Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-11
FAMILY JEWELS AND A BEAUTI.
Full BLONDE.


A curious family history comes
from Brooklyn. William II. Tay-
lor was once a wealthy and pros
porous citizen. He had wife and
three children--two girls and boy
and lived in one of the finest resi-.
dences on Clinton avenue, Brook
lyn. During the days of his pros
perity he decided TO his wife, Mrs.
Caroline Taylor, 100000 worth of
property, including the family man
sion. She was therefore well forti-
fed against the attacks Of adverse
fortune should they come, and they
did come. Mr.. Taylor met with Sc
we're reyerses, aud was finally beg
CARED in estate. Nothing was left
except his wife'S property, and she
supported him in a career of dissi-
patton to which bad luck had drove
him. He had been good to her
when fortune was good to him, and
she did not interfere with his round
of pleasure run by the flowing
bowl in the Intoxicating mazes of
sensual society.
Finally VIM. II. Taylor went TO
Europe with his niue.year-old boy
as a reformatory measure, and was
still travelling last July when his
wife died, in her Brooklyn home.
Just before she died she sent for her
brother, Thomas Lavermee, to come
and take care of her two girls, aged
respectively seventeen and eleven
years. Lavermee responded by his
presence and took up his abode in
the Taylor mansion. The estate
was in good shape. The Oldest girl,
Carrie, had collected the rents and
kept money matters straight. Mrs.
Taylor had already made a will
deciding all her property to her chill
dren. She was ready, and died.
Lavermee waited in the Clinton
avenue mansion for Taylor to re-
turn from Paris, as he was expected.
In a month a telegraphic dispatch
came addressed to Lavermee. Carrie
received and opened it. 1t was
from her father, and dated in Jer-
Sey City. 1t requested Lavermee
to come to Taylor's hotel, Jersey
City, Immediately. Lavermee be-
ing absent, and Carrie thinking
chat some accident had happened
to her father, went to Jersey City
herself. She found her father oc-
cupying suite of richly furnished
rooms with a tall, beautiful and
commanding blonde as compan-
ion. Taylor ordered his daughter
to 90 home and tell her uncle to
leave at once, as he wished to occu-
py the house himself, and would
not come while he was there. Car
rie asked who the elegant woman
was, and her father said to her,
"Never mind, she may be your
mother yet" Carrie, taking in the
situation, replied that she could
never recognize her, and started to
go. The blonde beauty followed
her, and whispered that she had
been with her father two years in
Paris, and was married to him.
When Lavermee heard Of Car
rie's adventure, he resolved to stay
and protect the girls in their home.
Soon letters came thick and fast
commanding Layermee to leave.
Still he stuck. One dav Last Oetn.
ber the door-bell of the Taylor man.
sion was rnug. The servant opened
the door, and William II. Taylor
pushed in, followed by the blonde
beauty, and three burly rough look
ing men. 1t was evidently an at
tack to take the castle. Taylor Or
dsred Layermee out Of the house.
He refused to bulge, and the buflF
men in reserve took him by the
neck and seat and landed him
in the street. The police were
called, and a squad came. The
blonde mst the sergeant at the door
and demanded bis bpgiless. She
said she was Mrs. Taylor aad tho
woman of that house. Taylor
peeped out of the window, and rec.
ognizing the sergeant,said: Hello,
Bill, are you going to arrest me
for putting my brother-in-law out