Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-04
From the Auburn Advertiscr.l
Thinks She owns New York and
IA

nassach usetts
Regularly twice every year, TO- several
years past. there has appeared at the Comfy
Clerk Office. in this city, an old and robust
lady. bundled in repeated duplicates of
shaws and wrappers, carrying large bundle
in each hand. one of them handbook in
closed in bag. and so crammed with its
contents whatever they are, that il affords
her a seat without being crashed by her
weight. which l. by no means light. She
brings papers to be recorded, and inquiries for
the SHEER II TO execute her writs of posses
SION aud assistance" which she has obtain
I'd from d 4, rent judicial authorities in other
counties. Sue states thai she has judgment
recorded in seven different counties against
vario persons for highway robbery and
treason for $4,000. O0Oi That she already
had sold this State aud Massachusetts on exc
cution. and has bid them in herself, and yet
she is wholly unable 10 collect any rent on
that immense property, and Is herself with
out place 10 lay her head
She SAYS that her IT"ubles commenced
with the murder of her father some years
ago, who was shot from his horse on his
way from Syracuse Ia Binghampion, ard
robbed oi several millions OF dollars Ia gold
aud silver. which he had ON his person; that
the murderrTs established two banks in SYRIA
cuse with this money, and now issue paper
money without limit on the basis OF that
specie capital. which they employ exclusive
" 10 prosecute and baTrass her; that she
has farm one mile IRON Verona Depot, from
which she WAS driven several years since,
and which has since been occupied by
hired aud organized band of Tufiians, number
lag Que huudred, who are supported and
sustained by the funds OF these Syracuse
banks, aud are constantly employed ia haT-
raS<ing her: taat the Sheriff II 'CanoJaharlr
County" has already collected over "A million
of dollars on execution tor n"r, but spCnt
the whole of IL before she could get 1t. She
saws she l. now determined that her rights 10
the. States of New York and Massachusetts,
shall he enforced after her death, il not before
and 10 that end she has wiiled those States 10
"A for, ign nation (Which one she REFUSES 10
diselOse). who will certainly take posse ssioi.
under the LAM Of nations ss soOn ~ sho IL
dead.
Although her case Is very interesting
one press.nting "A sad spectacle OF intellect
overIhruwn, aud wholly possessed al eXtraSN
ayant dvlusous. She Is in the city To-day,
ON one OF her periodical visits 10 the Clerks
of,icr and ihus she goes from one cOuntiy To
anoIhtr always on the same business, always
kindly treated 10y the officials, who humor
her iancies by making out extra judicial
writs, aud certifying 10 unheArd'of iran
scripts al imaginary records, aud thus this
Mrs. Camp. With Mrs. Harris, irudges, not
witlIslandng her immense laiuess. un icot,
through tie winters snow. building castles
aud selling Slatrs; aud thus she will conlinne
10 60 until heF dream is ended and her "ts-
taies'' will be es valuable Ia her AZ those that
are actually gtasped by those who pass iur
zane. but Whe are uied with The some ''one-
idean If castles aud lands.