Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-06
THE ARREST.


ho,se. at once took Jennie Bronson
into custody, but at her solicitation
procured a cab, and drove with her to
Pacauier station. There she was con-
Quoted to a room adjoining the clerks
o6kce. and placed in charge of the
culored turnkey. Officer Dorsey, at
her request, went to the hotel, prOcur-
cd from her room travelling dress
and shirt, and brought the garments
10 the station. She appeared much
excited. but declined an interview
With any one. Mr.. Holbrook reached
the station perhaps half and hour af.
Tar the arrest, and preferred q charge
of shooting and wounding Mrs. Hol-
brook with intent to kill.
THE ACCUSED.
Alta second visit paid to the station
hcuse oar reporter was admitted to
the presence of the accused. She
declined making any statement of the
affair, saying she only desired justice.
She did state, however, that coming to
her own house She had lound it in the
possession OF another woman ana had
conducted herself accordingly :. This
assertion was made with many tears.
AT 4'o'clock Captain Boyd Robinson
informed Jennie Bronson that he
wonld be forced to place her in cell
No. 2, where chairs and stretcher
wore placed for her accOmmOd ition.
She reaceed the city from New
York yesterday morning, and at once
secured a room ut Wade's Upper City
Hotel at the corner of Magazine and
Jackson streets. In conversation
with q well known gentleman OH board
the train on Sunday, she is said tn
have remarked in, a wild way, 81 do
not expect to be alive, twenty -four
hours from this Tine"
pREvIos HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The handsome, and by ne means
uncultiyated cause Of the above ter
rible misfortune was met by Mr.. fHol-
brook during the war, and being of a
social disposition, aud. apparently
ready to receive the attentions of
gentlemen, his advances were en-
couraged.. They travelled together
became intimate, and at length Jen-
ME Bronson went North. Mr.. III. met
her again at the New York Hotel
during a summer tour, and the in
timacy was resumed. She then pre-.
scnted herself as a widow, and the
daughter of an eminent attorney.
When Mr.. Fl. was about leaving New
York she sent for him to her room,
aud demanded that he should marry
her. Upon his refusing, Jennie swal
lowed an immense dose of laudanum,
and, lying down, calmly informed him
that she had but two hours to live.
A physician was sent for. but she re.
fused utterly to permit u stomach
pump to be applied, and so worked
upon the feelings of "a naturally credu-
Ions gentleman, that he at length con
sented. A priest fOuGd conveniently
.xexr was summoned, the ceremony
WAS performed, a stomach pump an.
piled and the woman recovered. That
day Mr.. Holbrook, after making
Neral appropriations for her support
left for New Orleans, it being agreed
that she should remain in New York.
He had not been long in the city when
Mrs. HoIbrook. selling her furniture
came South. She stopped at Havana,
ind finally, greatly to Mr.. Holbrook's
surprise, reacheJ here, and taking
rooIns at the st. Charles, Summoned
him to her presence. a ser.es of
violent quarrels, in which he was
maltreated in the grossest manner.
WAS very shortly afterwrrd the re.
suit of their meeting, and Mr.. II. was
compelled to seek private lodging.
She feretted him out, entered his
apartment, cut up his clothes, aud in
fact acted SO maliciousiy that pro-
ceedings for q divorce were instituted.
A reconciliation followedy and. in
another quarrel, she went to his house.
on .Hcyia street, broke themirror and
furniture, and when the man in
charge oft attempted to EJECT her.
she bit him SO severely that to this
day he bears the mark of her teeth.
There was another RECONCILIATION aud
then another quarrel in the editorial
room of the Picayune, in which MIR.
Holbrook was severely bitten. Pro.
ceedings for divorce were again insfi
tuted, bnt when the cause came TO tri
al the litigants were off on bridal
tour and it was dismissed. So the
matter went on for years, and finally,
in consideration of certain elnoluments
she left forever.
They met again at tie North. where
Mra Holbrook, conspicuous as the
best dressed woman of the resort.
again attracted her husband, and both
returning TO the city went to house.
keeping. They lived pcaceably togeth.
or for some time, but the trouble again
breaking cut few months ago, suit
ior divorce was instituted in the Eighth
District Court. Upon being served
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