New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-19
GABRIELLE AND GASroN.

Doubt is once more cast on the tradition that
this Is q free country There arrived in New
York on Saturday aboard tho Lucania an inter
estng French woman bearing the romantic
name Of Gabrielle Bompard. and with her
companion OF apparently mixed descent who Is
known TO scientific circles in Paris as Castor
kardoss. In abiding to the former we are IN
certain whether we should speak OF her as
madame or mademoiselle, and so, with her per-
mission, we will drop ceremony and call her
Gabrielle. Assuming that she will not resent the
respectful employment of that convenient desig-
nation. we cannot imagine that her gallant COM
patriot will suspect a discourtesy If we refer to
him as CASTOR Here then. in our midst as IL
were, are Gabrielle and CASTOR. Why are
they here? And how shall we account for the
official expectation thar their stay will be brief?
Thirteen years ago Gabrielle had the misfort-
une to be loved by man whose sentiments she
found herself unable to reciprocate--one Goufe
a ballif. 1t was a perpleXlng situation. but
after comforting with her confidential friend
Michel Eyraud she determined that It would
be objectionable not to take advantage of the
circumstance that Gouffe had money which
might be hers If he were out of the way. There
upon, with true Gallo ingenuity she slipped Il
moose around GOuffe's neck and pinioned his
arms while Eyraud accomplished the process of
strangulat!on in neat and expeditions man
ner. Having thus presented themselves with
an opportunity and. Il might be said with n
motive for foreign travel. they repaired TO this
country, where all would have gone we'll r.
Gabrielles innocent but fatal charms had not
ensnared an ardent youth named Galanger for
whom she discarded Eyraud with whom she
returned 10 Paris and to whom she commune
Gated the incidents of Goufes demise. Then
events of an untoward nature began to occur
rapidly. Eyraud was found In Cuba, where he
was prevented from committing suicide, taken
back TO the French capital. tried, convicted and
sent to the gulllOtine. while poor Gabrielle wa ;
sentenced TO spend thirteen long years In
dungeon.
But time passes even within prison walls. and
lately Gabrielle. still beautiful and occom-
plished. as all ladies are who careIessIv hreak
the commandments and get into trouble with
the law, was released. Her original taIents
seem to have undergone no impairment during
her Incarceration, for no sooner had she
emerged than she re-engaged the attention y.
French scientists, with one of whom. os we
have said, to wit. the chivalrous CASTOR. she
benevolently consented to visit the Unitod
States again for the sake OF Illustrating IN nnb
lie the mysteries of the hypnotic trance Tbair
intention was that. having been put into tbat
state she should re-enact the abolition oF Tho
superfuous GOuffe 1t would unnuestjopohIv
have been an instructive and delightful enter.
tainment. and children 10 whom a psntomima
always appeals, would have been enraDturaA
But the immigra ton officers, who ALWAYS love
TO exercise their despotic powers, have suddenly
interfered and unless the majesty of nnhIic
opinion asserts itself Gabrielle and CASTOR will
be dePorted.
Where are Mr.. Edward NJ. Shepard Mr.. John
De Witt Warner and the rest of that yigil,n
company who recently raised the voice of sym-
pathy and Indignation in behalf Of Turner the
English anarchist? Il had drea med" said Ca
brielle on Sunday, that America was the land
OF the free" Is there no response to that ma
thetic wall? VIII none of those who asserted
Turner's inviolabie right TO infiame passionate
hearts with philosophic exhortations espouse
the cause of this daughter of France? There Is
not the slightest reason TO suppose that she
came hither in search OF an American successor
TO Gouffe whom she might moose with her o,vn
fair hands. She merely desired, like Turner n
impart knowledge and earn an honest living
But we fear that Gabrielle and CASTOR will mn.