The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27
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Sad Story ofsln, shame and Death-An
InnScenf aiFIs' Downfall and Her
Shocking End.

Sad Story OfBiu, shame and Death-An
InnSceni aiFIs' DOWNFALL and Her
shOckins End.
About five O'Clock last evening the young
woman who was 80 shockingly burned by the
oyertprnllg Of q lamp at Madame De Forests
place, in Alley 10, the night before, passed
from life to the inscrutable beyond, Her IN;
turtles proved 10 be more serious than had
been ut tirst supposed, and after twenty
hours OF agony, death came to her relief, anu
the curtain was drawn upon the last scene Of
q tragedy the most romantic and the saddeat
Il has ever been ours TO chronicle.
The girl was twenty.three years Old anu
was brunette Of striking appearance ihOSe
who knew her In life describe her as o. 1ail
figure and commanding presence WIN =
handsome face, clear black eyes ana 3!A A!iH
hair Of nre iineness and beauty nut hltle
was known TO her fellow inmates OF 5ef piss
life. She came to Madame 70 foL .na.,.
honse three weeks ugO on Thursday, without
any wardrobe, jeWelry or other outfit such rs
usiiaily possessed By girls OF her claSS. The
malalne was away, and another inmate Of
the house consented to allow the girl TO 70
main until the landlaly's return. She gave
her Snamo as Maud Shepard, and there Is
reas5n 10 suppose that this Is nearly her true
name She afterwards assumed the names Of
ResSie Won. Berg and Bertha Golden. Her
rnvs MI stamped her Us a novice to life o.
lin though her manners We're easy and sell
nossessed In the presence OF male visitors shf
wus not communicative, and her mates never
made Inquiries as to her past life or her lam
| liz. When the landlady returned she con
ciuded to allow tho girl To remain she DC,
came much attached To MissYiOla, and showed
always an open, frank, atteGtionate disposl
ton. Occasionally she let drop some remark
which showed that her real name was Ayrtle
and that she had been married, Her nader
name was Snyder and her husbands naint
viii Golf or Golf, She lived with her nus
hind hut two wears. She once told one OF thu
girls tllat her husband "liked other women,
and she could not stand II, She also said shi
only hated two peEsOns in the world, and On'
was her mOther.in-law. The dayOt the acct
dent she said TO friend, "lf ever you ge
married, don't live with your mOtheT'in.laW.
she received letters from her family nd
dressed, "Maud Shepard and there wa!
nothing in the substance OF the letters To- show
that tllIs was not her true name. Even In thu
body OF a letter from her sister, which wa!
shown to the writer last night, she Is address
Cd rs Dear Maud"
This letter, by the way, Is sad revelation
OF slsterIy love aud confidence, II makes
ones heart sick to read the trusting remarks
OF the writer, her adjuration ~, her deal
sister to "BG good girl be . lady" In an
other place Is this sentence: when you want
to CoIhehOme, come, II that y TOMORROW,
The letter also refers to a remark Of the errinl
girls that she was making money by tho
millions" and says "Oh, sister, II you gel
any money, save It, SO that you can come ONT
home BA II you gre LEARNING nD, ysrv E lomS T,
severe. Three months " wy Very I9liM soo wv y
will write you 9 long Letter every weeE +,
Alas, her coming home WIN DC q S slu onc T tDl
the trusting friends VINO nave peeh 10 ue'
ceiyed. go,
Tho letter reterredto was au1tesseu %
'Maut ghepaFdH NJ Y former goat,'upg nous e!.s
n this city and Tas postRai,GSa "A'p Spai
O., August o. Another letter was posi-.
marked "Hanesviller Meigs county, Y" III
this LITTER letter rQm3r y mentioned .n1l
MAUD had gone To- RayeIswo9u 70 work
with 9friend named MrS Miller y ~ Siso say
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