The New York herald., 1877-09-11

back she Ho drunk ana swearing. ne
seemed think shc had gone out OF the house. but
told him 1T WASH. likely she would 60 out In the snow
iu her bare feet He runmaged through every room
in tho house and looked IN, under and behind every
thing that could conceal human iorm. he even
looked out adjoining root left the house soon
room up stairs, where he used to sleep before she
came there to live when J came back ABB about y
Amy had turned up ye. and she told me
how Billy had found her In bed on The
and and down stairs had soen her two or three days be-
fore. but nevor saw her alive again she dlod inrce
or tour days a.orwar Mrs King called lea my cdv wo up
on the floor. Billy was lying IN bed win me me
corpse Her right hand lay on her breast ana her le
arm down by her side. went 10 place II IKE tho
other, but Billy grabbed Il and put II back: The arm
limp and the wrists and backs OF the hands were
black and blue sat little while ana tnen went nhcK
TO bed. The next morning helped Billy carry Miss
Fawsitrs things up 10 his room.
WHAT MRS. HAS TO SAY.
On Friday reporter called on Mrs King, the land
lady OF the house In which Miss Fawsiu died he
rang the bell al the entrance on west twenty
street, ana was admitted ny young woman na1 WY
occupies back above the store aud told tha
he would end Mrs King IN her room, as she was ~
and unable to como down stairs Three dark and par
row staircases were climbed, and Mrs Kings room
last reached her door standing open al rear
in the house happened to be in the room
at tho time and sat by table on the oppo,
on rocking CHAIR near Of the two windows OF the
room. She Is short old woman, stout rathcr tnan
otherwise with brown hair sharp Sacx eyes sn
The iorcapscr O, her right hand is ghty bent tho
shape OF the letter When speaking she showed two
even rows of tecth tho upper row evidently alse anu
tho effort required in holding them in position strain
ing her mouth into the scmbance Of ghssily and un.
meaning smile. The reporter had been told tnat
s.Mo,her Kiug' would bc found shrowd, smooth
tongued, plausible old dame, who would IMPRESS MN
The description was % PERFECTLY apt Tho reporter apol
ogzcd for the and said that he had called TO
investigate certain rumors ana elarss hnS ,ns
any statement 10 make no should be happy to hear IT,
we. for sSS ,ns 1spos
s.Not a BIZ not single bt Miss Fawsilt had every
thing heart could wish. used TO 90 every day to
Washington Market, and there wasn't snytning the
market afforded, any dehcacy, that didn't get for ner
without regard 10 expense"
"Was IS Fawsitt hearty eater 7"
..WeI no. sir, not generally; and what she did eat
she always threw up again. nothing would stay on her
stomach used to get her quart OF milk every oay'
and used 10 get ginger snaps rom Lynchs LOT her
We'll why;was !. her food wSasn't digest s Il xa.
perfectly dreadful; yes, sir; sho used to drink rye
whskey all the time ~
The man who is charged with having murdered Miss
Fawstt made his appearance at this moment on the
scene IN .u o. the ram wn n a. oI wora rI1 he
went into the pantry and deposited his buroen, anu
returning, fused about tho room Tor moment ana
gave Mrs. King fcw pona!es he had In his band. He
is abo ut the average height trc above 1t, broad
shoudercd and rather stout with black hair eyes and
Inustachc and q very forbiddng countcnance.
black oil two days growth lent his features evcn
more than their naturally unprepossessing aspect;
Mrs. KING called his attention 10 Tho reporter, anu
said that no had come from the HERALD
.'what ior?" SAID Billy, IN short, rough voice.
why, 70 hnd out about the character Of the house
and hat tho people SAID about Miss Fawstt, ~ re-
Piled Mrs. King
"Wel, what about itg She lived here and she died
|. here, and that's all there Is about it,"
He showed no disposition to be interviewed and
saying he was 'gong TO get somo pepper, he'd DO
did not reappear during the hours through which
tho visit was extended IN hopes OF bis return: -
Ms hg men hsr oase sS
and again that she had had all that heart could
wish" and had been teuderly cared Cor from begin.
ming TO end. sho was strong and healthy looking
all the time and didn't complain OF any disease but
seemed perfectly we'll ana happy. Once, f" SAID Mrs
across my room, so she couldn't have been very
weak" She said that Miss Fawsit mad only two
there that sno had pawned those and Billy had
given tho pawn tickets to Mr. Montague; that had
worn her (Nlrs King's nightgowns and used her
handkerchiefs all the time she was 10 the house.
When asked If Billy was KIND to Miss Fawst, she
said that he worshpped the very ground shc trod on
King "mother" against her (Ars. Kings) wishes, and
wanted to be called ''Amy," instead Of Miss Faw-
could not Oo induced 10 adopt. She also SAID
tnat Miss Fawstt had told ner she
was married 70 BLY, and that she tMrs King nna
IN the city, though he couldn't be made to live with
her. and that she miss Fawsitt) had husband living
OF coming there, MISS Fawsitt had liveo alone The
servant girl OF tho house then slopt down In the
paror Tor two weeks she herself had nursod and
watched her tho same length Of time. III will be seen
from the servant girs statement that she was not
allowed 10 cross the threshold ;, a'ter MISS Dcman M Ie
s'Mss Fawsitt" +" she continued 'died owing mo $ll5
counting $40 for the rooms The three days she lay
a corpse makes $125 Tho day she died stood at he
! foot OF the bed, and she sad:-Nlrs King you're
looking sad and sorrowlu, and know what irs
owe you but you WILL every ocnt Of IT, I've written
TO Montague for $780, and hc' send It, III pay him
back whom got my benefit money from england
been there, she fell down and tore the lace curtain
Again she the other one and she broke crockery
and of things for me; but suppose ought rot TO
tell of il now. She's gone whore she won't break me
anything more Tho night she died she said she was
hungry and wanted some oysters ! sent out Tor
them. and while was cooking them she died. Tho
| paper said she died OF starvation Now how could
be When she asa as
| She drank so much she couldn't eat Dut little Sho
did drink terribly; 1t wasn't right, and l told
went myself when was able, and as l was
frugal and industrious saved enough money to fur
finger between her lips and drawing out her upper
row OF false teeth tor the reporters nspecon)these
cost me sloo Thass gold plate you seO. @ rme
| and complete as II comic mask bad been withdrawn
from DEATHS head The sardopic grin disappeared,
the checks collapsed aud the lips were compressed aud
puckcred The effect WAS CHASTITY aud the appearance
was scarcely less rcpusve when the teeth were rein
serted and the stiff artificial smile came back "l've
earned my money by honest industry, and now when
| I'm IN my sixty eighth year my ncghbors talk about
| inc. It's burning shame. AS Tor MISS Fawst,
couldn't have been kinder TO her than was But that
contemplate little hussy Miss Lennox came here and
Kissed the dead face ana then pretended TO aint but
she couldn't do IL II colder In that room than 10 was
| out OF doors. Mr.. Montague had carriage hero ioI
himself and Mr. stevenson, but didn't so much as ASK
me II I'd like go tho church and hear the service
road couldn't have gone, but IT would have showed
some respect. don't suppose, though, was entitled
To any; they'd got what they wanted and could 60
! just had to sit down and have good cry, ic Sc
| hurt. After the funeral Mr. Montague sent has man
| around ior Miss Fawst's things. BIly had given
| him all tho pawn tickets for tho things she had
| pawncd and | gave HIM all her letters and two
! money orders. l suppose ought to have
kept the money orders for what she owed
me- but thought Mr.. Montague would pay u all. One
night not long before Miss Fawstt died. shc went out
| TO the theatre, and Billy went with her. She came
back late with some man. Billy went down TO the
door 10 let her In and when he opened the door the
| man run or Miss Fawsitt cricd My God! you've
| saved mcp When che grow quiet she told him tho
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