The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24
AN ENGLISH LADY IN PRISON.
A Remarkable Story by the Daughter Of
an English Colonel OF Infantry-Frosn
AHucnce to u Lager Beer Saloon.

"A Remarkable Story by the Daughter Of
an English Colonel OF Infantry-From
Afiluence to u Lager Beer Saloon.
The Newark IN. J.) Advertiser Of the 2lst re-
marks:- m
Now being detained at the Second precinct sta
ton house in this city Is fine-lOOking young
woman about twenty-seven years OF age, whose
genteel and becoming dress, lady-like manners
and evident culture stamp her person who has
some days since upon the saloon under Grafton
Hall, place OF questionable reputation, and pre-
siding at the piano at the time was the subject Of
this paragraph. she was taken in custody with
the ether parties found in the saloon, but when
brought before Judge Lambert she protested her
innocence OF any criminality, and declared that
penury had driven her to seek employment az
pianist in the only place which, as stranger, and
without any means at hand to prove her reSpectar
bity she could expect to obtain it..
Her cultured manner and conversation, her EVIL
dent sincerity ana unaffected dignity OF demean0r
satisfied the Judge that her representations were
truthful, and he took pains to separate her much
and subsequently drew from her a brief story Of
her life. She said she was the daughter OF Colonel
John Hutchinson Garner, OF Garnerviile. near Bel
last county Down, Ireland, who formerly COM
manded the FOrtieth regiment British infantry,
but il now retired officer, living in wealthy ease
at the place which bears his name. Several years
ago she was married to william Francis Hull, then
cashier OF the Ulster Bank, az Belfast, the prOprie-
tor of manor OF 100 acres at Kiilyeigh. near Hell
wholly approved by her father, her husband at
tached himself to club, ana soon became so ad-
debts and the threatened dismissal from his post
ton caused him to abscOnd to this country, wnere
she followed him soon alter. He had saved from
the wreck Of his fortune some $4,000, but he
tinued his dissipation and gambling in New YORK.
and squad poverty soon drove them to apart-
ments in garrett
Then came q struggle for which neither was pre-
pared, and. after some weeks OF deprivation and
gOadng want, the husband caused their three chill
dren to be placed on Wards Island, and then de-
serted his wife and hed to Canada, which Is the last
she has heard OF him. Mrs. Hull, being an accom-
plished musician and quite proficient enough To
teach It, sought for employment as a tutor. But
she was iriendless and without endorsement Of
any kind. Hence she accepted the distasteful Oc-
cupatOn OF u saloon pianist, and while in that v0-
cation she arrested. She claims, however.
that she had been but q week in the place, and
knew nothing OF It's bad reputation. Judge Lam
bert, believing her representations has written to
her father a detailed account OF his daughters
troubles also to Robert Heron, OF Arlington
House, Killyeigh, who Is her brother.n law, and
one OF the wealthest men OF the county Down. In
the meantime, however, he would like to have the
assistance Of benevolent people in securing for her
proper place to stay until her friends are heard