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Show ortLl ikhl lit Wo The French Courtesan Who Was Burned, Dies And a Sad Story, Tinged "With Somaiio), Leak3 Cut She is "Wealthy and of Good I'amiiy Other Brig-htand Spicy Kswj from the Metropolis. Special tf) tl.e Mokxino Dispatch Salt Lake, August 11. Marie Brows:. the French courtesan, who was so. frightfully burned a few nights ago through the upsetting of a lamp died at j six o'clock this evening from the effects j :f her injuries and the hand f i-at! has . unlocked the mysterv which surrounded her life. The story is a sad one and is not v. ith- ! out touches ot lomance. From papery 1 left by her and statements made by I those who ktiew her, it appears that ? --he was born of wealthy and aristocratic I paients in Paris just twenty-nine years j ago. Her patents were anxious that she should achieve social distinction, j and al'hT having her carefully educated i" planned !i" alliance with the represen-j represen-j tative of another aristocratic family ia H'ai is. The girl, it seems, had formed -ni attachment for another young man, I out was forced into marrying the one I selected for her. Marriage iu this case proved to be a failure. The husband j v.as cruel and inconsiderate and the love soon grew to hate. Things ran Ion thus from bad to worse and one fine iiiioining .Madame quitted the gay French capital and came to America I with a man who was her inferior in ty try way. They lived together for a Lime and she gradually went from bad t ) worse and eventually entered upon life of shame. She is well known in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. She came here from Spkoane Falls a couple of months aio. Her servants stales that the woman owned nineteen houses in Spokane Falls and that she 1'iitd in her house and bank in this city at the time of her death 550,000 in cold cash.. The French calany here take a great interest in the ailair and suem to be fearful lest the name of the woman's friijuly should get out, and their disgrace dis-grace published to the world. Her husband was cabled at once and a reply re-ply v.as promptly received, stating that a t epresen tative of the family would proceed to Salt Luke at once. Another caoJe has since been sent, asking whether or not the body shall be bui ied here or embalm' d a'nd shipped, bu' no reply will be received until .torn:! .to-rn:! tow. The - woman ha.s one child in Fir nee. i I - An Vntoi ttoiiUu. .4vlt Lakk, August 14. "When the Hi. Grande train lulled in from the no .h to-night it had on board a pas-sei pas-sei er who'was suffering from a wound in :n foot -and who was in an uncon-seiJ uncon-seiJ is condition. It was learned from otll'i" passengers that in) boarded the tri'l at ileno yistefelay inV it "tSlhTn"ewsI'lIp.e' in Jroni Xevrtla to save that state funeral expenses. I When the unfortunate man' was taken to the police station, however, a very different case was developed. Dr. White after making an examination found that the man had probably stepped on a nail and was suffering from lockjaw. After- medicine had been ' administered lie levived somewhat and when questioned ques-tioned by your correspondent wiii-pered ' faintly "I am dying; my name is Joseph Teisand am a detective troii: Philadelphia. For six years I was connected with tlie New York detective de-tective department. I am a Mason and Odd Fellow, and a member of the Grand Army." "Have you i ny means':" v.as asked,. " "Yes," replied Teis, "and $8,000 insurance. in-surance. 1 have no family, and 1 want you to give it all to I he widows and orphans -of .Masons and Odd Fellows." Tlu-n convulsions seized the poor fellow, and for a few minttus his sml'crings Were frightful to behold. Alter the spasm passed o!f he looked up with an expression of pride, and murmured, "1 wear the Victoria Vic-toria cross: you m-.v find it iu the tin box in my trunk with mv papers." At this skiL'e a carriage arrived and he was taken out to the hospital. The papers and photograph anion ; t Uj man 's effects prove his statements. He was probably s-.-:it west on some big job when he met with his misfortune. He is a gernian of good appearance and a!. suit fifty ye : rs old. i As the Victoria cross is only conferred by Queen Victoria for acts of the greatest great-est individual heroism and valor and is the highest honor she can bestow upon a soldier, the man evidently has a record re-cord and histoty behind, him. |