The sun., 1873-12-25
coMMoDoRE rAxDEBBI11's NURSE
Tho Woman TINT Jastce Hoars scnt ~ THO
AInshousc MORO than Onc Hundred
Years Old nformc ctisu for her Friend.

1o Hs Ei'0rof ne sun.
StR: Permit mo through the ooluinu-u ul
your honest, truthful and Justly e-teemed Jour
nal to call attention to the following facts. hop
mg il may meet the cyts Of some II the friends
Of the Outraged sufferer.
For man years thcro las lived IN Brooklyu n
little woman who ls now 1eO wears old. called
Ann Medley, hut better knowna." "Old GRANNY
In her long life she was never known to tell
lie or commit dishonest or dishonorrbc action.
She W.. yirtuous and respected servant with
many of the uptown families in New York. who
treated her in her young days with great kind
ness and affection. She nursod Commodore
Vanderhilt's family, and lived to see the third
generation. MANY a curly head rested on her
busum and was lullcd to sumbcr with Affection
ate care
She had lived with a rich Quaker family. who
clothed her in her old age and gave her month
ly stipend to pay her board, 80 she was no va
Heights Whose nitne forget VINO, when she
would GO to see them, would take on her cloak
and bonnet, aud place her IN the damask chair
in tho reception room, and roll II 10 tho nrc 20
warm her: end their boys at college would keep
their pocket money Tor Old Granny, who had
nurscd their mamma; and the gentleman Of the
house would NIL her pipe for her. and they
would give her money and new clothes, and tel
her that whenever she wanted 10 be cared Tor
they would pav for her In the Old I.ady's Home.
She would laugh and say she wanted her liberty
"a long AZ her old legs lasted And now, after
leading useful lfe for one hundred years, the
poor old feeble soul is arrested 10y some brute II
policeman, who seemed to be hard up iur 4
case and dragged tp station house to lie all
night IN a cold, damp, dirty cell
Inc following from the Brooklyn Eagle will
tell ITS own sad tale:
\ very Old woman, hahitel much "a the witches IN
"iileneth toitetcd mp 70 Jud.e Moore IN tespJrisc
the rafrr Ann Ncdl~y' and pieaded, In prgk.n sud
qWv.ting voice, Not guilty 10 tho eharsc of beua
va, ant. Poor old woman! HrT face wac dvssu np
Into ihc shape of nut cruCkcr.
ga are said TO he tagi ant, shd Judge Moore.
80 r nu, your Homer"
where DO you lVeP" ..
sure. livt IN that house that Mrs. Tobin died H."
the Judge decided to send her for months to The
Nmshousc IL highly Improbable chat she Will ever
come out again.
when she pleaded mot guilty. why did not
Judge Moore make inquiries II she rad any
friends and have her sent tu some asylum for
care. AS she knew whcIe to command friends at
any time TO take her into st. Josephs Asylum
IN New York;
When she replied. "Oh. no, your Honor, anu
not avagrant, sue told the truth. For years
she lived with Mrs. 1obin, and WIS wei cared
for and had her board regularly paid. Mrs.
Tohin die l. and the per- n who bought the
store kept Granny into the bargain for simply
keeping AN honest eve around. The house II
situated In Main street, between Water and
Front strrcts-l do not know the number. IL
goes hv the name of "The house Mrs. Tuh,n
died in AZ Mrs. TObin had made n large and
honest fortune IA II and WIS Unidentified with IL,
So poor uid Granny was not In the least out Of
her wits. MONAN.