The New York herald., 1876-10-19
THE CHREsMAN MYSTERY.

CONDITION OF TIE PATIKNT-sTBAN01 sToRIxs
CONCERNING HER PAST LIFE.
Mrs. Cora Cheesman. whose real name 10 said 20 bs
Cora Campbell and rho wounded under such myste-
rious circumstances atNo 976 Sixth avenus Thurs
day night last still continues to improve, although the
surroundings of the obscure ever.
The disappearance OF her alleged husband and her
tsrmined since the occurrence, and the fact
that the finding OF the bullet in the door OF the
has yet been satisfactorily explained involve the
aYair IN considerable mystery Il Was believed that
she herself did NOT naict the wound which promised
10 be fatal although she admitted having attempted
kill herself when questioned few days ago. From all
accounts Il would appear that the affair originated
from feelings Of jealousy either hcr part that OF
her supposed husband who has yet put In mp
pearance OF Mrs Cheeseman's antecedents very little
is known and there Is strong probability Of her
recovery the will doubtless robbed OF
esting disclosures.
The following story in connection with Cora Chess-
man is related by the Boston Herald -
An investigation INTO the antecedents Of the woman
man. who alleged to have had considerable sx-
perencc in Lynn, Mass, 80 far only proves that her
connections in the latter city with the Blanchard
family. before stated and that only In business
way Mrs Blanchard having boarded her child until
recently. Cora Cheesman was formerly we'll known
In Boston clairvoyant. During the time she
ostensby thus engaged littlc child OF whom
ton mas pecn made was boarded with Mrs blanchard
at No SO Franklin street Lynn Mr. Blanchard is y
sewing machine needle maker and his wo has tax en-
chldreD boarders with tho family having had Ihree
living with them. The Banchards OF
tho highest respecability as are nl their connections
Mr.. Blanchard says that the telegram which called
his wife to New York made statement OF murder
shooting. but simply announced that Cora dying
There had been arrangement partially made be-
tween Mrs. Blanchard and tho woman who then called
herself Haywood, BY. which, in case Of the atter's
DEATH Mrs. Blanchard to have tho child, TO whom
she had become very much attached. her own,
should she desire. Mr. Blanchard and tho friends
oi tho family say that his vile would not have gone
New York had they mad any suspicion OF The real
OF the The child while with them was always
called Cora Haywood. with regard to the man
longs deny all connection or the possibility OF conncc
with him, ms they can account for all their rela
tives, aud he Is certainly not one OF them. Mr.
blanchard has only heard from hts wife since her
departure from Lynn, and then WAS moreiy informed
while in tie clarvoyant business In Boston went by
the name, as above stated, Of Haywood, and the io
lowing copy of her advertisement published in
NORA l.. v. HEYwooD--NATCRAL CLAIRvoYANr
Cand psychomerical reudcr; reveals your life from tho
friends 1c written nativity incioss 81 hours irom TO
D. fremont row. room L.
This advertisement inserted several times per
week for long umc. the last occasion which it
appeared can be asccrtained, being June 2
1919 sne evidently obtained plenty OF money in her
business, from other sources always dressed
in nne STYLE when she left town about year ago
she from bank 5000. which she had on deposit.
dresses ut Sl25 each. She very ready luent
talker and used excellent language and being Of no
personal appearance, TALL slender and stylish, and
beiug generally fashionaby dressed she naturally
attracted much attention. When she left the city, ~
above stated, she said she going 70 New York 20
marry very rich Since then she has been back
here several times. She took the child Cora ON TO
New York with her about six weeks ago. but soon
brought or sent her back, only 10 take hcr 10 New
York again vcry short time. THIS child was gen.
orally known tho adopted daughter oil Miss tor Ars
Heywood but some believed, and II s asserted that
Miss Haywood had acknowledged, that II was her own
daughter. The described as "hr. Checsmnn, +"
her husband here IN Boston with her last sum-
mer, and tho man "Phillps' Is well known hero by
description Some persons here who know tho woman
do not believe shc was married to Chcesman, nor do
they believe sho shot herself claiming that they quar
relied and he her Her family Is Is stated belong
to Fitchburg and = correspondent 10 that city has
ascerained that she there several months about
year ago A young lady Of Fitchburg, named Cora
Hey wood, used sometimes 10 receive from the Post
once letters intended Tor tho cairvoyant, and the
latter OCCASIONALLY got missives which rghtuiiy be-
longed to tho other, by which Miss Haywood asccr-
tanned that her nanesako from Boston was =
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