Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-22

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The cyerAGe Sa the Wtfe &C Cel. uep.
Ptee IN New YOPk-HeP EncaDe frS~.
the esOver1mcDs nosNoe lsvIS.
and her SabscQueus AdveosarcS.
NEW YORK, July 4l-rhe woman VIM
was outraged Tuesday night on the tuSboat
old, shabbily dressed, bat OF refined and del
lcste appearance She told the police cap
tain that her name wa Louisa Merritt, tie
vile OF Col Merritt, OF the army. and that
soout tnree weeks ago she had made her es-
A LrNATIc ASYLUM NEAR WASHINGTON.
called ST Elizabeth Asylum. but better
SHOWN a. ne Soyernment Hospital for the
insane. She had been confined there by her
husband, she said, a year ago last Septem-
Der, In order IA break her OF the habit OF eat
ing morphine AT The time mentioned. She
managed TO make her escape through a hole
In the wall, and went 70 Alexandria Ma on
foot, from there she went 10 Baltimore and
thence 10 Philadelphia, where she remainea
Tor some days. She then sold a heavy gold
ring She had In her possession. and procured
few necessary articles OF clothing Sh e
saw In the Philadelphia newspapers TIA 4
netSctive McDevitt, OF Washington. was in
me city, and fearing that he might ne look
ing for her determined 10 go away at once.
She therefore took the train Tor Jersey CITY
where she arrived on Tuesday morning
Hoping TO mud a situation. she lookei over
the advertisements in the daily napers. al
saw that a stewaudess was needed an a
steamer, and she came % New York TO apply
loT the Hselllon. she lost her way during
the day. and AT last, when she ATTEMPTED 10
return TO Jersey City.
BECAME REwILDFRED
and wandered aimlesSly about Near n
O'Clock AT night she found herself In South
street. and while standing on a corner We
apprC lched by man who asked her what
she was doing there. She told him her story
aud he said he was agent OF the We ssel she
was looking ior. and told her he would take
her on board. She then went with him TO
the tug Nike Norton and entered the cabin
with him. Alter she had been there a short
ilme four Other men made their appearance
and
THE ASSAULT WAS MADE.
Inc moment she elected her escape she
sought the protection of the first patTolman
she met, who took her io the police station.
IN was with great difficulty that the police
captain could get her - tell her story as she
said that she did not want her troubles q
he made pu bic, and that all she desired was
10 be allowed 10 go away I'm safety. she hal
appealed TO the officer for protection only.
y half dozen coarse cotton handkerchief,
tound IN her possession are msrkti -. Z
WaldrOn.' She accounted for this bv say
ing that she bought them I'm Philafelnhia
and had them 50 marked because she pro
posed 10 take that name. as She had a broth
iron IN Boston. Besides the handkerchiefS
a QUANTITY OF MORPHINE
vas found I'm one OF her pockets. and the DO
lice captain says he thinks she was under -
influence at the time she was brought 10 the
station. He says her manner and language
Indicated that She is a refined and cult yatssi
lady, though evidently suffering from The
animation disclosed the fact that Sue has
several severe bruises on her arms. The two
men arrested on the charge of comnltcfty An
The AFFAIR have been committed.