The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-16
THE vICToRy OF MPS CAVES

The annals of litigation furnish no two more
interesting or peculiar cases than those Of Madame
Patterson Bonaparte, and of Mrs. Myra Clark
Gaines, both of which have, for many years. occu-
pied prominent positions before, not only the legal
profession, but the eyes of the world.
Daniel Clark was one of the early settlers in the
colony OF Louisiana. His business tact soon placed
him at the head of its monetary world while his
popular character and agreeable manners afforded
him similar position in the social circle. In 1902
he became acquainted in Philadelphia with lady
of extraordinary personal beauty, named Zulime
Carriere. She was born in the old French colony
of Biloxi, and her parents were emgrants from
Provence. When Clark first met her, she had been
living in wedlock with a swindler named Jerome De
Grange, who, having daZzled her with glittering
coronet married her. and then disclosed the astoun-
ding facts that he was confectioner and bigamist
Zulime appealed for protection to Clark, who being
warm-hearted and chivalrous, at once espoused
her cause, and after becoming convinced that De
Grange had another wife living, espoused herself.
The marriage was kept secret, and in 1906 Myra,
now Mrs. Gaines, was born. Being naturally desi-
rous of having her connection with Clark public
ly acknowledged one, Zulime went to New Orleans
to obtain legal proofs of her first husbands rascal
ty. While she was gone, Clark, who had become
an influential politician, became enamOred of Miss
Cation, granddaughter of Charles Carroll, with
whom he contracted engagement, but when
reports were brought to Miss Cation alleging her
lovers marriage to Zulime, she at once insisted
upon release from the engagement, and she sub
sequently became the Marchioness of Wellesley.
In the meantime, Zulme had returned to Phila-
delphia, and sought to obtain proofs of her mar
rage with Clark, who had with singular treachery,
destroyed all that he could discover. Finding her
sell helpless, In strange country, and with child
dependent upon her, she was wholly at loss what
to do, and in her desttuti0n, driven almost to des-
pair, she accepted the hand of DR.. Gardette, who
united his fortune with hers. Clark, in the mean
time had become penitent, bat, on fastening to
find his former love, ascertained that she was the
wife of another. He took the child Myra, placed
| h Al
literally educated Zulime lived for long time
after that attained the age of 70 years, and died
at New Orleans but few years since.
Clark whose business talent was proverbal
amassed an immense fortune in louisiana Nilsson
ri, Kentucky and Maryland, which he bequeathed
by will, in 1913, to his mother, Mary Clark naming
Beverly Chew and Richard Relf, bankers of New
Orleans, as executors. Charges have been prefer
red aginst the executors of bad faith and misman,
agement, but however that may be, Myra-then
Mrs. Misunderstanding discovered at maturity that
her mother had been the wife of the deceased mil
lionare, with an impulse of honorable affection for
which she cannot be too highly praised determined
to assert her right, the legitimate child and con-
sequent heiress to the entire property.
That she met with opposition and with obstacles
OF all sorts may well be imagined, but she battIed
for her rights against the most fearful odds. Her
husband died. but she remarked, and in so doing
enlisted powerful auxiliary in the person of Gen
Gaines, who believed in her legitimacy and aided
her with all his might. 1t would be wearisome
merely to index the various legal struggles, the
attempted social ostracisms, the reacheries, expe
rienced by Mrs. Gaines in this work of her lifetime
She sued in numerous courts, and with varied
success, until her fortune was gone, her friend:
convinced of the useessness Of further trial, and
all but her own indomitabe spirit fed. She
still struggled on and, last resort brought the
case in its amplitude and its labyriuths of legal
technicalities to the Supreme Court of the land
There, after long and patient hearing, she has
obtained her victory. The Court has unanimously
decided that Myra Clark Gaines is the only legiti-
mate child of Daniel Clark, and that as such, she
is entitled to all the property left By him. Nor are
the years and energies of the courageous woman
too far spent to prevent her enjoyment of her vast
wealth.
Mormonism has subsidized, but is not extinct. A
letter dated Salt Lake City, Feb. 18th, says -
''Mormonism is fastening back to undisputed sway
here, and the present indicates future when
there will be hardly Gentle in the land There
was increasing dislike to the presence of the u s.
judicial officers.
The exKing and Queen of Naples will take up
their residence in the Castle of Bauz near Lchten-
fes in Bavaria This estate situa ted at short dis
lance from Munich and once belonging to the old
abbey of that nan.e is of the finest monuments
OF Gothic art. 1t belongs to Duke Maximian of
tha fotb Of 4,n f,,,x