The herald., 1897-10-08


where you are for another twelve
months, and perhaps at the end of that
time you can return home to me feeling
as a wife should, and l most assuredly
do NOT want you to come until you can
return feeling as wife should feel to-
wards her husband.
Now yeu can think these matters over
thoroughly before replying TO this let
ter, and then let me hear from you at
your earliest convenience so l can send
you money before your drafts are ex-
hausted. If you decide TO remain l will
send you a certified check for your mon
ey fer November, but | shall SEND you
no money urtl hear from, you in rep.y
to this
Os;ens;b!y for the benefit of friends
who are in trouble, have letters from
Judge A. NJ. Stephens and stephen M.
White, who as attorneys, and there are
nore better, give the laws of this state
on divorce and status of community
property" l send both with this 10 you
for your information, and God knows
pray you will understand them.
This will be seemingly to you fright
fully hard adm bitter letter. but never
felt more kindly towards you or had
deeper sympathy for you in all my life
than l Go at this moment, but I find l
| have got to defend myself even against
my wife and ur1holy and unrighteous ac-
| cusations.
PURELY BUSINESS
The agreement was worded IS follows:
| THIS INDENTURE, made this -
| day of November, 1891, by and between
Edwin E. Crandall, of Los Angeles,
| c ~ 6
and Mary r. Crandall, wife of the said
Edwin E. Crandall, party of the second
part, witnesseth:
That in consideration of one dollar in
hand, and other good and sufficient con-
siderations paid by the party Of the frs
part, to the party of the second part the
said Edwin E. Crandall, party Of the frs.
part, does hereby covenant and agree to
and with said party of the second part,
! that said party of the first part WILL and
his heirs and assigns shall pay to Mary
r. Crardall, party Of the second part, to
| her heirs and assigns, the following sums
of money in gold coin of the United
States, in manner following. towit:
| One hundred dollars on the first Monday
| in each and every month thence sue
ceeding, occurring thereafter, for the
| full period and term of five years from
the date of this indenture On the first
Of January, 1892, the sum of $4,000; on the
| first of January, 1898. the sum of $1,000:
on the first of January, 1894, the sum of
$4,000; on the first of January 1885, tlle
sum of $4,000; on the first of January
1896, the sum of $4,000; all said sums of
money to be punctually paid.a the dates
as above set forth, in gold coin of tbs
United States, the deferred payments to
be secured by promissory notes satisfac-
torly endorsed or secured by stock III
| the hardware and house furnishing
goods by Crandall, Cass & Company.
conducting business at 224 and 226 South
Spring street Los Angeles California, TO
the entire satisfaction of the party of the
second part.
(Then follows a long list of require
ments, covenants and agreements fo'
| Crandali to pay all taxes and improve
ments on all property belonging to Mra
Crandall for a period of five years, and
that he was to improve by building
houses planting trees on her 25-acro
ranch at Long Beach, and turn the sam,
ever to her free of all debts and incum-
brances, and when he had fulfilled this
agreement in all its details that sht
would then give him full acquittance
and release of all claims and demands OF
every nature whatsoever)
THOSE LOVING LETTERS
new phase of the case was reached
when the defense introduced. despite
The objections of the plaintiffs g ttorneys
| copies of two letters written by Mrs
Crandall to one Jos. f. Gross who was
one time employed by her as a private
| detective to shadow Crandall. Both were
witten in the fall of 1894, after the filing
of the suits. They are replete with in
.eresting readin', and are given in full.
| The first follows:
P1CO HEIGHTS, Tuesday, S:07 p. m,
Aug 2S, 1894.
Dear Love: The look in your eyes
haunts me. l smiled goodbye to you
from the porch, but my heart cried out
to you, do not go; do not leave me, and
you, my restless boy, did You feel reluc-
tant? l fancy that you did when you
tossed your ticket down at the time.
If only they knew thing or two II
would open their eyes I have been
thinking about the plan suggested by
you today, and I think that to let him
know that we know of that circum-
| stance would be against me. for if he
knew that you had such affidavits he
would tell Mrs. 7 and she would sub
poena them, and thus turn it to her ad-
vantage We will think, dear love, of
some other plan.
I intended to write long. sweet letter
and have paper to suit Can you bear
the infliction dear?
Mr.. Emil Harris took me to the car
and l am to go up again next Tuesday
at o'clock. They all condoled with me-
saying how you should miss your Joedy
dear. l agreed with them that I would
miss you greatly ard so I shall, more
than they or any one else living will ever
know; but you, my blessed boy, perha ps
will not be able to guess how much.
| l had a pleasant talk at the store. or
rather office, where you left me after
lunch. 1 got the young man interested
in my ideas on decoration and told him
of Miss Pitman and made proposition
to help him along by telling people who
should inquire. For. my dear, when the
decoration is done it will attract much
attention. As to the quality of paint
etc, that I got of them, it is home
product, and it is all they claim it to be
an excellent article. I will not, however.
use the aluminium paint. They gave me
references and proposd to make me a
special figure. Didn't 1 have an eye to
bushes that time? You see, twould be a
free advertisement for them
Now, my darling, 1 will say good
night. Please imagine me beside YOU.
and that 1 have put my arms around