Browse Items (129 total)
Sort by:
Embezzlement
Lent arrested for embezzling $100 from employer, Theodore Hatfield. Lent had been Hatfield's clerk but was discharged. He continued to collect money from Hatfield's client after being terminated.
Extensive Stage Stables Burned Down
In 1860, Charles Lent's stables burned down, destroying "eighty horses, two omnibuses, several sets of harnesses, and a quantity of feed." 41 horses were saved but Lent estimated his losses at approximately $10,000.
Extraordinary Phenomenon--The Bear Woman
Long account of Pastrana's origins in Mexico. Woman disappears and is found two years later with a child. Held captive by bear who dies dramatically when the woman is rescued.
For Sale
Sale of furniture in house on Mercer Street (column 4)
Four views of Pastrana, three in dresses, one in sailor suit
Four views of Pastrana, three in dresses, one in sailor suit
France
Received letter that Alexandre Dumas and Julia Pastrana had arrived in Taganrog, Russia
Fremont and Free Love
Pastrana's "man" (Lent) claims to have chased Julia's mother in Mexico
Friederike Gossmann
Image of Pastrana's friend, actress Friederike Gossmann
Gothic Hall
Pastrana not named. "Mysterious link." Emphasis on "hideous" appearance