Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-15
SENATOR TABOR's BRIDE.
Another Story Of Her. Exfrava-
ganee and Great Ambition.
Milwaukee Journal.

hAhNauESS 0ouIndl.
Mrs. Lizzie McCourt Doe is the
daughter OF Peter McUourt, once one
of the wealthiest citizens of Oshkosh.
Mr.. McCourt is an Irishman and
gentleman. They have reared a large
family, and among the children are a
Mrs. Andrew Haben, James McOourt.
merchant Of Oshkosh, who died last
fall; Peter, IT,, Mrs, w. H. Courtney.
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mrs. Lizzie.
The old gent, McCourt, used to be
worth a great deal Of property, but be
lost it all in law suits with another
merchant whose store property and
his own joined. The litigation was
on a six inch strip of land between
the stores, the ownership of which
was disputed. The stores were sep
arated by this strip, MeCourt having
built well up to it. The ex-
penses of lawing on the strip broke
Peter up financially, and sent him
to the, tsilor's bench, where he has
worked hard for many years to sup
port his large and constantly increas,
ing family. Lizzie, the third daugh-
ter, grew up in Oshkosh. She was a
free and easy sort Of girl, and hearty
with the boys. She was considered
pretty loud, but all right. About six
years ago she became engaged to Har-
yey Doe, son Of W. H. Doe, wealthy
Oshkosh lumberman, and now en-.
gagged in mining at Colorado Springs
lie is at present Speaker of the Col
oradO Assembly The Doe family,
holding pretty high position socially
in Oshkosh, objested to the match.
Miss McUourt vas a member of the
Catholic church, and it was upon this
account principally that the objection
was urged. The entire McCourt
family are consistent Catholics.
Young Doe was baptized into the
Catholic church few days before the
wedding On the wedding night the
church-St. Peter 's-was crowded. A
funny incident occurred. The organ
list, seated at the organ, heard a
rustic at the do.r, and, supposing
the bridal party was entering, struck
up, See the Conquering Hero
Comes" The conquering hero turned
out tn be the mother and two sisters
Of the groom. Another mistake was
made when Andrew Haben and family
came in Finally, when the bridal
party came, like the boy that cried,
Wolf, wolf" the organist failed to
strike up in time until the party had
reached the altar. Immediately after
the wedding Doe and his wife went to
Colorado, where he went to work with
his father in some mining enterprise.
Rumor soon began to have it that Doe
and Lizzie were not getting on well
together. Doe was deal Of a scape
goat, aud Lizzie was pretty gay. After
two or three years Doe went back to
Oshkosh. He lOafed around there a
while. drinking and whooping EN- up,
then went into the woods.
Lizzie got dive:cc and and G&tarted for
Denver. About two years ago she
made descent on Oshkosh. She was
the stunningest looking woman that
ever pranced the streets of this
town." says an Oshkoshian. She
dressed regardless of expense and the
remarks OF the astonished natives
She was never seen without a lot
of blazing diamonds. Her hair
were marvels OF size aud loud feathers.
Her sealskin dolman came to her
pretty heels, and she sometimes wore
and ermine hat with three or four
long pink plumes and an ermine cloak
that barely missed the ground. And
her dinnersl They were the talk Of
the town. Sic created sensation
wherever she went, and she was seen
often. She deposited a lot of diamonds
at the bank, and used to take the wo>
men in to see them.
Where the money came from that
paid for all these things was the won
der. 1t was rumored that wealthy
Denverite furnished it. Be that as
it may, Lizzie had the things.
She pretended to have mine out 10
Colorado, and the story was believed
and that Tabor was working it for
her. 1t was not the first mine that
yielded diamonds and seal-skins. She
cut tremendous dash in Oshkosh for
several months, visiting her relatives,
but she didn't visit the Habens, who
would not receive her. The McCour,
family were busy explaining how Liz
zie got money, and several stories
were tGld-one, that she was at the
head of large dry goods establish
ment; another, that she was clerking
in one.
Lizzie is very liberal with her
money, and spends it like water. She
has done a good deal for her fathers
family. The old man closed out his
little tailor shop two or three weeks
ago, and has retired. Lizzie has
bought him handsome lot in WASH
ington street. near the lake, and neat
house will be put upon On it this
spring. He and his wife and the |
Habens (who have relented out OF
consideration to the high toned"
connections) went to the city OF |
Washington TO be at the wedding.
Lizzie is a blonde, about five feet
five inches in hight; she will weigh |
about $50 pounds, and is rather good |
looking.
ROLL OF GREENBACkS.