Show may marier SAN francisco jan 14 may sydney the woman of the town who was murdered here by her lover major barnett had a moat romantic history in this city she has been known among the sporting fraternity Mignon as stair she is the wife of edward decastro a prominent speculator of liverpool eng her ul r ana is margaret her husband ami herself lived at stony croft a suburb of liverpool and being a handsome woman well educated and of good family connections A taste for liquor and a fast 1 ife caused her downfall and she abandoned her husband who spent money with a lavish hand to find her in 1884 she was brought to abia city by macleay and embarked in a career of dissipation shortly after her arrival here melville hermann became infatuated with her and the pair went on an extended trip to europe after returning here she bought a sporting house at 15 ellis street becoming ab ducted to drink more than ever she went to hons koae hoping to rid herself of the vice by a change of scene six montha ago she came back to this city and took up her residence at 5 bayley place on many occasions sin c pressel 1 as heinit remorse pt having left her home in england to baj a life |