The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-29


adorned with few common pictures, a lew simple
ornaments garnished the mantei and q gllttering
copper teakettle steamed on the stove. The very
illness and tidy arrangement OF the scant iSrnI.
ture. The carpet was clean and bright the CHAIRS
stove was nicely BACKED
ra TWO LITTLE BOYS. .
one OF about four years OF age anu .ne
the younger one dressed in light blue Jacket ana
knee pants and OF prepossessing lace ana OK pres.
| sion. The old lady and the reporter were soon
II presume you are Mrs. Armstrong; mother.
| yes - replied the lady. r Ga o. 90.
| ~ am reporter. and have called to ask you
nGp ey no Intended to
The old lady pressed her hands to her eyes and
said with much evident mental anguish, ION, mol
Go on, sir: will answer all your questions Ihave
been answering questions and crying all day, but
have nothing to conceal ana can only tell the
II presume, Of course, that you are aware OF the
circumstances in which your daughter Is placed
and have come to ask you concerning her." con-
tnued the reporter.
I only found out q little while ago, about one
O'Clock, where she was Only think OF it. the poor
girl She was away all night last night and we
were worried to death almost about her,"
"Ishould like to know, II you can recall the fsct
whether your daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, was AZ
home On THURSDAY night OF last week ana y, wnetnes
SLa,r me yes" calculated the old lady; .Lucette
never was out all night since we've been In New
York with her, and that's near four months this
Old and not strong, and my husband Ephraim mes
old and sickly and can't work and there's been so
much snow up in Connecticut this Winter. and
down here and live Win her. and I'VE
anything like this should happen to her, and She
has always been so good and worked so hard to
"Well, madame, can you recall any incident or
anything that was said or dsne on that
THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING
which will show, In addition to your knowledge Of
her general habits that she was at home all that
nights"
After long, reflective pause she replied ;-"No;
home an ts sys t;ym n,s M4 t HasO wsek"
AZ '"'s .' FALL Iu' BENZ GRAY-HArREp MAN =
entered the room and shook hands with the re-
porter. MIR. Huboell looks delicate and is almost
seventy years OF age. He took little or no part IN
''where do you and your daughter sleepf" asked
.sweil. in the other house we had four rooms.
| but here we have only two, and In that next room
e out the ae o
noor and Lucette, she sleeps In that next room"
"who ls generally first to rise in the morning in
~ am. replied the Old lady, sI've been an early
riser all my life and get up first and get break
"Then you generally saw Lucette in bed in the
"Why, yes couldn't help seeing her when we
all live in these two little rooms"
"And you think you are
SURE You SAW HER IN BED
on Friday morning, as usual 2"
| al know saw her In bed every morning since
we have been in New YORK, but don't remember
| last Friday morning in particular"
"Have you had many visitors to-day 3" resumed
Eyes, ia great many" replied Mrs. Hubbell sThc
| first that called was about one O'Clock this morn
| ing l didn't go to bed last night, as wondered
why Lucette didn't come home from her work. and
| the bell rung about one O'Clock, and went to the
| door and there stood two men. They asked II 1
Mrs v uSSer ana ss e sh
all right, or something OF that Sort and then they
said they wanted to talk to me. They came in, and
after while said that they wanted to look
| at my daughters things l asked them what
right they had 10 want to see my daughters
1 authority, and then they showed they shields.
got Lucy's trunk out and they ransacked and over
LOOKED PARTICULARLY FOR LETTERS.
| They found q good many, and took Jour or I'VE Of
| them away, and think they took a small portrait
they hunted in the pockets OF her dresses, but
didn't find anything, and next locked IN the cup.
the children keep some little toys. They were
here till three O'Clock this morning, but they
wouldn't tell nae where Lucette was"
| 'DO you know that man named Foster was
hanged on Friday last, Mrs. Hubbellf" asked the
H0h .e yes, we talked about It ere that day.n
| M "wH0 TALKED ABOUT TW
"Me and my husband and Lucy" responded
about breakfast time and alter"
DO you remember anything that was said
swell, you know, it was . general talk about It.;
but Lucette talked quite sharp, and said 1T was
shame to hang the poor man. and that the Cover.
She said she thoughL it was cruel OF the Governor
| to let Foster be hung" - r,r.t .....I
.Do you remember whether you talked about
| m oh q w ba m vQd of n
Eyes; we talked about 1t little that night"
'Do you remember anything that was said
ii remember one remark made myself that 1T
was hard for the poor man to be hung next morn
e' ONLY ONE MORE NIGHT TO LIVE
IT remember we talked generally in that way
awas your daughter present thenYr
"Oh, yes; we all sat right here, and Lucy was
with us and Joined in the talk, and we all seemed
TO pity Foster. l remember that now very Wells
''Mrs. Levy's daughter says your daughter Lucy
was not at work on Friday"
mot at work. retorted the old lady sharply
''she was at work that day; she was at work. II
remember right, though, she didn't leave here
quite so early as usual. You know she used to
her, and think that morning she stopped to sew
on some buttons with me so as to take all the I'm.
The reporters conversation with Mrs. Hubbe
lasted for nearly an hour and q half bat the fore
going embraces nearly all that bears mos: directly
| upon the question OF the
| GUILT OR INNOCENCE
OF the, young woman who Is arrested Mrs.
onss s GSf trapsGn oS ss lady Se
ever lived, and her husband appears
equally frank. All through the interview she bit.
terly deplored the disgrace that must, In her opn-
ion, follow from the fact OF her daughters arrest
She does not seem to dream for an instant that
| they can hold her daughter and thinks that the
police are Williams to attempt to weave their tolls
| about her pet who has been so kind.
| 'It's wicked-its wicked" she calculated, 'to
take her away. We have no money, and can't
work, and the LIST of the month is coming and we
| can't paw the rent unless they let Lucy come back
right away. Oh deari Oh dearw
And so the unhappy old lady bewailed her truly
unhappy condition. She exhibited portrait oil
| OF twenty-six, with long oval face and well
| formed nose and mouth. Her mother describes
| her as "spunky,n and says that Lucette has al.
| poetry and the like.
SHE HAS BEEN MARRIED TWICE.