Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-10
POOR MATILDA HERON.
what She Said ana what She
wrote Her Indignant Denial oi

From the San Francisco Chronicle.l
In the Sunday Chronicle an articlt
was published which originally appeared
in the St. Louis Republ;eaa, which pnr'
ported to be true history of the rela.
tons of Matilda Heron Byrne and Rob
ert Stoepel. Last evening, as one of the
Chronicles reporters was sitting ia the
editorial-roolns, Matilda Heron entered
accom- panied by her daughter, beauti,
full Ifttle girl OF about twelve years Of
age. The child features are peculiarly
like those of her mother, and in the
ehild one can see the beauty that ip the
mdthsr took the heart of Harry Byrne
by storm. With cherry
"How ARE Yop, SWEETHEART
she grasped the reporters hand, and
said [" You see ] have not forgotten you.
Myself and little one have trudged down
here through the dark streets to have
Justice done, and now you will not re-
fuse it. Where is Mr.. BogusT
Mr.. Bogus is the name of the indlvid-
ualh who once before entertained Miss
Heron. and whose retentVe memory OF
her savings SO pleased her. Aiss Heron
was informed that he was out OF the city,
and then she said:
NOW FOR THE OBJECT or THIS VISIT.
Miss Heron: have come TO ask why
you published that great rambustihoa-
ton in to.day's Chronicle about me;
Why didn't you come and see me hrstf
ehlH FH8 tWH
The reporter said that Ii he had
thought Miss Heron would have DESIRED
to see the great ADMINISTRATION, he
would have been only too glad to have
called on her.
Miss Heron said: well, since you
didn't call on me, | have called on you,
to state that it was all untrue, end think
great injustice has been done me BY the
publication. If had. only been allowed
to see it | would not have cared. | am
trying to have another trial of my case,
and this should not have been published
without my seeing it first, because there
are in=umerable falsehoods in il. As il
is. il win do ne a great deal Of injury,
add have had no chance to refuteit be-
fore Il wont to the world.
Reporter: Would not statement from
you, denying the truth OF the matter, be
as good tomorrow as Il would have been
to-day2
Miss Heron: That's so, Petty. You're
as bright as a dollar. By the way, sweet
heart, what paper was that story pub
lished in2 -.
Reporter: The New York Weekly
Negs published an account of your life
and relations with Mr.. Stoepel the truth
Of which was deE;ad by the St. Louis
Republicans, which paper pnblished the
history which was given in tS-Gsy $
ChE0picle.
kRRBUKE so OBSCURE NEWSPAPERS.
Miss Heron: The New York News ?
] don't know Of any such paper. don I
sas What right obscure papers have to
use ny nsne in that way. I'm ne
Escaped Nun" or Mrs. Fair, or any
other leeturing adventures. an Ma
tilda Heron Byrne, and with ny pamo
the names Of Harry Byrne, Robert
Stoepel, Alex Campbell, Ned Carpenter
aal Hall McAllister are associated /
don't vss1t these little papers using my
name and fame iE thgt way Do you
know that, sweetheartf
EArILDEs REvERIE ASD WHAT Is RRoUGHE
FORTH. 20 - .e- p
Here she stsppa9, and for few mo
ments remained silent With her eyes
Gxed DO q meditatiye way in sSEeet
hsarrs face. Her hand wandered e
the golden bead OF her little one, and
the unfortunate, imPeFioas woman and
her beautiful child formed 3 FictREe
that once seen would always be femem