The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29

city recently. unsuccessful IN ner el-
forts To obtain employment, she formed
All acquaintance with a decorative art
list. which ripened into tender friend
ship.
In an evil moment she consulted a
fortune teller. who Informed her that
before reaching the age Of twenty
three she would shoot herself In con-
sequence Of the infidelity Of her lover.
The dismal representation proved
upon her mind and cast shadow over
her love affair. Finally che bought a
revolver. with which she journeyed out
to the suburbs daily to practice shoot
ing in preparation for her destiny.
On Tuesday she paid visit to her
lover. and after loading him with re-
proaches for his fmaE inary treachery.
and pulling out the revolver, shot her.
self dead before her sweetheart could
prevent her, He collapsed after the
shooting. and 1t is feared that he will
become a raving maniac.
Abondons Stun life for $4,000 LIE eacy.
life romance of Miss Rose Perry is
likely to end happily after all. She
is Lily the Lady who repudiated
kindred and fortune TO live in the
Sums of Cardiff. She has now decided
to change her mode OF life and return
to her friends.
After having served a sentence Of
twenty eight days for creating a dis
turbance, she was discharged from the
Cardiff prison. In order to avoid the
crowd which assembled outside the jail
at the USUAL hour Of Diminishing the
prisoners, the girl was liberated Al an
early hour. She was met at the gate
by friends of her father. and they left
the town by train for the West OF
England.
Henceforth she will abandon the life
she has led for the past few years and
will therefore come into a legacy OF
$4,000
Tho story Of the girl is one Of the
stransestsand most pathetic Of real life
dramas. She is the only daughter OF
an oficer in the army. In her sirl-
hood LII was the victim OF great
wrong. and four years ago she left her
home and began to lead a reckless
life among the lowest of the low, in
order to shame her relatives.
Her father tried everything he could
TO find her. but in vain. and the next
thing he heard. a long time after
wards. was that his daughter had APP
peared in a Cardiff police court In
with rare beauty was tall. graceful
| and accomplished. took up her abode
in Mary Ann Street. the most dreaded
thoroughfare in the town. and worse
than the worst of London's dark al
itlcys.: Here this girl of refined tastes
/ lived with 5depraved women. On one
occasion She started to cry. but I'm
n1ediately afterwards dried her eyes
and exclaimed: Let them keep their
money It's no good TO me now. /
/ don't care a rap for my family and
! ff fhaS. fnr ~
| hang themselves. I want no sympa-
| thy for them. / only live to shame
I them, and in time I will succeed. No
I depth will be 100 deep for me to fall.
won't play the hypocritej just because
those Of my folks who have money
| are hypocrites.''
| Miss Perry will now reform entirely.
She will resume her study of music
in Berlin. and cultivate a taste for
! modern literature which she has been
| forced to neglect, owing to the life
she has led in recent years.
| She has lost none of her beauty and
| charm of manners which Character
lied her before she made the acquaint-
ance of slum habitants. -
/ Regiment Kept on Parade All Night M
Punishment.
BERLIN, March 2S.-An officer com
handing a regiment stationed near
here has adopted novel method OF
/ reprovfnS the extravaganza OF his non.
/ commissioned officers.
1 A few days ago he gave permission
for the band to play at their ball or
condition that no wine was drunk.
! In the midst of the ball the offlce1
paid a sudden visit and found thai
4 the orders issued had been disobeyed
1 and that there was an abundance OF
the prohibited wine. He left the ball.
room, and few minutes later the
/ bugles sounded the alarm. The sol
diers had to leave their partners ane
rush TO quarters, and as punishment
the regiment was kept on parade IL
the barrack yard all through a BLEAK
night.
Rnisult Refuses to GO on the Stage.
LONDON. March 2s.-Raisult the ia
nous Moorish ex-bandit and briga M
chief. thinks himself far too irnpor
tant parsonage to be exhibited be
fore London music hall audience.
The management of the London Hip
podrome this week received a. cable
gram from Fred. w. Trussell. the act
Ing manager, who fortnight. ago lei
for Tangier in an endeavor to Undue
Raisult to come to London. Stain.
that the efforts to persuade him I
visit this country had proved futile
, Mr.. Trussell. however, has succeede
IN enga ging twelve OF Raisuli's hes
& warriors. who, armed and costumed a
wild mountaineers, will appear in
powder play" here.
i. In letter from Tangler, Mr.. Trus
. sell says:
y "Raisuli is not the man we thinl
but very high and important per
: sonase; holy man. a shereef of TIL
FAMILY and direct lineage OF the Proph
ct. You will thus understand a certai
/ Moor In high position saying to m,
why don't YOU ask add eli All
the Sultan, to come, to your theatre
, IL would not be mora absurd sRaisu
Is, moreover, a very learned a yer
I religious man, and passes his time
religious exercises and devotlons an
: study"
Gang Kills Eight Men.
LONDON, March 2s.-A terrible So
, ries of murders in the town Of BanEa
lore. India, have been traced to des
perate gang of five ruffins. All ii
victims were young men,
Acc ordlng to the confessions OF III
!. murderers, no fewer than eight YOUTH
have been done to death In varlou
: parts of the city. In each case tn