The New York herald., 1871-01-03
MINNIE DAVIS.
Accused Of Arson-The Strange, Sad Story Of a
Young Girls Life a. Given by Herself

Accused Of Arson-The Strange, Sad Story Of q
Young Girls Life a. Given by Herself
The HERALD few days since contained the story
Of On attempted suicide at the Ccnsrai Police once
or girl OF eighteen who had been imprisoned there
on charge OF arson. letter she had written to
the Fire Marshal was published. and also the crcum
stance OF her being found hanging the knob OF her
cell door. HERALD reporter had . long interview
with her since that time and procured from her the
following statement Of her experiences In q world
that has not used her over kindly
Ny maiden name was Minnie Morgan. and was
born In the city OF Philadelphia. at 20lO Parish
street. think l must have been sent TO school at
eight years Of age. tits
ONLY TEN YEARS 400,
but It seems very long time since then Before
was fifteen was married. It on the LIST day or
January, 1893, and the ceremony took place at my
home In Parish street. Ny husbands name was
Davis, and he Is now dead. The speaker here GOV.
cred her face with her handkerchief and wept)
was fifteen the February after was married, and
in that month. II l remember rightly. went with
my husband on our bridal tour to Europe, he hav-
ing been detained after our marriage in this coun.
try by unfinished business. We were In Europe q
little more than year, when
WE WENT TO PARIS,
and after residing there about two months my hus.
band died suddenly Of heart disease he was buried
in the cemetery OF Pere e Chase stayed In France
only two weeks after my husbands DEATH when
had been extra professor at one Of the Universities
OF st. Petersburg and who had come on TO Paris In
York little more than fourteen mon his ago. it may
have been more than fourteen. cannot tell now. I
feel wnrng sensation 81 n my head and DO not some
law and lived at No. 101 Waverley place. We re-
manned there not quite two months. MY brother-in-
10 or hQr vvhl WnntA an RI do
TO SEE MY MOTHER
remained there only very short time and then
former $ % brother in-law, Dr. W. j. Davis. We went 70
No. "a Second avenue 70 board In the family OF the
for his many klndnesses to me, notwithstanding
was born and bred Catholic, and love his whole
then. as we went on to Philadelphia the day before
Thanksgiving. That was one year ago.. We re-
mained In Philadelpha t Just before the Christmas
majned only till about the 1st Of January, when in
response to letter from my husband, left TO join
him In Baltimore. We stopped at Barnums Hotel
IN that city for few days, when we both went to
Washington and remained there TILL February. Then
my husband went 10 Cincinnati TO I'LL
AN ENGAGEMENT TO LECTURE
to nv child. NV husband went from Cincinnati to
ST.. Louis. Some time after returned to New York
and VISITED Mr. w family Saa Where sbe IN
from St. Louis to Chicago, returned to meet me In
this city. He soon after went to Boston and went
to Philadelphia for my baby and followed him. In
Boston told him ne must not leave me without
money and neglect me, that he did not use me
sUrFIcIESTLy FOR THE BABY,
who was in delicate health and needed extra attend
to Canada leaving me helpless and alone. l tried
| TO follow him to Portland, but saw my
M.s nsay family Sem
by these circumstances IN penniless condition, and
e Seg @ Wits IF m ams 1e asa
with the greatest kindness. can never forget them
for their Kindness and attentions TO me at that tlme
but for them should have been dead long ago and
- THE PAIN I HAVE SUFFERED
| would have, been spared me, 1 went from Mr..
Wills to 40. "a Bleecker street, having been fur
pished with poney to do so by friend Of my hus-
SG as 0f s nass
keeper. This failed to get At nrst, but accepted
es sss sasaSS e. SS ,Sr snD9Ssp GfS
'0S Soulekeepsr at twenty-five dol dollars anoer per
month EIad. street o,n near Fifth
to Philadelphia on business remained in that
city week and then came back going lrst to Mr.
the fire occurred.
was going to leave Mrs. Hagadorn's, and return
Haeadorn did not Ike to have the gas burned in the
not or
me candlestick anu bought candle. Intended
70 80 home lfor philadelphia always seemed more
h0melke to me than any other place. on Christmas,
and Christmas Eve, although / was Ill, began to
pack my things. had by the doctors orders
n ana when had packed my yase S and boxes, and ana
folded all my clothes-l had many nice dresses,
ae.-i iei' very x avn srvvvx
The rubbish which had accumulated In my trunk,
was loose in lie bottom Having removed % all else
and replaced the feded dresses and other articles on
top OF them In the trunk and laid aside the dress
tired, leaving the candle on the washstand, and
dropped TO sleep. The next thing remember was
| the presence OF number OF men In my room and
thatit was on fire.. do not know how the nre
could have originated unless the lace curtains were
s nve inch inches from the sill Mrs. hasadorn had ''u "
| NO SUCH CONVERSATION
with me as she alleges, save one in which she
made marks she now ascribes 10 me, and which I
never lived at No s Bleecker street, as has been
stated In some OF the papers and there were no such
circumstances as are detailed in that statements
which can apply TO my residence at No. "a Bleecker
ARRESTED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
and taken to Jefferson Market, where notwithstand.
was GU%pea TO two nights
is warm and relieves the pain, which was becoming
TOO great to bear. Every one here shows pity for
THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
/ saw the reports in several papers, TO whose re.
at me or Their wht
said These reports were garbed or untrue Mt, and
|
me- with all seeming 10 wish iii, must suffer for
an act never committed, and probably be sent TO
the State Prison, as
THE ELIMINATION OF MY DISGRACE
have not found the world a pleasant place, and
hoped that my mother who was pure and good,
might nercede for my pardon, II In defiance or the
Church and the law took my own life, longed so
TO be out OF misery. do not know how long was
hanging there.
The reporter here asked why she dId not climb to
! the grazing over the door and iasten the moose
theres She answered that she could not reach 1t by
aid Of the chair, and then showed the method by
which she sought TO stran2e herself. She says that
her only relatives reside in Eldred, near Phia.
delphia.
ACCIDENT TO A HUNTING PARTy.--Fr0m the Ma
con (Ga.1 papers we learn that On the 27th ult q
party Of gentlemen left that city In batfeaus on
duck hunting expedition. One Of the batteaus
turned over and out OF the five men In It only two
escaped. The other three. George Napier, Henry
Els and coored man named Bob, were last seen
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