Evening journal., 1893-09-11
FRANK BEAUPRE'S GRATITUDE.

Cast Adrift By His Father, He Stole
From Generous Woman who Be
friended Him.
CHICAGO, Sept H. Frank Beaupre, Of
st. Paul ,inhabits the detectives room at
the Central station. Beaupre Indignantly
denies that he is under arrest. He says
that he is only being detained until he
can hear from his father, who at one
time was millionaire grocer at St.
Paul.
Frank Beaupre is only tweniy-sx
years old. but the life he has led for the
past FIVE years has made him look much
older than he really is His father was
the senior member OF the Wholesale firm
of Beaupre, Keogh & Davis, which re
Gently failed for a large amount.
The Beaupres have always moved In the
best social circles Of st Paul, aud Frank
the only son, was welcome guest at
fashionable receptions aud dancing
parties. A few months ago he was cast
adrift by his father
One afternoon in May when he rang
the door bell at No 726 Washington
Boulevard he was emaclated fiom the
want of proper nourishment His clothes
were the worse for wear. and no one
would have recognized him as Frank
Beaupre. who used TO lead the german at
the swell parties in st. Paul At No
726 Washington Boulevard lives Dr.
Gertrude G Wellington, the wife Of At
torney Wellington of the Great Northern
road. The Wellingtons used 10 live at
St Paul, and were neighbors OF the
Beaupres When Mr.. Wellington was
appointed attorney for the Great North.
ern railroad he went TO Spokane Falls,
Wash, where his headquarters are Mrs.
Wellington came TO Chicago and engaged
in the practice of her profession. When
young Beaupre was on the verge of
starvation he applied to Dr. Wellington
for assistance He was clothed and fed
and supplied with pocket money for
weeks. He has shown his gratitude by
stealing articles from the house and
pawniDg them. That is why he is being
detained at the Central station
On August ldrs Wellington and her
two daughters went 20 Spokane Falls,
leaving the Washington Boulevard
establishment in charge of Beaupre
He promised faithfully that he would
take good care of the premises and would
have no companions. Before Mrs Well
ington WAS twenty miles from Chicago
BeRupre and two Of his friends were
making things exceedingly lively IN the
! Washington Boulevard mansion When
Mrs. Wellington left Chicago she dis
charged her colored cook, as Beaupre
said he could get his own meals The
day after her departure Beaupre hunted
up the cook, and told her that Dr. Well
ington had given him permission to re-
engage her During the FIVE weeks
that DR. Wellington was absent the cook
used TO come to he house every day aud
get the meals for Beaupre and his friends.
I There would be women TO dinner. aud
orgies would continue until the dawn OF
the next day. Soon the neighbors got "a
talking, and Beaupre was plainly told
that unless the going and coming Of that
class Of women ceased be would be re
ported to the police. But the scanda
grew. A neigh Dor investigated ant
found fourteen girls in the house at on,
time They sat a a circle in the double
parlors. wore short dresses, and smoke,
cigarettes. They had complete posses
sion Of the large mansion, occupied
everyone Of the twenty odd rooms IN it
danced on the piano and fine furniture
trampled on the rich 'portieres and rugs
and ruined almost everything.
When the Wellingtons arrived home
on Friday morning they found the house
IN q state of disorder. It looked NOR
like beer bottling establishment thar
anything else. Empty bottles labelled
Export" aid "Select" were scattere,
all over the house from the garret 70 thl
basement There was a stack Of bottle
in the kitchen that bore silent testi
mony TO the high old time Beaupre AM
bis friends had enjoyed during tn
absence of DR. Wellington Every room
in the house had It's quota of empt,
hotties, and in al there were nearl
/. 600 New York Sun.