“At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, the marathon was a total mess: The first place finisher did most of the race in a car, the guy in second almost died from eating rat poison, and the fourth place finisher raced in dress pants and shoes, and took a nap by the side of the road for part of the race.”
yes, she existed, yes, she lost her land because of those rumors, but it was more a political case and someone came up with this stories so she could be prosecuted