Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
A STARTLING STORY.

A STARTLING STORY.
A Grave Desecrated and a Depraved
Brother Driven Mad-The Sad Fate
OF a Beautiful Girl-Refrayed In the
East, She Goes to San Francisco and
Finally Dies-The Revenge of Her
Friend.
San Francisco Examiner
Not many weeks ago there lived in
one of the gilded palaces of sin on
Ellis street an unusually handsome
young woman known as Mollie Dins-
more. Although scarcely nineteen
years old, she was as literally pro-
portioned as the most mature woman
of thirty. She was thoroughly accom-
plished. She could play and sing,
and her skill as an artist was only
rivalled by her brilliancy in CONVEX
sation. She had received offers of
marriage from infatuated young men,
but had dismissed them all Who
she was and where she came from
were frequent subjects Of discussion by
her female associates. Her story as
known to them, was brief and pa
thetic. One summer morning two
years before she had presented herself
at the door of maison de joie above al
luded to and sought admittance as an
inmate. Upon being questioned as to
| whom she was, she declined stating.
Upon being pressed, however, she
consented to tell her story
The only daughter of wealthy and
influential parents residing in one of
the large Eastern cities, she had been
brought up in ease and luxury. She
had one brother, who went to the bad
when only boy. At an early age
she was sent to fashionable board
ing school. She proved t.. be an at
tentive and studious child, and at the
age of sixteen years had mastered the
French and German languages, was
a fluent conversationalist and bril-
liant performer on the pianoforte.
Her parents fairly idolized her.
THE TEMPER.
Six months before she was to gradu
ate she met man with whom she fell
desperately in love. To all outward
appearances he reciprocated her af-
lection. Meetings were clandestinely
arranged and frequently had. Finally
he proposed an elopement. To this
she demurred. Thoughts of her kind
parents for time rose uppermost IN
her mind. She could not desert them
in their old age Despite her refusal
to 90 with him her lover continued
his protestati0ns of undying affection.
Some weeks went by when he again
Emporium her to fly with him. Over
powered by her love she consented.
One dark, rainy night she lett the
school, and in the company of her
lover took the train for Philadelphia.
The pair stopped in the City of Broth
erly Love for few weeks, when the
mans professional engagements, for
he was an actor, called him to New
York. She accompanied him thither
They lived together for month, when
another actress, attracted the fancy Of
her paramount. and he deserted her.
With but few dollars she was left
alone in great city. She did not re
main that way long, for soon wealthy
k-broker importuned h:r to be-
come his mistress. She consented.
One day, after she had been living
with this man about month, she was
driving in Central Park. The carriage
she was in whirled past one contain
ing her father and mother. who were
evidently visiting New York witch a
lingering hope that they might find
their erring child. She saw them, bat
they drove past without seeing her.
FLIGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Fearful that if she remained longer
in the city she would be discovered
by them, she packed her trunk, pur,
chased ticket for this city, and with
about $3.50 in cash, and diamonds
worth $4,000, the girl of the broker,
she left the city. Upon her arrival
she proceeded to the place on Ellis
street. The Madame of the house,
struck by her beauty and intellectual
appearance, at once installed her II
the house.
During the two years that passed
since first she became an inmate she
made many acquaintance, both male
and female, and not few friends
Her most intimate companion was {
woman named Lottie Edwards, living
on Market street, above Third. The
two women were constantly together
Both were handsome and remarkably
free from these traces of their class
Both were accomplished; the lintellec
tuality of Mollie Dinsmore gave her 6
peculiar attractiveness not possessed
by her frail companion. This fact
while in itself it did not appear suffi
cient ground for an arrangement o.
the two, was really source of grea
annoyance to Lottie Edwards, anC
the two frequently quarreled.
Now, Lottie had lover" one oil
those miserable wretches who prey of
the fallen women about town. His
name was Geo. Morris. He had the
reputation of having been, in his
early days, a member of an aristo
cratic family IN Pennsylvania, but
had gone to ruin on a fast and reck
less career and had been disowned
by his family. This man had become
much enamored of Mollie DinSmore,
but she repulsed his advances with
contempt. This fact Jared on his
vanity, and down deep in his heart
he treasured longing for revenge.
Morris endeavor to attract the smiles
of her friend were noticed by Lottie
| EuWdTuS duu IlSI
to cnmity. Cunning and crafty,
however, she determined to simulate
friendship, that she might be better
enabled to more thoroughly carry out
her revenge.
THE DYING REQUEST.
Time passed and sthe two women
were apparently as good friends as
they had ever been. About six weeks
ago Mollie Dinsmore was taken ill.
The physicians pronounced her dis
ease to be quick consumption, and
gave up all hopes of her recovery. A
few days after she died. Before her
death, however, she summoned all
around her and requested that she
might be buried just as she died. She
exacted promise from them that
she could be disturbed In her last long
slumber only to be put into coffin.
Unlike many, she desired no prepare
tory dressing for her journey into
eternity. Respecting her wishes, she
was so buried as she had requested.
Mollie Dinsmore's strange desire
to be inferred without the usual
post-mortem preparation a body gen
orally receives caused no inconsider-
| able amount of talk. Lottie Edwards
| Wondered long and deep on the sub