The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-09

serted that she was kept in seclusion ioI
) several months ct Gsllipolis, and finally
!. escaped to the house Of Louis Baer, |
neighbor. This story, however, NJ
Blanc ridicules, aud the real truth car
only be conjectured.
8HE q NJ IS To wuIGLISG.
Mile de Banco went 10 Detroit at oni
! time, where she taught French in /
Catholic school. Afterwards she wa
an inmate Of the family Of Congress
man Hopkins, Of Pittsburgh, acting as
goyerness and companion TO his daugh
ter. From there she returned to Gal
lipolis,
4 lady at Gallipolis became interested
in the young lady, who Is said to have
been Of singularly guileless, frank and
winning disposition, and to make friends
4 wherever she went. Through the in-
strumentality OF this lady, who was also
a Catholic, Mile de BFanco secured a po-
sition As teacher OF French at Mt, de
Chantal, and she came here early IN 1885
or late in 1884
She made favorable impression atthe
Mount, being highly educated and pos
sessed Of peculiar faculty for winning
the friendship OF the pupils. She WAS
apparently content, aud the Sisters OF
the Visitation we're disposed TO congrat'
ulate themselves that they had secured
prize in the new French teacher.
Mile de Branco expressed desire to
have some dental work done one day,
and she was recommended to visit DR..
Morrison, then dentist In this city.
She did 80, and there asked that an
apasthetic be administered. This DR..
Morrison refused to do without the
presence OF physician, and with the
patients consent called In DR.. l. L.
Niles, whose office adjoined his in Mo.
Lain's block. The anasthetic was adj
ministered successfully and the neces.
sary work done.
Here the paths of tho two persons
whose eventful histories now entered
| into one channel, crossed for the first
time.
DIR. L. NILES.
DR.. Niles himself had only been in
Wheeling a few months. He came here,
as some readers will recollect, even
after this lapse OF time, in Decem.
her. 1884, and opened -a6 anatomical mu-
scum in the old Reilly block, where he
remained probably q month. He then
left Wheeling, but before long returned,
packed his anatomical museum away and
opened an office as a physician in Nc.
Lain's block. His methods were Napo-
leonlc. He departed widely from the
code OF the regular practieipg physicians,
advertising largely, and making aapscial
eiTort 10 secure certain classes OF patients.
He was rather distingue In appearance,
wearing q inIl blonde beard, was care
fol about his apparel, smooth, fluent
talker, and apparently well educated.
He claimed to be q New Englander
BY birth and q graduate Of Dartmouth
College. He seemed TO enter into Roou
practice, and made favorable impression
on the large class Of people whose opln'
ions are mainly formed and affected by
appearances. ,oo.
br. Niles left Wheeling late in 1885,
leaving q number OF unpaid debts. He
always declared hia intention to return,
however, and sent Q former employe
back to collect accounts due him and
settle up the bills, which, however,
Il he never did. He had been i'll FOL
a time before his departure, and was an
inmate OF the North Wheeling hospital
When he left, he took With him tue
anatomical museum. Shortly otter
| man from Erie, Pa, visited Wheeling
| who claimed that this museum, which
was OF Value, was not the properly o.
DR.. Niles.
THE wHRRIINa HISTORY.
In this brief summary Of DR.. Niles
career in Wheeling reference has beer
omitted to his acquaintance with Mile
dc Branco. When the young lady wa
recovering from the effects Of the aries
thetic in the dentists Office she mad'
some incoherent remarks referring 4
facts in her past which excited the curi
oRity Of her two auditors, and they ques
toned her, This resulted Ia her tellinf
/ them that she was the righttul beIresi
n immense estates in France, and tina
she was kept from them by her guardian
M. Blanc, Of GallipolIS. Inquiry lea .
the: employment OF Detective All. Bur
neti, Of Charleston, to investigate tht
exact state Of the young ladys aiairi
and Of BlanCs conpection with them
! | Before Captain Burnett would accep
5 this work, he exacted contract IRON
Mile. Paula, giving the entire right ant
!, authority to settle her business viii
Rlanc 10 him. Captain Burnett secured
from Blanc the admission that the younni
, is5v yvaa to raceiye small annuity, Ht
argued that IL was strange that MI
: Tfafford, alter supporting her in q liz
of ease and luxury and EDUCATING ber q
, q lady, should cut her on with meIl
. bagaiella In his will.
Al An intimacy grew up. between u
, Niles apd Mile Paula, aud one eveninl
, she left the Mount and came TO the city
oasenRibly TO YRWaip oyer night Ftth on
,, al the papIls. Iussssd OF this, she wen
, n DR.. Niles office, leaving her 0omPan
, ion, the pupil referred to, In the dfdl
, store below. where she waited until he
patiepce was exhausted. She then wen
home and informed her father, wh'
very commercially eanseq the tagS u
be communicated TO Bishop katn.
TAKEN FRoW TIKI oEFtoE,
' 10 ths meantime Dt. Niles had regis
, tered his fair Visisor at the McIur
! House, but alter she was assigned
!. room Rhe again left the hotel with Dr
1 Siles. All late hour that night BishoI
4 Kain, accompanied by o promlnen
/ Catholic gentleman Of the city, Eiuite.
9 Dr. NileS Office and demonstrated Wit
!, both upon their ipdiScretion, The youn
!. lady prolessed to realiSs her folly, ant
!, went with the Bishop to the ST. jane
i hotel, where she remained until moTr
ing. or course her return TO Mt. d
Chantal was impossible. The next dA
she lels for Pittsburgh, oslensibly I
visit Mt. hopklpS's family. A week Q
I 10 htar she returned and boarded
i Nh Patterson's, on Main street. &c
}. conduct there was more than circun
n speCt, and she impressed all by her lad
e ike department and almpet ehtld'ile
q simplicity Of character. From bore Bh
4 again departed, going %. New gomer
b town. Ohio, and from there 70 Uhttch
!. Siiie. at bc.h OF which places she vi
vs.Sl ~ Az. NaNNi