Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-11


or expecting any consideration for her sex.
In one rough and tumble fight she had in a
bar-room, three Of her ribs were broken. In
another ARRAY she shot and killed stage.
driver. Her stay In California lasted about
eight years, at the end of which time she
found that State becoming too quiet, and
she succeeded In entrapping Mr.. A. NJ. Hinek-
ley the proprietor OF the California express,
into marrying her. They started on bridal
tour for the States, but the honeymoon was
brief one for him. he died very suddenly
on the Isthmus of Panama, and she went to
New Orleans with his money, bought hand
some residence on st. Louis street, drove
around In her carriage, and had train of
servants. But her enjoyment of this ease
did not last long, for she was arrested on
the charge of causing the death of one her
slave girls by cruel treatment. She gave
New York, where she abandoned the name
of Mrs, Hinckley, and again returned to
that of Fanny Sweet. She became involved
in some difficulty in New Y ork that is not
understood, but which compelled her to
leave the city very suddenly, and again che
returned to New Orleans.
She was penniless now, and hired little
cottage on Canal street, below Claiborne.
Another victim was necessary, and she found
it in an eldery gentleman of great wealth,
the head of prominent business house in
this city. She became terrible, incubus
upon him, one-half the time using all her
f1eeting powers of fascination, and the other
half threatening him with vengeance he
knew her bold enough to execute, and oc-
casiOnally placing his life in actual danger.
In vain he tried to leave her-she would not
let him. He purchased for her the property on
Garquet street and three slaves, furnished it
magnifcently, and supported her in princely
style, but all the time wishing her to the
Old Harry. At length she accepted his pro-
position to receive large sum of money
and leave the city. He paid her the money.
bat she refused to comply with her part of
the engagement, although she did not trou-
BILE him much after that.
She now spread her nets again and en-
trapped Mr.. VIM. G. Stephens, wealthy
New Orleanian. How she became acq uaint-
ed with him is not known. Mr.. Stephens
was "the pink of propriety," quiet and staid
in his habits, a religiously domestic mar.
His wife had died. leaving him two children,
with whom he lived in very comfortable
style on Magazine street. He was a man of
about forty, church member, and 30 pune
IN, ~.
ter coffee-house.
Nevertheless he took her to his house, dis
guised as man, and concealing her features
with pair of spectacles, and introduced her
as his nephew, Freddy. From the time she
went to his house be was never out of her
sight, but she rode with him in his buggy
and went With him everywhere. He follow
ed her advice about everything, and sold all
bis property at great sacrifices, turning it
into gold and sterling exchange. She also
disposed of her property and slaves, and re-
allied some fifteen or twenty thousand dol
lars in specie. The inducement to do this
was plan held out to him by her of going
to Havana and bringing back lsrge quaR-
tity of arms and munitions of war, to be
struggled through Mexico. That this
nephew Freddy" was no other than Mrs.
Fanny Sweet lie said to be well.established
fact, she having been recognized in the dis
guise, spoken to, and acknowledged her
identity, by one gentleman in particular,
who had bad previous business relations
| with Ler. To one person she said that she
was going to the wars as "frst lieutenant of
ascouting party" and had just purchased
half dozen blankets, which she said were
for this command. She then remarked 81
have discarded petticoats forever"
Some weeks ago Mr.. Stephens procured
passports in New Orleans for himself and
three companions. One of these companions
was Freddy" another was . man named
Lincoln, former employee of Stephens, the
third not known. They left for Mexico, but
when they arrived at Houston, Texas, "Fred-
dy" was arrested as a woman in disguise,
and Stephens was constrained to return to
New Orleans and get a passport for her as q
weman. Having done this and returned to
Houston, the party set out on their journey
The next that Is heard of them, they are en-
the 18th Of November, on the road from
Corpus Christi to Brownsville, Mr.. Stephens
dead in their wagon, having it is believed
been poisoned by Mrs. Sweet that she might
get possession of his fortune which he had
converted into money and with paramour,
the third person mentioned above, enjoy it
in Mexico. s Ea-