Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-27
From the London Observer.

the Grafinn Won Landslelt, alias Mrs
Head. As far as can be gathered from
her dark history, her first public act was
alleged adultery, as her last is alleged big
amy. In the interim, what variety of
phases did she not witness in life. Lola
Monies was perfect beauty some six or
seven years since indeed, when she came
out at her Majesty's Theatre, in 1912, her
loveliness was surprising but this is to
anticipate her history. At the present
moment she may be some thirty years old,
or thereabou,s /; and as regards her per-
sonal appearance, though she is still hand
some, she can no longer lay claim to the
title Of lovely.
The career of Lola Monies, or rather
Mrs James or Mrs Head, has been ro-
mantle and extraordinary. In all human
probability, she is an Irishwoman. She
was married in Ireland to an Irishman;
and statements have been a: various times
made, to the effect that she is native of
the sister country. The family of James
is respectable one in the county of
Meath and it seems that in July 1887,
she was married to Lieutenant James, of
the East India Company's service, one of
that family. Her maiden name was Rose
Anna Gilbert, and the marriage took place
at Meath, in Ireland. She accompanied
her husband to India, and returned to Ire
land in lS4l or 1912. From thence she
came TO this country, and legal separa-
ton took place between her and her hus-
L.. of that
an allegation of adultery with Captain
Lenox, member Of a Devonshire family.
Judgment went against her in the Con-
sistory Court, by default. She did not
appear in person, or by proctor to the suit
instituted by her husband, and the judg-
ment was divorce mensa e! horo, which
was praying on the part ofthe plaintiff.
The man was actually inyeigled into
this encounter for the purpose Of being
murdered; and murdered he was accord
ingly. Lola Monies inherited all his
property, including chief share in Paris
newspaper, which he edited himself
She was present as witness at the trial
in question, which took place at Rouen;
but nothing transpired to implicate her
mediately or Immediately in the cause of
his death. 1t is presumed that she parted
with her share of the Paris journal, for
she soon afterwards Quilted Paris, and the
next place in which she was heard Of was
at Berlin. Here she came in contact with
the police in characteristic manner. Al
a military review near Potsdam, she at
tempted 10 break the line Of gendarms who
kept off the crowd o.! spectators from the
king-doubtless she had design on that
maudlin monsrch-and smo,e policeman
with her ri ling whip. The Prussian ty
rant could no, with any show of decency
imprison her for five years in fortress
the penalty of this offence-so he ordered
her out Of Prussia. She was next heard
Of in Bavaria, where she run career Of
splendid guilt for two years and upwards.
1t terminal ed, however, in the practical
dethronement Of the aged monarch of that
country, who had become infatuated with
her charms. Her own exile and ruin
speedily followed. The King Of Bavaria
built splendid palace for her in Munich,
and bestowed upon her large estates and
patent of nobility but she played some
terrible tricks with his people--such as
bounding her pet bull dog against aged
priests, coming to issue with the Jesui,s,
and generally carrying all before herewith
high hand. To the English who court
ed her favors she was very attentive, and
she was known to be hand and glove with
at least one cores pondent of London
morning journal, resident at Munich
When Macmillan, was dethroned, it was
with great difficulty Lola escaped.
Shortly after this, she appeared at Her
! Majesty's Theatre, under the name OF
Lola Montes-a Spanish bnlnyrina. Her
incompetency as public dancer, howev-
er, was evident on her first appearance
but, added to this, she was recognized as
the notorious Mrs James by prince OF
the blood, and his companions Of the ON
nibus box. The result was that her beau.
" could not save her from insult. TIC
avenge themselves on the director, Mr.
Lumley, for some pique conceived agains,
him, these chivalrous Englishmen of the
higher classes hooted a woman from the
stage. Lola Monies appeared only once
more after that she never came on the
mimic scene again. From England, where
she tangled the virtuous Earl Of Malmes.
bury in delicate kind of newspaper cor.
respondence--an assertion having beer
made in public that she visited that piou,
nobleman at his own house-from England
she proceeded to Paris where her beauty
and daring soon introduced her to circle
more distinguished for its intellectual pow
er than for its self denial or integrity, viz
the journalists in the pay Of the late mon.
archy in that countryside Girardins, the
Beauvaillons, the Alexandra Dumas's the
Michael Chevaliers, ct hoe genus on,ne.--
With one of these individuals she formed
close connection which was severed By
his death in duel. Dujardin, if recollec.
ton serves Alright, was his name, and thai
of his slayer is Beauvaillon. The tria
that ensued, upon which that "black fel.
low" Dumas was examined, disclosed ;
tissue Of infamies as surprising as it was
horrible TO contemplate.
The mob would have torn her to piece.
if they had laid hands on her. As it was
they wrecked her palace. She was ul
timately deported to Switzerland, by com.
mand of the new king, where she Joined
hor ano;opt louer Whv and whoroCnrx