The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-18
THE FEMALE BROhE Rs.
Tho Chicago Antecedcnts OF Mesdamrs
Woodhu'l. Ciafin & Co. How they
"Brokc' People uorenbOut.


The latest sensation of that somewhat easily
excited metropolis, New York, is bona Fde iirm of
female brokers' doing an apparently thriving bust
ness on Broad street, under the name Of Woodhull,
menced business, the Local journals OF that city have
devoted certain portions OF their columns daily TO
DESCRIPTIONS Of their Office actions looks, mctl DDS
OF labor, as well as tedious amount OF mysterious
evacuation as to who they are and what Will be the
result of thor novel venture.
will contain such a darling pair OF females who
could claim nativity or business training N that
place, and It Is equally certain that they, like all
other individuals OF striking originality Of enterprise,
must have received their education IN ChicagU-and
sTcb uroyes 10 be tho case II there is any person
living IA New York or elsewhere WI o is Ia doubt
concerning tie success OF these l.dlls in their new
sphere, few "reminiscences Of their doingA In this
city VII serve to show that they ought 10 he emf.
ngutly cited for The trade Of professional sharpors.
Miss Clafin, the junior member q the FIRM came
TO the notice Of sho Chicago public about three Years
ago rs "Miss Tennessee, ClaNoyaEt DOcress."
Her Ughtful name - Tennessee CHin, and SHE Is
81 Ter oil Or. HehcTn, celebrated cancer pEy stefan
now residing IN this city. sac has modified her
namc iriGe since her appearance on change and
has ingeuously icontrNed 10 give II somewhat
prctiior touai and look, By calling herself % TenIie
C." Canin. she occupied an elegant marble front
building AZ the corner Of Randolph street and Wa.
bash avenue, facing on The latter taorou h a'e, and
is wen remembered by the amount OF style which
size assumed ut home aud upon the streets.
In the matter Of getting herself up with elaborate
toilets, Tor the benefit nf corner lOungers, II is gen
oIay admit.l that Sue was AN unqualified success,
but as minister to the necessiteA OF the sick and
INJURED She mas not LETT behind her an especially re.
markable reputation. We'll authen heated instances
are related OF her medical eNpeioGces, rather Of
the experiences OF those who looked TO her for
sstanoe In the hour Of suffering, that almost cause II
TO be regretted that she did not turn professional
broker here, instead Of practcing IA q spIltualisc
physician, several Oi thGse cases are OF nature
That would have brought the maledlctiOns OF the
entire community upon the head of the offender he'd
she been u man, but which were probably looked
upon evidences vi natural talent and shfe~ dness
IN female,
doings in this respect would require altogether too
much space but there is one case that Is deserving
OF meLtion.
mont was Frustrated by an incul able OF soften
ing al the spinal cord. Her husband nearly dis.
tTacted, ana refused to believe that sho could mol
be restored to health again, although several leading
physicians Of tbs city, among them Dir, Dyes, mad
assured him that she could not live. The husband
finally sent for Miss Tennessee 90 "Tenuie C." az
she is now known, who !afurmed him nj once that
bi.ung, however, that she must have her lu lee
paid down at the start. Mr., silver had expended
nearly all of his funds IN cndeaYoring to briug his
vie TO health through legitimate means, nut he had
etill little property lett. The doetress ~ was well
aware OF this TACT tor she pulled out legal d0eu
mcnt, which she had pf, yOusY prepared making
over the property to her This he signed. In
thirteen days his wife was dead. by the advice oil
friends he sought the aid Of the law to recover his
properly but before decision was reach I'd lac had
dIed bioken-healed.
This melOd Of getting huge fec in advance was
Miss Tennesseo's" fayorte dodge, aud u large
number of instances are known OF those whom shI
her $3.50 on condition of being enabled TO travel II
three weeks lie did travo but in a helrse.
Miss Claim became. acquainted with her present
female WIS the wife OF shiftiesa fellow who knew
little Of medicine and had an Office ON CLARK street
Sn Of hs SenseS 70 private sS under tn
hung out lar eign as an electrical pliysicianf o
Wabash avenue near EIdridse court. She srensm