The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Miss HssspEz.
Chine Side.
Shanklln.
Isle OF Wight.
F. r. C. s.

The clerk recognized her as a woman
who had put up at the hotel two years ago
under the name OF Kate Marsden. She
had told him that she was an author and
traveller and had been Red Cross nurse
and worker in leproey colonies all over
the world, He had heard in some way
from her. he thought, that the Car OF
Russia had pinned medal on her for relief
work In Siberia and that she had bean
publicly praised by Queen Victoria. he
gave her room li9 on the fifth floor.
II shall probably receive letters directed
10 Mrs Kate Hodgson," she said, II any
letters come for Mrs. Hodgson, give them
TO me. That is a sort OF nom de plume of
mine. / have worked much with lepers
all over the world under my own name,
Marsden, aud people are 50 peculiar that
sometimes have 10 use the name Hodgson.
She stayed at the Normandie until yes
terday morning, keeping TO her own room
most of the time. Yesterday she sailed
on the st, Louis
Yesterday afternoon the Normandie began
to hear things about Miss Marsden. A
young man giving the name f., j. De Roode
had gone to Capt Cottreil at the Tenderlon
station and said that he thought the Health
Department ought to be notified that a
woman from leper colony was in town.
Cottre called up the Health Department
and told clerk what De Roode had said.
What Of it," said the clerk. according
10 AOllItls lItlTOsJ IA liOb COlli dHlOuS.
j don't see what we can do
That ended Cottrel's interest in the case.
Yeterday the same De Roode went TO Ellis
Island and told the same story TO one of
Commissioner Wiliams's men. The st.
Louis had then got out 10 sea. Ten years
ago the papers were full OF the doings Of
Miss Kate Marsden, missionary to lepers. 1t
was at that time that the Rev DR.. Alexander
Francis pastor of the BIitish-American
Church of St Petersburg, investigated the
career Of the woman. He published report
in the London Tunes In 1894. which said that
she had deceived charitable organizations
and individuals by getting money from them
TO be used for the relief OF lepers and apply
ing II 20 her own use, and had also been
guilty of immortality.
The inquiry was made with the approval
OF the Empress OF Rus STA, Then Miss
Marsden sued the London Tinos for libel
but the suit was afterward withdrawn.
About year later the Social Purity League
Of this city, which had collected money
for Miss Msrsden, made an investigation
through its head, Mrs. Elizabeth b. Gran
mis- IL was published at the time that
Miss Marsden, who had denied DR.. FranciA's
charges, broke down and confessed when
taxed by Mrs. Grannis and others
Her career had been remarkable. She
wore the Red Cross on European battle
helds, did work OF much real good in eper
colonies, was under the patronage of the
Princess Christian Of England and the
Empress OF RUSSIA dnu IOue thousands OF
miles on horseback to relieve distress.
She was the daughter OF London bar
rister and was born about so years ago.
She came into prominence about the time
of ths death OF Father Damien the leper
martyr. She had been "A nurse in the Well
lington Hospital In New Zealand and in
London. She announced that she was
going TO Siberia 10 work among the lepers
there and secured the active support Of the
royal families Of Russia and England, be-
sides backing in this country. A book
she published recounted her adventures
IN seeking to aid the Siberian lepers and
described their deplorable condition
Money flowed to her from every part Of
the world. IL became fashionable 10 con-
tribute something to Miss Marsden She
lectnred throughout the United States and
Europe, and when unpleasant stories
began TO be told about her, few people
could be found TO believe them.
One OF her most earnest defenders until
he was warned against her WIS w r.
Stead. u was TO Mr.. Stead she told a
remarkable story about vision Of the Holy
spirit appearing 10 nor while she was in
Siberia and, with the assurance that her
sins we're forgiven. promising hSr super
natural aid. She told him also about dis
covering a marvellous herbin Siberia that
was an infallible cure for scrofula and !
very eficacious In cases Of lsprosy.