Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-06
wlHrrA MONTAGUE.
The Remarkable story eta Remark.
able Woman-Why walter Moat-
gomsry Coamissed Duieide.

8AgEy AS~A8Su 88HXHuEs
The romantic story Of the life and trou-
bles Of winstta Montague, whose real mai.
den name was Lydia Bigelow. and who Ia
known a. . charming woman and . passa-
bly, fair actress all over the Pacific coast.
and especially here ON the Comstock. Is
wildly told by the New York Saa. She
was q native Of Dorchester. Mass, and her
father WA an Englishman, and . physi-
clan. He forced her when but sixteen
years Of age to marry . Mr.. Taylor. q Dos
ton millionaire who had been struck by
her beauty. and whose money the father
wanted. This man Taylor was over sixty
years Of age. aud the marriage WAS pri-
vately performed by = Methodist clergy
man. A written contract was made that
be should not claim his wife until she had
finished her education. and was twsnty-one
years old.
In 1870, when Walter Montgomery. the
tragedian. was In this country. winetta
Montague met him In Boston. but the &C.
~quaintancs was only brief. She became
fascinated with Kim. but she had little OPP
p~ortunity TO show her admiration. After
Montgomery sailed for Europe winetta
vent with Miss Bigslow and her brother IN
Europe to finish her education. Her
brother was then q freshman In Harvard
College. While they were stopping at the
Clarendon Hotel, In Broad street, London,
they met Montgomery. He paid great at
tention 10 them. and took them 10 all the
places Of intsrest, and TO the theaters. He
| was . highly-Attractive man, and her sis-
| ter could not conceal her love for him.
Miss Bigclow demonstrated, but her sister
said that she had told Mr.. Taylor DO
| fore she lett home that u abe saw
y one that she loved bstter
than him she was going to consider
| herself FREQ. Miss Bigelow and her brother
were summoned home because Of business
misfortuncs which had overtaksn their
father. Her sister remained with her
maid, a. she had some money In the bank.
| When they heard from her they heard OF
| her marriage TO Montgomery. and OF his
suicide. Montgomery knew Of her con-
tract with Mr.. Taylor. but be induced her
TO break Ii. saying that they would throw
themselves on his mercy when they re-
| turned. lie was over hfty years Of ase.
and had then q vito aud . son seventeen
years old living. and two wives dead. He
wa an ~ asn..,s, ,,m, iih.r.iIs
hcp,emAn, VIC s.,s. ,hair m.rrisns An.
i"rso Hev~ I'll, ~ ~ .,.rs
sou VI Mon'some,y ~. ,.,hs. won,-
mother anu e,PoIeu ~. .nn -. an
gomery en,ereu wn'ie ns ~ n. IL.
Alter us departure no saiu 70 VI, "ny
LYDIA nave rulneu you nov : sn NV.
Disgrace you Iore'1r. nna 'u .to
an ADJOINING rooni nv sno' n ~ "o
mouth. ING you1s ~. Man. ~ ri.
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Tan pur,a,' pu. net s'oIy 'na ,"iI.."1
murdered her husband was ny' pe,io'Iu.
she began 10 earn u h'ins III Lohuo" W
. readings. .....
Her family utterly ~renouncee ne, a'er
her marriage 10 montgomery anu she hAs
had no communication win tnom sih,e'
She inAlly married James ~. waru' Tue
Irish Comedian. n since thai une' 40
cording To her death-bed story sho has
suffered all the torments OF the damned.
The S"S, In Its biography says; sue ha:
told her relatives OF the extreme erneip u
ward toward her, anu on ner us.lnosu sue
forbade them informing nun ., per ssaln'
She traced her LINERS uitoe'iy W his SO