Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-31

had room up stairs; they were next
rooms. In the morning when she hrst
same asked her her name and where she
was from, she said jeanette Hamilton
ask d her where she was from, and she said
had nothing more to say 10
her until after breakfss; she went up to
her room and sept she was in her room
an hour, perhaps, or two hours; when she
came down stairs again, she C me- to my
room, and said to my self and Miss Maggie
Brown we must be soci2ble with her for
SHE WAS A STRANGER,
and told her wou'd do all L could for
her. Then she invited us into her room,
and Miss Maggie told her she had better
unpack her trunk, told her would help
her unpsck and put her clothes in the
wardrobe. In the meSrtime, asked her
name again, and she told me jeanette
Hamilton. and said she was from Arkansas.
| asked her IL she was married and she said
"yes'' and that her husband died. l left
her then and came down stairs. In the al
ternoon, after dinTer, gentleman brought
some shoes for her; she went into my room
AMI tried some Of them on; she came in my
room and asked my advice about the shoes;
Miss Alice says "Jsannette, you have
got some money, pay for
your shoes then; she went up
stairs and brought 81, a S. bill and two SIS
| never saw her any mere until she came
down stairs N the evening dressed; she
said her dress was soiled, and she'd like to
have another; told her | had dress, and II
she could wear it she was welcome to 1t;
she put t on; she had her hair done up, and
Maggie Brown came in and told her she had
better put it down, and she lee if down; she
had some flowers in her hair and we wanted
her TO take them out, but she insisted on
keeping her flowers; we took her in to Miss
Alice so that she could see how she looked;
we went into the parlor, and asked her If
she knew how she must do and how to take
care of herself; she said "Yes, Miss
Alice had told her" l told her she
must And she said not
more than one; then sha asked me for
something, and | cent her to my loom for il;
she asked me for snuff; when she came
back, she sat down and was talking 10 Miss
Maggie; three gentlemen came in and one
went and sat down by her; l had left her
when the bell rang; he made some remark
to her, allow do you feel this EVENING"
or something like that don't know what
it was, and she sat few minutes and then
left the parlor and went out on the porch;
l went out and asked her why she stald out
there; she i'd she was a stranger, and felt
lonesome; then the gentlemen went off and
she went back into the parlor, and 81 e q: keo
Miss Maggie 10 play on the piano; Miss
Maggie said she couldn't play; she said ''ii
YOU can't play, make q noise on it," and TO
H. I,av hn than
door bell rang and these two policemen
came; l went out to see what the police
men wanted; l met Mss Alice, and snf
says
ssALLIE, WHERE'S JEANETTE"
| said sin the psrlor;' she says "brins
her here, these policemen want to see her
[ brought her, and told har the policemen
wanted to see her, and took her back int
the room where the policemen were; th'
policemen talked to her few minutes, ant
came out, and said they were satisfied; theI
she said she would go to bed-she oidL'
feel well told her "eery yell, go to ned.'
She asked me for a match, and L sent he
to one of the ladies Of the hous
10 get m Itch; she went upst airs, and wen
to ted, as thought After the house va
closed up, went up 10 her room to see !
the gas was turned down; | found the ga
turned on AID her out, and L turned tb
gas off entirely. l couldn't find her in be
room and l went to Miss Magge's room
ard there l found her and Miss Maggi'
both in bed. stopped at the door and Mis-
Maggie saws "Come here Sallie, l want b
tell YOU what Jeanette has been telling me
I walked to the bed and stood at the foo
and she told me what she had to say. Sb
said that
left her and Miss Maggie in Maggie
room and th IN went TO my own bed and
haven't seen the girl sine. Tha
was about midnight. jeanette made
request of Miss Maggie ant
me, she requested
During the day Miss Alice was in her room
part of the time, and part of the time aoou
The house, getting the house right:
There was another gentleman, bnt he wa
not in The parlor; lie was in the room 0
the porch; he only seen this girl when so
went to get match; he seen her then; tina
was as she was going up stairs; THU
the policeman came between and
O'Clock; Miss Annie Frszier WEI
to the door when the policeman came
think she did; she always did go to the doc
then Miss Alice went; it was not long Defol
she came back and told me to tell the 81
the policeman wanted to see her. III
door is kept locked; IL is not customary Z
let every odS in; when the front door WI
opened, jeanette was in the parlor taiklr
with Miss Maggie; when Miss Alice wei
to the door and the policeman came IN
went for the girl; Miss ALICE had no conve
sation with her from the time she told II
to get her into the room where the po.lce
man was. They staid in that room 5 or
minutes; the door was closed; it was Ann
Frszier's room; when they came out the
said they were satisfied, and reported tn
THE GIRL HAD SAID
that she was married woman, and that 81
had been in a house before, and knew Wh
she was there Tor; l didn't hear the polc
man say anything about taking mr. away
she wanted to 60. When the poilcems
came out, there was some remarks mace;
don't know who made them; heard not
ing involving the workhouse, and W
standing there all the time; don't remen
Der that these men said anything about vi
, she left Memphis. She said she met MI
Alice on the street, selling quilt. p
, wouldn't give me any satisfaction d
said Miss Alice had told her what KIND OF
house she was coming to and what 81
! must do; l asked her what MISS Allce q
told her, and she said size knew she had
Gross examined by Mr.. McCtGnnahan
lam member of Miss Alice Cromwell
} family; suppose she keeps house OF pr
tjtDtion: | was living there when Miss Ali
came back; she
GAVE us A GENERAL CURsING
\ when she came back; she always does; &
didn't curse me but she cursed the 81
wants and the housekeeper; Lucinda Ia
ding is one of the servants-she's the cha
bermaid; "Missouri" is the COCK; do
know her other Dame; she cursed the Co
and Miss Annie Frazier, the housekeep
she cursed around loose, | suppose
meart it for Miss Annie Frazier; l W
a permanent boarder at the house DUR
3 her absence; she didn't send teiegral
hut she wrote about the time she intend
0 10 come back; the le,ti was Written irc
Pine Bluff, or Little Rock, don't XII
which. She said nothing sbou having
ira company; she got home about Q oclo
in the morning; Miss Jeanette HamI'
came with her; she told me her name
self: / seen Mr.. Caldwell in the room
whether be came with Miss Aiice or TO
don't know; at the time this girl was
( on the back porch, young man Came
and a.ked her what was the msteef,
- ,hara than and when she dld