The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-27
"a DESPERATE WOMAN. !"
Highly Colored theatrical Per-
Torrance In Fairmont.

Heroine Of the Drama Alleges that
Hayes keener Won Her Heart and
Then Deserted Her-Almest Col.
lsrsed Ia Justice 0nice-w Marian.
out for Keener-Salacious Sensation.
Hayes Keener of Fairmont is hay.
ing leap year party which he does
not relish very highly and he is do
ing ali in his power to induce the
only guest present to return to her
home and let him regain his peace
of mind.
A few days ago love lorn maiden
appeared in Fairmont with the story
that Hayes had made love to her
while he was attending school in
the west and had promised to marry
her. After he had tasted OF tue
sweets of courtship fer season he
evidently got an overdose as it
reacted on him and he lost his af
lection.
Not so the girl who had bestowed
her trusting heart on the young
man. She found where he had gone
and determined to follow him.
keener refused to have anything to
do with her and she made scene in
front of his home Taking poison
to end her life in the presence OF
large crowd of people attracted by
her outcries, she Tell to the side
walk.
Medical attention was at once
given her and she recovered from
the attempt The next day she
again appeared on the scene and de-
manded To see Hayes. He refused
to see he and she remained on
guard all day in front of the house.
Then Keener admitted her. An
officer was concealed in the roam
aud after hearing the conversation
between the parties arrested the
girl and took her before Justice
Amos. A charge Of black mail was
lodged against her by Keener who
busted himself to have her sent to
jail.
During the trial the girl became
hysterical and throwing herself on
the office door sobbed and screamed
out her love and despair. The scene
was pathetic in tue 'extre me and
many people turned away to conceal
their emotion.
He won my heart she sobbed.
HE promised to marry me and swore
he would never forget h 5 VOWS. |
{ ant stand it, 1t is killing me.
Now he treats me worse than dog.
Oh why was | ever born2 Why can't
| die? Why did he ever enter my
life?"
Finally the girl became so worn
out with her struggles that a physi-
clan was summoned who administer
ed medicine To prevent complete
break down. Her heart was affected
and SHE almost collapsed.
During this scene Keener is al
legged to have been outside of the
nflies trying to get the officer to
5 nd he girl TO jail.
Com missioner lucky Fleming
was present and called tie young
man aside and it il said delivered
lecture that he will not 70 get for
long time.
Mr.. Fleming said:
Young man, You expect officers
Of the law to protect you from that
girl. You think the officers of this
city are going to let that poor child
lay there on the floor of that office
and suffer just because you made
love 10 her and left her home dis
graced aud ruined. Ii you do you
are awtully mistaken.
You have got to reap what you
SOW, and now that YOU are in n bad
fix, get out Of it as best you can"
Alter the girl got quieted down
she was taken To local
hotel, where she was put in charge
Of nurse fIom the Cook Hospital.
rolas she is somewhat qnieter, bu
still in way hysterical.
Alter the hearing at winch heener
refused to testify against the girl
public sentiment turned against him.
A collection wac taken for the girl
and she Was sem TO the hospital.
She IS about Is years of age and
ieeidediy pretty. She has been In
falrmont for the past Two weeks and
or week or so was connected with
ne Tunes Office. She has gwen
lumber OF names, the last one being
Helen McFadden. She is resident
II Ann Arbor and is a French Cana
ian.
Last winter, 1t is alleged, she went
% fost at Ann Arbnr and represent
ny that she had married keener
'sked him for some money as ste
vas in bad circumstances. lie re
used to give it 10 her.
She has letter from keener ask
ny her for $l5. This has been
'loan tn several people IN Fairmont.
Ae' ner has a position with an insur-
.ncc company and receives $l25
lie met the girl while a
student at the University of Michi-
gan.
A warrant has beea sworn out for
lin by the Humane Society OF Fair
mort, and he has disappeared The
'harge on which the warrant was is
'ued cannot be learned.
The girl is in desperate condi