The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-31
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A VARIETY GIRL,
Who Has Caused Several IOrri@
BILE Tragedies
And Turned tho Heart Of Many T.
Flokle Man, Now Performing In
This City-A Short Sketch Of
Her Ryentfnl Life.

There Is la Canton at the present
time playing variety engagement, q
girl who has history which may pOa-
albly prove interesting 10 NEwa'DEnO-
oRAT readers, Her name IL Hattie
Duncan and she Ia about 25 years OF
age, She was born near Jameatown,
N, Y, Her parents were quite wealthy
aud herself aud her sister Pearl, whs
was two years older were given q good
education, During early youth the
girls were supplied with everything
they could deslre and IL was bright
and happy family In 1878 business
royeraea ruined the father, who after
his failure soon yielded up his spirit 10
It's maker, leaving the two girls aud
their mother Without enough money 10
last th0m month.
Az this time Hattie was Is and Pearl
II years Of age, Both were handsome,
but neither had ever done any work.
They finally decided 10 90 on tho stage
and consequently went TO Buffalo, N
", whore they secured an engagement
In variety theatre and were billed 40
the Duncan sisters They made quite
q hit and have been In the show buai-
ness ever since,
-Four years ago Pearl married show
man and after they had been married
two weeks he was shot by a cowboy,
and breathed his last about ton minutes
afterwards In tho arms OF his young
bride Pearl soon returned 10 the stage
and about four months ago, married u
wealthy business man OF Minneapolis.
Hattie had q varied experiences and
has been the cause OF several horrible
murders In Fargo, OAK, In 1889, two
gamblers got into q dlapute over hor
aud one OF them was killed and tho
other dangerously wounded,
In Buffalo, N, y, about two yeara
ago q correspondent OF q New York
sporting paper became badly struck ON
her, lie nightly visited tho theatre
whero she was employed and opened
bottle after bottle Of champagne in hor
honor.
He wished 10 marry her but she de-
Cllned 10 give up her profession and set
Tie down. He became very Jealous and
one night he saw her drinking with an.
other man In one OF the boxes. The
correspondent was considerably under
the influence Of liquor and rushed into
the box and fred two pistol shota, one
at the young actress and tho other at
her companion. The shot intended for
her went wild OF the mark but her
companion ecclv29 lpaintN wound IA
the check by tilN use Of tnonCy the
affair was hushed up aud no arrests
made
In Toledo about four years ago q de-
clded sensation was created on account
of the two sisters, Two well.Rn0wn
business men concluded TO take hack
ride with the girls A supper at
prominent restaurant q trip 10 a lend
ing club house, an enraged wife with
horsewhip, q threatened divorce and
big scandal was all that ever came OF
the Toledo affair,
Alta summer resort two years ago
Hattie met prominent young man OF
Steubenyllle. The young man is well
and favorably known In Steubenylll6
society and quite wealthy, his father
being the proprietor Of hotel Hattie
was handsome and dOshing and II ap
peared 70 be case Of love at llrst sight
II 10 said they were engaged TO 6e mar
rled, but that his family objected, aud
consequently tho match was broken up.
Hattie was see last night by u NEWS.
DEMOCRAT reporter, but seemed very
reluctant TO give any particulars con.
cerning herself. She Is stil q handsome
woman, and her pretty face may yet
play sad havoc with the heart of many
u lickle man, She is q performer Of no
mean ability, aud rs considered one OF
the best song and dance girls on the va
riety stage.