Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-21
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married before, viii probably never bc
explained. But he did sc!cct her and
won her by his romantic tales Of q
great fortune that was his.
| He pointed out the magnificent blocks
in the city which he declared he own
ed and told her Of the great wealth
| behind them. lie told Of his boyhood
home in bonnie Scotland and OF the
old ar,stocratic family 10 which he be-
| loneed. There was n vast estate there.
hc said. which belonged 10 him, but
that lc had been cheated out Of IT, He
was working as a detective in this
lcountty. and was on the cre OF reclaim
ing His own.
Tire pirl was alone in q great city.
ana unguided hy the counsels Of older
pcreors she was dazZled by the pie
lures OF great riches drawn by her
tempter. ana consented to become his
wife. flall showed all the skill OF Il
masculine woOer, and never aroused
the suspicious Of his victim. They We're
married, Dec. -, 1872.
The awakening was a rude one. IN
stead Of great riches Mrs. Hall found
that her husband was practically pen
niless and man Of cruel and heart
less disposition, vcry profane ANA q
hard driukcr. But the girl was 4
proud Yankee who would not nurmur
after having chosen her lot FOR her
self and so she settled down to the
hard work of making the best Of it all
From " hat has been said the life she
lead was a terrible one. Her husband
developed an extremely m!serly dispo-
sition. The silver ware ~ the hougr
was too good to use. his Nltc's watch
was too valuable for wear ANA 50 they
We're an locked UP ana l5cpt under KY
for years. lie would not buy her nee
cssary clothing.
she was obliged u Keep aloof from
all her neighbors. Little Intercourse
was allowed with her friends and rela-
tiVes in Maine ana no new friends
could be found In Now York. Tier hus-
band evidently wished her To shut her
~rlf in with him ana the business
which shc chiefly managed. This was
cnrricd on under her name most of the
tlme ana. as The New York paper
states. WAS known for many years as
Mrs Halls Employment Agcney."
For time ii was known under his
name but not fer long.
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she wus apparently restrained by some
great fear ana nor relatives now think
that il was probably because she feared
that her husband would kill her if she
exposed him. From her understanding
Of his nature il is thought thai she
l.r.u. INA ,,..,Il that ~ y,as ranahla. ~
e,,,n ], him
Into such . life ca,,7. another rn,-s-
terry. a little crirpled Irjsh zIrI named
Amelia liam Her .tnt-yetlrnty arc HUI
known 10 M:s. Halls relatives and her
exact aea is rtiu 10 be learned. Shr
wandered into the hnr7. " Nr ana
Mrs Hail with a woman who claimed
10 he her aunt. There may have been
y connection between her ana Han or
there may not have been anr. He him