St. Paul daily globe., 1893-11-19

cable terms. according 10 the New York
Herald. Mrs. Reade remains in Paris,
while her husband has returned to Am
erica with the inten ion of settling down
in his native land and allowing the At
lantic TO roll between himself and his
wife.
Mrs. Reade was probably the subject
OF more gossip twenty years ago than
any woman who mad ever lived in this
hemisphere. That was long before she
met the man from whom She is now
separated. 1t was on her account that
Edward 5. Stokes killed James Fisk Jr.
She was wonderfully charming at the
time she ensnared the gallant Col.
Fisk. more than score of years ago.
Her smart carriages, her gorgeous
diamonds and her fetching dresSes--all
gifts Of the great operator in Erie stock
were the talk OF the town. Her name
was household word. BOnnets man
ties and 4 peculiar fashion of dressing
the hair were named Tor her.
She quarreled with Fisk and he be-
came jealous Of the attention she re-
ceiyed from Stokes. After long bicker-
ing threats were made that all the
letters and kilograms Fisk had sent her
would be published. The great specu-
latOr obtained an injunction preventing
Stokes from making these papers pub
lie. The shooting of Fisk followed soon
aIterWaTd.
Josie Mansfield sued Col Fisk's wild
ow for S230.0 claiming thatthe colonel
had owed her that amount. She lost
this suit aud then went to live in B0s-
ton. She found the HUI a most uucOm-
Portable residence. as crowds followed
her and hooIed at her in the streets.
She fed to Paris, where she has since
lived.
Her first husband was Frank Lawlor.
an actor of some note. She was in San
Francisco at the time of her marriage to
him. Her maiden name was Warren
Lawlor. after the Fisk shooting. de-
clared in an interview that he mad mar
Tied her TO protect her from Ter parents.
VINO had tried to blackmaiI man
named Perley through her. She and
Lawlor lived together until 1860. Law
lOr died some years ago.
Her second husband belongs TO an
excellent and wealthy family. He is
short and thlckset, and practlced law in
desuItOry fashion IN New York city
for some years. He enjoyed a large in
come and devoted more of his time to
merry company than to legal work.
He met Josie Mansfield abroad in the
summer Oh 1891. She was still a belle.
although no longer young, and she had
many duInlrerS. She Called herself Mrs.
LawlOr. He was fascinated by her and
urged her to marry MIN immediately.
| Sne was coy and told him TO take ample
time ana to consider well the step he
| proposed taking.
He returned 10 New York and con-
sidered. and his desire to marry in no
way abated. He gave a dinner to some
friends in September, 1891, and when
the liquors were served he made this
anuOu ncement:
Il am going TO marry Josie Mansfield
If she'll let me. l think she has been
more sinned against than SHINING. She
Is the only person who can save me from
drinking myself to death, as Pm now
doing. You all know how I've lived"
His chums then drank 10 his fancee's
| health, and the wedding was celebrated
a few weeks later.
Mr.. Reade's mother is a cousin of Mrs.
| Levi Z. Morton. His eldest sister was
| married to Gen. Francis Strachan. gov
| ernor Of the Bermudas Capt. Byron
! Cary, aid de camp to Gen. Strachan. and
| who subsequently, succeeded TO the title
! of Viscount Falkland, married his sec
| ond sister.
Mr. Reade and his wife have placed
| their differences in the hands of New
| York lawyers for the purpose of ar
| ranging an equitable financial basis for
| their separation. Mr.. Reade has ex-
! pressed Willingness to make a hand
| some provision for his wife.