The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-30
KATE MARSDEN'S STORY.
THE WOMAN VINO IyTOLTED IHhhA
CONTINENTS IN A CONTEOVEKsY.
The Lepcr Nurse and Authoress-how she
Deceived Princes aud Other Royal fer-
sonagcs-Her Confession.

Miss Kate Marsden has now succeeded
in involving three continents and hait
score of nations I'm a controversy as l"
Ter morality, a subject. possibly TO her
surprise. which has attracted more vice.
spread and deeper interest than did her
excursion into coolest Siberia TO alleviate
the condition OF the Irkutsk lepers' u -
now more than year since Miss Mars
denis moral character began to suppiahl
her philanthropy as a topic In discussionS
concerning her; and in That time socie'1es
with long names have been rent Win m
ternal dscord over the quesnOhs, loIitish
committees have visited Russia 20 N
quire, and other committees have acted as
arbitratOrs in the discussion. MISS Mars
den herself has. quite naturally, asattteu
her innocence publicly. but FasIut iau-
els. Of the British-American cnutch, ndS
written all the way from ~. PcteIspuis
90 the London Times. according 10 as
patch recently published IA the sun say
Ing that he has written ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of the gravest charges against Mss
Marsden, with an intlmauon from inc pa
tor that the "graVest charges aUectei
her personal conduct and not her aIeseu
Misrepresentation Of funds intended Tor
the lepers.
THREAT TO SUI.
Miss Marsden. later dlspatch stattS'
replied 10 this with a threat to sue thc
pastor for defamation Of character. -NoN
comes a later ana more starving conn
button 10 the discussion in the shape OK
an assertion by Mrs. =. i. SFahHls;
OF this city. president Of the Natlonal
Christian League for the Promotion o.
Social Purity, which supports Pastor
Francis. ,.
BEFORE the relation Of Mrs. Grannis'
brief and strange experience Win MIS-
Marsden, something about the, Enslish
woman's career viii explain now sne
achieved the prominence MlIhI out "i ms.
her personal conduct would nave pos
sessed q much less intense interest iof
three continents.
A NURSE AT TIFrERN.
According to her own story she was was
but fifteen years old, when, IN 49, she
went. as a nurse Of the Red cross 30
ciety. with the Russian army oil Ine
Danube through its Bulgarian CaHlpdish'
That would make her now thlIly-'NV
Years old. but she is usuaHy "Il.tom ~, ~
as a woman Of forty Perhaps her cdln-
paigning has given her an appear an
Of age not authorized ~ tng rec"ila
in the Marsden family BlDlc. 0he - "a
daughter Of London ia"yei W. 80.
fected TO her going out as a ked SfNS9
nurse after her bulgarian eApett7h,tv,
but when, n few years ago pom ~
parents died, She again enhsted h"I 81
vices I'm the same cause anu Mc". - ~
TO South Africa rs fkei cross hu' -
in the neld costume. of which ordeF sue
&c herewith pictured Next she Went 70
Asia Minor. ana her proiessitnal uulic7
tool her into a district where IheIe
were a great number OF lepels. lHeIt
she heard that in SioeIlt hreH a. = DE- a.
which would cure leprosy' ana IN
termined 20 seek IT, Ihat Is "H"' ''''
IS Some other people say that in 1879 ,. she
was living in poverty III H,,ra l.d ,yitb
man town. and became liLpi ,'v.s,,9'I,,,,uit,,
Ne idea that there was m oppoI luhlty
f -ainIng uotoriety by Offering heiseu
~ "a teners' nurse. as at that time lIti
'..es Ia sessios i'm London comm ,Si'l
Cor the investigation OF leprosy' OF VIII"
the Prince Of Wales was chairIiia"'
LETTER TO THE czAR1NA
rho Princess gave to Miss Marsden =
letter 10 her sister the Gal ma, a. ~
thus prepared Miss NaIAdeh see "u'
-, no Fu,Dress win another letter anu
she went To- Siberia under ne SpgJJ,,o
patronage Of Mr. Pobiedohosti ~ 49,
However found inc0hVf ritnt 70 70
lin lie Engli hv cmeu. owing 70 the
trnath of the 10Y &c There went WIN
nor as far as omsh q young LukllSh tlIi
Miss Ada Field, who was uh&ble 20 IN IN
tinue further ja AliFS Marsden company
sftr- s-~-ele., r1tr in elcfCes. In tar an
iassos. AMI on hon back. ZGh miles MAJ
fashior on the later. carry lng 0niy IT,
zolver and "A whip. some Ufue OF otitfi
She reached Neluisk. whore she tound she
l.rers and the anti-leprOsy weed me
letter proved o. De of no curative value
but he iepcrs were OF much NaiIe 20
Miss Narsdcn. for just aS soon = ever
ST., could she hurried home 90 England
and wrote a book about them, ana col
Ierted lots OF money from the horrined
and entertained British public, who, hay
Ing educated. cured. clothed, and fed the
West End Of London, were anxiously
looking about for some unfOrtunateS 10
make the object Of their charity.
II Miss AaTsden had contented her eli
with collecting money. and had not writ
ten book, she might not now DE under
the painful necessity OF threatening Pas
tor Francis with the law. Her book was
chiefly about herself and the Princess Of
Wales vet there was mC1e than enough
about Siberian iepers TO make the civil
iZrd Russians very tired. and their wear
Miss Marslen, which were what Il Briton
would he well within bounds In desig
mating ass "musU." Miss Marsden re-
taliated by public statements. In which
she minated that she was being traduced
because she told some Of the truth about
the lepers Of Siberia. Then the Russians
sncered and said there were more lcperS
in London than IN al Siberia; that Miss
NaTsdcn book was fatally "fakey,' and
only calculated 20 wheedie geld out OF
the British public. and that that gold
NV the way. was not finding it's way 10
Siberia 10 any alarming extent.
THE CONTROVERSY.
The controversy waxed wild and wick
ed until stories came floating over 10