Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-02-24
LA VI 4 A.
4 Eit OF Biography With a Bloody
Ending.
SOME ACCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF \
WOMAN WITHOUT A HEART.

The day upon which General Low
ell and the Confederate forces evacu
ated New Orleans was Il sad day to
Major Sinotte, as to many others
The Majors sadness lay in the fact
that he had to leave his bride. Ag-
lac, Just six weeks married, and just
sixt en- years old. Whether it was
sad to AgIae or not, | will not decide,
but presume il was, for Claude was Il
handsome fellow, ju,t twenty-four,
ardent handsome, rich. However,
Claude had to tear him,elfaway, leav
ing bi+ young wife in care Of his
mother, and with IA good store Of
gold in her trunk. When spring
opened and things got more quiet,
(glae and the mother were TO retire
from the city, 90 to The plantation
near Opclou>aS. and thence. if chance
served, cross the river and get with>
u tha Confederate lines again some
do MT know all the particulars of
the affair, but it is c2it'Iin that IN less
than six weeks Aglae had left Nine.
Spino,te's house and gone TO live at
the 81. Charles Hotel, where her
beauty attracted much attention and
4 great number Of admirers. Among
these was Il certain Captain Coale,
from Maine, in the QuArtermaSters :
Department of the Fedora! Army, Il
person of fine figure and complexion,
with quick blue eyes and fascinating
manners. There was some talk about
the attentions which Aglae received
from Captain Coalc, but in the gen
cral whirl and disorder of New Or
leans life at that time the matter
went for little. In the latter part Of
May young Nine. Aglae epinotte
was sent beyond the lines by order
OF General Butler, for di>loyal lan'
cuaye and reasonable practices. =
She took refuge at Nine. Spinotte's
plantation in Opclousas, where
Cluudes mother had already arrived,
and was most cordially received, as
became "a martyr to the cause \
week later three steamers, with Gun
boat for e>c1rt, cume UP the the
Atchafalava. landed at the Splnoitc
plantation, and Captnin Coale, com
/ ing to the house. arrested Madame
/ .Aglae Spinot,e "by order OF tho
| Commanding General" and carried
! her oft. together with loo bales OF
cotton. buried in the woods, bul
which Captain Coale knew how L
/ find as if bv i.stinct. There was al
50 Il large quantity Of sugar conceal
ed in the next parish, to which Cap
tain Coale's pre-ciehce led hin
straighis rinsu'arlv enough, the
proceeds Of this capture were never
turned over to the authorities II
charge at New OrlcanS-nelthcr the
lady, nor the cotton, nor the sugar
nor does itappear that Captain Coal'
made any report of his operations Il
the authorities. \ British ship tool
the cotton, &c, aboard in Atcaa
faiaya Bay and sailed for Liverpool
while the ste mcis aud gun-boat re
turned to Bri'hoar City 1t is not nj
province to explain how these littl'
"irresularities" were permitted t.
occur.
On the 20th of August, 1862, Ma
!or Claude $p.nollc delIbelatel.,
threw hi lifc away in the battle o
Clark>ville. Tenn having received
letter the night before ir,m frien'
in New Orleans and early in Octo
Der of the same year, Captain Ruiu
VI. Coaie and la.ly, from England
were registered at one of our chic
New York hotels. There seems II
doubt now that the Gladly" vas tn
widow Of Claude Spinottc. Coal
had some difficulty with kenned
and the police, bat apparently wa
able to show clear record. At an
rate. he a.as not nterfere,l with. an
the corplc, who had abundance ,
money. lived Il iasr and gay life y
' there is no eyiderce to the coutrarl
h it is ONLY charitable To suppose th'
thev we're married. About Chris
MA. Of tie ,anic wear, Captain Goa
met with a fatal adventure he VI
cnticcd TO an unircqucnlcd part
i!arvland not tar from the miliial