St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-19
AN INFAMOUS PLOT.
Carlile Tells the Story OF His
Troubles With Miss
Crute.
He Conspires With His Wife
to Get the Fortune Of
His Ward.
Two Remarkable Agreements
Entered Into by the
Pair.
Mrs. Carlile Gives the Snap
Away at a Most Critical
Moment.


of last Thursday, have been talking
quite freely to reporter of the San
Francisco Examiner since then. The
full history of Garlic is given, together
with interviews with both Mr.. and Mrs.
Garlic. The story, as revealed by the
wife's action in entering suits, is one OF
the most remarkable scandals ever
made public.
ANF. V.
Early in June, 1856, w. ID. Carllle,
who had been to Napa before on Visit,
returned and announced that he mad de-
cided to make his home in that city and
invest largely in real estate in the val
ley. He had letters from many proml-
nent men in the East, like Leonard
Sweet, of Chicago, certifying as to his
character and his ability as lawyer,
and he seemed to have plenty of money.
He was courteous and Suaye, dressed
well and made good impression upon
all with whom he came i'll contact. HIS
long black hair was cOmbed back to dis
play a broad white forhead, beneath
which gloWed black, magnetic eyes.
drooping black mustache covered q
mouth that indicated the conversational
faculty, but 10 great strength of char
acter. The pale face and STOPPING form
of Mr.. Carlisle were certificates of the
physical weakness which he referred to
as one of the causes of his de-
termination to settle i'll California. He
said his health had been impaired by
close application to legal work, and he
intended to repair the injury by outdoor
life on ranch. Mr.. Carlile said he was
a member of one OF the first families of
Virginia and exhibited numerous news
paper clippings in which he was spoken
of in very tiattering. terms. To some
persons he showed biographical
Sketch, printed IN a history of West
Virginia, in which William Dorsey Car
lille was said to be the son of the late
Senator John S. Garlic, of Virginia,
whose wife was the cousin of St0newall
Jackson. The biography showed that
he was born in 1851, was admitted to the
bar at the age Of twenty-one and was
elected state senator in West Virginia.
In 1873 he married Mary S. Foster,
daughter of a Chicago pioneer. The
sketch concluded with some very COM
plimentary illusions to Mr.. Carlile's
character and talents. The recon-
mendations were satisfactory, Mr.. Car
lille was an agreeable. polished gentle
man, and the people of Napa accepted
HIM as all that he claimed to be, and
congratulated themselves Oh securing
such DESTROYS acquisition to society
and business circles.
Mr. Garlic began looking about for
opportunities to invest money, and
found the real estate men only too anX-
ious to assist him. He bought ranch
miles from Napa City, and then pur-
chased from Judge Ham the YOunt
mansion, on the corner of Seminary and
Pine streets. for which he paid $4,000.
The house was built by tile late Mrs.
Yount, and the place cost her about
$4,000. Judge Ham bought it for $1,000
at auction. The house is one OF the best
in Napa, and when Mr. Garlic bought
such an expensive and elegant place for
a home there was no longer any doubt
that he intended to take a leading place
i'll Napa society.
He was public-Spirited, ALSO Every
scheme for the benefit of the town had
his support. He made speeches at pub
lie meetings. interested himself actively
i'll promoting the new railroad enter
prise. talked OF putting $4,000 into a
banking firm, read papers before the
literary society, and generally made
himself popular. Napa was delighted.
magnited his wealth to millions, and
was convinced that Mr.. Garlic would
be one of the great men of the country.
When he bought the }. w. Simonton
ranch for 10000, paying $4,000 down,
his financial standing was assured.
A LITTLE SOCIAL CLOUD.
During the first three weeks of Car
files residence in Napa bit of cloud
lowered over his social prospects. In
the Yount mansion with him lived a
very handsome young woman who was
not Mrs. Garlic, and society was little
shy about taking the capitalist under
its wing. The young woman was Miss
Sarah J. CrUte, but beyond that nobody
knew anything about her. 1t was re-
ported first that she was the wife of q
friend. then that she was cousin, and
finally that She was Cariile's ward. In
July Mrs. Garlic and Two children az
rived and the cloud disappeared. So
ciety opened IFS arms and took the Car
lille family to its bosom i'll enthusiastic
embrace. Wives, sisters and daughters
of Napa's leading citizens called upon
the Carliles and the calls were returned
by Mrs. Garlic and Miss Crute, who
seemed to be on the best Of terms.
The CarlileS gave grand party,
which was attended by nearly every
body who amounted to much. Mrs.
Garlic acted as hostess and entertained
well, assisted by Miss Crute. The party
was a success. Sometimes the family
lived in the big house, and at other
times on one Of the ranches bought by
Mr.. or Mrs. Garlic. for the latter in
vested in the Breccnfeld place soon
after her arrival. Occasionally Mr..
Garlic and the ward would remain at
l,o FD, IL
and the servants would take care of the
perfect harmony prevailed III the
family.
NAPA SURPRISED.
On the morning of January so last,
scantily clad and wearing only an old
shawl and straw hat for outside wraps,
the wife ran across the lawn, across the
street and into the house Of George n.
Cornwell, a prominent citizen OF Napa,
with whose family the Carliles had
been Oh visiting terms. Mrs. Carlisle
seemed much agitated and hySterical,
and was unable to tell coherent story
at fiji st. Mrs COrnWell gathered enough
from her momentary statements to
understand that there was serious trou-
BILE in the Garlic family, and she sent
for Mr.. Cornwcll at once. Mr.. Corn
well fastened home and listened to the
woman'S story, which was to the effect,
in brief, that her husband and Miss
Crute were and had been for long
time improperly intimate, and she had
fled from the house because life under
such conditions had become mbeara-
BILE.
1t was two or three days before Mr.
COrnWell got complete and connected
TOD fycf. Mra (;0rliln Int IN
he heard it all, he was convinced that
she was much-abused wife, and gave
to her his sympathy and active aid and
support. Meanwhile Mrs. Garlic had
called the two young children across the
street and taken them into the Corn
well house Mr.. and Mrs. Coruweil in,
Yited her and the children to remain
with them during The trouble. and took
a deep interest in the affair.
Mrs. Garlic exposed to the CornWells
and TO all with whom she talked ''the
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