The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-09
HOTELS.
TAFT,S HOTEL
ExcssANog PLACE.
Ladies' and osntS Restaurant Nd one
aixht Open dairy. SUNDAYS Included
EvERVTNu NEW.
Toll REPLACES
her LUXURY.
Mrs. Mary Mcgowan Becomes
Copyist IN Trenton Court.
Is SUCCESSOR TO DAUGHTER
Young Woman 10 Be Welded, Her Mother
Is Given Chaaes TO Earn Humble
Lining.

Trenton. N. j.. Sept. 9.--From the af-
huence she once enjoyed. when her for
pler husband. Frank A. Mcgowan. now
penniless and in disgrace. was million
aire. Mrs. Mary Mcgowan has come to
tent that she has been forced to work
for a living
Circumstances are far different now
than when she lived In the $500. 900 man
sion in North Clinton avenue, and in
stead Of a prinoeiy allowance. she will re-
oeive the humble salary as copyist in
the Court OF Chancery.
Mr.. Mcgowan, Trenton's former Spec
tacular mayor, has lost his friends. his
fortune and hts reputation since he be-
gan his hard gallop down the road to
ruin, but his formed wife, poor though
she is. with all her sorrow. still holds the
respect and esteem Of all who know her.
Through Mr.. Stokes. a clerk IN the
New Jersey Court OF Chancery, Mrs. Ma
gowan obtained the position she SO great
ly needed, and she Joined the State
House force Of clerks in Trenton TODAY.
Her daughter. Miss Emily Mcgowan,
has held the position for two years, but
has just resigned, as she Is about TO be
married. Miss Mcgowan has been sup
porting her mother.
IN the records or criminal courts In
several states much Of former Mayor Ma
gowan's history can be found. Divorce.
fast living charges Of crime In various
forms and many arrests make up part of
the record OF Mr.. Magowan's profiigate
career.
MAGowAN's CAREER.
From the pinnacle Of popularity. with a
great fortune on his bands and the possi-
oiiity or becoming governor Of New Jer-
sey. the man has now sunk into oblivion.
Even in Trenton. where he was born and
rose from humble beginning until he
was the first citizen OF the place. the for
mer mayor II now scarcely mentioned.
For travelling the pace that leads TO
ruin and disgrace Frank A. Mcgowan
has had few equals. He had many good
qualities. however, and had these not
been overshadowed by his pronigacy and
svil desires he might now have been a
power not only In his own state bur IN
The country as well.
Everything he did In his early life
seemed to succeed and year after year
he grew richer until he became the NOV
ng spirit In half dozen large enter
>rises, Including the Eastern Rubber |
company and the street railways Of Tren-
on, Seven years ago he was probabl |
worth more than $4,000, 900.
His FIRST money was made as n news.
10Y. and In 1851 he became drummer for |
he Whitehead Rubber company. In 1881 |
10 had begun to get so far ahead that |
ie was looked upon as a man OF great |
MONEY POURED IN.
For more than ten years money poured |
n upon him. His check was good for |
ny amount. and men OF prominence
ought his friendship. While he was
limbing upward he married Mary Emma |
iillman In the spring OF 1878.
They lived happily together until 1894. |
Vhen Mcgowan met Mrs. Helen Edith
Sarnes. the beautiful wife OF the super
ntendent OF his Eastern Rubber Manu-
acturing company. Their relations be-
anne the scandal OF the town, but Ma
owan in his mad infatuation, paid no
eed TO the gathering storm.
He even so far dened public sentiment
s 10 install Mrs Barnes and her husband
4 his own house.
Barnes threatened Mcgowan one day
nth a pistol and knife. and Mcgowan
isappeared. Mrs. Barnes was missing !
bout the same time. Later word came
rom Oklahoma that Mcgowan had been
ivorced from hfs wife and Mrs Barnes
'om her husband. This wns quickly fol-
,wed by the marriage OF Mcgowan and
Irs. Barnes at Camden.
Even when his friends had all left him
nd he was threatened with arrest for
Il
Ioney. He organized a pottery trust m
'ss. and is said TO have cleared $500. 900
y the deal.
HIS LUCK TURNED.
But luck did not stay with him. His
oney was scattered with a lavish hand
hile u lasted. but the wheel OF fortune
1ally turned against him. His enter
'ises, which he neglected began 20 run
hind and fall. so that his fortune. grad
llly at first began TO slip through his
lgers.
The Eastern Rubber company was
reed Into the hands of a receiver, hts
'lonial mansion was sold. his fkniture
I'd personal property was seized. and
'en his coachman deserted him.
Mcgowan refused TO move from his
,use, and was finally carried out bodi-
He sued the sheriff for damages but
on afterward was arrested for stealing
'ods IN his house. For this the former
ayor was locked In jail He escaped
rther punishment. however but had an
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