Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-15

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1NA Va, evening late in September, 1916. when
Hl> a boat put from the West Indies merchant
< the river docks. Two coalIed figures stepped
I'm ashore One supporting the other, they hur;
VDGl ried up the cobbles OF King Street, followed
JeN " by slave carrying sea chest
wv At Gadsbys Tavern-hostel patronized by
GEORGE Washington John Paul-JoHes Lafayette, Baron
de Kalb and other celebrities of that daythe strangers
an ws be 5Seny o Iy door LOOKING up
startled guests saw pale gentleman in the entry-on
Despite drenched garments, the couple had air of
elegance The covering attendant the brassbound
nanceS to rank and title.
The gentleman spoke imperiously. "A room, sirs
The best available"
Then, Gadsbys publican hustled forward the lady
sank against her escort with faint gasp The gentleman
caught her in his and STROBE up the stairs.
Typhoid" the diagnosis of Doctor Richards
summoned in haste. "The couple and wife, and
Pry they would, the guests could pump further
information from the physician, Neither would the
tavernkeeper the reveal the couples identity
Next day the gentleman appeared for dinner, round
S of drinks 2T6 dice Then he haTgd ov upstairs ad to re0
Hes bigwig Engishman of some kind Orders
"Shes beauty. The chambermaid saw her. Like a
princess there in bed. Maid says she wears mask!
no more informed than before. They the lady's
husband in the wine room, at billiards at dinner He
was handsome courteous, even affable But pale with
strain confiding about his wife lie spent much
time at her bedside She dying of the fever, the
town knew. To Alexandria she became known as "The
Mysterious Lady"
Gadsbys Tavern still standing as an historic relic of
celebrated guests-a lady whose appeared
the register She died unidentified.
Her husband openly grefstricken, ordered private
funeral Clad in deep mourning he followed her coffin
to St Paus Cemetery where the only witnesses TO inter
nent the rector and gravedgger Henry Donnell
But the tomb erected at her husbands order
mar2.e sarcophagus betting royalty Carved in the
tombstone was this legend:
TO TIE MEMORY OF A FEMALE STRANGER
Whose Mortal Suffering Terminated On The nth
Day of October 1S16-AGe % Years & 6 Hos
This Stone Is Placed BY Her DiSconSoate Husband
Whose Arms She Sighed
And Who Under God Did Lis Utmost Even To
Soohe The Cold Dead Ear OF Death
Was the lady Of royal blood? An exile sworn to
anonymity? a nobewoman, incognito, with her sweet
heart? fugitive from international intrigue scandal?
Some say was beautiful Theodosa Burr daugh.
of Aaron Burr clipping. likely she royalty.
Records OF missing nobility hard TO trace-later
historians like the gossips found no clue.
OF the gentleman'S identity more is known. After
his wifes burial he remained Cadsby's Tavern sew.
eral weeks induging heavily at cards and drowning his
in wine.
These debts he paid off with English notes and
securities. Then he suddenly left Alexandria and
there again.
But dozen years later Lawrence HILL of the
mans creditors, had visit New York and go
sightseeing up to Sing Sing Crossing the prison yard
he was acCoSted by a sreeriag convict.
Il say-Mr Hill" the convict said,
Don't you know me?"
The British accent-the arrogant ---
address-IIl stared in establishment. -
Then he recognized the feon. You're
the damned scoundrcl who skipped ,G1onJt
G Go,e 1d e s all those worthless Mess ueeq5
band of The Mysterious Lady" VI07lOlA
True. The who had swindled Hlg3tlipd II
GadSby'S and hooked the kindly Vir- 0jJI IL H
forger! But the warden could not detective q
Vouch for his real name. He'd given =