The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-01
.NApVENTUREs>' CAREER.

.NADVENTUREss' CAREER.
The Heroine of n New SOIk Din
mond Scn.ntiOn-KOw n Husband
Was Married III San Francisco
Hts AdrOit Devices 10 Escape a
Life OF Torment,
Here is a story that comes from SSn
Francisco, and which is the supplement
or should be rather the Introduction TO
the Fitzgerald diamond sensation that
was the reiCning scandal IN New YORK
q week Oh so ago. Mrs. Fitzgerald, tie
heroine, when she went to San Francis
co six wears ago, WIS the wife OF Colon
ell Robert NJ. Lee, lawyer, who few
wears ago figured very conspcuousiy IN
an unpleasant light, and who died there
on the 29.h OF July last. Mrs. FIlzser-
aid is a highbred Southern woman, and,
rs she represented to the officials III
New York City, is a sister TO Genera
Woo!ey, of Corning, New YORK. ana
balf sister of Ex-Gcnersl VIM. Irvine
who now practices law in San Francisco
having an office on Sacramento street
She was married to Colonel kooeit M
Lee in Philadelphia over thrltcen years
ago, he then being an officer fresh from
bloody and brilliant achievements IN the
war of the rebellion, and she has three
children as the result OF the union, IN"
youncst, Horace, now accompanying nor
-, her tour to the Centennial, and me
others. a boy and n girl, being domiciied
with family named Bowen, at Oakland
For some time after their married N
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lee and her husband
lived apparently in harmony VITA the
execution OF certain immateriai dlu"r'
ences which sometimes arose out OF her
pronene,s to lose her temper, Oh winch
occasions She
MADE 1T WARM
For every body around her, Mr.. Lee IN,
cluded. About six years they moved
10 San Francisco. Mrs. Lee having prey
iously made a trip there to satisfy ner'
self that the country was OF proper ac'
cree of responsibility to admit OF per-
Tsr.nt settlement. Here Mr.. Lee Gu
raped IN the profession Of the law, and
from the revenue derived supported HIM
and family in good style. Ihcy al urs'
occunied rooms IN comfortable board,
inc. house. managed by lady named
Haydou, On market street, Where th','
friends were received and entertained
From this point the history OF mrs
Fitzgerald. nae Lee, nee Wooiey lAer
maiden namel, is one franght with ao
sorbing incidents and preosrioHs ''c', ,.
.ndes. Her fast Associations son ie'
the wife astrsy, and she soon after oegsl
TO suspec. her husband OF lnhdeIi'y' M"
took the opportunity pre:ented on Va
rious occasions TO charge Nun Win h's
loo, and crimes of various decrlp:"ns
NJ Lee then moved to TuckcrtoWc
nrobahly with a view OF getting NJ
psrtner as TAR as possible away IRON
his Office, where she WAS IN haell OF com
IN, at unexpected moments, ana, up u
snding . female client plsytully KICK
ing his windows and breaking up -.
ture; but the ruse was not SUCCESSFUL ~
Mrs. Lee soon procured
A PONY AND PHAEroS,
And then rode about the city In scare
If heren,mies. Many o. the RESIDENT
nf Tuckertown, will remember the pom
md phse,on and their owner. In
,rnnbie with her husband final.
drove Mrs. Lee into temporary INSANITY
AVID while she still regarded him WI
the u,mos, affection, she commehcea
life Of fashionable dissipation, ana tnrea'
ened y divorce. For some months prev
IONS to this Lee and his wife haa nc
Trad together, and when he was 'oF
that she contemplated procuring q
vorce he was so overioyed at the prospet
os the mstrimonial bonds being severe
,bst he purchased supply OF ocnG.n
snd wen, of on a rolicking spree: In
threat of divorce, however, WAS shclsn
NV Leo to be only plot 10 make MI
miserable, and fearing that this wite oil
not mean what she said Lee INSTRUCT
several of her lady friends TO remsI ,
in Mrs. Lees presence that sne eouI
not Get a divorce If she tried, ana inst
had said that he would not let ne
This 6red Mrs. Lees heart, and she u
medistely instituted proceedings IN Va
nineteeth District Conrt against her nu ~,
hand charging him with diverse miss ISL,
mesnors and also with adultery. In
cansed Lee To purchase another o't M
| II ,n cn another tear. Upo