The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-05
Smith," but whose appearance agreed
with that Of Miss Kellard.

/ Linked with the history OF Miss KEEL
l lard In New York is that OF another wo-
| man equally as well known. and who
! has been before the public as often. This
| is the Baroness" Blanc. For several
] years Miss Kellard and the Baroness"
/ were close friends.
Miss kellard's relations with William
G. Wood, whose father left him property
| valued at nearly $1,000. 600 ten or twelve
| years ago. and who spent thousands Of
| dollars on her, has been previously told
| in the Herald. Wood is now in the In
| sane Asylum at Middietown. Conn,
wher he was committed at the instance
OF mis- wife
Miss Richards first meeting with
Wood was entirely accidental From
| persons who had confidence in her bust
ness judgment she borrowed $500.
| which she invested in chattel mortgages.
she obtained fair returns On her invest
| naent but one day found that she needed
| more money. She therefore visited the
office OF real estate man in Harlem TO
borrow $500. WOOD happened TO be there
and ne made the loan, taking her note
for 5000.
the note Miss Kellard went to him and
told him that she could not meet the
| note, and asked that il zoe extended.
For an answer Wood tore up the note
in ner presence Soon afterward he
loaned her several hundred dollars. With
this she went down to Wall street and
began &c speculate and was very sue
cessful.
She was at Long Branch in the sum-
mer Of 1889, and made her home at the
West End. she had plenty OF money
and spent it freely. Ii was then that
Miss Kellard first met Baroness Blanc
and her husband
When the season closed the Blanc and
Miss Kellard returned to New York and
made their home at the Hotel Gerlach.
IN West Twenty-seventh street. There
SIZE did great deal Of entertaining, the
large sums which Wood was giving her
making it easy 10 do so. The "Baro-
ness helped Miss Kellard to carry out
her views.
Miss Kellard leased the house at No.
3 West Forty-Sixth street, and engaged
. number OF servants She furnished
the house very handsomely and fixed it
UP in such way as met with the COM
plete approval OF the Baroness Din
ners, suppers, receptions and similar
forms OF entertainment were frequent
The neighoors began 10 talk about the
goings 1n in No. in such way thar
1t was finally determined that there must
be something wrong about the occu-
pants. The impression prevailed that
the house was used for gambling pur-
poses. Complaints were made TO the po-
lice by neighbors, among them the for
mer Comptroller Theodore NJ. Myers.
The result of all this was that about
eleven O'Clock one evening, while the
house was gayly lighted. two detectives
knocked at the door, and the moment i;
was opened forced their way past the as
tonished servant. They rushed into the
parlor, expecting to find a gambling
game in progress. Instead of this they
found Miss Kellard surrounded by her
guests. The Baroness" was seated at
the piano, singing while a number OF
guests were listening with interest.
The detectives quickly saw that they
had made a serious mistake and re-
treated. Before they got to the foot of
the front steps they were overtaken by
Baron Blanc" and Morgan Hildreth. A
fight might have ensued mad not the de-
tectives revealed their identity
1t was during trip to the Thousand
Isles. with the Baroness and Mr.. Yuen-
Cling, that Miss Kellard took offense and
returned to New York alone.
Onthis trip Miss Kellard took with her
$1,000, nearly all Of which she spent on
the trip. and the Baroness having
been the chief cause, Of the expenditure.
Having dropped the Baroness" Miss
Kellard renowned the pleasures OF so
ciety and became intensely interested in
the Salvation Army and religious mat
tiers. She visited the Salvation Army
barracks and ther formed the acquaint-
ance Of a little English woman. Miss
Sarah Wray, who was an adjutant in
the army She conceived a great liking
for Miss Wray, and spent much money
on her, giving her several valuable
pieces of jewelry.
Miss Kellard also became interested
in young man named Harry who
it was said had a criminal career, but
VINO had been saved blythe army. He
had been addicted to the morphine habit
but was supposed TO have been cured |
From him Miss Kelllrd contracted the
HABIT. She quickly became a slave to
the drug. and, like all other morphine
fiends she could not have existed with |
out il.
It was in 1898 that Miss Kellard be-
came interested in the Door of Hope, In !
Madison avenue, with Mrs. Whit:emore.
she visited the place daily, lectured on |
religious subjects TO the girls living there |
and delivered addresses TO them on Sun !
days. Anonymous letters We're sent to J
Whittenore about Miss Kellard and |
Miss Wray. but Miss kellard assured |
Mrs. Whittemore that they were inspir- |
ed by enemies. she took Barbara Aub |
10 the Door o: Hope, and IL was there I
that the Aub woman made her alleged |
confession 70 Miss Kellard exculpa;ing !
Waiter Langermsn Of the offence with /
which Barbara Aub charged him.
II was after the Auo scandal, in which /
Miss KeIlari took such a prominent part |
ina; the notes for 5000 were executed /
through WOOD on account OF which she
is al present locked up in Tom5s She /
was then without means OF any kind.
She wss practically penniless, and. at 4
last resort. went 70 live with a woman I
who had at one time been a servant in 4
her family. and who lives in West Thir- 4
ty-hrs; street. near Eighth avenue. sac
continued to use morphine 10 such an
exten, that the servant could keep her
no longer. and she was once more a
wandeTe-
Not long after The Baroness Blanc
returned and An:erei un1n N engsye- !