San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-18

part of his Third street rival Gruhn,
who is a smaller man with shorter
arms, did not repeat the attempt
when he succeeded Fisher in Bertha's
affections.
ANY one with an eye for distances
can readily perceive that the lady has
passed her hugging days, but to one
who has such a contempt for men as
she this can occasion little regret.
Bertha's massiveness in repose is
not as effective as when she stands
up. One finds himself Involuntary
calculating whether more cloth is
needed for the width than for the
length of her garments when she is on
her feet. When she moved to the
bath, which the prison officials kindly
let her have i'm the receiving hospital,
the expressive contours of her person
were studied by everyone in the jail.
Yet she can carry herself without any
unusual amount of effort. Her reason
for not going out except in a carriage
when she was here before was proba-
bly more that she might avoid Obser-
walton than she could not indulge in
lOcomotion without discomfort.
II came here,n said Bertha, with
81, 700 and lots of diamonds, and had
to pawn some of my jewelry in order
to get money to leave the city. How
then did I benefit by my acquaintance
with DIR. Messing and Mr.. Gruhn I?
The truth is spent more on account
of it than / ever received.
II came here last February, and af-
ter stopping at the Palace hotel a
week 1 intended moving to rooms on
Fulton street, which l had engaged.
In the meantime I had met DR.. Mes
sing, whom had known in the old
country, and he and his wife per-
suaded me to move - Mrs. Gray's
house, on O'Farrell street, near them,
saying that Fulton street was not re &.
spectacle enough, and that in order to
move in good society 1 ought to reside
in the section town where they live.
II went there, and from morning to
right 1 was bothered by the Messings
and their friends. They were after
my money, of course. l had to buy
dresses and various other things for
the Messings, and 1 was induced to
promise DR.. Messing's synagogue
81 900. Marcus Levy, the Doctors SON.
in-law, who has a dry goods store at
% Sansome street, introduced me to
man named Oscar Fisher, who has a
little haberdashery on Third street,
expecting that 1 would marry him?
Then, a few days after / had moved
to O'Farrell street, DR.. Messing asked
me to attend little reception party,
which had been arranged in my
honor, at his house. At that reception
William Gruhn was introduced to me,
aud we soon became engaged. We
were engaged two weeks before the
public announcement of it was made
and the engagement party given at
the Messing residence"
"Did you intend to marry him?"
Eyes, L told him l intended travel
when l got back. / intended going to
New Orleans, where an aunt of niue
resides. / did not intend remain ing
here when came, as was travelling
for my health. Twas in this city about
six WeekS.N
Here is later telegram, date June
1.-THE preliminary trial of Bertha
M. Stanley, known from the Atlantic
to the.Pacific as "Big Bertha" or "The
Confidence Queen" was concluded to-
day, and she and her alleged son
Willie were held in $4,000 each on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Major Teel, her lawyer while in
San Antonio, is still engaged in her
case. He says he will take legal
steps to rectify the so called strategy.
and have those who engaged in it
legally punished or removed from
office. He says he has "got it all
down fine on them"