Smyrna times., 1889-05-29
A Remarkable Case

a Remarkable Case.
TIE Baltimore Sun OF Tbursao,, ,.,n.
talngu the following queer account Ui
the death Of u queer woman
DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC LADY.
"A dispatch from Galveston. Texae.
says that an old lady giving the name
OF Mrs. Gilpin came there several
months ago from Denver, and although
she seemed 10 have plenty of MONEY
she dressed poorly, was very economi-
Cal IN her habits, quite eccentric and
uVed ID poor quarters. On Mondav
nlghG she died after a brief illness in an
Ola shanty on Centre street since
Then IL has been acertamed that sho
was the wife of Col. Gilpin. a man veil
known from the MississiDpi river 70
the Rocky mountains thirty veors aoo
as as explorer and scientist. and one of
Uhe carry governors of Colorado. Tele-
grams nave been received from d. G.
feaDouy, OF Denver, directing the old
lady S body 10 be embalmed, and stat
ing that he would leave for Galveston
at once; also from James f. Maurv of
Philadelphia, ordering the body to be
forwarded to that city, where sister
OF the deceased is living Mrs. Gilnin
was eighty years old, and il is said that
ner HE had been quite romantic one
Among her effects have been found
several postoilice money orders or
considerable amounts, none of which
had been presented for collection y
Inc following from the Philadelpbia
IfeSS OF three or four years ago will
IhroW some light on this queer case
An ood story af an old woman who
III The society Of twenty five wears AGO
was prominent figure and whose rel.
aUVGS are conspicuous in society to-day
Was brought out by Il letter received in
town lew days agJ. The writer was
an English woman Of rank. who rno,
be spoken Of as Lady Y.
In her last letter she said ,sT,.t
summer l.l.lllI was travelling in Alaska.
SS:sLay ara ca away from my party to visit a
iltUie Lhulah village. / came upon a
olIapluaIed hut on the outskirts and
making desire for drink of .yater
an excuse for asking admission
Knocked at the door In reply tp nv
summons, feeble voice alIsiyarod i.
excellent English, bidding ne enta,.
was surprised 10 hear Enelish so vii !
spoken ami with such distiuci If.
mcnt expressed in the tone in 50 on,
Vi the way place. lIesitatin,,Iv 7 |
pushed open the door and wcri j.,
me interior was so dark and olnora,, |
-naU Iof moment / could Got sne |
W men my eyes had become accnstonrd |
20 me change from daylight. 7 saw
ylng ON a miserable couch on fbe a"o,.
'ne lorm OF an elderly gray haired InJy |
Fnose eyes were full ofa str,noa v,ii3 |
Ight. Illed up around her were mani,
books, which could see at - gIannyg
lad been much used. 7'''oo
The woman treated mo l,r,,ll,,
presently picked up some of t6o vol
lines and looked into them Tbo
caves were crumpled and MANY mas.
ayes uarSed, and | was amazed to
&c 'haJ the books were all by GroeL,
III" LatlH authors. The woman, .n,(,J
CuJoy my expression OF surprj.e and
amer somehow to take il as - rn,n,.G
ieEt 10 herself, aud said that tb,. hoaJs
lade up almost her sole cor,nari"r
mp She took up one ami read l. oloud
. voice tHat showed shc was cinari,,
Nqu@'HJed With the whole subject A.
~ myself had so nearly FORGOTTEN
u my CLASSICAL learning that I HnJor
.oou only a sentence here and tbera
nc woman went on to say that 80
as connection Of the late Cbinf In
~ ','7.I. GI.'PiH oi Delaware, and had made
refuse Of herself ia the icy land Of
.'.'7' '''sha Dec"use sly loved scclusion
.ore inan the highest charms of ciyiIi.
ioo,.. " ue"' "!Jtf q time, | started
ie"Fe htf aud said good.hye .be
ls"ereu adieu ia a gentle voice. and
S7lah1iy was absorbed in one of her
''uines. she made q great impression
pom my imagination, and I have hsen
ohdetlhg ever since whether tha sto.,,
ie told Of her family relationsbi9
uld be exactly true. ~
Il uispatch from Wilmington IN tho (
6W York Iirbme OF Saturday says :
Inc people Of this city are much in
esled IN the press dispatch from Gal
9Iol announcing the death in g..
amy IN that city, Of the widow'I If
p -UoFefuor Giipin, Of Colorado Tba
'Patch was Incorrect. as the de,d
,,.,''l .,' q, "%s not Mrs Gilpin, but Miss
pm Suc ,,.., was eighty years old. a
i've OF Wilmington and had an ~
''ne'y eccentric disposition. she
en- announced in the latter p3ri nf
me that She would leave the buIk
IGi I,,i, fortune consisting Of real estate -
wilmington and in Washington Ter. z
CCry' estimated to be worth 5000 O00 1
round a school for girls in Wilmiag,
/ What the people here want 10 s
oW Is whether she made will carry q
|, out her intention. Miss Gilpip in
~ NE was teacher in Eastern {
0ols: Ihen for ten years She lived EN-
5',a1: as teacher in the family of
Russian nOblemau. Her home for Z
snty-ive years had been in Denver I
ere she became noted because of -
: ana bitter warfare she carried an
d her brother, the Ex-Governor
D 9he said, tried to get her in an
IIs 14e asylum. She had sister LIVING
Hartford, aud a brother. Riebari N
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