The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-11
Miss Borianl Seeks Wages as
Companion for Ten Years.
ALSO MONEY SHE LOANED.
Remarkable Lie 4 Turin sf an American
Girl Who Discarded The Dress Of
Her Sci

New York. Feb 11.--Much Of the mys-
terry OF tho strange life Of Miss Caroline
Hall. who died IN the steamship city Of
Turin last fall while coming 10 this coun-
try disg used as man and accOmpS MED
by an Italian woman supposed to be her
wife, has been cleared bY the return 70
this city OF Miss Giuseppina BoTiani.
Miss Boriani. who posed as Mrs. Hall
on the steamer and lived for ten years
with Miss Hall as her companion I'm
Milan, Italy, came to this country for
the purpose Of collecting money she AL
leges her former employer owed her. She
has brought suit to recover the amount
from John Hall, Of No. 70 Centre street,
Roxbury. Mass. Miss Halls father.
Miss Boriani alleges she advanced $500
go Miss Hall To pay the woman's debts
and she claims ten years wages at the
rate of S30 month She has letters from
Mr.. Hall sud his wife to show they knew
receipted bills to show wha she paid Out
20 clear up Miss HANS debts before the
two sailed for this country.
Miss BOriani il handsome, attractive
and forty-two years old According 10
her Miss Hall was hail fellow well
met in Milan ana squandered her money
her m n friends. Letters in Miss Boz
rianis possession tell OF Miss Halls con-
stant appeals tO her father for money
and Of the sadness and wonder her ex
travagance caused In the quiet home ~
RoNbury.
Frequently. Miss Boriani says, Miss
Hall invited her men friends 10 join her
ia shooting trips. BEFORE the life she
led In Milan wrecked her health she was
AN expert shot. and could hold her own
with almost any men at sword play. Her
apartment at CorsO Concordia. No s. was
furnished I'm lavish style. and her smart
equipages and pet dogs caused much COM
ment.
II was through her fondness for shoot
ing and other outdoor sports that Miss
Hall was led To adopt mans attire She
found that skirts hampfred her and nm
al al gN.aA hANk
many persons in Milan knew she was>a
woman and wondered al the strange "a
garies OF that American woman, Miss
Hall cared nothing for them, and, as far
as appearances went became a man. Shs
had many suits and was fond OF having
her photograph taken Ia them. one OF
her faNOrite suits was that OF an ltaiian
cavalry officer, and one OF her pictures
WAS taken In this.
When | first met Miss Hall q little
more than ten years ago" said Miss Bo-
risni Yesterday. Il was school teacher
Miss Hall was lonely, and, taking "A fancy
10 me, begged me TO live with her as her
companion l consented after she had
visited my father and assured him she
would provide Tor me. Miss Hall had
not then affected mans attire. but soon
after this she gave up her womaD's dress
Several tim : I was forced 10 leave Miss
Hall because of her habits. but she would
beg me TO return and never STAYED away
Finally. when her health failed and she
had rec, lived many pitiful letters from
home beseeching her To come back, sns
decided To leave Milan.
When she wrote home for $1,000 10 pay
our passage her father sent 500, This
was not enough 10 pay all the bills, ana,
upon her promise that Mr, Hall would
settle with me and the assurance that he
would treat me like daughter, J bor-
rowcd 500 from my father and paid the
bills.
ION shipboard Miss Hail became very
i'm and | nursed her dan and night until
she died. our expenses on the steamer
were large. as we had to pay the ships
doctor and give out considerable In fees
for attendance.
II went TO the funeral OF my friend and
a week later started back TO Milan with
the understanding that would be well
recompensed. From what Miss Hall had
told me | expected TO be remembered Ina
her will. II she left a will | have never
seen a.
After waiting a long time i'm Milan
without hearing word from Mr.. Hall
cahled to Miss Halls cousin Albert q.
Hall telling him | needed the 5000 had
advanced 10 pay Miss Hairs debts. No
reuly came. and then I wrote twice. tx-
planning everything No attention was
paid 90 my messages and l determines
To come To America.
Though the younger Mr.. Hall said he
would see his uncle about me. | received
no word from either Of them. II was then
| placed the matter in the hands Of Mason
* Proctor