The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-05-04

to n close in the FlItpen1h District Cont Of
california. Judge Dwinelr presiding.
Mrs Fair is "A wears old anatiye IT Mcnnhis
and a woman Of edncation and ahiI;fv When
but lG wears old She was marrjed 10 a Mr. stone
who died within n wear and in a twelyemonth
his widow was married AGAIN. This lime ia
Mr. GraySou. With Grovson she was very mn
haupy. and after liyinU with him only six
months they separated, and She sncd for A d.
vorce Retore n ,Ierision had been rendered in
the divorce .uii She went 10 california. arriving
there m September. 1870 Shortly atler her ar
rival in san Francisco she removed to Shasta
At which place she became acquainted with Col.
William ID. Fair, IL lawver OF Siskiyou county,
and was married to him in 1859. Her extray;-
gance and bad conduct caused Col. Fair to COM
init suicide in less than two wears The publjc
moi knowing the cause sympathZed deeply with
This handsome Young widow and about one
wear after the death of her husband, some of
her friends, believing that she had dramatic
talent, advised her to adopt the stage as a pro-
tession. She consented and made an appear
nnee on the stage with small success.
During the Washoe mining excitement she
Went TO lrglnla city, Where she kept board
house or hotel. There her partner undertook to
run the national flag up over the hotel. She
threatened to shoot him, and did wound him.
She was tried for the offence, and acquitted be-
ing defended by Judge Crittenden of whose
murder she has just been found guilty Crit
tendcn at the time of the Washoe trial was
about As years old. lie was n nephew of the
late John G. Crlttenden. United States Senator
from kentucky. While Andrew jackson was
PRESIDENT, he received an appointment to the
West Point Military School, and graduated in
same class with Beauregard and Sherman, in
1859, soon alter the discovery OF gold in Cali
lorliia, he went there, and made San Francisco
ms place OF residence. lie was brother-in-aw
OF The late TOD Robinson, and, at the time Of his
death, was supreme Court Reporter He was
VERY able lawyer, and ranked high III the pro-
iesslon IN the state. Tie was visiting Virginia
city and boarding at her house at the time of
her shooting ARRAY from the consequence of
which he relieved her, at became intimate
With her and made apparently no eYertions to
keep the matter secret, through Crittenden's
wife WAS living and he had family of grown
up children. She went to San Francisco and
he followed her. They were frequently seen in
public and their intimacy was kept 4 number of
wears: In 1866 their first separation took place
Mrs, Fair went back to the Tahoe House to her
mother who was still keeping that hotel in
Virginia City. Crttenden yielded to his wick
Ell passion, and pursued her thither. The
mother insisted on his at once getting divorce
from his Wife, and marrying Mrs. Fair accord
ing TO agreement, OF else that he should imme-
ulttely ana eVeriastingly separate from her.
NIlitehueh promised TO DO the handsome thing
ana lett, but soon returned and took Mrs. Fair,
against her hlothers wishes, TO san Francisco,
tie Iholiicr gong along 10 watch over her
uauShtel Interests. lhey llNed IN san Fran
''1Go On tie nio:t hllinale terms, ana IN way
WINCH is seen IN tiie illfld hight OF the murder
t4ial' Was utterly reckless. In The spring OF
lool, N Ii.tehueh Wehi 10 Virginia City to look
l H inning SPECULATION IN which he and Mrs.
r"I WERE polh interested. Mme there he
Nlolc n'r lhe most passionate love letters.
IN June l9Ul ne followed her to New Orleans
ant. acc'ihp'lleu llel 10 New ork. W est Point
ana tiSeW WI, ne returned 10 Callornia in
,he i'il ana ste soon followed nm. While at
her hothef house IN June, $50, Mrs. Fair
maze tle acquaintance OF MT. Synder, Il
Wenathy man anu married nm AFTER Week
'otll ohli' otltttiuell' iligeNceptlon 10 TINS
III III, p9Isuatu her 10 sue Tor Il divorce
'e ,'iio,fcu ms ullecilohs ana III less IMAM Two
Wien ,r,,te az aue; ms, a,.oti TO- ,,.,
Aen .ii.'ehaeli hlst l'au attention 10 Mrs.
an nv a0i i H. w. i nc Was WluoWtr anu
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,'a' We - ~ L Iva! FL oaltl Which peu pc
,,to '''i ''io I oeo anu osihi'iii,'' at which
iGn ' NJ ooia hti 1ccoihpilshed ABOUT one
i'i .'e vi all at'lleu Ill ionS water
loot c,oah WIN hetVy brown ven cohceallng
"'i ittulI'' mp oc|iieu orNlehueh VINO was
W 'he stne y, HIS Wl,e anu presenting Il
ioi Siiot az Hl,ii' "o'ih,tilS MN
o, ..'iS AtIi NliiiS sho uioPPeu hei lIlStoi
W 'U n 'iiu itT no niloIt W tSt;'pei eli
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IT, W Wy nlut"gicu man; as Tue person
WI" sioi ms ltGi, slle sau, cs, you need
lo"h Io iuIthtT. iutlllt lh:l Shot nm |
don I deny II. lie has ruined me and my child.
YOU" ..,..
insanity. 4 murder of surh n chararteri in
Wniei tilJ i vicllm was man 50 wen known
trial which has been in progress for a month
as Sei ly IeboreH lne iaet Oh me Killing
Mrs. Fam was accompanied during the trial 6y
nei hio noun ui a hef daughter. ohe to9h Inc
brnc she feels snra ,et uhn a, ~
were made for each other and that all their
other unions were misadventures This decar-
alton was ;, applauded by Mrs: Emily Pitts
San Frncisc cn %, n woman n9 a,sm's ppeT IL,
The Woman suffrage society Of San Framcisco
10 attend the trial throughout, for the purpose
of lobbying the court in the prisoners favor.
lundre!s OF crlttenden's letters were intro
and In T Mr. F a iN,ues u non
deeply interested in MINING stocks and Gritten.
den managed much of her business for her
The prosecution was vigorously conducted and
mot allowed no 10 become mere farce as Is gener
ieldav noon the case Went h 70 he iurv WIN, Who sf
ter an absence of forty minutes returned YER.
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree,
m 20 t emnany ny ust %y 81 tne com
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RAILROAD AID. The city Of Bangor
last week voted to lend its credit in aid of
,ho o,,,oua;o ,f n,o p;,aat,a,;, pn;lroo1
",'Y w., 4'''' io'',
towards Moosehead Lake. and to build
the Winterport Railroad. The bonds in
20 latter case not to be issued until thc
- l, O' aenao ~ '''@' ''''''' WY
complexion Oh 'hc ROAD
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