The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-12
THE QUEEN OF CONFIDENCE
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES
or ONE OF HER HUSBANDS.
A New York Police Sergeant. oaiiaptry-


Pctticosts-Exploits In Brooklyn.
Mr.. Lemuel G.. Smith is q fine looking young
man of about % 20 years Of age He stands nearly
ak feet in his stockings and has son white hands
lie is what women would call a handsome man,
Mr.. Smith Is the proprietor Of 1rst. class res
taurant at Communiraw ferry, Liberty street At
about noon on the 9th Of October, 1853 a lady
tered Smiths pret,ily frescoed restaurant and
seated herself at one OF the tables She was accom-.
panied by
BRiGur-E rTD, GOLDEN. HAIRED nor
Of two summers. whom shs occasionally carelsed.
The host at FASTENED to wait upon her, aud the
best the house afforded was set before her. The
dinner was excellent.
The visitor praised his dinner and nai,crcd him.
and Smith was pleased. Would be sit down q mo.
ment, as she waited some advice Sr politely
complied and listened atentvely to the taie which
she unfolded. She said she Mrs. Cen Allen,
daughter OF Governor Bernard Of Louisiana. She
had jus, that moment como down from Mrs. A. T.
Stewards, with whom she had been luncling; that
Mrs. Stewart was sick, or she would have made her
a long visit She was then on her way South. with
her darling chorub,
TO LOOK AFrER MIR PROPERTY.
Her trunks had been broken open, and she had
Decn robbed Of jcwery, clothing, and large amount
OF money, which she had carclessy left In her jewel
mind tn, loss, for che had plenty. It temporarily
embarrassed her. She hoped lie wouldn't he hard
| upon poor southern woman who had been unfor.
| tunate, for she was poor just then, but she had
plenty Of money. 1t Was, however, tied up so that
| she couldn't get at It, Smiths eyes moistened nt
| her recital His sympatlics were aroused, and he
preferred aid, but 1t was politely declined. Thank.
ing him for his dinner and attention. she departed
| leaving the unpaid check on the table.
| Some da,s after that she again visited the place
| with
SERGEANT RsTgRBRooKE'
formerly OF the First Ward Police, who was lav.h
| in his attentions Both len together amer lunch.
| subsequently. smith and Esterl rook met, and the
former asked about Mrs. Allen, and what he thought
! Of her. The gallant! Sergeant spoke in the
the most impnei. confidence in her, and
that he believed that wlatey or she had told him
| true. six weeks thereafter Mrs Gen Allen paid
| Mr. Smith another visit and the happiness at meet
| ing mutual Had he been we' and had size
been we'l' and on. She had been down
looking after her estate. which gave her
eonside'aels trouble trouble ~ ana coming coming through
From juurneyings hlher aud tlitRer, troiblssome
into a diacr nj channel. SON words were s9okcn.
and loves Glances exchanged. smith vas capt..
| vited
| SMITH PROPOSED on rnR spor
| Smith WAS accepted at once, and tho reSt day was
| fixed for the nupiiAs. The two met according q
Way. and we're driven 10 Mr. smi'h'- clergyman but
be was out Another Dominic 10 foriy third ,lreet
gt sken isnds' and Mr.. Gen Allen bee beeane me-
| Mrs Lemnel C. Smith. The loving couple went to
reside In dorsey CITY. thence amer short honey
third street The first week OF their marriage she
compeled her beloved to accompany her to a den,
IS IN BfaasSls near Twenty Ialtd street. W'eT.
she had
| SIXTEEN rEEru JERUgn orr
Her suffering nearly killed smith, and almost
ended her mortal career. While in Forty-'hitl
street she betrayed symDtoms Of unacy, and WAS At
tunes lr'uy hys,erical. LooknE gasse-, gloss
ware. and erocNery suffered. The humane hnShtnHs
attempts 20 psclfy her were unayaiiing. smith coon
learned things that were not ple SAINT TO know. His
wiles actions showed him that sic was afraid IN t
people would find her out. she finally prevailed
upon him to sell out and move 10 Omaha, and to
Omsha they went, and Oh the journey thi,hcr she
was the observed OF n Observers Her Mysteries
we're dreadful. She had (she said wealthy uncle
omSSa SIe they you'd 20 thtRcr % smith 1 psaSshdd ID
business at once. but she was dreadful pullb ack,
doing all she could to break him up. They stayed n
omnhA three months, and had hard time Of Il.
smith heard some reports concerning he VIE
which made him think Of getting divorce lie
finally sold out and tried to escape her
nur suk WATCHED HIM TOO CLOSELY.
| ste would not 90 to New York she said, but pre-
fcrred California. >, smith carried the day and
hither they came lie -ick and tired of her, and
resolved to leave her aud sue fOr a divorce Pro
| yding her with boarding house on their arrival In
the city. smith, under advice OF friends here and
there, forthwith len for Illinois, establishing resi-
| dence n ere and sueing at once hr a divorce The,
had been married four months, and smith lad
| come to the conclusion that lie could moi
live happily with her account OF her incOrrgiblI
temper, reckless conduct, and unwomanly be
| hayor Smith lost sight Of her for nine months. hui
anerN ard heard she had been searching everywhere
| for him. Several times she had IN disguise watched
| is restaurant, in which he VAS still interested
| After his return she visited the restaurant and
presenting paper. asked MIN to 'ign IT, so that 81,
lawyer in Broadway aud made deed OF trust o
her property, which wns to be placed in sergean
Eserbrook'- hands, Inls was soon amer the mar.
smiths presence. Tho gallant Sergeant, who wal
CONTROL or HER VAST ESTATE,
paid the lawyer t25 for drawing the deed WheI
kr. Smith last returned from the Wost be went Il
his uncss house and the T'' s,u'.tl9n he receive,
na SS on. sSud s He made % az % s,pss to %
| goaway, saying that she had gwen him more uoub
, than any man could stand. and
Her plea Of poverty sofoned hjR. and hs seoon
panied and provided her with lodsns- IN tho Amer
| lean House That WAS the Last he saw OF her ~,
| next be heard OF hor was In Omaha, Memphis, Chi
Sdsnes G, Nv ~Omsa' During a trip over the Eris raj
| way she entered . restaurant disposed Of hoart
Which se praised T.. sS, Ss ss5 n %
pleasant good morning, and said she would ca
again.
ehurch one Sunday, and she insisted upon address
ing the congregation while the preacher was In th
midst OF his dlscOurso hystorta nnhly seized hei
| and her condition exciting sympathy, one OF III
deacOns placed his carriage at her disposal. Smit
| says that In those attacks she was violent. II
, | ought TO know lie is thankful that tho courts
| Illinois look hvorably upon his petition for d
vorce. Her child died soon after they were maj
| ried.
Z MRS. PATTERSON IN DRookLYS.
, From Ms BrOOiltri EsgLs.
II Ia rarely the case that so choice bit OF sens;
tional news falls to the lot Of tho morning papers
| that furnished by tho operations Of the conndenc
, | woman, Mrs. Patterson, or Mrs Warren, A. sl
sometimes calls herself The story OF her transa'
tions hbounds in oil that is romantic, and the r.
nance Is not iessoned by the fact that mauy OF he
exploits seem puTposeless The shrewdest acume
| fails to discover any motive whatever for some
| her performances, and yet SO shrewd an operate
| would scarcely waste time without a purpose
come kind, 80 that the very failure 10 discover he
| III Gaming adds interest 10 tho scenes In WbIcl oh
4 | has figured.
OF this character is a transaction OF hers in ou
h | own city.
. | II seems that she visited the book store OF y.
De Seloing III Fulton street about the last OF Apri
0 canning several times, and selecting quite numbe
. | of books for which she said she would call. He
selections as well as her conversation, indicated h
purest OF refined literary taste. Size lad read Dant
0 | but must have Doros edtion-she so loved bot
Q author and artist tlat she must have them con
/. | panions She had read oil the leading French NJ
| thors in the original and seemed at home anon