The next one was a steadfast drunk and an occasional whore. What need had she for her womanhood? The Star called her, “a person in poor circumstances.” Her friends called her “Dark Annie,” because of her foul moods and auburn hair. It did gleam in the gaslight, bright and quick, like a wick just after its flame has been extinguished. Freed from her mistreatments and ill-hygiene, things stuffed inside tumble out in rubbery spools. Blood blooms from her like a living shadow, splashes against the paling and the gentleman’s shoes. Later, her friend said, "I knowed her; I kissed her poor, cold
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