Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-29
BEAUTY AND DOODLE
A Penniless Widows Claim on
Her Husbands Fortune.
a Romantic Story, in Which a Colo
RADIO Millionaire Merchant and
Spanish Beauty Figure.
The Fortuna Amounts 70 $4,000, O0O-story Of
the COurtship, Marriage AMI Sapara-
uon-A Footiight Fayorlte
There're Millions In It.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-The death OF
William Z. Daniels, q merchant prince
of Colorado. has strong local interest
here in New York. II is not generally
known that his widow lives in this city,
aud by his death Is entitled, according to
the laws of Colorado, to one-half of the
husbands fortune, which amounts 10
something more than 1000 900. Her
claim will be vigorously contested, and
il Is asserted that q lawsuit Is already on
the taps which will be ut once one of
the biggest and most interesting OF this
decade. The story is stranger than any
fiction. The heroine and widow is
Donna MadiSxa, once member of
Augustin Days company and later lead
ing lady in the play OF 1.-The Blue OH
cer,'' which was produced by Count
kessler at Madison Square theatsr. She
is q Spanish woman,
sTRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL
after the pure Castllliau type. She was
born in Madrid u trifle over thirty years
ago. aud has the honor of being the
grand daughter of Maria Josepha Miguel
aud Count MHddixxa. When quite a
young girl the beautiful Spauierd came
to this country aud located in Boston,
where she took q full course at the Boz
ton university school of oratory and was
graduated with honor. Subsequently
she taught for three years in the same
school, after which she went to Denver,
Col. , late in 1880, where she established
a school OF oratcry which was patrouized
By the elite of that Western city. Her
beauty. her education and the fascina-
ton SHE exerted over ali she met soon
made her queen in the circle she estab-
lished. and for more than year life ran
on smoothly and pleasantly. During this
time she met Mr.. Daniels.
THE MILLIONAIRE MERCHANT.
He was Immediately infatuated and
made himself as useful to the charming
foreigner as she would permit. A large
benefit was rendered her q, the Tabor
opera house, February Is, 1882 in which
Daniels was the moving spirit. Others
interested were Senator Hill, Governor
Evans aud Chief Justice Beck. Mad
di1xa herself appeared more radiant
even than usual, and scored a
great success. Daniels suecumbed en-
tirely. Shortly after this he proposed and
was accepted. Maddixxa came back to
New York to visit her sister, now Mime.
Duret de Bril-, wife of the grandson o.
the Marquis de Bril-, and living in Paris.
At that time she was unmarried and liv-
ing in New York. Mr.. Daniels almost
Immediately followed, and the wedding
took place July 6, 1852, at Old Lynn,
Conn. Among the wedding guests were
the late Chief Justice Waite and his
daughter. The BRIDES costume was
trimmed with flowers from the chief JUS
tice's garden he having sent them to her
on the morning of the ceremony. Imme-
digtely after the ceremony the happy
couple departed for Long Branch, where
they
ENJOYED HONEYMOON
Of two weeks. They tben returned to
Denver and located in the mlllionaire's
beautiful home on Champa street.
MGddixa's sunny sky soon became
overcast. She found the house in pos
session of two coored servants, Henry
Mitchell, the coacnman. and Annie, his
wife. This woman had beeu pra ;tically
mistress of the house while Daniels was a
widower, and for several years pre-
vious to that time, his former wife
having been an involved and
obliged to spend her time in the East for
special treatment. The servant keenly
resented being ordered from her former
position Of authority, and proceeded to
make matters as unpleasant for the
young bride as possible, an undertaking
in which she succeeded admirably. She
also worked upon the feelings Of Mr..
Daniels, and the new wife had not been
in the house three months before she dis
covered that
FORMER RELATIONS
between the two had been resumed.
Frequent Quarrels followed, with the re-
suit that in less than ak moaths after the
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels "had
agreed to Disagree
Separa ton papers were drawn up,
signed by both parties, and the young
Mrs. Dan els accepted SIS, 900 in bonds
and property in lieu of her dover. This
included the homestead in which they
had been living. The divorce was con-
templated and letters flew back and
forth between the parties. Five days
after the separation papers had been
drawn up MaddixXa received letter
from Daniels asking for q private inter-
view tina, they might talk matters over
fully. This she granted, and he came to
the house. The papers were thereupon
nullifed by reconciliation which took
place during that talk. Concessions
were made on both sides, and the honey
moon again showed q silver horu above |
the dark clouds of married infeiclty
The husband promised that the servants
should go.
Daniels remained at the house
with his wife for
TWO NIGHTS AND THREE DAYS.
The only witnesses to this, however, be- |
ing two colorrd servants. Upon the |
third day the merchant had talk with |
his lawyers which resulted in his bring |
ing home to his wife that night papers |
for her to sign, STIMULATING certain terms |
by which they should come together
again. A lawyer accompanied him.
Maddixxa still cherishes q copy of this
document, together with all |
the correspondence which passed between
herself aud her husband. The former
stipulated that none of her friends or
relations should be allowed to come to
the house without DauieIs' permission;
that no purchases should be made with
out same. that Maddixxa should clothe
herself and make all personal expendi-