Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-10-28
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From the lletroit Free Press Oct III
A TOUCEAING STORY,
~ 7nIHF Dev0tion and Trials f4'

Among the many sad cases developed by
The war there are pethaps few more affecting
than one (which came under our personal notice \
Yesterday During the afternoon lady, /
dressed in deep mourning, entered the City
Hall station, evidently lahoring under some
deep mental excitement or physical exhaus-
ton Shortly after sitting down she vas
seized with violent spasm under which she
writhed ead moaned in the most ptiable man
ner, the ftoih ooEing from her lips, her face
assuming Iivid hue, her limbs stiffeped, and (
her hands clenched in deathlike grasp. W.
Assistance was rendered aud she recovered
but only for a mome0t, when she was taken
with another, more violepte if possible,
tbah the first. These spAsmieontinued for
some time, until she became perfectly ex-
hausted, Recovering somewhat, ahe exhibit
ed papers aud extracts relating 3 portion OF
her historysand there is every reason to believe
it is a truthful one. She relates that she is |
the daughter of Confederate officer, o Coll
ouel, who belonged to a Louisiana regiment
named Henry SRnborn. She gave her name
as Smith, and staten that she is the wife Of a
Lieuter ant Of that name, belonging to the 9th
or 7th Michigan. 3r They we're married about
the breaking out Of the rebellion, and had one
! child. when the news reached her OF the death
| of her husband, who was killed at the inemof-1
able second battle OF the Wilderness She
wes at the time 10 Boston, aDd, as stated left
her child in the care of friends at home to pay
a wife's tribute of respect and love over the
grave Of him who jim life had won her nffee-
lions and who Ia death still ,re,ained thsm.--t
/ When she reached Philadelphia on her sacted
Iplsrimmags, she was notified OF the death OF
herr child at homeu but the ysad event
did not stop her. 1t vas but one more link
in the chain which. bound her to the past and
only encouraged herLto hasten on and weep
more over her husbands gravaI 1t wss ina
deed another link 10 the chain Of memories
which bound her, TO- the past, foraduring the
l,progress OF the war ,she, had lest ak brothers
lin, the service. and sustained the loss Of a
mother and four. sisters. and, heaviest of all,
her bushsnds Under the weight of so many
accumujated sorrows it may be imagined that
her constitution was well nigh shattered -
4 Shs, pnssed, thrpugh. Baltimore aud Weshine
ton, and reaebsd the WldeIless3o There she
found the las; resting place Of her husband,
with its simple slab and there, too, she was
subsequently found 0yeroeme by Rfief---her
frame writhing in strong spasns-7siretched
helpless upon the mopndyy She was1emorad,
apd after o short interim--during which she
suffered constantly from spasms--the effect
of au overwrouRht mind and shattered ner-
! yous systemr-Rent to Richmond on her way
Ito Petersburg in search OF her father, who
che understood was there. In Richmond she
was still a sufereEfrom spasms, during some
4 oi-Yhich, she was robbed of most Of her money
and personal effsets.y From thence che went
A to Petersburg and while at the Provost Mar
shal's Office she was again attacked with fits
which came and went with such rApidity that
she could not be removed for several hours.
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bdition, and during her relapses eonVersed
about her deceased husband. When her con.
ldition admitted she WAS taken TO an hospital,
where, under kind treatment she nearly re-
! covered. On being disoharged she resolved
to seek some Of ber friends in ,MichiRan, and
} ,bsing furnished With trapsportaiop 90 ,sbe start
ed for this State. While in Buffalo daynor
two since ahe was again attacked by her form.
er weakness, through the proslratioD conse-
queHt upon the long journey They came
ppon beg 10 the street car, aud while oblivious
u some iphBmap monster robbed her of $28,
pegly every aent she had in the world. De-
u termiped however, to proceed TO uher jours
II ney's end, she, with more than womsnly fore
titnde, gathered up her strength and succeed.
, ed in reaching Detroit on Sunday, having
by somer mistake IN her papers goue to
Adrian. s5sgcds41is ssis0 ual ta1buuf ls
! Nv Hera simple parratga OF the great grief
pndeF which she has sutfered foe many weary
|, months, was extremely touching, and she soon
Il f9nHd herself ,emong friends. She was taken
| 70 ST. Msy's Hospital, where ihrougb the at :
,dlentionsl OF the kindhearted sisters, she will
receive that consolation and support of which
she stands 80 much in need. She is in search
Of one Mrs Mary Smith a relsbyes who, it is
belieysdr lives in ,this city engaged in the mill
Ia Il. H.
% aboutO lookipg aud .iRqairing yRiny for that
) lady, that Fhe felt her old illness coming on
! aud thus the story hss become public. 1.l
Ed' AffRaRiBuR and bloody conflict took place
! In Sefanton, Pa, few nights ago A ner-
chant named Wait awoke In the night and
saw burglar at his buresh drawer He Jump
ed out lof the bed and seized him by the
, tbroaf.n The burglar caught Mr. airsthumb
Z Pin his mouth and struggling together they
: botf vent "a Hibling down stairs Mrs. Wait
q esibe'to her hushsnds tescue, ard grasped
% the burglar By the leg. Soon one of Mr.
Watts sons appeared andfhep another. The
!. burglar, still stdgsling with Mt. and Mrs.
: Walt, fred at both The sons and wounded
each. A third son OF last beia6ored TIE burg
lar with a stick offwood and btoarht him
down. After shortaimeFbe neighhors were
aroused and such q bonse is seldom mel;
blood marked the skirrDlsh frsuf The first, and
the hall aud porch we're covered with blood
l.. and torn garments, Asesrohluade whiletbt
robber lay senseess on the ground, resulted
in the discovery of a dark lantern, skeleton
keys, a revolver, false whiskers. moustaches
match box, Asd every other article necessary
y for carrying on his neiarioas business NJ
Wait was struck several times on the bead
and face With the pistol. end hpaifed Severely