The Washington times., 1912-09-13
GENERAL S|CKLES'
Wife PAWNS GEMS
TO SAVE HUSBAND
Estranged for Many Years,
Woman Comes to Aid
Of Veteran.
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there were many persons who thought
the court had been dupeA.
The Mrs sickles OF today is not the
music teachers daughter whom he
married In Washington. That Mrs.
Siekles died and years later, while
minister to Spain. General sickles won
as a bride one of the fairest daugh-
happy marriage, altogether. and they
have been estranged most Of the years
since.
To Make Him Happy.
But when Mrs. Siclles learned last
week that the general, who is eighty
six years old, was about to be sold
out by the sheriF she resolved to help
him. In pawning her Jewels and saw
ing to the general his possessions in
the old Sickles house. at 23 Fifth av-
enue, she had no other motive than
making her husband happy. according
to Ralph Wolf. of Hays a Hershfield,
attorneys for & Gensral sickles. -
her mission. She and her SON went
first to the Kntckerbocker Trust Com
pany. There Mrs. Sickles opened her
handbag fifteen pieces OF tewelry.
Then they walked to McAieenan's
pawn shop, at Thirty-fifth street and
Sixth avenue
|
coming. The visit was arranged for
three days ago. The lawyers for Gem
| eral Sickles and the Lincoln Trust
Company knew sometffind about It,
too. 1t was the announcement of Mrs.
| Sickles' intentions that caused II TO be
said on Wednesday that the general
had found way out.
| From General.
| When Mrs. Sickles laid the contents
Of her satchel before Mr.. McAleenan
she seemed to think she would be a. BILE
to redeem her pledges in good time. AS
she handed the pawnbroker a diamond
and sapphire bracelet she observed to
her arsoq sSn: wa, , Dr.,sn, from ,n. ..n-
eral."
The pawnbroker's clerk said after
ward that there was no especially nota-
BILE piece in the collection and no an
tiques,
He thought the lot was worth about
sn.0oo. The amount that Mrs. Sickles
borrowed on 1t was $500.
Mrs. Sickles' little excursion ended
pany,. There she paid ss,o6s to Vice
| President Webb and got receipt ac-
knowledging that the judgment had
been satisfied.
the general for two years until he
caught sight of the old fighter at the
Hotel Lafayette on Wednesday night.
They did not speak. Mrs Sickles and
her son were at the seashore when they
! heard last week that the general was
| about to lose his possessions.
| Neither General nor Mrs. Sickles
would today talk about the episode.
At the outbreak OF the civil
war, raised ffie "sickles Brigade" OF
| five regiments at his own expense. and
won fame at Gettysburg. where he lost
his leg. -,
minister to Spain in 1859, and II was
there that he met his present wife.
She was the daughter OF the Spanish
| councillor of state and the niece on the
Marchioness Novaliches. One of the
most beautiful young ladies OF the
| court, she was also mistress OF the
| robes OF the Queen.
He was married in 1871. and two years
later came to America. His bride came
with him, and two children were born
| to them, a son and a daughter. About
! twenty-seven years ago they parted.
! The cause was never made public. Mrs.
| Sickles returned to her own country,
| where her children were reared.