The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-15
CORA PEARL ExCELLED.
The History of the Courtesan. only Sixteen hN Ycarso Age, with 3 Horrible Record agd of Blood, Rum and Fatal
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, Kansas City Times.

a The suicide of Robert T. Gray on
 Wednesday last has some sad facts con lsnected with itthat are good ''to point a moral or adorn tale" The suicide was the result of too much indulgence in Eliquor and the soceity of depraved
 women, two sins which are in them selves mighty to destroy.
 It has been somewhat of a mystery why q Gray committed self-destructioh, but short search for the cause easily explains the mystery Gray was infat- lsuatedawith Annie sLarrock "a girl whose career in part is familiar to the readers of the 1im<s. His affection was warmly returned, but, as in all cases efthe kind, large sums of money, were necessary to
 keep up the sinful intimacy, and Gray failing to secure such, became despon- dent and killed himself. It is notthe province of this article to speak. of the dead man slightingly. He has gone to a higher tribunal, where the voice of the worldingsis not heard. It is a waste of time to criticise him or his act, except the living are affected, but there are some strange facts in the history of the life ofthe, courtesan for whom he died. which are worthy of men tion. s4@ aas sAtsAfss 4za as
 sAnnie Larrock was born on the Pacific Coast and is now scarcely sixteen years
 old. .Rumor says that she is the daught- CT of Capt. Carroll, g. well known sea captain living in San Francisco, but her resemblance to Albert Larrock, of Liber- tv, Mo, would hardly rendersthis prob able. Albert Larrock was married to Armies mother when both he and his bride were in their teens. After the birth of Annie, Larrock found his wife in suspicious relationship to Capt. Carroll, and seperated from her. Mrs. Larrock afterwards became Carrolls mistress and Larroek came to Missouri. From infancy the subject of this sketch has exerted a banefiil influence on all with whom she has come Tn contact. She,has a rather pretty face, very pronounced brunette, babyish ways and an insinuating man. ner which at first attract men. This combination in connection with seem- ing innocence enables her without effort
 to creep into the hearts of susceptible youths who find when too late, that she
 has other undesirables qualities which
 render her affection as much to be feared as the embrace of boa constric-
 tor. Her worst qualities are inconstan-, cy, tIeachery, passion, a terrible temper
 and love for display combined with an inability to suppress an exhibition of any
 or all of them under any circumstances,
 In her brief career she has been instru-
 mental inbreaking up the relationship between, her father and mother, between herself and father, Tn casting terrible blot on his name, in charging him false ly it is believed with attempted seduc- tion, and in causing an arrangement
 between her mother and her lover who was her only support. ,.s ~r ..,.-, In addition to this she has accused and
 dishonored John Meffert, and it is be-
 lieyed without foundation, by charging him with having accomplished her ruin
 while offering to protect her. Since that time she has told several different stories as to her seduction, and Mir. Mef- fert will be released from condemnation on that score. s...fr .tr .tst.r ..fis
 Last, but not least, two young men have hurled themselves to suicides
 fate through love of her, The last is
 Robert Gray; the first killed himself year ago. His name is not known, but people with whom she, has associated will recall the circumstance.
 There are minor facts which need not
 be mentioned. It isl fearful record for one so young. She is hardly to blame for her faults, as they are solely from lack in training. She has grown up without care, and stepped from innocent girlhood into the feverish life of a cour- tesan at the age of sixteen. with record behind her of ruin which excels that of
 Cora Pearl. "The wages of sin is death.nLa .sB hna a.1n gaze aulHn