The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-29
TALE OF The T1EATER.


Some ten yeaI9 a90, one ~ In0 mo- =
tiful women ever met 90 danaesseA
ons Of The principle thsstrss. She - ~
English girl, nAnsd Nellie 0sspasd. ftetss
ammesry itself. 0hs had losg black betss
ssd syes % iAthomleas, yet - eoN and 49,
thaA . alAnee fbnn theo Aueke voiuasAsy
pity ID ones hsass. 9Ae ~ : 1hsosite with
Svery one pkosAfG1 Db1sce q ~ fairy 6g.
ure. tha IRA 66yem6at of The teautifnl efea-
tnre = - aaaho4 ot6ng - fpetlieAaa, wss
alveye ataendsd " Tho most hattAfibg ap-
nlasees fron.tA6 enoWa6d tAeAtes. BoaQasttss
md fio~efs, nok moss beautif1l than hssself.
we're literally rainsl upMS hsr; end the 81 :
noads ard glitterne jewsls sives hsf aeeended
the poDulaf nAmffatida - Ne b.ses1i -
tte6s. HIT ~ hgillisSt 1eeeeeea eese0re,
(ahd shs haA nany) svsS Sncsesa her % pspds
--no ovation, and each night OF her casoss
vss an ovation-coaid bring TO her lace
sign ofjoy : sad, insxpxessiblJ weary look
vas ever N her eyss. Whatevef her lie bed
been, ) sorrow was upon Il. All respected
her-mAsy lsved hsss bat4hs fe1iaaEsoas Of
rank and wealth kad 10 pewsf % tempt her,
nor ceass her y Sos9ss he fsvssoe sassse
thas bliehaed AN HE. whatsvse h0 eause
of sorrow, she did not raveal H. Secluded
and sstireA har eal4 psblie appeassnes vas
il the thsater, where she rsigssd - undis-
puted hkosito. II il not, Ghsse1ose, mrpFis-
III thxt rho was N object u cons1ons ~
mark, and her marvellous beauty secured her
8 usiveesAl intesese.
She had been hero several months, and
Was in the zsaiah Of her professional tri-
umphs, when inc embarrassment wss made
ono morning that she had bssn murdered.
A thrill Of horrOr went through the commu-
nifty. NeDubhc eAl11ity eo9ld heve stirred
nsis's heaf0 - Or mAke them 4oei mnse
ssrsibly the fekifui nature Of the crime that
had been pefpetrated.
The eun had sssrniy risen before m i'm
messe crowd had assembled 81 her resi-
dence. II was then thst oil the fearful par
ticnIars Of the homicide were revealed.
She had retired at her usual hour. Nesf
d-ybreak ! sarsgsls--a sunnd sf = falling
body-a stiled 1oaa ef Agony--w ss hsasd in
her room. The mates Of The hos,o avsk-
enad. vent TO ascertain the cause Of the mn
usual dfstsfbaae No wonder they sbraDk
back appalled, Ct the sight which met their
eyes.
Dressed q she had come from the thes'er,
he beautiful woman lay dead on the hoor.,
Still md cold was ths sorrOwt0l but tspos-
sks fsce-stark and sti6 Was esch supple
limb. Eves 10 deAth sh4 W. beanbieal, aad
~ faee skosse pallid ana white beneath :
deep wound 10 The forehead, fron which her
Efe-bIood veiled rrofsssfy. The win
dow Of her room was open. II was
sheer deseeat 20 the pevsuent Of nearly
,venty feet. The murderer must have co
capsd tAss vsy. Whoever be ~as. NO trace
fsmsined Of his identity. The woman, in
"a ~. On f-;.,d-2s s..aienen--uut the
Erdi.a, ns;,har Lnev III name or had ever
.I: 60. ~ sAr.,eti, cern v;th La
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aered nom = onee ecl'ns sne .ve .h ne
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level naan ~ 'ne ess Hs.. -. neeaeu ~
nTO0Y 0AU0Y0
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susp.s 1900 ,onld ~, Ia shove .nsn;
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mems s.sInny = o '"' a'1
ai wou.u 70 W. on ;vor, NOV.
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in ny ' ~. ~.,nhsd ,s.m ths,
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..lr -a~a .r>;n ~ ehe hons. Va hsa
s.a - .uhnr.h i.ta da,.,.
w .o.nJ = ~, !, ;n.c .vscn,;on W. ,ng n.
h . "a rPh.n ~. .s,,.rt cam. d..;rsd hin,
- aho. =. The rnnn occnn;ea hy IL And
-. ~nr.sn hs Mad .t,srded :, the ths.ter.
-. ..s;.,sn ~ mt : nistol to h;s hs.d. And
s,ernly desired him to lead the way. In .
moment more ny loot had dashed open me
uoo.-.na 1919, -. t.s,s. ~ =. s 49,.
I, j, nseIess Is relate the soene ,hat eu.ued
The prisoners we're secured, the ring on her
hager removed, ana mncn more Oh the poor
girl Jeweiry tsund I'd aef trunk 10 sass
herself abe betrayed the real cuiprit. The
man f. had been the real lover Of the
danseuse. la her young giflbood he had
won her love and betrayed it. Growing
weary Of charms that had ceassd 10 please,
ana maddsned ~ lmpon1nn'es % !'fh' neF
pa.aa..;, h;n,..,S ofha. ,,ono. ~ ;s-sl,v
he rightly copjecturing that the crime would
he laid to the door Of burglar. His sgency,
however. in the dreadful act vas pointed out,
"A ba ,tond hsfs.re -. : sslf eot v;ctad Grim