Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-19
ONE wOMAN.s ROMANCE.
The Divorced Wife Of = Burglar Now =
Millionaire Widow-Lixhts aud Shad.
Ows In the Erratic Life OF Kate Terry.

The will OF Juan Petro Terry, the wealthy
Cuban planter. who died recently in Paris, by
which his widow, Kate Louise Terry, became a
millionaire, and her unborn child a legatee to
the extent OF upwards of Sd. 5000, 900, has been
mentioned in THE STAR. The New York World
says:
Mrs. Terry made her husbands acQuaint-
ance while keeping q lodging house for gentle
men in this city several years ago. They were
married by Judge Morgan at the Jefferson
Market court, differences in religious faith max.
ing civil ceremony expedient Mr.. and Mrs.
Terry went to live At the Sturtevant house, and
all went smoothly until November II. 1881.
when Mrs. Terry caused the arrest OF Miss Alec
vinia Atwood, of No. s44 west 4Sth street.
ceny, the other Of assault and battery. Mrs.
Ierry,s story was that she had found a letter
pocket. the tone of which indicated the exist
ence OF an intimacy between the writer and
MT: Terry. She wrote reply and, signing her
husbands name, took a cab and drove to the
vicinity OF Miss Atwood's fiat She sent the
missive into the house but, receiving no reply,
marty elected by Miss Atwood, aided by her
mother and sister. Upon her return to the
motel Miss Terry missed a q 900 bill and three
500 bills which she had placed in an envelope
that morning, and supposing that in her eX-
element she had put the money in the envel-
Ope containing the note TO Miss Atwood she de-
manded the money of that person, and upon,
the latters denial that she had received any
caused her arrest.
Mitchell during the trial the following particu-
lars were placed in evidence: At seventeen
Mrs Terry, then Kate Flynn, was employed i'm
the Washington hotel at Liverpool as a bar
maid. Among the customers with whom the
pretty barinad exchanged cnaf over the
counter was u dashing American accomplished
and attract We, VINO proiessed TO be I, man OF
iar-e fortune. In 1869 she married her
american admirer, VINO. far rom being the
wealthy gentleman lie pretended, was in reality
fugitive criminal. The bridegroom Was
Charles Billiard, alias Charles Wells, alias "Piano
CHariey'-tue last from his proficiency on that
instrument-whOse picture nung in the r,gues
gallery i'll this City ana VINO Wa. "wanted" by
The authorities for completely in the Boylston
bank robbery. Alter brief soJourn in Liverpool
the couple Went to Paris, where Bullird opened
AL American bar-room on the Rue Scribe
Gam uling-rooms were fitted up above the
saloon, IN which, IL is said, Adam Worth, a
welt-known sporting man OF England, WAS
Interested. All went swimningly Tor time,
the police and, being in need OF money, induced
his wi,e to return To England anu pledge with
brooch which he had given her. Upon the
turn OF prosperity the money Was repaid the
pawnbroktr, and package purporiiEg to con-
tain the brooch surrendered to Mrs. Billiard.
The next oay she returned to the pawu,hop
and declared that her brooch was not in the
package. Criminal proceedings were Instituted
a. inst the pawnbrOker, and Inc erstwniie Uar-
maid figured ueore tue puuiic AS com tiainaut
for The first time, and ON her testimony the
pawnbroKer was convicted. 1t fiaaily leaked
oIL that Billiard had vile anu several chill
dren living when he married the BARNARD, and
the deceived woman ,eIt him and Came To
America, establishing the lod .iug house which
sue abandoned to become the vile vi Mr.. Terry.
Mr. Ierry's futher, from whom lie Inherited the
fortune now wiiied 10 lie widow and postum
nous Child, lived tor many years on 5Ln avenue
ia tnls City, and died Oaiy year .igo
Billiard, interest in whose career Is naturally
re;,wakcneu through his former counec ton
with the now wealthy widow, returned 10
America shortly after the separatan, and fell
ln,o tue hands OF Il Boston detective banned
Chapman, and was sentenced 10 twenty years
iii STATE prison. lie was orsanist At concord
prison, from whicu place he escaped inLo Can.
he was arrested there IOr THEFT and
Locked up, anu is SAID TO have gone to Belgium
after his release where he Was Implicated III a
plot 10 steal the crown jewels and Tell again
INTO the hands of tue authorities.
1t was the deceased mans sister, Miss Terry
who was married 10 Baron b:anc III this city
some years ago, and whose welding was one oI
the greatest social evenis in the history Oh the
city. He Was a brother of Mr.. Antonio Terry,
who Is well known in tnis city,
Another Chapter Of This Strange Story.
TOMAS TERRY's FIFTY MILLIoNs-HE BEGAN
LITE AS A TIN PEDDLER.
The New York Sun OF yesterday says: The
will OF Tomas Terry. The Cuban planter, directed
tuat his S5O, OOO, 900 estate should be equally
divided among his eight children. Seven of
the children signed an agreement by winch the
handing over OF their shares OF the property
should subserve the best interests of the whole.
Antonio Terry alone would not enter in this
agreement. Tomas Terry, the father was at
make will that would stand a contest, al
though he able 10 approve OF the agree.
menI. When he died his son Anleiio, u lawyer
LOOK charge Oh the estate, winch has not yet
been dlviued. HIS VIII Was recently proven at
Glen, uesos ana u duplicate will reacn here by
Antonio Terry married Grace Secor Dalton,
an orphan, anu d niece of William ii. Secor, a
lawyer, at Ill Broau AWAY, in this city, in 1876.
Miss SecOr lived with her uncle ut tust time at
AIS 5Lu avenue. Antonio was then 20 years
oid ana his brute Was Is. Five years alter their
marriage a daus liter Was born, VINO Was named
Ma lica, after ncr aunt, the Baroness BIanc, wife
oil the present Italian minister TO Madrid. Tue
marriage was not Happy one. Antonio OBJ
taiueu large sums of money from his father and
spent them freely. He was well known behind
Tue scenes at the thealers. Three years ago lie
ieIt has vile aud went To Paris, wne.e lie Is iiv-
ing. HIS Constitution, II Is said, was unable To
stand the strain OF the Lille ne led, ami he is
suffering oI general paresls. HIS vile Is living
i'll retirement In tnIs country with her cuIiu |
and AN unmarried sister. Sac has only u small
iIculne through her husband.
Mr.. Secor, mrs. Antonio rerrys uncle, said
YESTERDAY y. That Mrs. Kate Terry, the VIE OF tue
late Juan PetrO Terry, and wnO with her UNI
born cnI,d, inheri,s S1,UuO,OOO, lives with Mrs.
Tomas Terry, her mutLer-In-iaw. in Paris.
Il relnemb Der Kate Terry" he said, "when she
was cashier In Charles builard's saloon and res
tauranL IN Paris. She was not u bar maid either
there or in Liverpool, has been inLInlateu.
she was cashier at the Washington hOtel in
Liverpool, niing the same place that OF
cashier in the restaurants CONNECTED with our
hotels. When Charley buliard ntted up his
place in Paris AS AN American cock saloon
and restaurant he received u great deal OF
patronage from English and American tourists.
kate used 10 dress up in great siyie, and made
cnange. There were man a dozen bar maids in
the pace. do not believe that Kate Was mar
rleu 70 Butiard in Liverpool, has Deen stalled.
/ am quite certain tnat she married nun in
Brooklyn. Sue Was Iaith1ul Vile 10 Juan
Terry. There is no possible Way in which J uan's
will can be contested.
.rne Terry Iamliy was very strange one.
Olu Tomas was niggaruly in his personal eX-
pendiLures, Dut his cnIiuren were just the op-
positc. Tomas starred IN life As tinware
peudIer, auu ny economy laid the foundation
vi ms fortune. The house Ala 5ta avenue,
auction, belonged 10 Mrs. Tomas Terry. When
in New York, the family lived there IN great
style. They mad twenty-five servants. When
the iamlly went to Europe 10 live much OF the
costly and elegant furniture sold, and
much Was disposed Oh by the servants.
MlsS Winnie Atwood, who began q suit
against Mrs. Kate Terry for S2U,OUJ damages
iOr false Imprisonment in 1854, now in Ca,i-
fOrnia. Sac Ieit ner address with her counsel,
Mr.. Peter Mitchell, before sue went away. Mr..
Mitchell said yesterday that his client would
probably proceed against Mis-. Terry now II the
latter returned to New YORK.
Charley Bulard, alias "PIano Charley" the
burglar whom Mrs. Terry married and SUISSE
quently left upon learning tnaL he had another
vie living, Is now serving u Scventeeu-years'
sentence in Beigium. He escaped from prison
la Massachusetts and went to England. He
ana notorious crook named Marx s>ainuurn
were arrested in Belgium ior burglary and sem
fenced together.
FIGHT WITH MASKED BURGLARs-Three
masked men effected AN entrances auto the resi-
deu. e Of Matthew Mckeever, OF Oakland town.
snip, near Ptttsburs, PA, "Wednesday night.
anu alter u hgnt lasting over an hour, in which