Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-31
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A Girl who swinaied forty-three
Husbands.

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PARIS, March 30.--A woman who
has actually gone through the mar
ringe ceremony With forty.threo men
anu swindleJ nll but ono VI them with
In three hours after tho ceremony Il
the latest catch OF the Paririan police.
Six years ago Evcline Neal, n hand
some young English girl, married n
Frenck man who died within u month
Of the wedding, leaving her with no
money but with plenty OF debts. To
square herself with society, Evcline
resorted 10 what IL known In police
lingo rs the marriage trick. Her
method of procedure was simple and
ingenious. Shc advertised, stating
she was n widow possessing for.
luue Of ,2OO,0 900 francs, who wish.
cd 10 marry gentleman In good
circumstances belonging TO the no.
hllity or 10 the high Commercial class.
Answer were 10 he srnt 10 this post
Office. Her accomplice, who occupied
the position Of companion, seems T.
have had the important duty OF choos.
Ing the victims from among the appli.
cants, ut any rate the senator was
never admitted into Eveline's pres.
cnce unless his personal appearance
was In his favor. Then he was granted
u rendezvous, either In her slmptuous
apartments Ia the Champs Elystcs or
ut one Of the best hotels. Naturally
Eveline took different name on every
occasion. 10 some Of the sutor- for
her hand aud fortune she called herself
Madame Fcrhank, Madame Rappic,
Madame Decomay, or Madame Bur.
nelly. She always began by making
some objection 10 immediate mar
rlage. Sometimes assuming the char.
acter OF an Ingenious miss, and
said her mother considered sh. was too
young for marriage aud the applicant
must walt awhile. On other occa-
sions the fortune or social position Of
her sutton was not what she desired,
but In the end she always allowed her.
self 10 bc captivatcd with the personal
qualities OF would-be husbands. She
often managed things NO cleverly that
she received rich presents from some
OF her siitors. After getting ~ much
u she could, she would suddenly dis.
appear. In several cases she con.
sidcfed II better policy 10 secure pos.
session OF wedding gifts by agreeing TO
marriage ceremony. For this she
invariably crossed the channel, tx.
pressing her preference that the we'd
ding should take place In England.
After the clergyman had In all good
faith pronounced the nuptial benedic-
ton shc returned with her victim TO
the hotel and always managed 10 dis.
appear before night, but never leaving
her wedding gifts behind her.
Evelinc had victimiled thirty.two
presumably intelligent men this way
before she fell into the hands OF the
Paris police In the autumn OF 1857,
when she was sent 10 jail for two years.
She obtained an early release by good
conduct, and at once resorted 10 her
old trick. Again she victimized ten
lovers more, without detection. Most
Of tho men swindlcd were too much
ashamed u Inform the police, but her
forty.third victim gave the police inior.
nation which led TO Eveline's second
arrest on Good Friday ut Hotel Meur.
lee, Rue de Rlvoli. Her dupc this time
was q French viscouut, Who had ruined
himself through gambling and who wa,
anxious TO regill LIS armoriai bearings
with the 200, 900 francs OF the charm.
Ing widow. IL would oven seem M,
WIS really In love with the adventures.
W Wv w WIN uill ltI tDil-
Innlpn, certain Mrs. Gaia, who IN Le.
lieved 10 hail from New Orleans,
rnry Travelled In England, Belgium
and Norway, the viscount paying all
expenses by borrowing money right
anu left on his expectation. He made
Eveline rich presents wherever they
went. At last they got back TO Paris.
when the viscount insisted on having
u day liked for the wedding, hut Il was
OF no avail. "Ailss Rcynolds,n that
was the last name she had assumed,
was incxorable; he must wait. This
fact awakened the suspicion OF the Wis.
count, who laid the ease before NJ.
GOron. chief of the detectives. When
the oiilcers presented themselves at
Hotel Meurice, Eveliue was greatly
nstonished, but the followed them
braycly TO tho police station. As for
her companion, Mrs. Caba, she was
absent from the hotel when Evellnc
was arrested and has not been eeen
there again. This time the fair Eve.
line VIII probably get n sentence that
VIII put her. out " harms way for
many n yesl,--XcrQid