The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1899, Page 23

tunity of clearing herself of old and threadbars charges. “Not unless he dares,” says Mrs. Potter, “and then —" And then? Then the world will hear what has heretofore been kept for the mpathetic ears of personal friends. Then a new light will be thrown on the «Ostler Joe” incident. Then the Brown Potter family skeleton will have its Ia vestige of privacy shivered into bits. Angd then-Cora Urquhart Pot - r far more si agal sin- he public airing of the Erown Potter er bee: 3rown Pot- Other wi 1 ave lot on the f 11y itch- that Mrs. she recited hem hurled with which shores of r 1ton eyes, the siren sang on Who lured stn. with Who sang American actress. “‘She {s the topmost rose on the topmost branch” i3 what they say of her. ‘The doors of London soclety are swing- ing wide welcome for her. H. R. H. Prince of W is her friend. The Duchess of Devonshire, one of the great- est social leadens in England, has initi- ated her into the holy of holies. Brown Potter has won not only s a player, but social recognition rted out on her career she Iy her arti E ss. d she would never so- T in. She would She would r art in spite of personal has denled all Interviewers her £ the troubles. Her C been so reticent. The; to the injured-air pose of Jame throw quite anoth family the affair. Cora Urquhart married Braown Potter there was a pienteous s ing of wratulations. Both were distingu ¢/ and money was not 1 ntter soon became rart set. The women haired and thin. The her anburn tresses and guorous grace. James delighted at the ad- wife excited. She had and a beauti- her I Bro miration w Mrs. E t sorrow ter died at the Ur- far-of mother by her Potter, all un- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1899 would herald her father’s return. Mo- ment after moment passed until far in the dist : t echo. The steamer had T 1 by and was stopping at the next landing above. With a look of pt esignation the invalid 5 1 nd the tired eyelids Mr. Ur condit smbarrassed financial irritated the Cora Urqu- 10p’s appar- d her fam- nd James' me in his life than ever to- frequently than % owded draw- ing room she * People this selection at the time, t s bt until later that the incid s made the subfect of uni- versal and warm discussion in the public r was in finan- clal 3 7 r was no longer m and she id from Now had among tho guests at @ drawing room or house party. Then it was that she had captured t friendship of Robert Brown- ing by her vi of his poems. And one day was t 28 “I'm much obliged to him for the coufs London spoke encouragingly of this new 14 that James Brown P the Potter was en- pers an s been in a position to v but steac ew Orleans her “was going to make aspirant for fame. American papers tesy, especially as I own the latchkey and - in'a London theater as the protege of H. napped upon her columns of abuse and the deeds to the house,” said Cora Urqu- ¢ imploring an Infuriated aln N him to se ref R hart-Potter later to the same Interviewer. his daughter be- R. IH. and other celebrities riricule. The *’Ostler Joe” incident was arican &ctr hved stood 'p‘pfi.:..q‘ o e t h;!,s ed her last. Bishop Potter sent a cablegram com- raked into the Iight and made to run the _Bishop Potter's will provided ag?m;‘ England. rung of fame. When his will was was the president of a manding them to give up the insane idea entire gamut of sensationalism. ‘Twas Mrs. Potter's ever Silning & obt QMl & S OMER aras s and wide commented bank in N i which had falled. and return immediately for parental re- said that she had ostracized herselt So- money which he left his son. But Mrs. has mor oqun c e I e lines thare breath- ON the day of t pse came the news -proof and fo tess. But when the clally by reciting it, and that there was Potter can legally have a .clalm on the “Women rescm "mm;d o that they * this actress who that his daughter was dving. When he home-coming steamer landed its passen- nothing but the stage left for her. $100,000 which James Brown Potter recent- ; 5 %and eocial fent'and have becoms ame mped into a cab and made for the river Brown Potter of the two ery reason but the one which her ly inherited from his mother. Gosslp gué.bon x E lents an com o the odium of this uyn- Steamer the creditors of the hank thought D e e f o O e Cono. b8 been | saysi that'16's tofpravent thinithat hetiw oy e has n he was flec ment. e to tell rther, the Bishop, that they given—an s, that she went on the at last suing for a divorce. AMES BROWN POTTER en- defaming her character. hy of gllence which mob refused to belleve nation and had ful ermined on their course. He stage at her husband's suggestion and re- Mrs. Potter does not object to the di- The Brown Potter marital riddle will ? rself. the father, half crazed grief, was rematned at home and becamo converted fused to heed him when he vacillated to vorce—on the ground of desertion. It be a for court 1 she break it now? is the question forced to re in New ns. to his father's poi of vew. and later his father's standpoint. Cora Urquhart- other rea leged, then ‘she will to solve. If Mr. Pot elisthe Afvorce ousiv asking. If James Meanwhile on the M the T triad his best to ld ble father in pro- Potier has never told this for publication, contest tha's i allegnd.; thensaho L} roes Her to/lt; ved, fn ths river they walted for steamer that venting Mrs. Potter's further career on She made but one retort to the criticisms Eouth Africa for a theatrical tour of six- s e teen weeks. She will be supported by Poiter vears, will ven the dig- nger control the on the line for the first time in al tell her side of the st Urqu- nity of s bart Potter he bit- floodgates of ter end ar her by Her friend OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO000000000000000000005000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOODOOOOOO00000000000060000 l A POM PA DO | R specting hfs accompliees. me without glving me tidings respecting your condition.” . This circumstance saved Andre Chevallier from torture; he knew that As she spoke Mme. de Pompadour burst into tears and threw herself Continued from Page Twenty-Two. When the the stage. which have been as bitter as the influ- But Cora Urquhart-Potter had gone too ence of the Potter family could make She had burned-her them. “The latchstring of my house is always open for my wife,”” said James Browa Potter to an Interviewer once. 0000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOO inued Berryer; “vou are one of & faction who spread that children and young girls are being stojen, Such things exist only in the imaginations of people animated by bad lmen‘; tions. Now vou will do well to acknowledge that it was simply througl would bring Mr. Urquhart hour came for the steamer to hoarsely at the Urquhart far to withdraw. bridges and was anxious to cross the Rubicon and she made her debut as an actress. Kyrle Bellew, with whom her name has been linked other than professionally. Her friends indignantly deny that the favor of the Prince of Wales has been. gained at a sacrifice. stter's position in her cer questioned. Her announce Its landing in Beerbohm Tree's wharf, the dying girl was tenderly lifted e Three Musketeers” In loving arms and with gasping breath London town a talking of this ghe listened for the welcome sound that 8o preening its at product . n er to use this oppor- has set “I see abroad the siightest sign of recognition between himself and Damiens would be upon her knees before the King. his ruin. He begged without ceasing that the captain of the guard would “Rise, Marquise; I was forbidden by my physicians to visit you. T e R G HTR e R e il B permit him to see the Marquise de Pompadour, asserting that DetWeen Then suddenly chanaing the subject he added: Without listening to the profestations of Andre Chevallier the chief of then thag oatstel s mecret 3 i “But I have been told that you, Mme. la Marquise, have been vistted 1ouce {o0k the address of hie prisoner, and, threatening him with all the Convinced by Andre Chevalller's manner, the soldler made Rnown t0 guring my absence." police took the address of his prisoner, and, threatenins the Marquise the pretensions of the prisoner. A sneidad “No, sire, the man who intruded upon my privacy was a poor madman At hol mot have struck Chevailier more forcibly, and He After the first excitement of the scene with Chevalller had su whom the guards thrust from the door. He came, he said, to reclaim his to e hat ho had not heard aright. the Marquise had opened the iittle silk bag, which her attendant had found petrothed. 1 donices beilavime thathe nd HoR e BEE €o whom & young girl has been stolen, and whe has made his way hers t0 ypon the floor with Andre's hat : Ao o W Bietinat d fction {mpl ir mer - et 5 She thought herself the plaything of a dream when between her fingers N 3 Like a blind man Andre sought the corrido R e i arqu 4 toward the door opposite to that ¢p."held up before her the littie dress trimmed with lace that Gillette had ios inel ahill (b punislied for his mudsaity.” Perryer, took 1~.Lmn\r.?w‘r‘ixl\‘nfi‘xx..“:uvx;r;,.rx.:;:} kS R vres and but a few steps from the al valets and a YOUN8 worn at the time she had been abandoned. Also little articles of under- tement and troubles of the night, had wear in fine linen, bearing the coat-of-arms of Lenormand d'Etollles, her hom griet ich Andre Chevallier had entered. ered at this moment. “Pardon him, sire. estore to Iiberty this unfortunate has distracted and who caused me oniy alarm by his entrance. in the Quai des owing to the ex through w' officer of the g He fou e, and since the man did not offend you, fr:lr:] L With her fing he Marquise pointed to Andre Chevallier, who re- first husband—the escutcheon of azure, with the head of a lion in sliver “Bince you destre it, Marqui n in his humble position azing at a gold star placed in the corner. A child’s little cap lay befors . Sice ¥ e . Marquise, nar 3 A ! now deserted ’n]-r};ike this madman hence; he his sweetheart.” for. fvaxing. the purest and holiest rethemsbrances ever kmown to the & WILING M. de Machenis to le; Tm go fres. but-take your leave, Mar. Mec n the Pont-Neuf and observed that 2 ¥ jame,” implo bity upon our girl Gil- heart of the courtesan. Mme, de Pompadour's heart throbbed wildly In UISg: Or¥ L 4 : many c of the Palafs were unlighted. Those S A T 1l her breast, and tears, pure and good, rolled down her cheeks. e thess worda Loty 2 hnf!orod bis hand t Mme. de Pompadour. Ui, T T ption. Knocking gently, he listened, lette officer and the valets had seized Andre Chevalller roughly by the The news of the trial of Damiens had chlled forth considerable emo- Lioi rorlon o the court At ahe pacsed with her attemdants. thiough 8pd then heard P quire behind the closed blinds the name arm. end while dragging him from s gllt table his hat and the tion and excitement at the Pnln;n &n‘rll at '{'r:,nnnn.' 'Il;gsdl(llngh{m? been the court of the superintendent she saw thrée great carriages, drawn nlf lmx‘ isitor. H 7,;[ matantdra rl:m:»‘v}: wnhfx:,%l::;: t e-col stik ba mained upon the floor. aken to M y immediately aft ad been s by his former = v v vd of z 4 7 o clasped in each o Mme. Poincele 13 chtgown, haste B ecar tha e i A Ry 1 o The D8y and for woind ey - L O O R R OO B e e T o ot 3 s mons of Poincelet, Giilette heself joined the om and at the vesti Andre servant, and c their torches she saw, bound within one of the carriages and wrapped In o b et e They recroseed the great tiled r not seen Louls XV, nor had she received news respecting white covering, a human form that struggled to escape. Two of the pre- Chevailler upon a bench. Then they searched his pockets and turned his the favorite ha jacket inside out, the S guards anwhile binding his arms with phis health. vost's guard and a surgeon of the King entered the carriage with the The appeared entirely changed, and most of the -chairs cords. Armed soldlers entered, and he was conducted across the great The enforced separation of Mme. de Pompadour and the King Was prigoner. Into the third carriage officers forced a man to enter whom tha. Wwere pl t the four walls, The confessors had discreetly caused Marquise recognized as the individual who had been arrested in her apart- Poincelet was the first to break the silence. court. They walked on for about twenty palace the lights there reflected upon t chateau. El(n(‘rd to the profit of the fnur'. R e Al et o yuig XV to realize the scandais called forth by his life with the Marquise. ments at Trianon. i poor boy," she sald. addressing: Andre, “we. thought you, were The courtiers of the Queen’s house insisted, above all, that the attempt The aventes leading to the chateau were full of cavallers and sergeants lost when we he iteny’ fiate and (he Arvest of & YOung men Who at assassination of the T(Ing\had been committed by a valet employed at anq French guards, < Srered Your fiption. Jfrom MM. Boucher and Rameau. whom we Marigny, a brother of the Marquise, and drew toward the insignificant Mme. de Eammdnur requested her chalr to be set down upon the pave- implored to intercede for you with the chief of ce and M. Machault, we minutes, and as they approached the e guard surrounding > gloomy and servants made way for the passage of the A crowd of eoldle risoner and his_esco; dagger thrust given by Damiens all' sorts of deductfons inimical to the ment of the court. and Instantly approached the Duke d'Ayen, who com- et only s ool d P e i TRl o g o A man who, ({;,mkme h;\ar;]nkhml'lpfl!\réd‘ t: hejfl. gr:-:l pnrwna@‘m. and favorite. B Z B e T il orl‘vfln t vy app! ¥ 2;,;‘:1‘:,\’”1 .:‘l:r'?\v‘gdl Mr_.xm . They would not even inform us of what who held & note book in his hand, leaned toward-another man who was Meanwhile Mme. de Pompadour remained alone in her luxurious bou- LTI voing i take: tiene Deople; captattiy” n accused.” r e R R e firmly pinioned upon a benct e g doir, & prey to sad reflectiong, and In silence anticipating the disgrace that o the Palals at Pearis oy "By what miracle, my gocd Andre,” asked Polncelet, “have you found The stockings of the unfortunate had been removed, and the atrocious threatened her in the midst of her gorgeous abode. “And you are taking with you the man who intruded upon me at OUGERY RETEL o 4 4 clasped Gillette to his breast. who artlessly on the arrival of the pris- The life of the deserted boudoir where she no longer awalted the com- Trianon?" a captain of the guards ing of the King was full of sadness. TUpon the gilt table, on which lay costly articles and rare ornaments, had been placed the little garments of Gfllette, and the remembrances of the abandoned child possessed her com- ou will surely eet him free'’ added the Marqulse, amiably. ‘“‘He urned hig gaze and his face—from which pletels. d14 not harm me. and I have asked for his liberty from the King.” arrival, but his eyes closed instantly. The visitor whose apparition had o greatly alarmed her she desired to Throughout the long route followed by the carriages detachments of 1d: see once more and to learn from his lips something respecting Gillette, armed men followed and troops of cavallers wera on guard. ed himself at Trianon with evil intentions. who was perhaps his betrothed, In the villages through which they passed the inhabitants were for- r of Mme. de Pompadour. From the glimpse she had been afforded of the young man's face he bidden to appear at the windows, and the soldiers of the escort were com- trembling, and would have fallen had appeared youthful. Who and what was he, and what tie linked him to manded to fire upon any one who should disobey the order. In vain had Andre Chevalller tried to draw from his keepers some ray The “Par described her fears while detained for three days in the Maison de Vallet. On tha third day she found the door open; the old duenna and the porter in charge had disappeared. Having effected her escape, she had returned home, troubled at the thought of meeting father and mother Poincelet, to whom she owed an ex- planation for her absence. Poincelet explained that their great should leave Pa and seek refuge In Brit relatives smell of burned flesh filled the guardhouse. Up oner the soldiers and officers turned their head approached the Bwiss who conducted Chevallier, and demanded: "'Te this an accomplice? The man tied upon the bench the blocd flowed—toward tbe 1 The sergeant. in his tur “Cuptain, this man int We arrested him in the bo Andre Chevalller was pale a “T think that a new order concerning him has come from the King. . however, he will accompany us to Parls.” at they all oincelet had desire now was any, where Mme. asse”” was deserted; in fact, the patrons and friends had not he not been zu;,p;'nnf-d "thl {'w ras, for in the miserable man bound upon Gfllette? RS 3 the bench he had recognized Damicns. She turned again and again between her fingers the little garments of of light upon the crime he had been accused of and of the fate t ssed the threshold since they had hea he arrest of the n D e eolalers tarned towarc thelr victim with redhot pincers fn her daushter, and tho entire romance of the abandonment of Gillette awaited him. Thev remained mute o> 10 that of DN BSSSEof tHE artest of th maphEwiOK their hands. haunted her. But any attempt upon her part to interview the prisoner ‘They drove thus through the sleeping villages of Sevres, Issy, Van- The Poincelets feared, above all, being interrogated in the search for et of Marigny, now being sought Andre Chevallier, who shared their fears, shook his head. “You will not leave me alcne here, my uncle?” he said (Tho Poincelets and Gillette replied in one voice, with us iplices of the vs girard, Croix-Rouge, and at length_entered the Rue de Four, passed down the acce would have been folly. and arrived at She had sought {0 learn his name and the motive of his intrusion. All the Rue Dauphine. Pont-Neuf and the Quai des Orfevres the doors of the King’s house were closed against her; but she had, at the court of the Palals, which was under military rule. The three officers led Andre Chevallier to the ef of police, and after having passed through the hall they entered the presence of Berryerhimself, 1{; v;«,,g _-,omrd #p a small room béfore a table lighted by candies, and on which siiere lay numeraus papers Andre seized the hand of Gille an a Mme. Poincel The officer handed Berryer a sealed paper which the Duke d’Ayen had pressed them warmly within icittle g el ot 00 ke fven him at Versailles, and the former, after having ecanned Chevallier One bright morning the ‘Parnasse” remained ciosed. and silence hrough his spectacles, opened the document and read aloud: reigned. The police who had held guard over Andre Chevallier and the “The chief of police accords liberty to Andre Chevallier to reside In owners of the housa were instructed to throw open ihe doors. g presented him- 5 v hin they found only some worthless furniture. The hosts had fled orever. NOTE—Robert Francols Damiens, Who owing to viclous proclivities was “Acknowledge, rascal, that this fellow is your accomplice.” «f have no accomplices,” he replied in a low volce, “I alone executed my project, because 1 aloné planned {t.” 2 Fhe red pincers were pressed upon Damiens’ legs. making deep fur- least, recommended the prisoner to mercy to the captaln in charge of him. row, but no cry of pain escaped the unhappy man, who continued speak- Dave passed thus, days during which she could neither eat nor sleep. ing in a clear, vibrating voice & She was E\xrnlng with fever and filled with the mad desire to go and seek “What I did was for God and the people oppressed by Louis XV, and Andre Chevallier. because France is overwhelmed by misery At the many attempts she had made at Versallles to gain information Fhe executioners continued their work of torturing the flesf of thelr respecting the King tie strange Fanor of her face, her look of weariness vietim 2 and grief, had been noted, and all deemed that upon the face of the Mar- “Who told you to strike the King?' quise was written the signs of her approaching downfall. “The misery that is spread over three-quarters of the kingdom."” One evening near @ o'clock, regardless of the darkness and cold, she Paris, after having admonished him severely for ha The person dressed in black made a eign to the soldiers, who suspended was carried in her chalr across the park to the apartments of Louls XV. self at the Chatéau de Trianon.” their work, and a g himselt to the captaln sald: - 4, The King was occunied in signing many documents placed upon his desk; He turned toward the priscner. “Spare that man. He must li be made to speak; but, above all, On seeing the Marquise, Louis XV could not restrain an impulse o “So it s you who did not fear to enter the abode of Mme. la Marquise = = > P A 4o not 1o8e sight of tor an - b Sbut. ever gallant, he requested her to besseated. de Pompadour, Do vou nnw that the act vou have committed might Nave Seie (oo el e a8 Do A T el tament ot “Paris. atht it The torture the Soldlers had inflicted upon Damiens had thrown the Mo la Margutse {s abroad late; he sajd. taken you to the galleys? For what end did you elude the vigilance of the 5 view to Leineing relol 1o the pennle, He atiampted the aseassination of Wise unhappy man Into a violent fever, and Machault. the minister, feared for “I could not resist, sire, the desire to see you,” she responded. “I have guards at Trianon?” Louis XV, ‘Damishs was instantly selzed, but the most crusl torture failsd tg the life of the man who had attempted to assassinate the King. Orders lived during the past days in a state of wretched uncertainty respectin “I went to implore a favor, to ask for protection, to find a young girl compel him to acknowledge accomplices, and he was condemned to be torn to, were given that he should be cared for, but questioned unceasingly re- the result of your wounds. Oh, sire, it I8 cruygl of you to have abandol who had been stolen from her parents.” pleces by harses, a sentence executed on March 2& 178 g You are to go