Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 12, July 10, 1858
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Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 12, July 10, 1858
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government
the paths of virtue, he very indignantly refused to accept the situation
tendered by Gov. Tiemann. But in eight months afterwards, Gov. Tiemann
obtained another place for the boy, and after unceasing importunity, he
finally persuaded the boy to accept a situation in Broadway, where he
now is. Last Autumn she had an interview with her _friend_ in this city,
when he charged her with sexual intercourse with Governor Tiemann. She
burst into a tremendous flood of tears, and cast herself into his arms,
and craved his forgiveness in rending accents. He asked her why she had
long permitted Governor Tiemann to use her beautiful person. She said
that as he was poor, and Governor Tiemann rich, and had foiled Draper in
her suspension, and had elegantly furnished her apartments on the
Island, and had paid the expenses of her boy from the West to the city,
and had got him a good situation in Broadway, and had made her
magnificent donations in jewelry and apparel, and had let her have money
when she asked him,—and fearing that if she refused to gratify his lust,
he would instantly have her dismissed as Matron, to endure again the
tortures of penury,—that in view of all this, she had let him have
sexual intercourse with her whenever he desired. But that she despised
him for his wickedness, as he was a Church Member, in good standing, and
as he professed to be one of the leading Reformers of the age. Her
_friend_ asked her how much money he had given her, and she said: “Quite
a large sum, some of which I have deposited in a Bank,” and she told him
the name of the Bank. She also told him where the chairs, sofas,
mirrors, stoves, &c., were purchased, and showed him the receipted
bills, which she placed in his hands, and he has them now. She then
besought his pardon, and assured him that she would leave the Island,
and come and live and die in his affectionate embraces. He forgave her,
and she returned to the Island, and told Governor Tiemann that she
desired to leave and return to her _friend’s_ humble abode, which
alarmed Tiemann, who implored her in tears to remain, and he would
protect her as long as he lived, and when on the eve of death, he would
make ample provision for her support during her life. They were together
in her apartment, for ten successive hours, in a most exciting and
harrowing scene, when he promised to give her $500 on the following day,
and she finally yielded, and remained, and is at the Island now, both as
a Matron and as Mayor Tiemann’s Mistress. Her _friend_ was so
exasperated with her double treachery, that he went to one of the Ten
Governors, (who is now in the Board,) and disclosed in writing under his
signature the entire villainy of Tiemann. The Governor in question sent
for Tiemann, and asked him if the statement was true, when he colored
into a ball of fire, and left in shame and silence. The Governor did not
expose Tiemann, in consequence of his innocent and interesting family,
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