Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-17
An ADVENTURES.
Tho Past Life of tho Young Widow sf 8. 8
Paige, ths Lambcrman OF Oshkosh and

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Paige, the Lamberman Of Oshkosh and
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CINoIkNATI, Dee. 16.-The Commercial
Gazette las three column account of the
career of Mrs. Alice Paige, wife Of S. B.
Paige, the millionaire lumberman of the
northwest, who was found dead with q
bullet wound in his head, on March IL,
1882, in Davenport, Iowa, hotel. @. @.
Paige, brother OF the dead man, became
convinced that tho new wife of his brother
(they had been married bat two months
was an adYsnturess, and employed De-
tectivs GronRon, Of this city, to ascertain
her history. Tho detective says the
case has been difficult enc, and
has resulted in tbs following information
Years ago a woman named Libby was left
widow in Davenport with two girls, Laura
and Mary. The two girls peddlsd pop in
the streets, and the woman with whom this
story has to deal was known as "Pop
Mary" The father had patented eure-all
called craven oil" and the widow adver-
tised for some enc to sell it..
William E. Fagar, Of Ia
dianapolis, responded, and afterward
married Mary. They SOON separated and
the girls and their N other came to Oincin-
natl to live. The girls obtained employ
ment at the Grand Opera house as ballet
dancers, whore they appeared as the Pier
pent sisters, Mary changing her name to
Alice. While thus employed Alice read of
the burning of the Beckwith house in
Oshkosh, Wis, and how Simon Paige, a
man of great wealth, offered $4,000
to any one who would save his wife.
Mrs. Paigs's body was rescued
after her death, and Paige refused to pay
the reward. Alice claimed to be an old
friend of his dead wife, and wrote that
nothing would give her 10 much pleasure
az to become the governess of his children.
Paige wrote back thanking her for her
sympathy, but said he had no children
Nothing daunted, Alice wrote again, re-
calling incidents in the life of Mrs. Paige
which she had taken from the papers. Paige
became interested in her, and wrote that
his late wife. In the meantime the family
moved to Brooklyn, and e meeting was ar
ranged there. In anticipation of Mr..
Paige's visit furniture and carpets were
bought on credit, and were afterwards re-
Oc1iso1SC. hiiCO AO pIcoCAto0 noISSil DIS q
widow. Paige fell into the trap, and they
became engaged. Es wanted to be
married at once, bus the ballst
girl put him off. In the meantime
she quietly obtained advice from Fosar,
in Cincinnati. Januars 9, 1882, "Pop
Mary" the street. psddlsr, Alice Pierre
pont, she ballet dancer. and Mrs. Fogar
became the wife of millionaire. When
Paige was found dead in his room in Dav-
export it was given outh had committed
suicide. bat there were those VINO have al
wsys had different theory absus it. His
wife did not attend the funeral. bat ap-
piled TO be appointed administrative of his
essate. His death led TO several failures,
which are said to have aggregated $9,o0o,
GEO. It will be elsimed thsTs we're infor-
naiitiss in the Cinsianati divorce, which,
taken in coRnestion with she woman's
character and csrssr, will make it easy to
sesure declaration that her marriage
with Paige was void. 1t is said the Paige
estate is worth several million.