Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-25
Seabdaleus Story About the Booth
Family.
From the Concentrations

From the Cincinnati Commercial
facts relative 10 the Booth family, since
writing our first article ON the subject, which
are, at this l.me, exceedingly interesting. They
widely differ from the generally known and
accepted history OF the family, as it is written
IN extant memoirs, and handed about among
the traditions of the stage. Our informant re-.
ceired the particulars few wears ago from
the lips OF personal friend, who had an init.
mate knowledge Of the inner life of the family,
and regarded the advancement OF the boys In
sneiI profession with much satisfaction and
pride. 1t has been generally understood, and
the family encouraged the belief, that Junius
BTutus Bocth, Sr was legitimately married
10 the lady who passed in this country as his
second wife. Indeed, when, some seven years
ago, the announcement OF the death OF the first
wife, Mrs. Mary Booth, in Baltimore was
made In the New York Clipper, (the statement
that she had been divorced being added the
sons united in a card, which was published
III tbat journal, sc ting forth that their father
had but one wife, and that one ,heir mother,
then land now Hying-the putative Mrs
Rosahe Booth, brom whom he had never been
divorced. Mrs. Ward, however, stated TO our
Informant that this was incorrect. The elder
Doom was married man AZ the time
he last appeared at Convent Garden Theatre
w nile there he CHANGED to meet IA the Convent
Garden market then as Well known as Uay-
MAJ kel fosalle. who regularly sold flowers
10 MaIKet customers IN that qUa,t ter Of Lon.
uoE. she possessed rare personal Attractions
anh was, IN iact' exceedingly beautiful Booth
enai.a,ea an acquaintance WITH her, which
r!pehed INTO intimacy, and resulted in an
elopeInent, Ecoth a. once taking passage to
America, where the fair Rosalie was ureaen ed
as and passed for his Wife BY his first wife
Booth had one child, at the time OF his desartion
OK her-an infant. When sue ascer,a ined
where booth had gone, she also followed,
bringing the child with her, and subse, uently
atok up neI residence In Baltimore. This
chiio, "hen arrived at mans estate, adopted
the profession OF the law, and Richard Booth
ESQUIRE, was f,erWard known as q prominent
aLa En0ennai member OF the Boston Bar
cnlidren OF Booth, and for years did not sneak
10 bis father. II was probably ont nj consia
GRAFTON Tor mat child thai the elder Booth did
not cue tof writ OF divorce from his wife
Mary II, indeed, there were any grounds mn
on which he could hope to obtain the de.i rod
legal severance, without which, il seems, a
second marriage was out OF the question Her
troubles and trials led her GRADUALLY intn
habits OF dissipation. she became almost as
n!emperoe rs Boo'h hlmSei and il was q
custom with her, when In liquor, to haun, the
Baitimore markets for q chance meeting with
the woman VINO had usurped her place in the
hsartand nome OF her husband, These on.
counters were rs much avoided by one as
sought for by the other. Mrs Booth assaiIsd
Resale with violence, often coarse Ianpnaos
ana opprohrions epithets, which the 0thar
never resented bnt cut short by the speediest
sNa;,sl Inc iact growing ont OF this condiion of
ESnt Is, that the children-Junius Bruins.
tba ~ nm, Forrest john Wilkes, Joseph. and
act ,hiss-are of Legitimate birth: and il ia a
The few Who you'd 1 nave probably died out with
crime which has ouicSerea nuhi, ~, tnu siea'
hnns sh,oeSsa the secrets OF the family chapna
and suarsed sy tsa had been securely closed
for professional rank arr ~ IN their struggle
even Legal Inauslton could MOI p1 ba tnat
@ t boys. oansS 8assa
stantlaliy correct, and very little i US are sub
ihsy wsie an greatly attached TO the, aoaed.
ard IL was their custom, whea fnI3iI, mother
Ragements throughout the cenr,r,, niiing en-
their funds to her In trust, except so n remit
peIses. "' ex-