Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
MRS. FOSTOR'S LIFE STORY.
Wife Of a United States District Judge
Dies in a POOrhOuSe.
Made Her Husband Unhappy-She
Was a Dashing Widow and He a
Struggling Lawyer in the Sixties.
Her One Absorbing Ambition.
The sad Ending of a Sad Life.

Topeka. Kas, April 1.-The divorced
wife Of United States District Judge
Cassius e. Foster, OF this city, died in
nc A.chlsou county poor house to-day
without single friend 10 NOUN her
departure. For ten years this woman,
once INC leader Of Atchison society, has
occupied q desolate room in the poor
house. where she has accepted OF such
caa.,y as the authorities nave seen lit
TO ex.eu.d TO her. Fer former hus-
band. Judge Foster, Tor many years a
resident OF Topeka. lives in one of the
ines. homes OF the ci,y, and is sur
rounded Dy all the comforts that COM
petouce il life can give. He married
a second time and his home IS blessed
by tho presence Of several interesting
children.
The career of the woman, who died
to-day. is as romantic as il is ptufuL
In she early sixties Judge Foster, then !
y0Ung lawyer, without money, friends
or practice. located in AtchisOn. He
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mencsd the bar-le of life. When he
VS. L0J engaged in the court room ne
was diligently reading law IN his Office.
The woman who died to-day, and who
became his wife. Mrs. Abbott by name,
was q d2Shing young widow OF Atch-
is0l. and taught q select school. she
Immediately picked upon young Foster
as a good catch for a husband. She
pursued him in her love making with
as much energy and termination as
characterized her course after she be-
came his wife. One day they drove
over into Missouri and were married.
From that hour Judge Fosters troubles
commenced. From that day until he
was divorced this man knew nothing
about the enjoyment Of life or the COM
forts of a home. Life was made bur
den TO him. To begin with, the woman
set her head 10 Outshine all other Atch-
isoa women in the social swim. and
sumptu0us apartments were opened.
Al that time the CheeseboTough house
se- the pace in social affairs. This
family stood at the TOD. The daughter
Cs the household became the wife Of
eX-Uni-ed States Senator John J. In
gals. To outshine these leaders was
Mrs. Fosters ambition Added 10 this
characteristic was her disposition 10
constantly nag her husband and make
bis life q never ending sea of trouble.
For years he endured all this, yielding
20 her demands sO- Money as far IS his
limited means would permit. Finally
Judge Foster left her and secured a di-
VCrce. She continued to worry him
and to demand money, which he con-
tributed from his meagre income.
Then 10 get away from her he moved
20 Topeka. and soon married Miss Lud-
dingtOn. OF Lawrence.
One day the divorced woman packed
all her fine dresses, wraps and costly
wardrobe into trunks and bought
ticket FOR the South. She was gone
several years and taught school in At
lanta and ether cities. Then she re-
turned 70 AtchisOn and proceeded to
make life miserable for her old friends.
She would so 10 their houses and re-
main as long as they would keep her,
and when on would tire of her pres
clce she would move on and put up"
with another friend until told to leave.
Finally she became a charge on the
community and was taken to the poor
house. There she ruled with an iron
hand. and the superintendent was or
dcred about as if he were a servant
The woman's Unborn disposition to stir
M strife was the ruling passion and it
was strong until death. At the poor
house she tried TO burn the building,
and to prevent this the stove was re-
moved from her room. Several years
ago a daughter, whom she had raised,
ard who could no longer endure hsr.
also deserted her She is now the wife
OF a young lawyer in Maryville, No.