The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-08-17


4 few days after they were sent to Jail. A let
ter was received at the Post Office at Canaden-
sis. directed to j. c. Lobdell and which came
into the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.
In that letter we found out where they were
from, and, on Monday of last week, | went in
company with Henry Schaller, one of the
Overseers of the Poor of this township, to
Stroudsburg, for the purpose of taking them to
their homes. We left StroUdsburg on Tuesday
about noon for Great Bend, at which place we
arrived about four o'clock. We then went
over TO the depot on the Erie Railroad, and,
after resting until after seven o'clock in the
evening, we took train for Hancock, at
which place we arrived on Wednesday at 1:30
A. n. Here we put up until seven o'clock,
when we took another train for Basket Creek,
or, as it is generally known, Long Eddy
Upon arriving at this point we found that we
then had about four miles to go yet, before we
would get to the house of "Joc's" father, and,
after some inquiries at Long Eddy as to the
road to be taken to get there, we finally started
with them and, after considerable trouble we
managed to get them to his fathers house.
Here we had expected to get rid of our charge,
but were doomed to be disappointed, for, upon
arriving there, We found the father to be
man about seventy years of age, and pretty
NCll DTOktH uOhl anu llC HlOtllCl llSdlle, It's
she has been for % years, and both dependent,
on the charity of their neighbors for their sup
port. We found that we could not leave them
here, and, after consulting with some of the
neighbors, we started for Delhi, the county-seat
of Delaware county, n. Y, which place is situ-
ated about 10 miles distant After arriving
there we took them to the County Poor House
Here we found that they had run away from
this Poor House about years ago, and started
on this expedition, and here we left them
We then started on our journey homeward
and arrived at Stroudsburg, on Thursday af-
ternoon, 10th inst at about o'clock. This
much for our journey, and for the disposal we
made of our charge.
| Now for something of the history of these
people. ! will give it to you as it was given
me by the inhabitants of that section Of coun-
try. OF the one who passed as Joe's wife,
when they were here there seems to be but
very little known, save that she is a daughter
of Daniel Perry of South Abingdon, Plymouth
county, Mass. 1t appears however, that she
ran away from home, and after wandering
about over the country for some time, she fin
ally landed in Delaware county, n. y. Here
she was taken in charge by the proper authori-
ties and placed in the County Poor House,
where she became acquainted with Joe. Here
| they remained together for some time, when
they ran away and came to Monroe county,
Pa.
Lucy Ann Lobdell alias Joseph Israel Lob
| dell, was married, about q years ago, to a
man by the name Of Slater. i'll Hancock town
ship, Delaware county, \. y, and after living
with her for about years, he ran away and
left her, in consequence, it is said of their not
living very agreeably together. About two
years after their marriage, Lucy Ann became
| the mother of daughter whose name is Mary
Slater, and who is now l9 years of age and is
! living at Tyler Hill, Wayne county, Pa. After
the husband had left, it appears that the wife,
occasionally, would dress herself up in her
fathers clothes, and Ia ke guu and so out
in the woods, hunting; and, very soon, she
dressed in male attire altogether, and as
sumed the name Joseph Israel, and was
known for some time as the Female Hun
ter of Long Eddy" At one time she wrote
small book, or pamphlet, giving a history
Of her adventures over the mountains Of
Delaware and Sullivan counties, \. Y, and
that she had killed four deer and FIVE bears,
besides any quantity OF smaller game, such
as rabbits, squirrels, &c.
The daughter, Mary Slater, as before sta
ted, is living at Tyler Hill, Wayne county,
Pa, and is employed in the family of Mr..
Daniel Fortmau, and. it appears from infOr-
nation received at Long Eddy, and also,
| from accounts that | saw in several papers
since that young man by the name of
| Thompson Keats, who Is also living in the
same ncighborhood, has, been trying for
some time, to accomplish the ruin of this
young lady, but without success. Having
become satisfied that he could not succeed
in accomplishing his object, he commenced
circulating very damaging reports in the
neighborhood against Miss Slater. Mr.
| Fortman, the gentleman in whose family
Miss Slater was employed, knowing the his
! tory of her parentage, and knowing that she
had no friends who would take any interest
in her welfare, resolved upon taking the
matter in his own hands, and accordingly
went to Keats and told him that he must
either sUbstantiate the reports he had circu-
lated against Miss Slater, or sustain a suit
for slauder. Measures were at once taken
to have him arrested on that charge
Keats however, succeeded, on the night of
| the 18th ut, with several associates in abb
ducting her, and after having chloroformed
her, threw her in the Delaware River, it is
supposed with the intention of drowning her.
1t was dark and rainy night, and it ap-
! pears that there was a sand bar in the river
where the girl was thrown in, upon one edge
of which her head rested out Of the water
| This saved her life, and in this position she
was found and rescued. Keats is in the
Honesdalc Jail +. II. Ii.
MOUNTAIN HOME, Pa, Aug. If, 1871.
Letter from Long Branch.
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