, 1879-06-04

rama mi rstIot n.,.. NJ My having Them, am,i
slle wtshcd to be sslun.1y, ami Mill" "cr .s4;
70 tho letters. she eclared tIai sI sia 5e1errsd
yGthGI sayn- e. hevor,nsuk tsv to @ again Bipraa
nv I,shon1 J III katS c,n .'.n fs Which nernte, d.
was III absolute want. sho o,,eo n"ro os, s.Hn aa
arg IN safc.aeposls vaaI..' ,H rs; xn",, t%sy
,,T! b',rat r"fhsF hs1r se afs, exSet"sd tcy % wes
might 90 AZ taprulent art lctlI'"'t''c,tF I'''' tat a.
!ae tntGrvlcw sent The saft+iemsit rrco1.! s!ter
scotiat1t. 40 rs to pit II out VI nv uo,ycr T., 10
az, thing With tle originals. Ih!s, ,ss9,ooo9 ~ 10
alteFwarat Mrs. Oatca heard Of. Wuok. "s1 no,'s1
an. aud ncs.ses saw nor henri, nn fr.tp% pas'ed e.
Laurent. was in distrcss, owiu. n, .,.'f' h Mr;
a!r' rent, nl'd amiehted 10 stranger. ~ nuafa
nlass to ley my hesd. knew nol vi wh,s !
tSs us; woan Who VI 5aa ars rf.cSsS SsSSes'E ned
assistance 1t was pro,nised III si ay or t.n .pf
'Eoma again. l went, WA nsatn mi ~ ~
Finally, wrote to her, reminding iler at t b".
PROMISE but no notiee was takclI. fe,. Ns"to "ss
who said that Mrs. Oates refused to havo ans ,.st
thing 10 do With mo. or course YOU hays bas.L a".
OF tllcir mcetHE IN Philadelphia, when ho hI,r.
Dpcn The ioor Of her bcd-roo,n. md ssssu.teds
Mf: Cor9oll M who Was IN ING room. 1t was aui,s
some one Il don't like to rive you tic name ~.
aul not positive II II was the perspn} hrnts
INTO aiIottler ct'atn'cr found my husband there.
aud aud thcre va @ frcu fight. ucarlng NY bus,
the 5000 no made ns tha Filth Avenue lbsas. lsss
tro, she sent md offered him $2QdEl nr ans.
thl!'I he reqaireti. II llo would only cuIue inck
to hsr. .Mr. aitlas, hor manager told tic tI!js.n
Then follows colu'nnof letters, tbs naajsrity
OF The most 6alactous character. nlany ut tftet1
Mnat for qualifications. Ii one, tlatali "On tis
signed 'iAtce," sho says; Xxi & ovS XII nssa s,n
liusnASp: horo ! YIN darling; xo'ng furtlcrf
you tslat am sad, tor tliat you must ,erl; but
my on'y hops and consolation NOW Is iIat
must count tin days and weeks that viii brjna
mo back to {ou Last night csnnot tell ,ou i,us;
hard ! cried. did not closo my eyes IL s1esp,
for could not rcaltzc that you vera awny irou,'
ne: nayo no more time to wrlto now, rs thu
train Is Just about to leave. With world Of
love as'G kasot, believe me eYer your owl true,
loving baiy wife: ALICE. 10 another dated
flirting, "for God knows t|at lorc S yo,, TO ,os
much to think Of anything else, n,M1 wifi never
bc happy until we hare that blessed baby, for
| that is u tio that want between na-a,ul sou'.
syo.l, dnrllngw FFon % lettrr dated the 14!h of
neg!ceesng ser, for slac writes: II a,n nearly
crazy to think tint / ttayo never received ooa
lins from you yet. N.Y. darling know Yoa
must have written, but I ca1'not understand
| one It would not feel so bsd. shuIl be ilosn
| sick In bed II do not hear from you, my dar.
ling. lore you, and cannot aud Ito bot want
70 liye without Yo,,. O my baby, What Would
not giyc to sea you t9,.nght mud pn. ny .tas
| you." Finally, tho remarkable correspondence
cnds 81 far as tl,e general public art concerned,
] with letter dnted the 81 Of October, III
which oecars' 'l's following: II 10 not
but th'ok three weeks lonecs; then We 20 s's, q
| Chicago, wlsen l will have you, my baby. C0lns
and Sec 1l,u, Tor do 80 want to see you, my
Husband. God t1csa you-what would | ut
| glvc to be able 70 put my nrtns around your
lows you ; and, lod willing, Wlll do 80 AZ
aoon as NC lensc ilerc."
One lettcr only from Laurent is, published,
dstsd s!s untan sqaase Theatre New York, o.. =
| srest, my own wifei ., my svcot lore, ny ny
heart has been no sore sincc wrote you that
| letter on FtLlas That Asyc uoe bcsa abIc te
sleep for one 1n,tr, for, notwithstanding tEs
source from whcnec | gained Tic tn|or'na|m,
prassy darling, thut hayo ascussa you S Of shat hi
you could nvycr nays keui sui, sui,
q accsct from me, who to God Is yp.e
true and loving husband. O. eou4al
second, and toll you who WIS my in,nr.neh Jul
uouid not bc a8tonshed ut lny listening to It
md taking It 80 mdct, to heart. But do iorg1fs
mo, for 'gas aitrust ont OF my mi'us. what
| euRll H3i I1U lELtHF HltlCE Ailt -4Lla fEE
ono / love alouu. uod! why hare you uot writ.
tcu1 1 am 80 sick; do ron,foft nu. must
stop, darl!Ig; ! emit write my nlurc, Tor my
heart " brokcn. hnye noth'ug. to do. ana
can't get anYth1ns. It fs too late. o my (19d!
to hear you haye suel nica prcacuts, but wss
pa.ncd that your letter DID not wen n1s!. had
| been there to give yolt b!rthuay Kiss. How.
ever, I will Send you Thousand HOW, Wishing
tint you may llavn better testtil nd many hap-
1 f.ur r1f1T t,ff hut Iau ~ md
| keep yuu out OF alt danEer. Hoping you'll tor
| gtve tho one whose only thoughts arc of Ills
Alice, whom BIZ lures with MI Ills henrt a'n h'!ul,
| your ever true and loving husbA,d IlESHi"
dated san Francisco, Oet. 0, 1878, and a,,drsssel
to ST. nenrs Laurent, Union Square liotc'' New
York: "Yes; forgive you. injury"
All TUG letters nrc signed Alice; the tee.
| grams, Mary and Alice Townsend, Mar! Waa
adopted to prevent rcuarx. Al1ce Townsend Is
| tho name of Airs. Oatcs' nIcce,--lllr Alice IT.
| ferred TO iu tho lettHrg.
The Cincinnati Enquirer yesterday publishes
UT interview upon tic subject wlth hlr. 100
| Milost Mira. Oates manager, who was found by
! the reporter EOrihH over copy u ti!c -utTthfy
containing the billet douf, aud looking ns tbougn
liz ind lost every friend ho Ind III l|It Wot1d,
and neser expected 70 find another. "lie''o,
Hob,h SAID the youth, "%hat 80 yeA LINK ol
your star ara The great female American 'e'seF'
| wttterf'' .......,
! ~ hardly know whnt to think" rsspon,as'a !: i
Mr. Mics. ~ nm ~ much surprised IL II Ii
| posslbf9 for 4 man to be-" .,
'6he seolus to be sdead Eonc' ou tic fclloH''
| suggested tho youth.
"Sha was dead rrazy Rltor bin, know, 70
piled Mr. Miles, but I thought she hsl1 gotten
o7er It, for Bte lIaa s!ucc married, IL latalahs
| not.n
"Masrted ~ho.u|" Was the HuceY.
| IA Philadelphia mat named WAtklne," vas
| tho auswar. 'sAt tenAt that wnt Tho llbicf.
stAl,dtng," eoutsuued nob, "for Watkins Reps
hanging aruund her during our Eastcrti trip a',
til got tired Of It uad told blnl that 1t wunla
| havo to stup. Lie then told me IN ,s prosetiseo
ihat 10 would get divorce from his wisu On tils
10th of Mar, AtIl uI4t ho would marry neF tnlGo
days altar. Whle lp New York sl!d q lhaa
With Arrhia 0Ossou, Of tho DfdH!ate 6 -ff1F't
| about this matter, At,l 1 told linn shat II 'lS
| Oates got married at0 would have to looK ~.
! fur aaUuaer managot, nj wonia not give tlet
i've eents Hesk IL she had husItad lag1!'fS
| around at her hcula. told her Tic sumo thlaI,
and that's the reason, tiuk, sAa tsni not W
| mo Of har marrIago when she passed tfeo1sH
tho city last Neek."
| What dsd abe say thenl" Qloried our PAT. IL
| "Watl," responded Mr. Miles. :" think ,.1 sno
cano Wost Just to toll na Of ncr MARRIAGE ~ ~
the m4nnsr op1ncd out OIL her scaFed 'lel' ~ ~.
| tue instant / saM hur said: \ supPose. . w
| statement In tho Dramatic Atps, taa. Il
| would seycr nv connection vita so,h nes j.
she married., vas uladu ,pn tue ts. eM1,t.a ~
! Of my statement 10 uoraoIl Wn1n fnns,.a ~
New Yorkt'' eus aakeh :" Whit a!aoteiMi1 a!,teisi
It would make to mo Whether sllo WAS hatstsr ''s
~ .I,,t,tn tt1d hrr tIlnt ttuE.foHftt3 u bpt