The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-11-22

Ballard's presents to Miss Clark were
superb. He almost covered her with
Jewelry, and when they were married,
after brief courtship, her trousseau,
which her husband paid for, rivaled that
of princess. The diamonds which
she wore at the wedding were worth
$4,000 Shortly after the nuptials the
| pair set out for Paris, where Ballard
proposed to live. He procured pleas
ant quarters at No. Rue Scribe, which
he fitted up with richly carved furniture,
immense mirrors, and valuable oil paint
ings. He called the place the Cafe
A''aericai'ae. The restaurant was in
tended to supply want long felt by
American travellers, and such New Eng
land dishes as Goldfish balls, bnckwheat
cakes, and pumpkin pies were served,
much to the surprise of the Parisians,
as these delicacies were entirely un-
known to French cookery. Ballard
was wholly inexperienced in the busi-
ness, and being man of extravagant
| habits, soon became deeply involved.
Hoping to retrieve his losses, he open
ed in the upper part of his house. a fash
ionable gambling saloon, where young
Americans might indulge in the fasci-
mating games of draw poker, faro, and
roulette. Just when the gambling bust
ness was growing brisk, the Paris Po-
lice made visit and arrested Ballard
and his guests. A trial resulted in con-
viction, and pending proceedings for a
rehearing, Ballard fled to England,
and under the French law his second
trial proceeded in his absence, and he
was convicted and sentenced to the gal
leys, if found on French soil. Mrs.
Ballard remained in Paris. Her equi-
page was elegant, her toilets were ex-
| quisite, and her jewels were the admira-
ton of all.
About this time there appeared upon
the scene man whose real name was
Adam Worth, but who said that he was
; William Raymond, friend of Ballard,
recently returned from Australia, where
he claimed to have amassed great for
tune. He was young man of fine ap-
pearance, easy manners, and dashing
style, and experienced little difficulty in
getting into favor with Mrs. Ballard.
An intimacy ripened between them,
which gave rise to much unpleasant
t gossip. After year or two of life in
Paris, Mrs Ballard sold most of her
Jewels and furniture, and left France
for this country. She came to Balti-
e more and made Barnum's Hotel her
t abode. She next appeared in Brooklyn,
and in 1874 removed to this city. Bal
y lard followed, but he moved about in
: disguise, in order to evade the detectives
who were hunting him on account OF
). the Massachusetts, bank robbery of 1870
A strict watch was kept upon Mrs. Bal.
e lard, but in so bungling manner, that
It she ontwitted the detectives. On one
8 occasion she turned upon her shadow
"a and advised him to quit the business
and engage in some work better suiteC
o to his ability. Ballard was finally rur
e down, and, being taken to Massachu
setts, was tried, convicted, and sen
; fenced to 20 years Imprisonment
l. Worth, whose arrest was sought on ac
count of numerous robberies, and par
/, ticularly for stealing from gentleman
in Broadway stage valise containing
"a diamonds valued at $4,000, made hi
N escape, and has eluded the officers uI
-. to this time.
Mrs. Ballard was afterward suspected
of being connected with the operation
Il of Mason, the counterfeiter, and wa
y kept under surveillance by the secret ser
vice detectives for several months, bu
their efforts were unavailing, and the.
i'd freely admitted that she was too acut
to be entrapped. Sheriff Connor's dep
ly uties, under an execution, seized tn
household effects of Mrs. Ballard b,
III mistake, and she promptly sued tn
lie Sheriff for damages, and finally obtain
~ ed verdict for $400. During the tria
- of the suit, every possible effort wa
made bv skillful counsel to break dow
her testimony, and she stood the fire G
the cross-examination with the air of
veteran, and retorted upon the attor
in news, greatly to their discontinue. Thl
was not her first appearance IN cour'
She successfully prosecuted pawr
IN broker in Liverpool, whom she charge
V, with stealing diamond brooch whic
r. he had obtained by false represents
r. tions, and she got verdict for the fu
lie value of her property, and caused tn
is pawnbroker to be sent to prison. Sine
he Ballard's incarceration, she has refuse
20 to acknowledge him as husband. l
as order to remove herself, she says, frol
e, the associations connected with her hu
d. band, she assumed the name OF Wi
nd liams, and took up her residence
he West Eleventh Street, in this city, in
ar handsomely furnished three-story brio
e, house. There, according to slip
ed paper which appeared by the side OF tt
en- door, she had FURNISHED room
els to rent, with board" She stated tn
a since she has been living in this hou
lis she has been persistently prosecuted