St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-25

and it was alleged that he so far
forgot himself as to give her two
black eyes. To escape going to Jail
for this it was said at the time he
paid between $4,000 and $4,000
to Mrs. Langtry's lawyers.
Afterward the squire acknowl-
edged that even he couldn't afford
to distribute many black eyes at
such figure.
Dolly Tester, famous London con-
cert hall attraction, married the Mar
quis of Ailesbury in 1884 The marquis
was famous spender among the demi-
| monde of London, and ran through his
fortune in short order. Subsequently
he was ruled off the London turf for
life for alleged dishonest practices.
Squire Abingdon induced the mar
chioness to run off with him, and then
Ailesbury posed as the indignant and
dishonored husband.
It's something of a crime in Englant
to decamp with marchioness, and the
squire was again in danger of going to
Jail. He succeeded in effecting a COM
promise with Ailesbury at a cost of
$500, 900.
AT his death it was estimated that
his career as an angel cost the squire
somewhere in the neighborhood of six
millions.
Young Clarence Brown, the son of a
wealthy New York merchant, cut a
wide SWath in the Tenderloin about a
year ago. He spent all his money and
all the money he could borrow, and
then he ran up big debts. His career
came to a close only when he stood
upon the verge of financial dissolution.
Clarence, by his prodigality, earned
the soubriquet Of 1.-The Duke He was
a figure in the f1aShy restaurants of the
Tenderloin, and all the SoubretteS and
cheap actresses of the city were after
him. He came into notoriety by his in
fatuation for Fanny Ward, a soubrette
who played deep thinking parts, clad
in tights, in various comic operas. She
was of the petite order, and was very
friendly with Nina Harrington, Sylvia
Gerrish, Della Fox and other notables
of the soubrette world.
1.-The Duke showered diamonds and
jewels of all kinds upon Miss Ward
He furnished expensive apartments for
her and her mother. A fine brougham
ways awaited her after the evenings
performance. When the final smash
came Miss Ward was surprised and in
dignant. Her disquiet eliminated in
$4,000 or 100000 suit for breach of
promise. 1t is believed that the case
has been settled.
Miss Adele Richie had peculiar
kind of angel. His identity was never
made known. He wanted to make a
great star of Miss Richie, and was
willing to spend any amount Of money
to realize his hopes. The company Of
which Miss Richie was the head toured
the country with varying success. 1t
travelled in royal style in parlor cars,
putting up at the best hotels, and
drawing good salaries with clock-like
regularity at the end of each week.
The company lived on the fat of the
land, and during it's travels in the fall
of 1893 struck a delightful watering
place in Southern California. A tele-
gram was sent to the angl saying that
the company was tired out and needed
a weeks rest. The answer came back,
"All right" Then the unique spectacle
was offered of an angel supporting a
whole theatrical company at water
ing place and paying salaries, in addi-
ton to hotel bills, during the weeks
vacation.
Lillian Russell has had so many an
gels that little record has been kept of
them. Loie Fuller, the original of the
serpentine dancers, has also been blessed
with many angels, including William
3. Hayes, who subsequently served a
term in Sing Sing for some false swear
ing.
Belle Billion, who married Lord Dun
10, now the Earl of Clancarty, and May
Yohe, now Lady Francis Hope, sister
in-law of the Duke Of Newcastle, were
also favored by the angels when they
We're concert hall singers. Since her
marriage the most notable thing accom-
plished by Belle Billion occurred when
on the night she became the mother of
twins she telegraphed to her sister Flo:
played to double bill tonight"
Lord Lonsdale, who is one of the syn
dictate building Valkyrie Ill, which
will sail for the Americas cup next
fall, was a famous angel in his time,
touring numerous footlight queens from
city to city and footing the bills in gen
erous fashion. He is an angel no
longer, however.