Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-01
Sarah Althea's Story.


Ssn Francisco Examiner a two oolumR-snd.
s.haIf skosch Of her lifs, which shows that
though che may indulge IL strange freaks,
her mind Is clear aad her memory good. Al
ter sks.chiDg Ger childhood In New Orleans
aud dwelling CO tie coed blood of her
mother. " DO was of sn;old Hu3uenct family,
she spaak5 OF coming to California With w.
R. Sioap, her mothers half-b.othcr. She
ti,st met Sharon st Redwood C.t9, aOd she
gives shis account OF it:
"Mrs. Gilroy drove ms dowD in drag to
neet some f.iend5, and Sharon CHANGED to
bo thsra. accompanied by his daughter,
F.o7a. The tEo stepped up and spoke t.,
ETrs. Gilroy, ard Sharon, seti;g nae, said {:
'Iatro6ucs me 10 your young fIisnd.' Sae
Gid go, and that ohaDca meeting charged
tie current of my life. He aiierward called
on me st the Baldwin Hotel, and 1t was ne t
long before he took me riding and began to
tell ne how much be admired me ablve
any one hs evsr ssw He pointed out
bGiid!cgs and property he owned, and when
hs seked me to be- his wife my head wac
turned WITH the Idea Of so much wealth and
been fcollsd In what did, but most women
thing. Tne scqual to ali this Ia 60 we'll
kouWn to the public that need net relter-
ate it tose. l. haa nesrly all been tod In
cou.t"
Then ehe dwels on the part which old
black Aanmy Peisanio played In ths case.
This wcman sold Sarah A.t1ea dresses and
furnished ber house FOR her and Sharon paid
the bills When NANCY saw the marriage
= lth foft fsf Hn d
y;sed Sarah never' to part with them, ard il
Sharon refuaed 30 acknowledge tho mar.
r;age to sue lin. Just before the s2!t wac
brought Sharon ssDt for mEmmy and offered
her har own figures to deliver mp the mar
liage consrsc. and thu five lttt;ra, but she
reinged. WheD ebe tel fed in court she
could have badly auago3 sGaron's cate
had he rotated deia:;s { f private interviews
With him, but che refGsed. When be cav
her ats her examination he declared that
he WAS Thoroughbred. She reHiie[: 1--WE
will beat you withoat .his" NoS' Sarah
declares tlat nanny is tao only frisnd she
has Ia the world, the only one Ia her trcnb.e
whc hsc remained true throughout, and Who
cor da't be ccErup,ed By Shsron's Millions.
Sarah closes wtl an elcqusnt sketch Of
Judge Terry:
''Es wss &c brave e5 e lion snd as geltle
az 3 Y.oman. 1t I5 untrue t1&t hs ever made
tnres;s esalnst Jcegs Field. He nsver
msdo .hraats sgsnst anybody. l. vas moi
h;a way. Oace when ask, what hs would
do iiFeli challenged him t, q duel, he only
laughed cad sad:
''Tha coward will nevSr challenge any
body, bat would let my right arm be tern
oct by she rccis II he only would chaiiecge
re-"
'Hs knew psr;ectly we'll ha was t, be
killed Just as an sposa ate Mormon knows
the Dsnites are ca hts track 10 avenge bis
hccd, bu; be never went armed after thft
t,rrihle court scene. He was particularly
worked up over this, and carried his feeling
for yeugesnos to the grave because l was
enciente ut the time. and lest my unborn
cni1 N, msn cover loved 50 deeply es
did Judge Terry. Il vas love for qaeen
to b. proud OF.
"I was love that cost him his life.
"Be met his death without flnching. and
smiled lovingly In ny face as he passed
away, the victim OF &c cold.blooded sn as
sasination SO ever was recorded In the
Unltsd et,tea. After he was In his grave
Judge Field denounced me over his s!gna
ture in the newspapers In terms I will not
repeat here. Whet cowardtct Hs waited
Til nv husband and protector was In hls
coffin before he dared insult me. Were
Judge! Terry elive he would never have
dared, even for million dollars, to do such
t1irg.
To-day am destitute, for the estate has
been divited up, and my friends tell me |
have been swinded. But, destitute and
homeless, leave the men who conspired to
bring about my present helpless condition.
and Who bstrayed my casa for Sheron's
gold, to the miserable companionship Of
! thelr own colecienoeB."