The morning call., 1894-03-01

striking personal appearance. engaging
manners and ready wit Her acquaintance
was wide, and many of those who were
much thrown into her society will at the
mention of her name reflect that her tastes
were costly.
When Mrs. Clemishere moved through
the streets-you could not say walked
when referring 10 her carriage-people
looked after her, and If they did not know
who she was would make inquiries. They
would then be told that she was the wife
of Jack Clemishere, and that would be
about the extent of the information they
would gain.
They will now. at last, learn something
of the methods and character of the woman.
Mrs. Clemlshere has for many months
been stopping at the Coleman House in
New York. 1t is on Broadway, in the
heart of the ''TeDderloin" district, and
It's guests are like those of many other
New York hotels-peOple who come from
widely separated parts of the country and
about whom II is Impossible to learn very
much without making point of doing So
Mrs. Clemlshere was there. as here, q
prominent figure. and a New York re-
porter, woman, recently set about learn
ing something of her, methodically, and
with some degree of success.
She learned that there was "club" at
ferrous rooms with drawn curtains and a
colored man in side the door who answered
the raps. The reporter came very near
getting into those rooms, but did not be-
cause she eschewed wine, as a male re-
porter might not have done, and otherwise
held back when she ought to have
plunged in.
She, nevertheless, became acquainted
with Mrs. Clemishere. and learned that the
club was a gamblers resort. The deScrip-
tiou that she wrote OF her exploit tor the
paper conveys very strongly the impress
sion that the charming Mrs. Clemishere
was interested in the operations carried on
IN the gaming rooms, and was won't to in
troduce into them Unwary young women
and men who follow wherever Mrs. Clemi-
shire leads.
Nellie Bly,. the reporter in question, was
invited by the ex-Sau Franciscan into the
rooms, and several engagements were
made having for their object a night at
the green cloth, but so cautious was Mrs.
Clemishere and so afraid of getting
drugged or drunk was Nellie Bly, that one
after another the engagements fell
through, and CD the last occasion Pat
Sheedy. the well-known gambler and
sport. to whom Mrs. Clemishere intro
duced her visitor. saw through the whole
game with his usual perspicacity and ex-
posed the would-be exposer.
That, of course, was the end of the en-
terprise. There was stampede, and the
reporter was left alone in hall But dur
ing her exploiting Nellie Bly, had several
long conversations with Mrs. Clemishere
and the two women exchanged number OF
fairy tales. Mrs. Clemishere's inquiries
were ever as to whether her new friend
had any money. if she knew any men who
had more money than brains, and whether
sue could inyeigle such acquaintance into
the clubrooms. For herself Mrs. Glenn.
ishere is reported TO have said: I'D like
to see the man / couldn't work for bis
money. / have never failed yet, and
have had men of all kinds, young and old.
Why, have one now-he is in California
at present-who Is dying to marry me.
He has wife, but he says he will leave
her and get divorce IL / will marry him.
I don't know whether / want TO marry oil
not Sometimes l think ] will marry this
one, don't care what the world
saws. The world never paid me salary.
He wrote that the thought was heaven
and that he could not live the old life any
longer. So expect him very soon. If
take fat will you come and live with
Mrs. Clemishere was asked how she
lived. and if her husband had left her any
she answered. "No; he left me poor,
Init / worked several things until | had
$4,000. Mrs. Crawford, my brother-in-
laws mother-in-law. went in with me aud
we bought a coffee plantation in GHate-
mala. We had $4,000 mortgage on It,