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Show wrote, lectured antf maue money.-; And Anally they marrisd in tho highest ranks. Tennie C. Claflin Lady Ctook, Vicountess ot Moiiserrat (Portugal) divides her time between be-tween ber London residence and the Palacio da Monserrat in Portugal a wonderful old Moorish castle on which her husband has expended ex-pended a million dollar in repairs. The nur-romndiug nur-romndiug parks, gardens, terraces and fountains foun-tains moke up an earthly paradise; and there the once reviled Tennie, as vieountoer, hat entertained many of the noblest in Europe, including King Luis of Portugal and King Oscar of Hweden. What novelist would venture to portray such a traiH'-jjiatlon? Lady Victoria - Claflin - Woodhull Blood-Martin Blood-Martin tgive ber all the titles she bas won) occupies a somewhat inferior position, but her husband is a baronet and weal thy banker. tferlng old im beetle." if they do, there will be fun. Chief Inspector Thomas Byrnes has lately completed tweuty-six years in the police department de-partment of New York city, where he began Dec. 10, I8G3, as patrolman. His promotion has been rapid and his success phenomenal. In 1871 be led a large section of the police during the Orange riots and won high encomiums. encom-iums. A little later he unearthed the mystery mys-tery of the Manhattan Savings Institution robbery, which proved bis skill to such a degree de-gree that be was made chief of the detective bureau. Some of bis successes in that department de-partment are more interesting than any detailed de-tailed by the most sensational writers of detective romances. In more than one noted burglary be has been able, within six hours after seeing the work, to narrow the search down to four or five noted burglars. Like all great promoters of justice, he has Such is, in brief, their life story. But the end is not yet, and many people, especiallj journalist wbs were active in 1870-76, are awaiting with interest the beginning of the interesting suit. certain ineories, or rather works on certain principles, which be cannot well put into words; but that part of his work which ho can explain ex-plain is really fascinating. fas-cinating. In the case of one great burglary, for instance, in-stance, he promptly prompt-ly decided that it was doue by a "first class band;" j be then showed by I the records t hat there were but six "hands" at large that is, out' of the I penitentiary, and an v ways near New IMIED. American Women, Outcast Hated, Are Now Titled. WOODHULL AND CLAFLIN. t Aatonikhing Social Transforma-Slnce Transforma-Slnce Theodora Married the Em- ' Justinian Their Threatened Snit ! I "'t Inspector Byrne for Libel. I once noted "Woodhull and Claflin"! Jiia into public notice again this time :iinj suits for criminal libel. They I Wished the nubile bv orjenine a brok-1 in New then - pub-'I pub-'I a japer kpui as a :" sheet" and greatest ' of the niue-"tary,and niue-"tary,and P their 30 career "m in jail "'Id protest ' existing institutions; "t into com-obscurity com-obscurity ';land and aor amaied py world ari7iig two "nt English. 11 ealthy j Tixsm c. York. In a day or I two he located five of them iu other places at the date of the crime; 'the sixth was, there fore, his man, and he "nabbed" him at once. His book, entitled "Professional Crim- inals of America," is one of great value to officers all over the country. With all this be is a gentleman of some culture and geniality, geni-ality, and a very pleasant companion in the ; social circle. I All the romance of the inspector's career, however, pales into the commonplace compared com-pared with that of the Claflin sisters. Their history may be said to begin with a sod mistake mis-take of their mother, an extremely bright and lively lady, who died last June at the age of 00, at Lady Cook's residence, near London. She brought about a marriage for Victoria' which proved an uuhappy one, and the daughter formed an alliance for herself with Va1: Blood,' of; Missouri. Tennie was meanwhile developing rare powers as a fascinator, fasci-nator, and in nSil) the New York career of the two Eisters began. They surmounted prejudice so rapidly that the most eminent artists, ar-tists, writers and lecturers cf the country became be-came their associates, including Beecher, Til-ton, Til-ton, Whitolaw Reed, Mesdnmes Stanton and Hooker and Hisses Dickinson and Anthony. Mrs. Woodhull appeared lief ore congressional committees and won great applause as an advocate ad-vocate of woman suffrage. This wai the Ur nith of tbeir success. Mrs. Woodhull next appeared as a candidate candi-date for president, and ao her life was "ventilated." "ven-tilated." She lost her temper and attacked indiscriminately many prominent people. !-sa u, uap- ' Uthean- ' womanhood, since the days of the rem t PresB Theodora. there bas been Lj "UKtanceof fortune's caprices; Lii , tba'nt sensational romances lek be found. C'Sflin tnat was- Victoria Lit'?" wm Uter Mrs- CoL Blood, is tiiddulph Martin, of Hvdo Park, : d Tennie C. Claflin is now Lady Wcountess of Monserrat, wife of k, Cok- To Americans who read f'aPer3 from 1870 to 1876 it is not i' of 607 rhetoric to heighten the con-"offact8 con-"offact8 prlented bT tb'5 p' a'e issued from their retreat with , . " 'Prosecute Inspector Thomas in th X8W York Vohce, who. they itas-comPkint. na SDoken of them Wrentaresses" and that was the hat k I- BiddulPh Martin (Victoria) tort band wU1 tkenoaso in '- r- ? and Prwecnte bv wholesale, r. , i .V,1 Prtecute toe ltispector and ".-tn - k-Sh .Z- She delivered lectures lec-tures in favor of what was called "free love" and was ostracized. She and her sister published the famous "Beech-ei--TUton Article" of November, 1873, and were thrown into prison. Tho scandal ran its coa. the sisters sis-ters were in effect driven from the country. They went to London, kMtiM ftomewhat eoorTativ. msrxCTOB iyR-tx. -' |
