The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-07
SHEEPSREAD BELLE
IS DYING h. PARIS
Mrs. Corwin-Hill, After Elop-
ing With Actor Tear1e, in
Great Distress.
WENT PACE THAT KILLS
Halsey Corwin, After Squan-
dering Million, Ticket Chop
per at Picture Show.
WENT PACE THAT KILLS
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Mrs. Roberta
| Menges Corwin-Hill, the former "bclle
of Sheepshead Bay,' whose numerous
elopement with Conway Tearle, the ac
| tor, is said to be at the point of death
in a Paris hotel.
In response to cablegranls, the ia
ther, mother and sister of the young
woman are now On their way to Paris.
A cablegram from Paris reported
that Mrs. Corwin-Hill and her actor
companion had been in dire distress
for several weeks and that they were
almost On the verge OF being ordered
from their hotel. American friends, it
was reported, came TO their assistance
and supplied them with funds to last
until the arrival of Mrs Hill 8 mother
The father of the young woman, ac-
cording to the reports, recently cabled
q sum of money to his daughter when
first informed that she was in q pen
niless condition.
In Desperate Plight.
hepOIpS IIOm dtl5 CoiCefuinR UHo
eloping couple were to the effect that
they were seen frequently at various
restaurants and theaters. OF late, the
reports said, they were seen but little
in their favorite haunts. Suddenly they
dropped from sight altogether and the
reported discovery by American
friends Of their plight followed soon
after.
Shortly after the elopement of Tearlc
and Mrs. Hill, tho deserted wife Of the
actor sued for and was granted di-
yorce on statutory grounds
Roberta Menges was the daughter of
q prosperous hotel proprietor of Sleeps
head Bay. The young woman, while
still In her early teens, became we'll
known in the Bohemian set that fire.
quented the famous old racing resort.
Went Fast Pace.
For the past eight years, or since
her elopement at 16 with Halsey Cor
win, the son of a former comptroller
the public eye, Her married life with
young Corwin, notorious spender, was
anything but happy. They separated
two years after their marriage and
shortly afterwards she divorced him
Corwin squandered $1,000,000 left him
by his father and at present is door
tender Of Broadway moving picture
house.
In March, 1908, she married Captain |
Arthur Hill of the Royal Irish rifles, |
son Of Lord Arthur William Hill, and |
divorced him in this country the fol |
lowing year. The first intimation OF
her break with the English army Off
Ger came when she returned TO thus |
country alone several months after her
marriage The captain followed her,
but did not contest the divorce action.
She sued him on statutory grounds,
naming two women Of several proml-
nent hotels and London
Convicted of Smuggling.
In February, 1911, Mrs. Hill WAS
fined $4,000 in the United States court
here and sentenced to servo two days
In the Tombs upon her conviction Of
a fur coat into this country.
She was the first woman who ever
served term In jnil here for SNUG
Cling. After her release she hurried
to Europe and remained abroad for
almost six months.
Little was heard Of her again until
March OF this year, whom Tearle, who
had leading part in "Elovating
Husband" then playing at Broad
way theater. suddenly disappeared,
Later it was learned by Mrs. Tearlo
that for several weeks Mrs. Hill had
been daily attendnnt at the theater
where he was playing.
Tearls resigned his part on March 6
and the following day he md Mrs. Hill
sailed for Paris under assumed names.
Several days later Mrs. Tearle began a
suit for divorce, naming Mrs. Hill, and
wns granted decree by Justice Nc
Call some weeks later.