Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
MRS. TERRY'S MILLIONS.
The Story Of Life Unparalleled In
FictiOn-A Tspster's Child and a
Burglars Wife,
tho Companion OF Criminals, and still
In Love with Burglar.
Now York World.

There is now on her way to this country
passably young woman, with the in
come of from Ss,O0O,000 to sl2, 900, 600
to spend, who is very certain 90 be one OF
the most conspicuous figures in New
York life for the next dozen years or
more. 1t Is not unlikely that she will
purchase a house Oh Fifth avenue, where
she will entertain in lavish fashion those
who care TO accept her hospitality.
1t Is very certain from the record OF her
past that she viii be prominent in
every public assemblage TO which
she can gain admission. She will
certainly have gorgeous equipage
for the park. She will be- certain To have
boxes at the theaters wherein she will
dazzle Inquiry by the splendor Of her
costumes aud the miscellaneous character
OF her guests. 1t is certain, likewise,
that she will have box at the Metropoli
tan, for instance, II money can procure
her that privilege. Probably she can by
no means purchase box outright, but
there will be nothing to prevent her sc.
curing public box from night to night,
and In this she will be very certain to at.
tract the attention Of every person in the
audie ce.
The story OF this woman has been re-
ferred to In some slight detail by the
newspapers for two or three weeks past.
In its completeness 1t is romance ex-
ceediag the widest fancy OF even the
most imaginative French romancist. The
history OF this female Monte Cristo is
more eyentful, more surprising In It's In.
cidents than that OF Monte Cristo him
self. II is only a few years back that her
wages OF sin were but enough TO keep her
from day to day. II was only few years
before that she was the compAn.
ion of burglars and thieves, and fed
from her burglar husband on the discov-
cry that he was q bgamist, and that his
real wife and children were about TO
drive her from him. II was only a few
years before that she was a bar-maid az
low Liverpool tap-room. She now comes
TO New York the widow Of many times
millionaire, the dsughter-in-law Of man
who WAS the richest aud most powerful
nobleman In Spain's olonles; the sister
in-lRw OF the wife 10 the minister pleni-
potenJIary Of Italy 70 the court Of Spain,
himself the head Of one Of the oldest
Italian families.
Her sister-in-law and brothers-in-law
have been prominent In the society Of
New York, Of Washington, Pans, Madrid
and Rome. She WAS escorted 10 the
Church Of the Madeleine, 10 Paris, the
other day by Gen Walker, the United
States consui-gtnrral 70 Paris; by Mr.. j
5. Hooper, the Uuitvd States ylce.consul,
aud by Francisco and Autopio Terry, the
brothers Of her dead husband. The
woman Is Mrs X ate Terry, widow OF
joan Pedro Terry, aud born Kate
Louise Flynn. she has two chill
dren by Charles Billiard, alias "Piano
Charley" the most notorious bank |
burglar ever known 10 A.4erlca, and who
is now serving out a sent nee 10 the Bel 1
gian prison for burglary. She brings |
with her 20 New York the body Of her hus- /
band and posthumous child, now lit
lie over three weeks old, born less than
4 month after Juan Terry's death. In her
lwn right Mrs. Terry has upwards OF
~ 900, 600. Until her child is twenty-one /
years old she will have ife income Of from 4
ss, oO0, 900 10 $40 600, 900. TIE death Of 4
ser enid would leave her IN
ul possession Of Tins 5000, 600 (
" 81, 900, 900. Her life had brought her
ron girlhDod 70 her meeting with Terry
nto constant Communication WITH crimi-
lAls With the possession now Of
Iplendid fortune It viii be matter Of