Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-20
Pearl Mabricr. Treated as Slave
by Foster Mother, lnlcI'its
Large Fortune
MANY OFFERS OF MARRIAGE
Good Luck of the Girl Brings Hor Many
Proposals From Various Sections of
Country-Romantic Story Of Young
Woman Elevated From Poverty to
Wealth.
Special to Tlme.-Republlcan.


Nevada. Nov. 2O.-Wealth has
brought great changes in the life of
Pearl Mabrier, now Pearl Martin, and
from position of poverty and servi-
tude she is now independently rich.
Once the sport of acquaintance, her
hand is now sought in marriage by
numerous men from many sections OF
this country.
A few years ago Pearl Mabrier was a
homeless waif on the streets Of Des
Moines.
Into the life of the little outcast came
Mrs. Jane Martin, wealthy Boone
county woman who promised the HUI
name Society that she would care for
the girl and give her home.
When, however. it was found that
the girl was being mistreated, the HUI
name Society again took hand. Re-
ports from the woman's farm in Story
county to the Humane Society said
that the gipl, then but IL years of age,
was being treated almost slave. She
was compelled to work as farm hand
and shaved from morning to night, the
woman, humane officers claiming.
forcing her to remain away from
school,
Efforts to take her away from the
woman failed by legal process. Then
as reports of cruelty continued. the
Humane Society determined upon
stringent action. Ed. Crawford. HUI
name Society. went to Boone and kid
mapped the girl at night and brought her
to Des Moines
Mrs. Martin came after her. De-
tectives and lawyers were employed to
cessful.g
Il will spend 100000 to get the girl
back" declared the woman.
The matter dragged in the courts
for months. Then one day the, HUI
name Society quietly went into court
and secured an order committing the
young lady to the Home of the Good
Shepherd at Dubuque.
The Martin woman, possessor Of
farms worth hundreds of thousands of
dollars, kept up her fight.
Il will get her back if 1t takes every
cent l have she declared frequently.
I'll punish the little hussy for run
ming off from me the way she did"
she said Il will make her pay for
the indignity these humane officers
have put upon me, and l have the mon
ey to do it,
Then the woman died-died before
she could make will disinheriting
the girl she said she had always treat
ed as her daughter.
Then came the climax. For the girl.
who had deserted the woman and tried
in every way to get from under her
power, was by Mrs. Martins own eff
forts her sole heiress. Mrs. Martin in
her fight to regain the little waif, had
legally adopted her as a daughter, and
under the law she was entitled to two
thirds Of the large estate.
And now the girl has come into her
own-into wealth far greater than she
ever dreamed. In Nevada Judge
Shankland and the girls attorney,
and Ed Crawford, who has been al
most a father to her, in her trouble,
signed an order giving the girl her
share of the Martin estate. The order
provided FOR cash payment OF
$4,000 and a half interest in nearly
500 acres of rich Iowa land. The or
der was the result, of compromise.
Lester Martin, nephew of the dead
woman, receives half Of the farm
property, after he has paid the girls
bequest, another $4,000 claim held by
James Martin, a brother-in-law, and
all other claims against the estate.
The $4,000 notes are declared of no
value.
In the meantime, the girls story
has become known over the entire
United States. From almost every
city, offers of marriage have poured
in upon her from men and boys who
read her good fortune. But she has
refused them all.
Now a beautiful girl of sixteen.