, 1877-12-13


Cincinnati Enquirer. Dee. II. ..@
ArepoFtcr Of the Enquirer called upon Mrs. Allcs
Oates yestcrilay, and found that little woman.
nsaalIy the very embodiment OF "grlt," for tho
once perfectly broken -Apisltcd. Sho VIA in'!ts.
roeod 10 tell ali ahe know hbont the cowurd,y plot
to break down her hard.earned reputation. md
spoke With bitter tears Of tho way In winch certain
papers wero bounding her. It would b cruel end
eowarlly 10 tell t!leao stores II thsy true, she
saiA. "As it IL, see, they are killing mc," md
tho plucky little girl btoko duwn In hyetsecal sob.
bling. Tho urticc Of tho Dramatic Nt,rs being read
10 her, she pronounced nearly every story cmp,at.
1ea, t, tass.sono Of them assur'iiy 60 " "t'yen e
being loo! ennugi! 10 gtvc mnrrled man watch.
md tnscrlhc It 'Fsom your "ssn Alice dill give
hia, for polstcness aut,g time when Mr. cosilo,
nngfy bccanss woald not pcr,i1it Miss Roseeau to
shars ny hard.carncd rebntalIon, and la 't.ar:
rcd with inc on the programmes. bad rrc1ndced
many Of tho members Of tbs cumpuny against the.
When others would not spcak 10 nc. be- used to
enay nss sa9s equeSy iss 3 VI ersa
to mcnuers ut my company. and handed The watch
to Mr.. Lauent before 1t lsaat swo witnesses, my.
member Nj. Laurent evcr bctns ia NV room with.
out Witnesses Mr.. Oates satd, '.and certainty
s "eseF ae u 1sss 4oo ct a. e sn tSe o %
s!ace j. llsmlsas.l Van Au,tle, 10 whom was
IN ttne, could not like. is t,od is ny
wltnrss, have porcr Lono wrong act In my
life; hasu NJ lastle to do one; Anl yet
since poor Mr. Uales died. whom wlnnsd tiod had
spared to protect nle nm always being pctsecHcl.
WITH Mr. Lanrcnt's faulty truuh5cs 1, 0f cunrte.
hnv0 nuthtnK 10 do. liz IL EpntGu,an nnd fc-
Apcct MIN NJ one. lie visits 10 leaya The company
to llsarn thu cIsmfes that arr working against me.
ile n also ia eoa,altA.lon with lawyrEs. and will
pruoably aue the k1Mss."
The air.vH IL the substance oi Mira. Oates dis
j0tnted. eob.bfOkeh 6tatUHlcnt> anil 1t carried tho
impression TINT shu atI been cruelty wronEea BY
IN every rase w!ierI there has boon definite statc.
tscnt Of fact, Instead OF mear low iIs1auatauns.
Tint tluse who have known ttv little woman all
her hrlsu life bollcyo her lnnocent Ii clear from
their euMnienss whenever tn0 question Is raised.
That l1Ie general puptlc btlcva III her Btfii wns
shown by tho IItlfty eucvntlUn given her at tho
NtAno obcra House last night by ono 81 tho anest
andisnccA II Tho rcA.ur. hhc was caIIch une atter
lowing sbaech:
MI uxAR Fa!ENnss My heart Ia Too fult for mo 10
e. " natt! tayu hat waEa tu f0n atut tho cruel
ma VII Issns suk W., =, 1 n'G F., @'a nj
hare addressed ~ his sister. canu u tlta Gity
hn oas. so1a Eve w y IL III G. IN T.
nv Dotl - wis sil wolu ii wthou: ssn, y
nrtlally they foHlly fusc. they Killing
~ nc; n.k Ju'sts ~ w.n,aa appsa! q you - q
own and mr inHoeenGo Ia tito cnlItts Of Law. irfs
San a. sast have ln.lIt. hsw4.pefs d. not tcen to
knuW u. uF cfGu Hitrcy. tlialk yvu+
Whcn she concluded there WAS ah ovation given
her .uch ~ should hive dried her tsars. II was =
Es,ui nd.fushloHad. 4rip.u recall. a." thrcu times
three" that spoke It clIcnt't that sle had Inadc
Ae! case With Tint ocst OF JHTlss the PUBLIC.
Arrangements wero ih pro8rc last nIYht whcre-
W knlEhe Aston II to aurcson Mr. Laurent ~
qucstlou Of suing fuF libel undor consideration.