Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-23
CLARA's CHECKERED CAREER.
The Eventful History Of n Beautiful
Woman.
New Orleans Times.

New Orleans Times
On the books Of the Charity Hospital
last week was registered the death of q
woman known as Clara Bagley. Her
age was set down at forty five, and the
ause Of her death eneral debility.
About four months since she was dis
covered at the corner of Canal and Bour-
bon streets in q
SICK AND DESTITUTE CONDITION.
She was taken to the Charity Hospital,
where she fingered until at last she gave
up her spirit to her Maker.
This woman was as remarkable in APP
pearance as indeed she was remarkable
in her lite. She was about five feet
four, rather robust, and although wrink-
led by age and hardships, there still re-
NAMED traces of great beauty.
Born in this city in the year 1896, her
father was Jules Bienvenue, q well
known merchant, then doing business
on Tchoupitoulas street, in the vicinity
of Poydras. Christened under the name
of Clara, she grew up most beautiful
and interesting young woman, loving
and beloved by all. The pride of her
parents, she was known far and wide,
and rightly gathered about her the elite
of the city. At the age of sixteen she
met with sad bereavement in the
death of her beloved father, who was
carried off one night, in the prime of
life, in manner which was both srlsp-
cious and mysterious. He was succeed
ed in business by man formerly in his
employ, named Charles Hall. He was
was not generally well liked, but for
some unknown reason
THE YOUNG AND FAIR CLARA
learned to love him. He wooed and won
her, but their married life was not a
happy one, for before many years they
parted, and were seldom seen by each
other.
Hall hourished in his business while
his young and beautiful wife, who had
inherited a large fortune which he had
taken possession of, went the way of
many other young and beautiful women
she fell from grace and her position in
society one night, when with one bold
leap she bought out and became the
proprietress of q then well-known den OF
iniquity. From this time on her course
was downward. Although virtuons her.
self, her associates were those in whose
wild revcls she found a real and exqui-
site pleasure. She formed the acquaint-
ance Of man Of the town, one Jerry
Hill, who was known as the richest
man who had ever staked o bundle on a
card and lost or won. This casual &C.
quaintance ended in marriage, the
beautiful Clara having in the meantime
obtained divorce from her former
spouse. After few years Jerry died
and left his wife fortune, and many
fine mansions which now stand upon
Royal and Bourbon streets, were erected
by her. She was liberal with her money,
and in 1860, when she left the city, her
absence was felt by many persons who
had previously profted by her bounty.
When the war broke out
SHE STOOD BY THE SOUTH,
and entered the lines. As sort of'Belle
Boyd, the famous scout, she Made name
for herself as Nine. Hurley. Asa smart
dispatch bearer and spy she was un-
equalled, and is said to have been COM
plimented personally by the great Robt.
T.. Lee. One thing, however, is certain,
that she was the trusted messenger of
the great men Of the service, and is said
to have served for two months under The
late General Hood, dong his work for
him and aiding many poor sufferer
white her money. Although she was
actively engaged she was known to few
men in the army outside of the leaders
with whom she was employed.
The mad spirit which seemed to have
taken possession of her during the war
did not leave her at the close of tn.