The sun., 1891-05-20
RAN OFF TO BE AN ACTRESS.
-,.,xr nHY7roND sPEBDIIY BECA11E
AN ICTOR'S PREY.

2 AN ACT0R'S PREY.
O.. rsr u.r In New York 60 suppert Her
..,s .s a ssieseirs-Now She IL In che
I...st~i sad 8ertha schroeder, the
Nstsrsess lridwife, - = Prisoner.
wh.n Mabel Raymond's parents positively
-.su.sd 10 lot her 90 on the stage. she made up
~, mind 10 become an actress in spite OF
sn.n. She lived in Cincinnati whero her
s.sher. who once held plnoc under tho city
-cvsrnmsnt, Was well known. Tho girl knew
ssst she was pretty. for young mon had praised
-, oval faoe crowned by wavy brown hair. her
h.,s, eyos and her rosebud Of mouth. which
S,..,osed perfect teeth when sho smiled. She
s,.o NAV that her slender figure was excep-
to,sIy graceful. for her friends had often snid
sn !, nor hearing. Shc was bright and thought
.hs could DO great nctress II she only had tho
.hsnce. ard so bolnR 10 years old and having
= iii OF her own. The ran away from homo on o
.,aht and joined travelling theatrical COM
nsnv. After the was once fairly started Rhe
.rote homo that she was getting sl2 week
s,d e.penses She has kept up acorrespond-
sace with her slster ever since. All this was
early last fall.
Was. Twonty.thlrd street have / On occupied
a, Tho vintor by IN eldcrly widow With o small
,,come. who livod thcro by horself. Most OF
.hs building is occupied by offlces. but several
.m,n families live on tho two top floors. In
W.rcb tho widow moved into one room ar
i.drortiscd hor hall room to lot to lady.
aoyornl girls Of rather nashy appearance ap-
,i,.d hut were rejoctod. On March 10 pretty
III AZ modest dross and bearing asked for tho
.oom. The widow liked her appearance and
accented her. The girl said she wns Mabel
T.,mond and TINT she had been an nctrcss.
hnt had had bad luck and was going 10 get q
place In store.
.Whsn arrangements wcrc all mnde she
ncd tho door and called in n young man.
Who ppparontly had been waiting in thu hail.
Hs Was about 30. inclined to no stout and hnd
iIcht hnr md moustnche. Tho girl called him
wallace Ho said ho liked tho room. and tho
oIrl moved in the samo day. LGter on she told
her laudlady that tho mans namc WAS John
wallace Jackson. He was au uct r. she said.
and sho was o gagged 10 hir; She said she
had met him on tho road Ha WAS Scotch
insp. and was out Of n5oh inst then:
Hs ns Ii. sF asa anss s sSs sSs s nsnT Sss sse
q 81 nsswonan IL nNs!s Dry gods ste store on on
5ouse, aud usually came in evenings with
JSsison. The Glri's room had door openins
ball ma sasksTn Se Gsn' as
Along In April the landiady became aware
that Jackson stayed lnte in Miss RaymondS
,,o%eimes ,oG@ as Awakened late By noises there Or
b. the mans leaving at ! or o'clock In tho
morning. She dropped hints many times to
sso hero. Mamie. / am very fond of you. as
;sSns Sn man. NOT 81 ren poo@
The eIrl exclaimed dramatically:
Her lmn.ilady says she believed It. But she
soon noticed that the girl was taking medi-
: .d ;na sa sSs shs was
also said. Weeping, that the man was not her
husband. Then shc exclaimed:
have the folks At home Know about this for
Rops sort Of scene pa passed , between Mabel Abe!
great deal oi crying. but .soniided nothing to
as sSarssesa Miss s MaSe sa mond began 70
Boston and others Fast GambriiEe: The siri
III ss. "ss Is S y was 0spP al the m moHes
On. dsy ins s Siri wa was Very lcw.spirited and
certain PI. Miller. who hni an oIfiee some.
was unable 10 tell her whether or not she was
" trouble. but had given her some medicine.
s hf5 6aa hes ea soud
cost her .S25 to have an operation performed.
The lsndlady urged her to be careful. but the
spite OF what abe had said before aud that sue
must do all she could to snys herself. For
enc AZ ads or
most OF her meals. She was growing thin and
pale. ami was very nervous and depressed.
own rom. and cried great ,iea She re-
ceiyed regular weekly letters from her sister
~ vaf m fl,a fol
at homo believed that she wes prosperous and
Ifpi During the whole OF the Sunday te,ore last
Nab: was very moody. Sh" seemed to be
le,ol, cd upon doing something. and yet TO Le
pncertain Hboutit. She WI. in and out OF the
house all day. She took dinner and supper
with her lnnd ady because she said she had no
money TO buy meals for herself On Monday
sic was sick. but She was not at home either.
At plight she came home with . very pal ,nce.
and toll her laudlady that she had had an
as!on!shed and nsked:
Who er ormed tic on ration 2"
Mme. Sch oed.r" said Mabel.
IA "A, 4 her house 3lS East Fif:y-sixth street."
Mabel told Of what she had seen in schrocd-
srshonse. and OF several new born habe, she
s led Then os so Sss "pE som and
% snd %Ten,,o The store to wor,;. She came back
!o%.kins 20. Ike 4 ghost. 70 the landlady say. but
az w NeuEoSuhE Hllu went 10
SoiI again. She also worked on Thursday
snn Friday. hut hon had to give 1t up. sha
was postIIed with headache and irghtf.i
pnlne AMI had to keep her ted thereafter
urinH Saturday md Sunday Mabrfs land
oy 10y ,nnrsei her Sh. wanted 10 call n physi-
stnp. tLi the girl ob:ectoG. During this time
iMMaoe iMMaoeI told COOL deal about herself and h.r
!me. fhe said she had always Leen good girl
un'H she went OH the stage and met Jackson.
But lconld marry him any time" she ex.
eaHlm, A. "a d when Tho widow rallied ngninst him.
a.. ,"n SUNDAY night la.e tine widow got much
.ateu estf.neu AMI went for doctor. she called up
1.-Two hoih OF whom posi- lively refused 10
come come whom they heard what tho cilso was. Tb"
WWon,aa prevaricRt0u whoa sii" npproacliod tho
,uht: Sne said tho lady was nn actress and
.r. Wher. t. hor husband" askod the Doctor.
ie is In RO.to".'
WILL; ] don't want the case" said tho Doc.
toT on hnd better call In the police"
!h" loirt'i d.ctnr came. gave tho girl somo
medlc.ne 10 nuiet her, and told tho wi,iow to
X A., rn tM% pol'cs % as b., would not com. again;
Ili.t ii AZ she cn9l,l 70 was /" summon iii no.
l.rs; re. Tho girl cried. but nss"ntod. and tho
lendlndy summonei oil eman Wiilnm q.
heiiy who GATED an ambulance and had tho
XII taken To- tDs New York llo- ptni, Tl,c Inst
ming That Mabel said before she wns taken
sWay was TINT Jack kSn" WAS her husband, anil
n tte hospital ah" gave her nnme uy Mrs
9AO jackson. letter came for her yestor-