The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-07
ENTITLED TO FORE.
4 Woman who h's Il cbi 20 - II. al Saf-
frEg Two Wears in the Volunteer cav
nlr,-A Year "a II Government Detective
Laying out IA NCw Wort, Rough.

\ Woman who has u RIGHT 30 " IL al SAT
frrs Two Years in the Volunteer cav
nlrN-A Year a. Government Detective
Laying out NCw Sorh Rough.
From ne MerAer R.Bgbjcda. JGu.s.
On Monday evening notwithstanding wo-
man named +. l.. Sugel cumc 10 Neriden aud
Grand Army OF this city. Sic wa directed to :. A.
Smith, Qudrterma-tyr al IL .rritl Pust, aIi COM
miuce iuycstieatcd her claims. Her p'rors were
found 20 BE- quite cou,gt and the Post pall her
board for the ngnt and her fare ~ isr us hartford.
Her case Is very cNtr.lr mary ono, aud -he very
is a German BY birth, hut speaks good English, IL
about . years Of age, stands nearly six feet high,
has dark hair and eyes, Is OF rough, w,4lh.r.
beaten comp cX!or, chow~ tobacco, and sHcars like
pirate. Her story Is tlis; The Doglnning Of the
war faund her aud her husband In Ms 'ourl,
70 sre dressed herself in malo attire and
Joined the Thirteenth Missouri Cavalry as q pri-
inspected She fourh; in the battes OF shiloh and
stone River, and took part IN eighteen skirmi,ho-
being once wounded In TIE arm The genlcman
Who favored us with our ~ .ormnton inquired t her
sex was not thcn discovered, She answered IA tho
negative, aud, barring one OF her brawny arms, dis.
played muscle navy might envy. Her general
development is like that Of man, heinz na breasted
and having scarcely any waist ShGadmi,s that 4, Is
only by tglt lacug 'hr can make hcrsc at all OF a
Feminine appearance. During her career In the army
she had muss witt one OF her comrades aud thy
fought II out, tic woman proving hest man. She was
discharged at the end OF TWO years service and FRO
dncel Atr papers TO our Informant fer examination
together with other documents nom well.kuown
men m support of her story. On obtaining her dis.
charge she procured AZ engagement in the Govern
ment detective service, N Which She cotuuucd a
year, arrestine bounty Jumpers and d,sct,rs, cS
ccpuug three months Of the rmc, when u was Gun
ployed as nurse on board the [. :. shin Tmoranr,
stationed at Galveston, Texls. We had omitted tn
state that between her discharge ami employment
IN the detective service she was taken Prisoner by
rebel Euerrilas and l,p' for Lteon day7, She was
then permitted 20 20 "a 10 Missouri, Her husband
Is nos IN N,w York, .iyk AMI without employment,
and she Il STRIVING 10 Obtain funds To cliGrJtr to
tue West. Tor Ills purpose she is now un her way
10 friends at Nashua, y, H., where she expects to
obtain assistance a short time ago she WIS insult.
ed IN the eireets by Ncw York rudiau, bui she adj.
MINIS tered terrible lee haIdcr the eye Rud put
the orb INTO eclipse. Bo'h -hc aud her assailaut
were arrested and taken before q Police Court. Tho
Police Judge incurred with what weapon she had
struck the insulting individual, and she replied,
"Nlth natures weapon" diaunyiug ifs, that would
fell an OK. The Judse presented her with hlw.
thorn billy, lo0dcd ll lead, he had Just received
from prisoner, and told her 10 use that m future
when modest d., She handles the weapon like a
Trojan and displayed II to great advantage among
the astonished boNrdcrs OF tie hotel where She
stopped last night. she leaves This morning on the
ga care To Hartford where she will apply for fur
Their assistance 10 l.d her IN reaching Nashua.