Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-11
ETHEL FISHER DIED
OF A BROKEN HEART
Deceived by Playmate Of Her Child
hood, Young Woman Pines Away
and Expires mt Charity Hospital.
RICHMOND. VA SIP e cha

RICH MONT ID. VA : p cial.-
Ethel Clarke Fisher IL dead.
The announcement Is simple; SINH /
lar ones appear several times each /
day. vet. behind IL, is a story marked /
with all the elements Of pathOs. pity
and transgressiOns.
Behind her Is left an infant who
may never know its father. Death
deprived IL of its mother.
Ethel Fisher was more sinned
against than SHINING. She was an
untutored country girl who came 60
Richmond. about three years ago. 70
make living for herself She lived
on North Tenth Street and worked
in various dry goods houses.
No one knew OF Ethel Fisher-she
lived her life i'm a quiet sphere. be-
yond the confines OF her existence
life. Turing living life existed. She
heard OF u-this country girl-and
wished for a glimpse. She got 10.
Ethel Fisher was an attractive wO-
man. The writer OF this article saw
her several times in the days that
she was appearing I'm the courts as n
witness against the woman who had
attempted 90 conceal her sln-ior
money. The man who was accused
was dismissed. SO was the woman.
Asked Reporter for Help.
Along about August, 1905, Ethel
Fisher asked the writer OF this article
90 help her. lie had been reporting
the proceedings or the Police Court
and the country girl thought he had
She said 70 him that she could show
that she was not altogether 20 blame,
and asked that. so far as II could
be done. her name would Doe pro-
tected.
Through n personal friendship with
the most eminent lawyer I'm Virginia.
possibly the most astute I'm America.
The Journal reporter got him interest
ed in the case.
Captain Fowler. OF the salvation
Army. also offered his services.
They went for little.
The man escaped punishment be-
cause of the latent goodness OF Ethel
Fisher.
ole was not 20 blame" she said in
Police Cor~f. and she died without "a
word OF liarc upon her lips
Yet her child hrcs-a living re-
mindcr.
In November Of last year Miss Fish
err was az the city Home There were
reports thaJ she was attempting 90
Report Was a Lie
Policeman Parkinson, who was at
periods. watching her said tt was q
lie Policeman Johnson said the same
The girl then was accused OF ma
nipulaung check. That's why the
20 Cemen We're there.
Irnuence was brought 20 protect
the man that she accused. and, ca.
said. the man was dismissed.
The man who went upon the bal
OF the man she accused showed BIZ
the Police Court 10 the writer a let
ter asking HIM 90 furnish the bail
He did.
The GIRL however was under sur
VIGILANCE. She was az the City Home
Later she Was taken 20 the Memorla
Hospital.
when the girl recovered she wen
TO work--irst I'M clothing store. mex
in restaurant. Zach week she save
uttle-just little; not SO much
perhaps. as you may spend Tor &c
cream or for Whiskey in day; bu
IL was her saving for a week-it wa
her saving lur her child. Ethel Fshe
tried 20 farm sh balm FOR her con
science 3D. hcr care for her child. an
let 10 be hoped that her attempt nae
She came from Dinwiddie count,
When she WAS a little GIRL she toi
te 6oy ho s Sss% TO P' iSe T man ~
charged With her downfall.
LonEcd for old Home
~ remrH....r," she snid iH the Polic
Court once. "a big tree where We woui
wish could Eo bncIS there-it would D
She asked THE Journal reporter wins
she should uo, and hc advised her 20 3
spread over the country girls IA,
York or Baltimore.
..Whnt would do there p she asIxe
and he told her he would give her Ie
tiers 10 his friends that would secu
~And ! can take my baby she Sni
and she thanked the newspaper ma
and she cried.
Several weeks ago she TAX
with what was thought 90 be a feNs
hut which heart affection.
Or. William IT. Taylor, knowing mo
than anyone else. would probably e.
plain that "a mental despair and q
spOndency had affected the heart un
Il did not meet its requirements, al
Ethel Fisher died
Her life had not been hnppys m
think OF Hoods poem OF the bridge
Stghs"-~onc more unfOrtunute1-u
think further that
These may walk I'm sunshine
And these must walk In shade"
Ethel Fisher died. since she left h
country home
She died last night at the ShelterI
Arms Hospital, and was buried at 3
today from 2l9 North Nineteen
Street. The interment was IN Rive
view.
The girl was one OF many attractio,
She was tall and slender, with eyes a
hair OF a medium hue OF brown and
face OF continuous pathOs.
May she rest in peace.
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