St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-30
A HOOSIER ROMANCE.
The Story ofthe Inheritance by Little Bss-
sic Talbot of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
How the Child Was Put Aside By Her
Parents and Reclaimed After
Ten Years.
a Young Blood PummeIed for Insult
ing the Wife OF n Hospital
BILE Cousin.
Mrs. Gerhart Dewild, Wealthy 6 err
man Lady, Has Her Wicked Part
ner Arrested in Chicago.
Bessie TaIbort's Good Fortune.

Bessie TaIbott,s Good Fortune.
Special TO the Globe.
DANvILLE, Ind, Jan. 29.-Our people
have been surprised to learn that little
Bessie Talbot is an heiress in her own
right to 500. 900, and that considerable
large amount of money depends ON her ex-
iStenee. Nearly eleven years ago man by
the name of Kitsmiller, who resides in or
near Canton. o., courted and married
woman In that city whose name he refuses
to give. Both parties and their families
were members of wealthy families, and
were highly honored and respected by all
who knew them. 1t happened that within
six months after the marriage baby girl
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. KitsmIller. The
humiliation and shame that would neces-
sarily follow was more than she could en-
dure, and in order TO keep the entire
matter a secret they came to Indianapolis.
where the child was born. After the
mother had fully recovered the child was
disposed of, the father and mother return
ing 70 their home liz Canton o., and no
one not even the mothers own relatives,
ever knew that Miss Kitsmiller was the
mother of a child from that day until a
few weeks ago.
ABOUT THIS TIME
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Talbot of this place
concluded TO adopt babe, and made aD-
plication 10 the orphans home for child.
They were soon notified that suitable
babe was to be had. and thereupon they
proceeded TO the city for the purpose Of
procuring the child, which they found in
the tender care of a good old cOlored lady.
This was In December, ten years ago,
and since then Bessie has been nurtured by
! these good people and has grown To be a
beautiful girl Soon after Bessie came TO
Danville Mrs. Talbot received letters from
her mother, and since that time a cores
pOndence has been kept up, the mother de-
cIaring all the time that she would take
Bessie home but for her husband, who
would not hear to such proposition, as
persons in his social position in life could
not bear the scandal that would follow.
| The mother has been To see Bessie three
times, and was always treated in the most
hospitable manner by the TalbOtts, and
although Bessie received her kisses and
caresses, her identity as mother was
NEVER REVEALED
to Bessie. The mother died about two weeks
ago without telling her life secret. After
her death photographs of little girl were
| found by her friends, as well as many let
tiers telling of the pictures, and when an ex-
PLANTATION was demanded of the husband he
y told all, and this was the first that the pa
rents of the dead mother knew of her story.
| On Tuesday night last the father of Bessie,
his father and sister, arrived here. They
were very secretive in their actions. sc
much so that they refused to register al
the hotel. In appearance they possessed
every indication of wealth. Mr.. Talbot
stoutly refuses to hear of any arrangement
whereby he is to lose the little girl of whom
he is over fond. 1t leaked out that Bessie
is entitled in her own right to cool $780,
600 and that much more depends upon bel
existence. The father all these years knew
of her whereabouts. but never contributed
to her support Bessie only knows Mr..
and Mrs Talbot as her father and mother,
and cIings to them, and will not consent tC
a separation. Mr.. Talbot has been offered
$40, 600 to relinquish all right to Bessie, but
all this money. although poor man, he re
fuses, and asks to be allowed to keep hi:
little girl.