The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-23
SHE LIVED IN WHEELING,
And tho Question il, VINO is she?--ARo-
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mantle Career.
The following special telegram from
Columbus. Ohio, appeared in the Gin
cinnati Enquirer Wheeling people who
have read it think they recognize in
Miss Berte the girl who was known
among the Wheeling demi monde as
Janette Cummins, though there are
some discrepancies in the story.
The unconquerable power OF woman's
love has seldom been given a severer
test or proved more invincible than in
the case Of former popular Covington
(Ky,) girl, who has come to grief in
this city.
Those who once knew Alice Berte, a
pretty young lady, who enjoyed q wide
acquaintance in the city across the
river, will be sadly surprised to learn
that she is now q prisoner at the Cen
trial police station, serving a sentence
for larceny.
Two years ago Alice was engaged to
marry well-known Covington mer-
chant. In other words the engagement
was
A oNE-sIDEp AFFAIR.
And she was deceived. The magnifi-
cent castles in the air she had builded
were without foundation and eyaporated
at the time appointed for the wedding.
With he life blighted by the duplicity
OF one in whom she reposed woman's
greatest confidence, she drifted out
upon the world to lead a life Of shame.
Alice entered Daisy Lawrence's house,
according to her own story, against the
wishes of the proprietress. for her
youthful appearance and modest man.
ners made even the mistress of that
place hesitate before she encouraged
the girls downward course.
At Daisy Lawrence's place, some
months later, Alice Berte met Wheel
ing. w. Va, capitalist, who became in
fatuated with her. He took her to
Wheeling, where, after an estrange-
ment from him, she became the mis-
tress of prominent professional man,
who enjoyed considerable distinction in
politics. The wife of this man, a few
months later, threatened her with pros
ecution, and she was frightened out oil
town. From Wheeling che took with
her considerable money and went to
Pittsburgh, where she opened house
Of i'll fame. In that city
SHE MET THE MAN
who has made her sad fate all the more
deplorable, and stepped her once pure
soul the depths of degradation. Harry
Ford, the fast SON OF wealthy parents,
became violently infatuated with the
girl and married her. His relatives
disinherited him for his foolhardy act.
and he was cast adrift penniless. Alice,
who loved her young husband with o
devotion seldom exhibited by women
of hero class, was as faithful to him in
his poverty as she was fascinating in his
opulence. He had acquired fast habits,
andshis mania for gambling made her
spenniless before many weeks had
elapsed.
They left Pittsburgh. and went to
Cincinnati four weeks ago, where Ford
hoped to secure employment through
an old friend, but was unsuccessful.
While in Cincinnati Mrs. Ford was
compelled to pawn her jewels in order
to supply herself and husband with
food. They finally decided to come to
Columbus, where Ford thought there
might be an opening in some faro bank
or pool room for employment.
After a few days at a cheap hotel they
found themselves penniless. Then It
was that the young wife volunteered to
return to a life Of shame in order to
support her husband. Being devoid of
the finer sensibilities OF manhood, Ford
consented to the proposition. His wife
entered the house Of Ada Foster, at
Seventh and Mound streets, where she
was known as Maud Clements. After a
brief stay at that place she tired of
HER OLD SPORTING LIFE,
And persuaded her husband to return
to Pittsburgh in the hope that he
might effect q reconciliation with his
parents. AS they had barely enough
money to purchase railroad tickets.
Alice was prompted to still greater folly
in the belief that she was supplying