Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
SHE swoRE REVENGE.

So many OF these gay creatures, the
moths and butterflies of the Tenderloin,
die hideous wrecks In Bellevue. after
running out their days in dissipation,
but little comment is made there now
when the life of one of them goes out;
but the Countess Jennie Schlumberger
was no ordinary Tenderloin Queen. She
was not only the gayest OF the gay
while her fortune lasted, but she spent
81 900 of the counts money, and as
much more of other mems who were
great swells in those days. says the
New York Recorder. The Countess
Schlumberger was a product OF the
Tenderloin when that district was most
notorious. She would boast sometimes
that her mother had been washerwo-
men and her father IL convict But
that was always when under the inilu-
ence of sparkling champagne, of which
she was so fond. At other times she
told fabulous stories Of her family,
her favorite tale being that she was
the illegitlmate daughter OF an English
baronet, named Roberts, who was con-
nected with the British embassy in
Washington from 1850 to 1864. To YER
ify herself she called herself Jennie
Roberts before she met the count.
Sometimes she varied 1t with Mile Os-
borne. saying that her mother was
correspondent for newspapers and Pc
rIodicals, who, while I'm Washington,
became the sweetheart OF the English
nobleman.
However, the girl was In the height
of her beauty AMI fortune In January
of 1884, when the young Count Jean
Jacques Schulumberger came TO Amer
lea. He was the son of a millionaire
manufacturer of Muhlhausen, Alsace.
He was wild young fellow, and rush
ed headlong into the gayest Of the Ten
derloin designations, His father kept
him supplied with large sums OF money
which slipped through his fingers IKE
water. 1t was not long before he had
met and become fascinated with Jen-
ME Roberts who was then the mistress
OF one of the most luxurious hats
known to the gay world of those days.
The young count was easy prey for
the girl. He was tall, handsome
young fellow, just foolish enough to be
fattered by the attention OF woman
| Mt whose feet some of the most fash
ionable men about town were bowling.
| He stroye to be the only one who could
| Law claim to her love. She played with
| him prettily, and before they were DOM
iciled together he had been driven TO
| such passion of jealousy over het
| that upon one occasion he had shot at
| her. and they had been taken to the
West Thirteenth street police station
| through the Mysteries of the woman's
| maid, who had been frightened into
n frenzy by what she thought was an
| attempt to murder her mistress.
| AS soon as the young count was sure
that he had her, she was sure that she
| had him, and the squanderinS OF his
| money began. Horses, carriages, silks,
| satins, furs-nothing was too costly
! for the woman. who was then openly
calling herself Countess JEANNE
| count had never lost Ids head enough
| ia allow any sort OF marriage cere-
| ,,onv To take place, or even to &C.
| knowledge her as his wife among ma
| friends But the countess" was known
ev1rywhese. and her gowns at ever
| uul,lic appearance attracted more at
tsn,ln, thon they would had she a
more worthy claim 70 her title;
The two lived together in that way.
tho center OF a riotously gay set, vi
1899 when the counts father uleu. \,
was found by the executors OF .ne o,d
,non's estate that the young count LAD
snsnt in discounting upon the future,
sprasibInr like 81, 900, 900 of the s5,O0o'gou
s,,hich the old mans will left MIN. IN
y sudden fit of remorse the young MAJ "a,
aad from the woman who hnu oeeh ms ~
ruin and went back 70 NJ 40 rim
hisace The COUNTESS" foioweh Nun,
and A. was not long afterward mat ~
friends in ire country hearu o. s
sudden death in mysterious We
,,,,,iie al one OF his country scats VI
,,ntinIr excursion. There was grea'
deal cf doubt whether ne was I ,',,
especially as the WINS"
bounding him 80, ,ettars az
standardization upon his estate ail
,hat of his father which had NOT pesi
sattled she came back 70 TINS cou ~
m, and succeeded In holding mem NJ ca az
several months. until, on May ~ 80 10
Surrogate Arnold revoked men ~, ~ ~ :,
Ire ground that there had peen ~ , i,'t
Mage between her and the count ei'ns'
I'm religious or common law =.
Then she began the mao career "
attenuation that brought her mer'
ss,reck OF her former self INTO beleN ~ y
sasnital about a month ago sue W.
hesi,tiful then, and four men, VINO ~,
rrnminent in the social world t9uny
as,ara known as her slaves. one pslhi
Known to have spent princeiy FORUM
s.,yyhv do I spend so much money
she wouid say when anyone SAID any
thing To her about her wild rush ~, y
min ..For revenge. TO be sure !.
,,nrld has ruined me. and TN going !
min ali OF the world can In my h'''
And she did But fortunately ior 70
,vnrld. her little time was short; ln's ~
II was not six months ai'er hes as