Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
FANNY LEAR, ADVENTURES,
uor Career in American and at
the European Capitals.
n,ngbter of a Philadelphia Preacher
Runaway Marriage With Parkersburg
gan--.The Grand Duke Nicholas
OF Russia One Of Her
Victims.

n her remAANo'o N~AN0A' ~S'
=, Arsr;es bus the capitals of Russis,
-, and Italy, is Of more than esdi-
;,,srs,t She was known to thousands
-, :, Philadelphia. This city was her
-, and her mother and child, the former
-, ,rsy.haired old woman and the lat
- ,.,vn % womsuhOod, are both living
E,.,,, retirement 1t was here that she
=. horn here that she was nurtured by
-. ,,-aD,s, and here that she started
~. career that has made her 80 IN
'l-..,a,slv famous Her fathers church
ill s.sdding, his grave is here, and the
-. abe was born in is unchanged
,.,,,, ON. promusint citizens are many
-, remember her.
10 10 the time OF her marriage Hattie
- ,b,ch was her true name, had moth
=. more 10 her detriment than the vanity,
~ ,;.ioD and wiUtulness that are so often
AN, ,sD;ments Of such great beauty as
~.3,,arsdIy possessed. Her father, the
D. Fra ; lies Ely-named after his
81 ,r,ndfather, who wasiChaplain to
c'....ss.-succseiei the Rev Dr.. Alexsn-
go. r,.r9r OF rbe old Third Presbyterian
C,.-nt a, Fourth and Pine streets, and
,,..~s the mos, prominent minister of
-, damon nation Ia Philadelphia, and one
.,,,s most promsueDt in the United States
,rar d.. Eiy's death, while his widow
- .-sv-s-c in Virginia, Hattie, then 10
- y--v o-A9uili. accidentally met with a
l' u, ,,s named B'scktOri, who was EN-
- a.. u tight clerk in the Baltimore
~; nj, Eu.scai cfias a. Psrkersburg,
N,y G-s Va From casual
=. no ,.n train she fell IN love With
~ f,llaK.d 7, and s week after
- Rpi'. tn mother and daughter were
~ ne Nv ro plrisdelphia, Hattie Lett the
in or me pre.sX' Of going to buy
- AND allowed her mother TO 60 on
- .f.ri-g B.a"Stnri, they drove to
'-,.,-r,ar.s house md were married
g..s.I. , wear Irr husband began 10 20 to
I'D Whether she had anything 10 do
,--.no. knows Hs became addicted
o.. lr,rE sri Ir-ic he -,as uEhOppy. She
b-,,rs gloomy for while, aud then gay,
4 vsIi knoEr resident OF this city concern
a., b-- a. IRIS tine. The war had inst BE-
IN and h. WAS ou tho stesmer Wild Wag
,Crar yoipg dozn the ONO 10 Ciuclnnsn
g5ar m. attention AS attracted BY bril-
ian, NAVY Of voGug SUmsr. De vas sur
7....i WIN Or. tsp'slo came 10 him ana
80. ,-,, Mrs biasar.ri, ihs most beauti-
c,i o.. -r- ->rry. SAID she VS. an old friend,
3D. .-.,--.r ~ meet G,m Alter puzzhng
ann ,or .,u- sas rol3 hlm she Was Hattie
T.y Tina GENT. MAJ who vas man OF
b.. .r.a.,rr aEd Older lhsG che, had been
s,..io he hrErr'S. member OF his
~,--.h AZ 49, o;r-u pe'ted aud played
.. ..-..r,na. LAKE that night the
,..-.--.,- -, ...,,,5d Oy koocS at the
..,..-...n ,.u ... All 1peui7g T. found Mrs
R....-I .tts.iy auhks n-r former self
IL. h.,- WAS rsg.- AID her appearance ex-
,-s,-,..s.. oar ro.& bln -he wss s5oI'
.7..n.-.- ,I.atGz uy tarO sing herself from
.s. ,a,- and 10 q Wild way said that bY
b. ASA act aud unfortunate marriage she
4 hal s.-cs-- her life sud wished to end It
N. ,plaass AID counsel prevailed uPoa
~ 70 r.,grn 10 her room aud to overcome
- ay.irame1t Aftargerd on several oc.
c,.,r, his old l:ish1 Of her father tried
n, ., h.. s,raigh., %, this evening IN
i7y,,a5ly NAKED turning point IN ne.
r,.a-- Her husband Did. Many con
l.,..r, s.1-;.s o., IVA death exist, AID 1t 10
b,,I ?, ,-V hDE ~ Rs5 Csu:ed. Some
blamed his vie. Our be vas 3. this time
v,-.s p7ysics,.y. aud lt ssrns most Ptoo-
s1ls that b. con ui.lsn sIci lea
.Igs- after IN. xA- me sidOT came to
Philadelphia vi mr. chill and began to
arr.., much attention For some lme she
uss employed ia TIE mius Her hrst IN
pl-s.snt r0.o-iaty S,s one summer ~ Long
b-arch yh-g- shs 81. = great hiure ana
s,s much .sjsed .h'u'. Then she came
10 Pmat.1'a 81 o.saG 10 % soclsi'y
a, -s-...i lI.- usBl va 81 sH"iAted with
he lannon's ma,~.r..u 10 N. John TOBIAS
sa-s-g.-5 .rorr;~d l., .sy' kHhott. Oh
one ogr.s;57 80 ...-: Jgbn yUp srs the
r1s. n,r9-,s.:m,. AZ Philadelphia, aua
an ne nos a9.avlors 'somNa. a"d think
W oF- !. 10 s5..-'v ~ get married AT
Qua tine .h- --:i.u-t. md rstsd tbs step
some i'm ..f-,r ~ he began 70 figure
orv., >,,us.s 10 his 20. ). AID ya2 spoken
Of as q o,ackua.,l,- Sc oruucht SUI
frt oc-,sa o, promise rcaiUs; now veil
SaJg PH,ai-lpais a-rr5', aud. although
grr.,77 WA rr t'1 sri". she secured =
T-cl,.. 20 g. ua' iErl So end 5sE0c'H
to mr.. "a mr. 51m-s,jr psHcs Of her c1anse!,
sdI za- one i to- rao,t eminent lawyers
ID Po.'ai-'pqja I, Is claimed she en'sap,
ps3 him in an Guj 5uEste position, Bud
secured ls5ge sum Of money from him
Tan -ae t1ra,srr.i a house on Rictenholss
gra-', aud nor ONLY became uosorIous
chl,lc's. herself and helped ruln many
n-0 1.. WAS irsrumsntsl IN serlous'y
i d,ms,lng me reputation Ot e number OF
P'0nlu-ct women H-r houSa "a thu rs
s1r o. The m1r .ash,Cnshla club men.
Taa;. "a prpu'ueur cry Olhc al, nov m
OH. aa1 on one occasion wolfe AZ her
bnsss discovered that G1dsr a 1'~lIsiou y
lovely art -ginsbls lady Vss s0out 70 oe
eHIaD0.t o. her housa ~ ths door he
soog-i be- ~ saved her About this
TN '5a'a .aa a00 her c.se in which the
Torhl ssE n...i = lArss aam 0v 9 resident,
GoS Prominent ia the Paiia islobta Cluo,
Fa'1sc ,1.a have MA uama plbicly sssoci
a'-1 gyG he's ilss sscspAie4 were nauy,
o.. h1...r sac VA Ihcra'eGsi with prose
SSII'o aat, lowing Rsce, she a;a,tsd upon
ha,t.-. n a.a,,r,.
o0T.'s5u ,7H aoul.r7, sas went Paris
f)'h "l~ s7a lived m poverty aud under
\ '.'.t'0s g,v.fms,a~r-s TGsu. pusnipg
4 O. 20 ;. Ps.-rso1rs. shs began the career
'af Hts ~af- a'- famous IN it, ~Sy. Ii
~ 70 'ss vlH'sr 1871 tha, she me- the
u;ani Dixie Nicholss COustantiaowich, 3
cousin @! - PRESENT Car Hs tell vlo-
'''''7 10 love VII tbs beautiful American
Atom. 'Ii vas a man Of violent
P''s'2o, AL ltmr qus,relI became public
P',21-'7 He occasyrqHy beat hsr. and
o. a'E'. la yolsat H. Of jealousy be
o-e,-ne: Ea5 sFss She vas on the point
" claiming ;hs p5ol sclioa OF Uuitei States
a'ais'tr JaRe.l when the scandal arrived
q 'a7 el.n'as'iug point She had stolen