The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-17
WICKED is MARIE
REMARKABLE CAREER OF AN AD'
VENTURES OF FRANCE.

VENTUREss OF FRANCE.
Set on the Road Of Duplicity and Sham oy
n Tutor Who FIuds Her Poor Bot
Beautiful Peasant Girl Working In the
FieIds-she Launches Ont In Paris sno
Never Deisns to Lay Her Pretty Fingers
on Less Than q Fifty Thousand Franc
steaI-Juss Been sentenced For -Four
Years
New York, Nov. 1s.-The Paris courts
have lust sent to prison for four years
a woman who may certainly claim the
distinction of being one Of the cleverest
and most remarka BILE adventuresses OF
thhis century-one o: those creatures
whose exploits in real life surpass the
widest inventions of the writers Of fic-
ton.
This is Marie Jaquinart, alias the
Countess de Chaleon, alias the Countess
de Novi. alias the Countess de Loisy.
VINO ever since she was child has led
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misery and shame upon all with whom
she came in contact with, and yet VINO
is possessed Of such potent personal mag
netism and has such demeanor OF
such ingeniousnes5 and respectaoility,
THAI, even after having undergone terms
Of imprisonment for her early offenses.
she has never, on emerging from Jail,
been at loss 30 find new victims
Marie Jaquillart was born in France,
! in 1861, amid the rich pasture lands OF
! the Department Of the Yonne, and her
parents We're poor farmer folks.
One day while she was working list
Iessly in the fields, inwardly bewailing
the lot that bound her to such drudgery,
the private tutor of the neighboring cha
| teau CHANGED to pass. truck with the
girls beauty, he stopped and addressed
a few compliments to her, ren1arkng the
deep flush Of qualification that greeted
his words The following day the tutor
again passed that way, and this went on
until their acquin.ance grew into init
macy.
MARIE LEAVES HOME.
Finding his opportunity for seduction
so favorable, the tutor did not fail to
profit by it, and finally induced Marie
to leave home. He took her to the cha
teau, where ne introduced her as a gov
erness who would make an adnira BILE
instructor for his employers little
daughters. Having perfect confidence
in the tutor. the family engaged Marie
on his Recommendation, and she sue
ceeded for several months in keeping
from her employers that she herself
knew even les than the children she was
supposed to teach.
The novelty OF this new situation
soon wore off, however, and Marie once
more began to turn her thoughts toward
| Paris. Having saved a certain sum from
| her salary, one day, without saying
goodbye either to her employers or her
| lover, she left the chateau and took the
train to the capital.
This had been but the prologue IN her
career Of adventures. The comedy be-
gan on her arrival in Paris.
The first step after having eeen an the
metropolis had to show and becoming
familiar with what was to her an entire
| ly new world was to seek soma man
whom She could make her prey. She
finally decided that Commandant de
| Chaleon, in garrison at Marseilles and
temporarily visiting Paris on business
and stopping at the same hotel as her
SELF was the man.
MEETS NJ DE CHALEON.
One evening the commandant was sit
| ting on the balcony Of the hotel enjoy
| ing a cigar after dinner. when an IN
| usual spectacle attracted his attention
| to the balcony adjoining his. A very
pretty young girl, dressed in deep mourn
| ing and with beautiful Titan hair
Streaming over her shoulders was weep
| ing distractedly. Her sobs shook the
| balcony and her tears fell into the gut
ter. The conlmarant, impressionable.
| like all soldiers. assured his neighbor OF
| his sympathy and asked what he could
| do.
II am Mile de Novi," sand the weep
| ing girl, land have just lost my faith
er. Not only mas this terrible misfor-
! tune fallen upon me, but / fear 1 must
| become the ward Of a brutal uncle whom
1 hate. My life Is wrecked. My future
is hopeless
The she added:
But what can you think Of me, tell
ing you, a perfect stranger, all these
family matters?'
NJ. de Chaleon told her his name,( and
then advised her to go to her uncle,
aiding that man would be worse than
brute 20 he unkind to a girl who could
cry 50 prett:ly and had such beautiful
hair. This said, NJ. de Chaleon with
drew, and the next day returned 10 Mar
seilles.
He had hardly got back. and the press
OF work had already Coanished his Paris
| adventure from his memory, whe he re-
ceived the following telegram from the
GisconSolate orphan:
Il want your advice. I need your
friendship and experience. 1 cannot live
with that man. I'm coming"
PURSUIT OF COM0fANDANT.
She arrived in due time, and was SO
successful in giving the true note of her
accents OF grief and presented such a
perfect poture OF hopeiessness and .ban-
donment. that this time the worthy
Commandant Offered to console her HIM
self. He made her share his nome. and
no only allowed her to bear mis- name,
but recognized the three children born
Of them.
That was the end o; his piece OF mind.
Nine. de Chaleon was only Nine. Cha-
leon for the tr3despeople. whom she be-
gan II swindle right and left SO flag
rant were her actions that the military
/ authorities called 10 account VI. de Cha
leon. who until then had been blind TO
his mistress behavior. The Command
ant made inquiries. found ou. the nun
e-ous deceptions Marie hai prsctised on
him, and Immediately broke of al reis-
ticns with her. Feeling ksenly his dis