New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-13
perhaps that will blow me up, and so save
YOU the trouble"

you the trouble" E -
"ST. Louis, December 18, 1869.
Here am as large as life, and twice al
natural. Before leaving New York tOoA
the precauti0n to purchase 'Harpers Guide,
80 in case should get lost | could follow
the example of the funny old fellow in Sin
bad, and consult Harper, you know. dc
ho..;h1n o. hno tn'ae 'ra'eisns ''eno - - very
IL should rather not commence my en-
gagement until Monday night. Riding in
those cOnfounded cars for three days has
made me feel rather stiff"
| An occasional expletive graced Miss Grif.
fms numerous epistolary efforts, and meet
| ing one of these, Miss Thompson exclaimed
daintily and with "a pretty shrug of her
shoulders, Really, gentlemen, can't read
it." Oh. no. laughed the prisoner, " she
| can't swear" Miss Thompson explained
| that Miss Griffin had a great antipa-
thy to Mr.. Henderson, whom she designated
as" Alexander the Great" Probably Miss
Griffin regarded Alexander as rival. Miss
Thompson ceased to read the letters, ex-
claiming: - can't read them think them
so fearful" She gave her version of the
affair at the Matteson House yesterday. and
concluded her testimony by saying: 81 go
in bodily fear of this wOman-in fear of nv
life. She bought pistol at New Orleans,
which she sent me, and has often threatened
to shoot Mr.. Henderson. Her mother said
she was a Innate, and believe she is. She
has often grinned at me in the most horrible
manner.
Now, to cast discredit on this last state
ment, the prisoner laughed long and mu-
sically.
Mr. Cahlll, OF the company, testified that
he had saved the girls life by catching her
just as she was slipping off the Pacific train
while it was in motion.
The prisoner pronounced upon the testi-
mony of the prosecution in a lump. She
characterized it as tissue of falsehoods.
She said the members of the troupe would
swear anything for Miss Thompson. Her
version of the MattesOn House affair diff
fered from the cOmplainant's. She said that
Miss Thompson knocked her down; and with
the exultati0n of savage tore off her CHG
non, and tlOurishing it in the air, whOOped
in evidence of victory. She said that the
article concerning her, which was published
in the Post some months since, was an utter
falsehOOd. 1t was simply coincidence, not
at all remarkable, that she and Miss Thomp-
son travelled so frequently ON the same
trains: Was there any law against lady
travelling where she wished She never
injured Miss Thompson in any way. That
.lady's prosecution here was a mystery she
could not fathOm, nor could she divine why
Miss Thompson should be permitted to get
bail when she was detained as prisoner.
Mr.. King endeavored, but unsuccessfully.
to learn who had advised her to take the
steps which she had. She admitted that
she met young man from the Times office
at Justice Banyons rooms. Mr.. King said
that there was no desire upon the part of
the prosecution to punish the girl, but that
Miss Thompson should be protected from
the monOmaniac. The woman, while ap-
parently intelligent otherwise, was certainly
IL %vx<S Il
Thompson, and that it was a question for
the court to determine whether she would
be held in peace bonds or committed as in
sane. 1t was also stated to the court that
friend of the prisoners family, who was
present, but did not wish to appear pub
licly in the matter. would become surety
for her future good conduct. The court
held her in three hundred dollars bail to
keep the peace toward Miss Thompson
The spectators dispersed; the great
blonde retired. the prisoner passed down
stairs. and the court resumed its routine
duties
The affair in which Miss Thompson is
defendant was not called, up to the time of
going to press.
The Post says editorially:
The blonde war has assumed a new phase.
the arch-enemy of the blondes in this city
having been reinforced by Tilted lover of
Lydia. Perhaps it il necessary to state
here that the Tilted one is female, and evi-
IDENTIFY crazy.) The most interesting feature
of the present campaign is the alacrity with
which Messrs. Summertield and BuniOn. the
two principal police magistrates of Chicago.
follow up the Thompson, ready to anticipate
and execute her widest wish. Their zeal
and devotion makes everything lovely for
Lydia. NOactress should be without a staff
of police justices. to be on hand in case of