, 1870-11-11

and here became - vioIeoi that it was neoes.
sarJ to aerd for medical tosu to dovists5me
means Of qu.e'ing her. He adninlste1ed st*oz-
ufsnta, but they fathcr increased shan lessen-
Wa gi!eu htt, when she took the glass b.
tween bar teeth shd cruahed II to. p!eces. a
Large pleto got into bar mouth, and hsd tho
PLY sictxu Lot been very quick, sho you'd hare
swallowed It.: but be cluShs her ~ the throat
and forced ths glass fsu n her mouth. An
Vac vefy queL~
The Wom1D+ whose desperate deed hss
startled the community, IL ono shoao chaIac-
ter il too we'll known TO Caiiforniaus to need
any detailed account; but, in order to g1Ta
our readers who mAy not be old CA'afe5nixus
has como to our knowledge. Her midon
nauoe II stated to have been Lsoe, snd tao
frat known Of her iu this state y ~ when she
became The vito Of Colonel Wua.- B Fsts. Ut
one time Sheriff Of Sacramento Co0u:y.
gentlenaan Of acknowledged accom- ,li.hnents
and Of considerable wealth. 30 infst1at-d
was he with her that every caprice and ~hiGn
Of hers VIA eratided, and il few ye&ze eho
had s4uandeIod his splendid fortune. But
when he beczmo / bankrupt ahe cast him Oh
and took up NTH another man. Fair VISA
man Of yer. tendar sensi i:iht1s. and VI deeply
did his +sisR1zca woat on him that ho ended nta
own life.
Ono night In 1858, he entered tho of{iee Of
Or. Murphy, ~ intimate friend, which wss
then in the aAma building now occupied By
the E1ar,tneF office, and aftee rem11nin8 /
fe~ minutes teak ont ! pfs&ot aud shot htra-
self dead After this Mrs Fair married again.,
w2s divorced. married again. and left tho
State She YES not heard OF for some time,
until eeries Of articlea in. E&stssn pauers
b1ousht her before the public again. and de-
tailed her marvellous adventures and escap4dea
in Mexico, whittier the had gone to ptay the
r,ode Of IN Adventures, and ia it she IL stated
to b1ve succeeded admirably. She had \
nephew named Hunt, and going to dow York,
bv careful diplomacy she managed to marry
him to tho d.ushtsr OF Z vary 5espect.els
out to te in league with her, aud
his evident design was to rob tho
family OF his young wife md Qec1mp, but
be was anticipated and q separation followed,
He was next arrested in this city for robbiog
the Panama mail steamer Of her treasure box,
md managed to evaae tho law BY turning
against his coufedetxtes. 6ho emig1ated %
Virginia City In 1861, and opened the Tahoe
House. where abe first naer CHttenden. He
becsme so t4keu up with har that he for =
she showed her uetsls in that city. aud be-
Came quite notorious. When 1he 1ate rebsl-
lion artt ltofo out she waa strung Southern
BympAthizer and when the who}o Pacific
coast was N state Of doubt ~ 70 tho aido it
would declare In favor OF. abe faade het ap-
ptAlAlCp 1A kA1 otESk9 VI NAES1AAA H&kA %AG
- etA1s and hars In one hand and cooked
revolver In the o her, and dared sny pefson to
raise the Starr sud Htripes In her presence.
Il ia stated that one patriot Wa
bold enough to f'ce her, end he raised the
old aag: She shot Il aud Eaissed him. ehs
house, and deted any. one to pull it down.
Great excitement and ill-feeling was caused
by this display On her part, but the flag wat
finally 1owered, some person. entaIsn8 tht
honre during the night and cutting tht
Ta %asp sns hss. so o. sTe ne
tried. Crittenden defended, and psoeuret
her acquit.al. Soon afterward Hint, ha,
companion, had ssE!ight onpfcasau =nesa,
4 snd killed I man, for Which be had to dy ths
county, From want OF funds and incliua
ton she did not follow, but rem atned to plucl
her last prize. Shortly af'erward she came K
this city aud took to tbeatricals. Af,er pls5i9t
| minor parts in this city aud Sacramento. shs
! realized that aho wae NOT Intended for an &c
tread. and made her exit from tho fold Of mimi
| life to take paTs in drama, ~ much more thrill
inE. as it Has tzuer than any produced BY th'
from the stage she made hereelt qnito con
epicuous 1t balls and theatres. Lattafly sh
became acquainted With u man OF means i,
The city named Schneider, and eliminated tht
intimacy in marriage. After tix weeks O
wedded bliss, and after finding out that be-
bags. she concoeted little p1.t thst nd be
| Of this last man. a divorce suit folio we'd
| which she won, and the decree was only riga
| cd on TueedaS lsst. Ti,nn astin she VAS fos
| gotten until yesterday, when she brought h-1
self into more terrible notoriesy than eves
| At midnight the prisoner was under til
influence Of J. strong narcotic, and waa res,
Ing quietly. During her rawlings she was con
tinnslly spetking Of men OF prominence i
this city, aud claiming them as beE frienda
Tho ph5s,ean in attendance gives it ~ hi
| opinion that the is fnsaue.