The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1905-01-10
Bettina Girard Succumbed to
Acute Pneumonia in a New
York Hospital.
WASA DAUGHTER OF GEN. ORDWAY
She Left the Refined Surroundings
of a Wealthy and Distinguished
Family to Go on the Stage.
The Woman Has the Distinction of
Having Married Seven Times
Her Last Husband Was With
Her at Time of Death.

New York, Jan. 9.-Bettina Girard,
the actress, daughter of Gen. Ordway,
of Washington, died in Roosevelt hos
pital Notice of her death was given
to the coroner's Office, which began
an investigation. The woman was re-
moved from her apartments on West
41st street Saturday and at the hos
pital the name of Elizabeth Witter is
given.
The last engagement of Bettina Gil
rard was with the Marriage of Kitty
Co., under the management of Jules
Murray, which showed in the west.
At Decatur, H., Miss Girard left the
company suddenly.
Her first appearance on the stage
was in 1890 in The Seven Ages. In
1892 she appeared at Niblo's and later
was with Dixey in Adonis.
When admitted TO the hospital she
was in a very serious condition. Since
her return from Decatur, Miss Girard
had not been seen by any of her old
friends.
She had been married seven times
and on various occasions within the
past seven years had been patient
in the hospitals of this city suffering
troubles due to her mode of life.
Her Convent Life.
From a convent at Georgetown, in
her early life, she was sent to Mrs.
D,,r,,c 6,,icI,ipo cobOOI ~ Vyocbip estOp
She was a musician and linguist, beau
tiful of face and figure, could ride
with the best and excelled in all out
door sports.
The career of Bettina Girard was
one of contrasts. Her life began amid
the refined surroundings of a wealthy
and distinguished family in Washing
ton. One week upon the stage, show
ing flashes of brilliancy and with fea-
lures and form little impaired she
would appear only to be found next
week i'll.
Bettina Gifard was 50 years of age.
Soon after her debut in Washington,
Arthur Padelford, member of a veal
thy Baltimore family, met her and, fol
lowing short wooing, they were mar
ried. They at once went abroad and
three months later came the report
that in Austria the young husband
had applied for and obtained divorce.
Soon afterwards she went on the
stage.
List of Her Husbands.
The list of husbands Bettina Girard
had is interesting. They were Arthur
J. Padelford, millionaire; John j.
Rafael, a singer; Harrison J. Wolfe,
an actor; William G. Beach. an actor;
Philip Schuyler, the well-known the
atrical agent; Frank Turner, a vaude
vile performer, and Francis c.. Wit
ter, vaudeville performer.
Mr.. Witter, her husband, was with
her at her death. BY his direction the
body was sent to Washington for in
terment.
Coroners Physician Weston made
an examination of her body and de
cided that the woman had died of
acute pneumonia.
Gen Ordway died in 1897 in this
city.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Miss Girard
was the daughter of the late Gen. Al
bert Ordway, for some time the COM
handing officer of the national guard
of the District Of Columbia. She has
been on the stage for about 20 years.
For three seasons she had taken the
leading role in I'm Old Kentucky"
Her mother and a 17-year-old daugh
ter reside in Washington.