▁for ▁his ▁loss , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁S argent ' s ▁business ▁partner ▁and , ▁therefore , ▁li able . ▁ ▁She ▁told ▁the ▁court ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁l ent ▁S argent ▁the ▁money ▁( £ 1 3 0 0 ), ▁but ▁later ▁paid ▁him ▁an ▁addition ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁any ▁partners hip ▁agreement . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁later ▁bank rupt cy ▁hearing ▁it ▁trans p ired ▁that ▁S argent ▁and ▁Church ill - J od rell ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁address ▁in ▁London , ▁she ▁had ▁paid ▁for ▁a ▁recent ▁vac ation ▁they ▁took ▁together ▁in ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁and ▁had ▁l ent ▁him ▁the ▁diam ond ▁rings ▁that ▁he ▁wore . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁American ▁newsp apers ▁that ▁S argent ▁had ▁desert ed ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁children , ▁leaving ▁them ▁dest itute ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁A ▁pass port ▁application ▁made ▁by ▁Hann ah ▁E . ▁S argent ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany , ▁dated ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁children , ▁confir ms ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁able ▁to ▁travel ▁on ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁pass port . ▁ ▁Her ▁reason ▁for ▁applying ▁for ▁the ▁pass port ▁was ▁given ▁as ▁“ leg it imation ”. ▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁with ▁her ▁children ▁and ▁was ▁offered ▁acting ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁by ▁Madame ▁Mod jes ka . ▁