The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-31
na, vTI0N TO CLERdYMEN.

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| T...,-. ~. ggbksepsie Clergyman Tahea
=. =. al. r.n. OF Eifty Doifays--Arrest ~
40 To'' pa TGHKEEPsIs. Dec. SO. 1889.
week or two sincs young man ana woman
visited Pougnl aepsie and "Led on o Clergyman 70
spend the evening They IN. 'ormed him that they
ryars chftoran ,,f thu Bishop OF Newfoundland.
After suppsr a ya,ry pieasans conversation was
,ndulged in at the reverend genslemans nres,do,
the young people re1 rring to parties III quebec ana
New Brunswick with whom the Clergyman was
acquainted ana time pa 'sed rapidly anu peasah'u
away t,l the hour for rerA ing came TO nand when
the TWO visitors separated ana taxing separaes
apartments, remained az thu clergytnans mouse IN
the morning arter breakfast. DOT" requested ioan
OF twentyGye dollars from "a e clergyman, statinG
tnat thNy we're en route to 'ooperseoWp, oesoS0
county, and had not money eue Ign 10 feach s"ois
and also promising to send la checx .o' eus
amount AS soon az they reachsd eheit is'hoi io'e
dence Tno reverend gentleman, " uo'iuS 'nas s"oJ
spoke The truth, and his belief bein sSrehssnohoo
by whar tney hatS reiated Of matters ana ennss IA
the provinces Of which he was cogn s@1 ~ vs
nave the required SUM- when. thankln his s,nnishh
they left town. In few days after i raa,"g tns
New York Church Jo,4y1laI Of December ~ perased
the following, addressed 10 the editor ofh @psct'-
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Acting on the above information, the clergrmss
Shields OF this city, who started for ca operat0wh4
otsego coanty, On Tuesday. Reaching tne place hsS
gram from TITS CITY, but that tue man had tyen ball.
ana through some '.hoous pocus arranged tent OF :
before his bail bond was died. The womua. how
ever, be was told was a. hotet whittier
and made his business known she complaining OF
being III. physician, however stated shs' wa.
only nervoua As they were about TO leave she h0tel
the landlord seized % the woman's trunk Tor a.
twevedollar board biii The trunk contained 3
large amount OF fine wearing apparel, and the fair
prisoner said she would send for IT, Reaching Tho
depot an attempt was made by lawyer to prevenr
Shields nom taking the prisoner out OF the place.
but the oicer addressed the disciple or Blackstone
IN determined manner, when ne withdrew. and
shields came on 10 this city with his charge, reach
ing here at TWO O'Clock TINS morning.
u a. ~ sao ssse nTn Der Ge
examination she stated that her name ~ Florence
she nor sSs
greatly a2itated and spoke in almost inaudioe
tone OF voice. and appeared 20 breathe very aaru.
She is young and good looking, wore a bright brown
alpaca dress, DlacK velvet Jockey, black vevet
cloak, Jet earrings, and her face was concealed by
blue veil. After she refused TO answer questions
put TO her she was sent back to jail Tor further
hearing.
Her strange actions IN the court Seom impeled tho
Recorder to summon Or. John r. Cooper, the jan
physician, who entered her cell aud upon oXgininl.
ton pronounced her 10 be aboring under an attack
or hyatera. Soon after she EXPRESSED desire "a
have interview with the clergyman who had
caused her arrest out when be WAS ushered int
her presence she refused 10 talk. Tho arrest at
CooperstCNn caused considerable excitement, and
the result Is awaited With general interest,"