The New York herald., 1874-07-29
A FEMALE PEDESTRIAN.
A Young Woman Marries In Boston.
Emtgrates with Her Husband TO North
Carolina, md Walk. Through Five
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Young Woman MarrieS In Boston.
Emigrates with Her Hwsba nd to North
Carolina, and Walk. Through Five
states TO New York.
beautiful yonng woman. apparently twenty
wears OF age, applied Tor lodging a lew nights ago
at the Nineteenth Precinct Police station, IN East
filty-ninth street. Her dress, although well worn,
was neat and tidy. The blonde ha'r OF her mead
hung in curs down we'll shaped neck. Her form
was petite. and her speech indicated that her edu-
cation had not been neglected To Sergeant
WhitcomO. VINO sat behind the desk, she gave
remarkable story or how. sixteen months ago. she
married man named Anthony Briggs carpeh-
ter OF no mean capacity, residing IN Boston, Mass,
where her parents also lived in comfortable CIR
cumstances The young couple lived happily 10.
gether on the outskirts OF Boston until last Feoru
AIRY. when, IN company with several other families
they emigrated 10 North Carolina. On the way
thither h. husband began to show his true charac
ter, by beating her without the slightest provoca
ton. This he kept up at Intervals. unnl she
left him in The country near Charlotte. n. O.. with
the determination OF going TO her parents In Mas.
sachusetts, even II she was compelled 10 walk the
trip tue second week in April, with only a lew
cents more than 81 IN her pocket. on ner way
North she stopped az iarm houses ana, oy coon, On
ing and washing. earned food and lodging Tor the
night. ON an average she spent five hours a'iay
in walking; the rest OF the day was spent IN sleep
ana WOTkiDH idHIicS il ',iu-i ~ I"
meal she travelled through North Carolina, Nir-
grn,a, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
this city last week. loot sore and SICK from
the long journey which she had undertaken. Being
an adept with fhe needle, an excellent pianist and
a good cook, she sought Tor WORK IN any capacity.
but without success. Since her arrival in this city
she has been kindly taken care OF by the several
captains OF police stations where she has applied
for lodging On making known her story 10 Ser
geant Whttcomb he kindly furnished her with
substantial meal and gave her . card OF
the Free Dormitory for Women. &C No.
a Amity street, an institution having
Tor It's object the providing OF temporary
shelter for those poor women who might
ind themselves homeless In strange city.
lDither the poor young woman bent her steps.
The matron, Mrs. Boyd, who Is in charge oi The
INSTITUTION. kindly showed her a comfortable bed
and allowed her 70 take a bath. The bruises
ceived by the young woman from her husband are
plainly visible on her arms and body. The woman
a neat vet plain brown linen suit. She did NOT
have particle " wearing apparel save what she
wore, and when she arrived here she hid not have
money enough to purchase an ordinary meal.
During her conversation subsequently with a
HERALD reporter, while showing but little out
ward emotion, the tears would slowly trickle down
her cheeks as II 1t were impossible TO restrain
them. BY the kindness Of several we-knOwn
business men down town to whom her case was
made known, she was enabled TO start for Boston
yesterday afternoon and VIII arrive there eariy
tins morning. She claims that her friends in Bos-
ton are numerous Dut that she could not let
them know in what unfortunate position she
had been placed, although the ault was not her
own. She does not know or at least does not care
where her husband Is. II Is her intention to apply
Ior divorce At an early date.