The New York herald., 1870-04-16
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
A BROOKLYN DoY In TENNESSEE.
He Deserts His Brooklyn Wife and xarriss
Scarlet Woman Of Nashville Touching Lot
ters from His Brooklyn Rslatives-His
Friend and Mentor Cowhidsd BY His
Disreputable wifs-Advsntures Of
the Couple in the South.

From the Louisville Cou rier- journal, April 1s.l
The account puolisned N ondav Of the ra wnide ana
revolver assault on Dr. Il BunlOrd Llghth ~ NJ ur
IIeesb0r0. by ine Scarlet queen or the nashville
junges. has excited great uea Of comment, mas
upon Catar,n ls scarcely less widespread than that
o the resa assai at and that OF The youthful cause
Of the extraordinary disturbance, dr." j. Mortimer
Foster.
VINO 80 persistently ms SIS that she is the vile OF
Foster, late Dr. Lgnthhps agent Is q dashing
e0ui tesan of kashviie cecbratel Tor her beauty
aud Tor certain majestic air which has earned Iof
her the Tile OF ''Vueen" Almost every one VINO mas
ever visited Nashville VIII remember the dazzling
cquipage stately harlot as II swepS along over
Ihe Nicolson pavement Cherry street, uer gaudy
altendapt nyinpns Ialed their Intellectual firesi IN
that lofty presence. Cold AM stately as q marble
statue she sat attracting attention all sides and
hooking any mug nut Ele piece OF tran morality
history mnkes her out he Nashville Banner,
winch is authority speaks OF ner tall stately y
and seen .'wllh green SATIN train as long the
tiII OF Polish Gomez; not IKE 'Naiad or Grace
but as
Through diny ish.ed corridors ot crime"
This. though it does not Include her peculiar dla
mond eyes. mention tnat she once lived III LOUIS
vhle will do Tor Emma Hines.
j. MORTIMER FOSTER
Is q man OF shape, aud oil soule talent IN his wav.
As the agent OF IT. Lgntn. and as the agent OF the
Inflated RODins0R's circus OF last winter, he has
come known among newspaper men. lie mas the
appearance or COOL calculating man OF the world;
Is u blonde Win siae whiskers and Is remembered
here by some OF the reporters as having presented
snem with complimentary tickets TO his snow and
then alter gettng them 10, charging them lvr Lneir
seats HIS iair curls, and he had on, wnen here.
glossy suit Of clothes ana killing necktle, which
we're used WITH great eject on the news editors nen
J. Mortimer CAME IN and wanted to get Nashville
papers. II Is alleged OF hIln that he s0ineum- a
writes his name J. Foster Lighthlll.
DIX. =. BUNFoRD Li1HTHLL
II known ali over the United States. lie man Of
brown SIDE whskers and mustacne. His HAIR Is dark
and curis Slightly, aud he wears plain business
SUIT. lie taiks with slight German accent, hut arr
tcuates well ana s unaers.ood Quie as easily as ii
ms Enxlisn were perfect His eyes are gray ana
aArKe AND tine sure undngs OF his left eye just now
eAnlbL Inc unlnlstakabe marks OF some severe
blow, which 1t would be hard to believe mad been
administered by the hand OF a woman. Just De.ow
the DOCTORS eit eye little piece OF mesh Is clipped
out, evidently the marx VI finger na. n
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR.. LiGIITHiLL.
Our reporter yesterday interviewed Ur. Lightnill,
VINO - now IN tns city. and obtained from nln U
statement OF lne causes which ed to the recent ~.
doctor commenced ms story, retired from the ROOM
Here ID the substance Of
While DR.. L,gn,hiiI was IN Nashville wear aeo
last winter, Jerome Mortimer Foster, whom he has
known IRON boy, and who has for long time
acted aS MS agent. became enanored OF the woman
Emma Hines, ana deleIm ned marry her. This
he did privately ut Madison station, the Nashville
anu Decatur kairoad, aoout the ist Oi June, Emma
Hines appearing Miss Mamie SOuthwel. lhcy
ngured Tor q time at huntsville where Foster mar
she marriage Q report was extensively published
that wealthy Frenchman had died IN ST. Louis,
and ieit to Elnma Hines some 5000 Thls report,
SHORTLY subsequent 10 the private marriage Foster
and Emma Hines We're again married IN Nashville
oy Catholic divine ano the furniture OF the LINES
establishment was sold nj auction. the 'hsppy c0u-
pIe'' soon alter leaving the CITY ano going 10 At
lanta. hsruy enough was realized from the sale OF
their furniture the expenses OF the Journey
South and ON arriving IN Atlanta Foser represented
.nsad ase a. .ne pa,sSer v rn OF Dr gdtn aad f9m
hilfs writings. The latter demonstrated against
this. and finally engaged lawyer TO '.put stop to
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ANOTHER WIFE.
1t appears that all ILLS time Fosters first wife,
Covington GIRL with wnom he bail elOped ana cre-
ated sensation was living Ia Brooklyn and taxing
care OF The Two children which had blessed thelr
Neadville, Pa. and Mis-. Fosters maiaen name was
Louise Schuyler When the runaway couple re-
turned Foster Introduced her TO all his friends and
10 be.
THE FRIENDS OF LOUISE,
Is seems learned or Fosters intimacy with Emma
Hines before he married tnat notorious cour esan.
and great was their Indignation. DIR. LIgltn re.
m0nstrated witn Foster Ia behalf OF his Tirst WIFE,
ceived by DR.. Llghihl from Mr.. Cool White IMAM
ager OF HOoeJ's Minstrels, Brookyn, the stepatRer
BRooKLYN, April 30, 1862
DR. e. B. LreuTHArL:-
In you say you your ia my letters to
= ~ Poster. answer can only tb.. when wrote,
sail toser lei. perfectly sas,sned at the time that
and your n.ms but reading letter apd believing =
the the ss s ia % and to
fore acknowiedre ,ha. apology, which cheer
mother day got the hrst OF this trouble HIS
ons .n :ss S5
this dreadful blow has faen heavy her that to-day
told Jerome that ahs was pleased At the choice as
AND s. a Swsd as nns 90 Il s n s
dear children, and we have written " her
.s if she SAID that she had
hsr sSms % & %
written to him TO send her home She quite eaed at
suppose she has been waiting for him fuhl his
her not Sa hu or s 9 s
not the money 70 come with 10 borrow OF her mother and
g.. my letter to-day and suppose she VIA be here by
eapes. toward hsr and her e ones aocas the
tndsst than" Of my vile, wife and mysef; and were were
OF herself a.heriess lutte hut although they by
ss stu s 'ss &
perr wrd the shorn lamb that IN my they
fni
sSses sss .oa s''''0'' remarks
No 1888 Duaed street.
LETTER FROM LOUISE.
BEooKLYN, Wednesday, June .. 1861.
and reply f 10
q n, an few wsess & before my dspaSs from
der the assumed of Emma soutbwe asking who aud
s .o an sGa 10
s
apubic telegraph Office but his despatch was the means Of
She would support me but children dsgraced
friend money did not write him. then wrote 10
his OF troubles She answered, "Come TO u.s."
then, without hons would not without his consent
lie here with Yesterday hs mother
received letter from Jerome saying he had married
daughter Of dist guisoed SOutherner at present 10
HunsyIle, Ala, be New Orcans the 10th
also enclosed hotel bill for himself and uife He says; ~
have let Lighthill forever
New, Or. Edward, win you write ms, Is he married
Where IL he and what Ia he doing!
Zen will be two years old sunday. He can talk quite
plain, Il = beautiful curiyheaded boy. Cool worshp'
HIN.
shall wait anniously for your reply; Sincerely yours
DuGe afr reet.H brook
LETTER FROM MRS. WHITE.
BEooKLYS, June 4-P. N.
Or. f. y. LrGHTHILt-
DEAR SfR-rhere circumstances that require NO
epoogy In addressing gentleman, would but that In
my husbands ahsence, think duy, far family
Aas coacerned reply both 10 your letter and elc
gram.
trrustng to your sincerity, n mother overpowered
with grief earnestly thank you. stranger family
you cannot well Judge Of all troubles anxiety
for has been lot In Jerome had expected