The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-19
BARRETT'S LIFE.
Ladea With Untold Bitterness During
the Past Year.
IMPLICIT TRUST IN HUSBAND
Until His Wicked Career Was
Laid Bare.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia new chapter In
the history Of the domestic life OF William
Barrett. who Is serving time in the Mass
achusetts state prison, accused OF bur-
glary, came TO light yesterday. IL wa
told 10 a reporter by Mrs. Barrett, who Is
now staying with friends In Jersey City.
Last Monday night Mrs. Barrett was mt
tho horse show, and rode one OF the saddle
horses In the ring, which, under Mrs.
Barrctt's skillful guidance, won the White
Ribbon. Sho IL a lover OF fine horses.
She owned two horses-Pansy and Poppy
which she rode every day from Durland's
academy, and they are there still. In fact,
she Is regarded as one OF the best women
riders In the country. Few, however, rec
ognizod her at the horse show ms tho
woman who has since been so much talked
about as the wife OF the Massachusetts,
According to her story, she had always
looked upon Barrett Ms q model husband
up TO the time OF his arrest and convic-
ton, and believed him 20 BIO q man In
whom she could place every confidence.
She understood thai his only business
was that OF horse dealing, N says she
often used to help him I'm his business
here while he was travelling about the
country, as she supposed, buying and sell
ing horses.
Barrett ~ sack Of All Trades"
70 told her that he came OF a good Eng
lish family, and had Mt first intended TO
become a mechanical engineer, and had
famllinrized himself with several trades
allied to this pursuit. She first met him
"A Detroit, where he was doing business
us u tsxldcrmist. After their marriage, he
opened q bird store in Chicago, afterward
establishing an electrotyplng concern,
and finally drifting into the horse dealing
business.
II was then that she became more In
tercsted In equestrianism, for she had
learned TO ride whom n girl at home, and
she used 10 ride her husbands horses In
the normal training school in Chicago. 1t
was then, also, that her husband began to
travel. After that he was absent from
home for long periods.
Finally, Mrs. Barrett says, her husband
sold out his business In Chicago, and they
came to New York ia live. Her husband
started a private stable and sold only the
best grade of saddle horses. His brother
came over from England and lived with
him for a while. Then they all went
abroad, and she spent the next three years
In London. At this time Barrett appeared
10 be doing IN exceedingly prosperous
busipess in the horse line. and the death
OF a rich uncle, who made him one OF lis
heirs, added to his wealth. They lived In
fine style. Mrs. Barrett says that while
in London she INDUCED her liking for
horses and riding 10 the fullest extent.
Once she appeared In public and Won the
medal presented by the Prince OF Wales
for hurdle riding.
In 1880 she returned to this country with
her husband, and settled In Boston, where
Barrett again started in the horse bust
ness, and handled some very fine stock.
1t was there that her son Willie was
born, I2 years ago. Soon after hat Bar
rctt took his wife to Newport, X. L.. where
he had purchased a cottage. They lived
there for nearly three years, when they
again returned to New York.
Beginning Of Troubles.
This was about 10 years ago, Mrs. Bar
rett says. They first lived at a boarding
house, but afterward Barrett rented a fiat
in Fi~fty-cighth street, where she resided
up to the time of her husbands arrest,
and the subsequent troubles compelled her
10 sell out.
II was simply a foolish woman she
said, "who did rs l was told, because / be-
lieved In my husband. My life has been
one of untold bitterness during the past
year. and now, when I was about to pyt
on my feet again, aud was In u fair way to
make a living for myself and boy, this
unfortunate affair has occurred. I had
beon trying all along to make this man
Chaffcy give me what i thoaght was mine
by right, and i knew nothing of the goods
which the poiic,a have fonnd
Mrs. Barrett Will not tell where her l2-
year-old son Willie Is, aud says sho pro-
poses, IL she can, ~ save him from the dis
grace which his father has brought upon
him. He has been kept in complete igno-
:. 20 thn nrithln nnl iha urrnat a.Al L..