St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-12

Angeles correspondent OF lne San frdll-
cisco Chronicle. When she shot him i'm
his hotel a few years ago for refusing to
support her child, of whom she said he
was the father. she became noted al
over the state. Most of her history sub
SSagquent to this has been published.
How she was sent to the insane asylum
in Washington territory and then to
Chicago has been. told time and
time again. But there is one
romance in her life which has never yet
been told, and may in the near future
be the means of getting several persons
into serious trouble. The case has been
placed in the hands of competent de-
tectiveS, who will push it for all there
is i'll it. One of the interested persons
is at present the husband Of Verona,
and his name is DR.. Il. II. Adams, of
COulterville, MaripOsa county. The
lady is now in Los Angeles, and has al
ways been looked upon as single
woman, but she is as securely married
as the laws of California can make her.
a person who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with all the circumstances of
the romantic marriage told Chronicle
reporter to-day the following story: Il
have never talked to a living soul about
what am going to tell you, with the
exception of Miss Baldwin'S detective,
who Is now working up the case, and the
lady herself. For certain reasons will
not give any dates in what | am about
to tell you, but l have witnesses to
prove every word of it when the proper
time comes.
"One summer Verona was camping
with party of friends near Coulter
vile. They visited the big tees and
were having good time. The party was
composed of married ladies and their
husbands. with several young people.
Among the latter was young DIR.
Adams. of Coulterville. From the first
he paid a great deal of attention to
Verona, but she did not think he was
serious. The rest of the party noticed
his actions, however. and almost leased
the life out of ner. One day he hung
around the camp all day and she could
not get away from him. They had
camped near the Yosemite valley, away
up i'll the mountains, and all the men of
the party except the doctor were out
hunting or fishing. Miss Baldwin and
the rest of the ladies
WE'RE LOUNGING ABOUT THE CAMP
and she got so mad at her admirer for
the way he openly made love to her
that she determined to give him a
chance to deliver his speeches where
others could not hear him. so she pro-
posed that they climb mountain near
by to look tor ferns. He jumped at the
chance and they started off. That was
the wolSt step she ever took, for it has
changed the whole course of her life.
'They walked and walked, but he did
not make love worth cent after they
got out of hearing of the party. The
scenery was beautiful, and she did not
notice that they were getting so fal
from camp until night was almost upon
them. She looked back and was almost
frightened to death when she discov-
cred that they could not see any signs
of the camp.
my God,' said she, I'VE are lostr
She was looking straight in his face and
he did not seem at all surprised. They
were i'll a deep canyon, and she pro-
posed that they climb back on the
mountain over which she thought they
had come. The sun was Just going
down when she discovered that they
were lost. She had been in the noun
tains great deal and knew that if they
did not get to the top of the hill very
soon they would have to camp out all
night.
ut was quite dark by the time they
reached the top, and she saw it would
be impossible to find the camp. 1t was
bitter cold, and she was very much
afraid that they would freeze to death,
saying that he would build big fire
and they would do the best they could
to keep warm. He had a heavy over
coat and forced her to wear it. She OBJ
jected. She knew that he was half
dead with consumption, while she was
hale and hearty. But he would not
wear it and she put it on. He built a.
fire and did all in his power to keep her
warm during the night, but it was as
cold as all Eastern winter, and they had
very hard time of it.
Morning finally came and thew
started for the camp, more dead than
alive. The doctor was taken sick al
most Immediately. Every thing would
have ended all right at once had it not
been for the gossips in the camp. She
saw at once that there was trouble in
store for her. She knew it from the
way i'll which the other women of the
party looked at her every chance they
got. She was made to feel that she
should have either reached camp during
the nightor persisted in the attempt
1.-The party lost no time in making
their way back to Coulterville. and
by the time they reached that place
DIR. Adams was very sick. The
story of their adventure on the
mountain top soon spread over the Cos
siping little town, and Verona was
made very uncomfortable. Adams
seemed to grow worse every day, and
they thought he would die at any mo-
ment. She was of the opinion that his
severe sickness would stop the gossips'
tongues, but the sicker he got the more
they talked. Finally very warm friend
of his (hiS partner have since learned)
came to her and said as she had been
instrumental in bringing Oh his illness,
it was right that she should go and
nurse him. Adams friend, whose name
| will not mention, now said he knew
the feeling that had long existed
BETWEEN THE DOCTOR AND VERONA,
and thought they had better marry at
once. She demurred, for she did rot
care a snap for him and had never
thought OF such thing as marrying
him. But the friend told her that her
name had already been coupled with
the doctors in such a way that She
could never hold her head up if she did
not marry him. He said he was positive
that the doctor could only live few
days, and that it would not make much
difference any way, as she would only
be a wife short time, and that such a
course would forever stop the mouths of
the gOSsipS. She could not make ND
her mind to become wife under such
circumstances. but Adams friend was
a smooth talker, and she finally con-
Sented. Arrangements was made for
the wedding, and she was party to
one of the saddest ceremonies ever wit
messed.
the sick man. and never left his side
night nor day. What little sleep she
got was taken sittingin the chair by the
bedside of her husband. In few days
he commenced TO improve, and she be-
lieves to this day that her nursing saved
his life. AS soon as she saw he was out
of danger she left, and they have never
lived together since. She is his