Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-14
A woMAN's REVENGE.
A Pretended Marriage-A Pbysician'i
Career in Yreka.

a fretenueQ marr1aSe-A RDye1C1ans
Career in Yreka.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13th-Last night a
slight young woman with an attractive
countenance stationed herself at the ferry
gate. after first inquiring of the ticket col
lector whether he had seen tall man, with
q long, dark beard, pass through TO the
boat, and receiving reply in the negative.
About o'clock the man for whom she had
been looking made his appearance, accom-
panied by small woman and another
mar. The waiting woman went up to
him. twined her fingers in his beard and
began TO upbraid him for deserting her.
He answered her roughly and threw her
from him, passing on into the waiting-room
with his companions. The woman fol-
lowed and seemed determined 10 prevent
his going away if possible. At length he
became angry, and telling that he was mar
ried and was going, East, and that she
co1ld go where she liked, he threw her
from him second time, striking her on
the shoulder with his arm. Officer V.
Dowd of the harbor police saw the action
and placed the man under arrest for bat
terry.
This little scene was the elimination OF
long story of deception and perfidy.
About two years ago DR.. Christopher C.
Firth established himself in Yreka. Among
his first patients was Miss Druzella Herr, a
young woman of that town, who had been
given over TO die by The physicians of that
place. He cured her, and so watched and
tended her that she was restored TO perfect
health
The doctor was a man of pleasant aG-
dress. insinuating manners and was good
looking. Miss Herr fell in love with the
handsome doctor aud he pretended to re-
ciprocate the feeling. He said he wanted
to marry her, but was too poor. At length
he went TO Alaska and then 10 Seattle
where he sent for her to join him. she
went to him, and be went through a cere.
mony with her that at the time she con-
sidered legal, but which he has since told
her was invalid. They lived in Seattle for
some time and came to this city about five
months ago, taking up their residence al
COG Post street, where Miss Herr or Mrs.
Firth is a present staying.
About six weeks ago he left her, and she
has been looking for him since. Some
friends told her be was going East last
night. and she went to the ferry 10 inter
cept him.
This morning the young woman said
that she now believed that Firth wanted
only 10 get all of her money away from
her. snd had succeeded IN doing so. Al
various times since she has been living
with him he received from her aboui
81 eco. Since their arrival in San Fran
cisco he borrowed 500 from her on Tbs
preteuse that he wanted to fit up an ofsies
with il. he never fulfilled the condition:
OF the loan. Once. while in Seattle, she al
leges that Firth forged her name TO al
order on her guardian for $3.50 Thii
morning she fled complaint against th,
fai,hiess doctor for obtaining money BY
false pretenses. Bail was set at 1850 cssh
and the case set for hearing next week.
Miss Herr said that something over
wear ago she and Firth were rusticating a
Shovel Springs, Siskiyou county. Whit
there Firth became acquainted with Lilll
Murry, a primary teacher in the Soutl
Cosmopolitan School. who was spendin!
her vacation at that resort. When Firtl
came to this city he called on Miss MUIR.
., her residence at the Noel House, OF
Tones street. The intimacy begun q
Shovel Springs ripened into affection o.
both sides, and week ago last Sunday tn