Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-02-17

ter then proposed that Helen Joseph
inc should go 10 the convent OF Noire
Dame, at San Jose, about hity miles
from San Francisco, and finish her edu-
cation. He offered to pay her expenses
until she was OF age and then mars
her. Helen Josephine was sent to the
convent.
After she had been an inmate of that
institution about TIVE years, her mother
married MIR Warren. About one
wear after the marriage of her mother,
the theatrical company which had been
PLAYING in Maguirrs Opera House went
TO San Jose 10 fill an engagement.
Attached to this company was
FRANK rawLoR,
young and promising actor Law
lor was tall and handsome Young
man Just the person TO attract young
and thoughtless school girl During
the companys stay in San Jose. lawlor
and Helen Josephine became acqnain'-
ed This acquaintance ripencd into love,
and in less than ten days they elopei
/ and were married When the news ot
the marriage was communicated 10
/ Carter he Was for time inconsolablo,
| and his friends were compelled Ia keep
/ close watch on him 10 prevent his
committing suicide. Time assuagcdhis
rriet, however, aud sin months after he
/ married another Lawlor and his wife,
/ on their return 10 this city, went 10
! board with the mother, who Was then
/ living in Sutton Street. aud l.awlor rc-
smed his connection with the opera
house company. His wife was n regn
/ lar attendant at the Saturday afternoon
matinces. She was an incorrigible tllr,,
and when at the theatre was always
surrounded by circle of admirers
Among them WAS ID. W. Perley, an
Englishman, 4 law partner Of Judge
/ David :. Terry, who killed Senator
David G. Brodcrick in duel Pcrlcy
was wealthy, and tor him Helen Joseph
Inc showed marked preference over
! all other admirers. About one month
after this acquaintance had been form
cd, Perley Was visiting at the house
of Mrs. Warren. He was in the par
lor with Mrs. Lawlor at > o'clock in
the afternoon. The door was locked
Suddenly loud knocking was heard
at the door Before the inmates oi the
room had time To respond, the door
( was burst open and l.awlor and War
ron rushed into the room. Each had
a cooked revolver in his hand Lawlor
quickly advanced to Pcrley and placed
! the revolver to his head Warren
stood guard at the door, while Mrs.
/ Lawlor pretended 10 faint Lawlor
said to Pcrlcy
! A FORCED CHECK roR FIVE THOUSAND,
"You internal scoundrcl, you have
been tampering with the affections of
my wife. If you do not instantly sign
a check for $4,000, will blow your
brains out.
Lawlor then produced check al
ready filled up for the amount on John
Shines bank, only lacking the signature
of Pcrcy. Perlcy said his visit WAS
only one of friendship, and dcniod tha,
| no mcditatcd evil LaNlor told him
that he had no time 10 parIcy, and Per
lev signed the check. Lawlor then
placed his pistol t" PcrIry's head
second time and ordered him out of tho
house, telling him that if hc ever spoke
OF the affair that he would certainly
shoot him on sight. When Perley es
capped he hurried to the bank and stop
ped payment of the check lie then
published the whole transaction III the
daily newspapers, describing ii as a con
spiracy by Warren, Lawlor, and lis
wife to blackmail him. lilo also sent
frisnd to Lawlor warning him out of
California within thirty days on penalty
Of death Lawlor and his wife fell into
disrepute lIo was discharged by Mr.
Mcguire, and finding il impossible To
obtain an engagement on the Pacific
coast, he sailed to New York. Their
later history is well known to the pub
lic-N ] Sun