Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-10

was handsome blonde, with regular
features, yivacious and intelligent face.
and petit figure. Ballard determined
to make her his wife. He was then
travelling under the alias of Francis
Wells. He represented himself TO be
retired merchant from America. His
wealth seemed to be borne out by his
lavish expenditure OF money, and by his
valuable gifts. No suspicion was excited
that he was fugitive from justice, and
that the money which he was then scat
tering profusely was obtained by an ex-
tensive bank robbery in Massachusetts.
Billiards. presents to Miss Clark were
superb He almost covered her with
jewelry, and when they were married,
after brief courtship, her rousseau,
which her husband paid for, rivaled that
of a 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
Anaericdine. The restaurant was in
tended to supply a 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 We're entirely I'M
known to French cookery. Ballard
was wholly inexperienced in the bust
ness, and being a man of ,extravagant
habits, soon became deeply involved
Hoping to retrieve his losses, he open
ed in the upper part of his house fash
ionable gambling saloon, where young
Americans might indulg e 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
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 a 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 APP
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
gossip. After a 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-
more and made Barnum's Hotel her
abode. She next appeared in Brooklyn,
and in 1874 removed to this city. Bal
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
lard, but in SO bungling a manner, that
she ontwitted the detectives. On one
occasion she turned upon her ''shadow"
and advised him to quit the business
and engage in some work better suited
to his ability. Ballard was finally run
down, and, being taken to Massachu-
sets, was tried, convicted, and sem
fenced to 20 years. Imprisonment.
Worth, whose arrest was sought on ac-
count of numerous robberies, and par
for stealing from a gentleman
IN Broadway stage valise containing
diamonds valued 4; $4,000, made his
escape, and has eluded the officers up
% this time.
Mrs. Ballard was afterward suspected