom
stick to get married. Two months after
Rev. Mr.. Steadman married US he went to
San Jose. l never heard of Mr.. Steadman
again. Mr.. Giselman wanted to see my
marriage certificate many time, but'my
lawyer said he was going to keep his
powder dry and would not let him see it.
The Judge could not bear to be out of
my sight. He was with me every moment
he could spare from his business"
In describing her correspondence with
the Judge she said:
81 never in any letters called him hus-
band or siened as his wife. I always
! called him Darling Judge He addres sed
me as 1ovey,' petty and 'dearie.' He
never addressed me as Dear wife, as we
expected Bob TO open our letters. At one
time he stole hundred of them. | like
better to be called 'lovey' and petty than
my dear wife,
II think have 10000 love letters put
away, from high dignitaries, men even
higher than Judge Hastings. 1 was
belle when l was young. was not belle
of 'Petaiuma,' but / was a belle every
| where ] went. l have 362 letters from
Henry Shaw OF st. Louis, man worth
$50, 600, 00o."
Il gave up all these nice American
gentlemen to become the wife of Count
and be Countess. wanted handsome
new ian for husband"
Have you any love letters from Judge
Hastings" asked her questioner.
Il have several of them. He was not a
dipped fly in the ink and chased it all
over the paper"
"Did he evertalk of lover"
He was the incest lover in the world"
"How do you know that?'
Because he could kiss sweeter than
any body in the world"
How do you know that?"
by millions of Kisses"
From your experience of that love Won
think he surpassed all other men?"
"My former husband would kiss nv
| hand. don't like that style. He would
get down on his knees and kiss my hand.
l want man with more dignity
What was the popularity of his
kisses2"
He had the good sense to wash out his
mouth and wash all the tobacco taste out. -
did you know of the marriage of Judge
Hastings to Miss Knuts?'
when heard of the marriage fell in
fit, and they lifted me up by the neck
and severed the vertebra almost, and that
is why am having these fainting spells.
1.-THE Judge told me once that Mrs.
Newlands' chambermaid chased him down
here while be was drunk, and he was wor.
ried to death about it for fear would
hear of it and that it would break my poor
heart.
after his marriage to this woman he
never stayed in San Francisco over night
! for fear would have him arrested for big