Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
AUSTIN'S SENSATION
The Two Women Imported by the
Proprietor Of the Dispatch Issue
Cards Of Explanation.
Mrs. Carson Tells story Of Marriage,
Desertion and Fligh, TO Texas to
Obtain Employment.
Tho Idea of Any Improper Relation Be.
tween Herself and Rdiior Loader
Indignantly Repealed.
GLOWING INTERESTING.

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AUSTIN, Tx July 28--The Carson
sensation was the talk OF the town to-day,
and interest increased when II became
known that Mrs. Carson Is refined, be-
sides young and handsome lady, and is
well connected in Kentucky, Ia relation
TO the affair the Evening Optic this even
Ing reiterates 1t charges against Leader
OF the Dispatch, aud the Statesman
WILL IL is said, come out with a
full expose TO morrow morning, showing
up several sensational Incidents Mrs.
Carson to-day made the following state
ment about the trouble with her husband.
TnE woNsAN's STORY
'ln reference TO the published account
OF the trouble between myself and hus-
band, | would state that was married 10
Mr. Carson three years ago. Sometime
after we were married he commenced TO
treat me cruelty, 70 abuse me aud TO
threaten me, which he has kept up until
could bear " no longer Last October
we went TO 81. Louis 10 reside He
would not work and refused TO support
me. He left me 20 suffer
FOR WANT or FooD
and fuel, and | absolutely wanted, from
hunger and cold, lie left me the last OF
January In S.. Louis In furnished room
and went TO Jacksonville, H.. TO his
mother, and has since failed to provide
for me. About the first OF April my
mother, who resides in Kansas City,
came TO visit me, and then Just
learned of the cruel treatment re.
ceived at the hands OF Mr.. Carson.
| had fully made up my mind with my
mothers appreciation never TO live with
Mr.. Carson again. In June noticed an
advertisement IN the Globe-Demoorat for
two young ladies' TO work ia an office In
Austin, Tex. answered Il and IN due
time received reply from Col w Y.
Leader, saying that he desired 90 en-
ploy two young ladies' IN his office
TO LEARN TYPE-sRTrTtlG.
consulted with my mother and con-
cluded TO accept the position, and so
wrote Col. Leader. He informed me that
he could only pay nominal salary while
I was learning, which would he three
mouths, lie wrote to me that when
came ! should 20 at once 10 the Pearl
house, as II was a nice place, and
kept bya friend Of his. / arrived on
Saturday evening, July 10, about o'clock.
| | went as directed 10 the Pearl house and
secured a room, Col. Leader did not
then or at any other time secure room
| for me, nor did ] 20 to the Union housc.
! have been TO no other place than the
Pearl house. At Mrs Schmldt's sugges-
ton, and with Miss Moore's consent the
arrangement
TO OCCUPY THE sAME ROOM
was made, with which Col Leader had
nothing TO do. / did not register my
name, as was not asked to do so. /
sent note TO Col. Leader the next morn
Ing and he called on me In the afternoon,
and then, for the first time, | told him
had husband living and what | deemed
proper for him TO know OF my troubles.
He seemed satisfied, and after talking IL
over ! concluded 10 adopt my maiden
name, which was Heyser In the hope that
| might
THROW MY HUSBAND or
my track. Az Mrs. Schmidt's suggestion,
| consented 70 occupy the room with
| Mics Moore, and we have since the Mon
| day following roomed together. | paid
Mrs. Schmidt for the u ne occupied the
room myself, and on Tuesday went 70
work In the Dispatch office, where have
since been employed. II is but proper
that ! should say that did not de.
sert my baby, which Is eighteen
months old and not eighteen summers,
old, as Che Optic says. ! left II in the
care Of my mother from whom my hus.
band, learn, has taken IL. have at no
time promised Mr.. Carson 10 20 back TO
him, am as firm now as ever that |
shall never live with him again. am not
acting rashly, but with GOODNESS and de-
liberation. All desire Is TO be left alone
that may Earn an honest livelihood
Singed, "MRs ELLA CARSON"
Witness, V. M, FLOOD.
WHAT THE ROOMMATE SAYS.
Miss Lou Moore, who works IN the
Dispatch Office, and came from
Arizona In answer 10 an
Advertisement, also publishes a
card denying as false the statement In the
Evening Optic that Leader had spent last
Sunday IN the room OF the ladies drinking
beer, and while one OF them wore nOth-
ing but loose Mother Hubbard The
interview Is said TO have taken place at
the Pearl house, kept by Mrs.
Schmidt, respectable lady. Mrs Carson
likewise denies this.