The morning call., 1894-01-09

whom is the girl Etruia. Subsequently
she married F. o. Shattuck and had one
child by him, who still lives with the
mother and is about 10 years of age.
up and Mrs. Shattuck was soon
again alone. with Etrulia and the
ten-yeaT- old child on her hands. AS stated
in yesterdays CALL she had taken to the
stage in 1876, TO provide sustensnce for
herself and one child. after the divorce
from Borcharde. This calling she fol-
lowed off and on until marriage with
Sbattuck. Etrulia always accompanied
her mother to the theater; and as 1t was
not until she was 10 years or more OF age
that her mother married again, presumably
she had tmbibed enough OF the atmOs-
phere of the greenroOm TO give her love
of the stage and all things associated with
it which she has never been able to d.
vorce. at any rate from this point there
is the story.
Truly acquired instincts and some Of the
traits that have caused her ruin. From
her mother she inherits good form and
fair youthful looks, and even IN early girl
hood strung behind her long list OF ad-
mirerS.
-Four years ago the family lived on Sew
enteenth street near Guerrero. Etrula
was an attendant at the Mission Grammar
School and was the worry OF the principal,
Mrs. Craven, by her vagaries and fiirta-
tlUDSs Oub iuSotLs a sOubh VI Los PNA
her. and having won her, gave her the hrst
start down the road which so often leads TO
some such ending as that which overlook
her Sunday morning.
Pidgeon and Truly cOntrived to meet
despite the prohibition of both mother and
schOolmistreSs. Finally one evening
Truly left her home without cloak or any
alteration in dress, but first putting on her
school hat slipped away as If on some
temporary errand in the immediate neigh
orhood. she didn't return that day nor
the next and only after the matter had
been placed in the hands of the police was
Miss Truly discovered in an Oakland
lodglng-hOuse with Pidgeon as her escort
There was some talk Of sending her to
the Magdalen Asylum, but Mrs. Shattnck
pleaded successfully against such course
and the affair was brought TO conclusion
by the girl being sent for term TO re-
fOrmatOTy institution at Benicia. Before
the full term expired Truly returned
home, her mother having again earnestly
solicited that she be returned to her care.
For q time mother and daughter got
along amicably. Truly was learning the
millinery and dressmaking business aud
consequently had not much idle time on
her hands. The old-time childish love for
admiration was only lying dormant, how
ever, and second time she yielded TO the
Establishments and solicitations OF an ad-
mirer, and ran away from home.
Such conduct dispeased Mr.. Shattuck,
and it was concerning it that ne and Mrs.
Shattuck Quarreled and finally separated
somewhat over year ago. Whether or
not Mrs. Shatluck c0nnived at her daugh
ter's conduct does not appear, but 1t is
reasonable TO infer that she did not stand
strongly against it. For Immediately
after separation from her husband she
took Truly to the Tivoli stage and had her
entered as chorus girl
Truly had not been upon the the stage
long when she met Harry G. Poole. The
relations the couple bore TO one another
very shortly after first acquaintance are
potent enough not TO need exploiting
Mrs. Shattuck must have been thoroughly
aware of them. for, knowing full we'll tile
tendencies of her daughter, il is easily to
be understood that il she was not fully
cogniZaDt of the liason established, at
least circumstances pointed in that direc-
ton.
Repeatedly Truly absented herself from
home all night. and in nOnchalant manner
explained her absence by briefly stating
she had been at the house of a friend.
During the recent holiday time these
absences were more frequent and remon-
strances were in vain. Without doubt
Truly was infatuated with her admirer
for while somewhat careless as to what
might be said against Der, she would not
listen to her mother when she uttered
1aESl words against harry roofs.
Repeatedly Mrs. Shattuck told friends
of hers that il she ever found out that any
man had betrayed her daughter she would
shoot him. This language was largely fig
urative, for her daughter had previouly
arrogated to herself the right of thinking
and acting for herself. Ii is certain, how
ever, that the mother believed in Truly's
capa abilities as fgurante and. with more
than an ordinary share OF good looks. be-
lieved in her marrying well.
Life was none too happy down on Stew
enson street. The old grandmother. aged
rs years, Mrs. Shattuck, Estruilla and a
boy of 10 years all had to be provided for,
and that generally from the meager salary
OF the chOrus-girl. Truth TO tell, on this
score Truly made no complaint but she
did insist-nOt particularly by word, but in
deed-upon choosing her friends and lead
ing her own life. And this, withoutdoubt,
was the thorn in the side of the mother.
She suspected that her daughter was
throwing away her chances in life, for
whatever Truly may have told her m other
regarding her possible marriage to Harry
q. Poole, she does not seem to have ever
touched upon any such point TO her friends.
The immediate cause of the shooting
was the ripeDing Of the suspicion in the
mind Of Mrs. Shattuck into an absolute
certainty that Poole was not acting hon.
estly by her daughter.
How her suspicious received confirma-
ton ia soon told. On Saturday night She
went cut shortly before IL o'clock and
tracked Truly, escorted by her sweetheart,
from the Tivoli 10 q house on Market
street. 1t appears that the girl had been
excused from appearing in the last act in
the "Island of Jewels" on account of
sprained ankle. 1t might have been sup
posed that if Mrs. Shattuck was enraged
at her daughter being led astray that she
would have followed tile couple when
they had sought refuge.
Not so, however; she contained her
wrath. Truly returned home on Sunday
morning and told her mother that she had
passed the night with her friend, May At
kins, also chorus girl at the Tivoli The
lie was glibly told. but the mother knew
too much, and right then and there she
compelled the daughter to write the letter
to her sweetheart But that letter Harry
did not receive. He and Truly, so saws a
friend who saw them, had breakfasted TO-
gether, so that Harry was not at homo
when the note arrived.
At Truly's request he had gone down to
the Grand Opera-house Immediately after
their breakfast to see the manager of the
company and. it is SAIL to place in his
hands letter from Truly announcing that
she desired to cancel her engagement with
that company.
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