Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-01-17
sT.an-CaossED LIFE ENDED.

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Mrs. Anderson, a Resident for Some
Time of Jamesto1vn, Ends a Niser-
| able Existence.
The following tragic ending Of a star
crossed life, from the ST. Paul Globe, will
find many interested readers here. !, AS
many perhaps may not have seen the. ac-
count of Mrs. Andersdn's s death by star
vation iii st. Paul, The Alert reproduces
it. The lady referred to was for several
months n resident OF Jamestown. Her
brotl 5sfS I! M II. 4, ,,,a., IN "a
tremely handsome man, was head
cook at the Gladstone for long time.
Mrs. Anderson was we'll known to a.
goodly number of acquaintences, and her
story, as reported in the Globe, is the
same as told here repeatedly. Her sister
was almost as unfortunate in her marital
relations, as Richardson was shot in
quarrel over another woman in Eau
Claire, Wis, shortly after all of them had
left this place. The Globe says:
In strange contrast with evident indi-
cations of dire misery was the costly
ebony coffin, with heavy silver mount
inRs, which stood yesterday afternoon IN
one corner Of a second story room in the
rear Of the big brick tenement block, 228
East Seventh street. On the massive
silver plate of the coffin, and the expen-
sive slken shroud which enveloped the
earthly remains of young woman were
the initials ct. G. NJ" The incongruities
OF the situation were SO marked that the
case was investigated by Globe repor
ter. who called at the house last evening,
and story of suffering too great to bear
was revealed. The deceased was Teresa
Camilla Mason, the youngest daughter
OF the late John Mason, prominent and
wealthy citizen Of Toronto, Ont. and her
death resulted from pulmonary consump-
\ tion.
The story.of the girl, who was but
twenty four years OF age, is remarkably
sad one Reared in wealth and luxury,
the petted child of indulgent parents,
and
REIGNING BELLE
IN Toronto's social circles, her life prom
ised to be fraught with happiness and
sunshine. A man distrnsted by her par
ents and relatives proffered marriage, but
the union met with violent opposition
which resulted in a positive refusal Of
the parents to countenance the offspring.
It was the old story, marriage in spite of
her family by whom she was subsequent
" disowned and cast off to drift among
unsympathetic humanity worse than
alone tied to worthless husband. The
man for whom she gave up home and
happiness, deserted her, and with baby
boy she came west to reside with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Edward Richardson, who alone
sympathized with the unfortunate girl in
her trouble. About a year and a half
ago the husband of Mrs. Richardson was
killed in shooting affray at the Galway
house, III Eau Claire, Wis, and since that
tune the history of the two women cut
adrift from friends and family has been a
most pitiful one. The younger sister was
stricken with consumption,
UNABLE TO HELP HERsRLF,
but Mrs. Richardson labored faithfully
for their support and the little boy, until
her sisters condition became such that
she was unable to leave her. In the dark
and drearv room on east Seventh street
the two women passed through agonies
from pangs OF hunger, and only the ap-
proach OF starvation broke their proud
spirits and induced them to apply for
public succor. The case was taken up
by Relief Agent Hutchins and Secretary
Markoe, of the st. Vincent de Paul socl-
ETY., and through their efforts the last
days OF the dying woman were made
more comfortable and the Toronto rela-