The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-02

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however. she asked "vicky' u she would like some
work 10 do, and "vcky'' replied that she
could not do anything but work buttonhoies.
kind, though she never was hari worked.
About OF The year Mrs Hosmer saia her busi-
ness became dull had nothing for .vicky" to
do but aloHg in March the g,rl became regular
habitu< OF the store, though doing little work. In
April nor condition became such as TO excite comment
among the employees and even ths customers oil
the store. Mrs. Hosmer moved TO her present
location on Second avenue on May !, and
dition urged her confess II she was IN troubs
Vicky" protested thai she had been guity OF no MIS-
coaduct, yet cried nearly tho whole afternoon and
evening. Mrs. hosmer cold her that she ought 10 20
home 10 her mother, and she ans wered while SIN
claiming to be innocsut, that her mother was very
proud aud would turn her out OF The house sue were
tola 'Vicky' had disgraccd herself After that
"vickyn very little 10 Mrs. Hosmcr's house, and
the latter seldom hoard OF her until informed OF her
death.
According TO Mrs Hosmers description "Vicky"
Tour feet eight inches tall, with very light
brown nair. blue eyes, iair skin and small hands
Her face Was rather round, DatIns features
very good locking She was exceedingly proud,
Mrs. Hosmer SAID, almost wilfuly SO. she
Sas mothers nsss poverty and in ali me time
she knew Mrs. Hosmer and Miss Barden she
never once invited .nem 10 VISIT her mother. oa
.svicky" nome and when Miss Bardsn won't ~ oring
him home ..vicky'' would NOT lst her enter Their
rooms, but thrust the chnd out into the hallway
She seriously offended Il asked 10 do
an erraDd and used tell MIRA Hosmsr
staten Island whenever she wapted 20 go out with
bu no les OF work that her mother he'd finished Shc
always insisted thst her name was Cornell and that
the name oil Conners was her stepiather's when she
lay her coffin The name OF Corners ~as upon tho
plate, and when her mother was asked IN REGARD 20
that Corners her only name. Mrs.
Hosmer said she had never seen any
bur she ad seen one answering the description OF
Bhnn waiting upon the street Tor tho girl 10 come out
Alter the funeral Mrs. Corners told her she was going
AZ housekeepcr at tho house OF DR.. Bradford and In
viled Mrs. Hosmer to call upon her there TINS she
day when passing Dr. Bradford's house 10
Twelfth street, and found Mrs. Corners and her little
boy there Two other children oil Mrs Conucrs are
now living In Albany.
GOING ALBANY.
Mrs. Read, q dressmaker, VINO took the store a.
No. 221 East Twenty-sixtn street as soon as Mrs.
Hosmer moved away, said she was visited oy
habit OF sitting around Tho store She WAS tor long
time suffering from an aching tooth and was
shs asked 10 DO employed Mrs. Read could
only give her unimDortant things 70 attend
One day. while '.vicky" was sewing at the table,
a woman Came IN and remarked, without seeing her,
ado you know that blonde girl tnat Was here has
brought suit against her former beau Tor breach Of
promise," "Vcky" never raised her eyes from her
WORK aud never while N Mrs. Read's store was she
approached upon The subject OF her condition
Mrs. Read ina. sns had resolved 10 soon pay a
visit her sister and brother Albany. Mrs. Road
surmsod what she meant, but asked no questions
wnsn .vicky" asked II she should be wanted the
succeeding week, and WAS answered in the negative
said tnat she thought she would 90 away on the
projected trip 10 Albany. Mrs. Read never saw
her alive again. She could not say that any
one paid .Vieky" particular attention while
she acquainted with ner bat she had been told OF
a young who made appoint its with her around
OF the street AMI took her away IN Car
riage. Mrs. Read says that When she saw ''Vicky"
~ ing cou there were bruises upon both sides
Of her face. which her mother explained had been re-
ceived from ali. Tho body gave the appearance OF
mn sun
'svicKY'S YOUNG MAN."
No 307 East Twenty SIX IA street 10 six story tene-
meut hat. and on the thru noor Mary Lynch oc.
culies room opposite that occupied by Mrs Corners
up TO the time oi her daughters death. Mrs Lynch
told the reporter that Inc young man, whom she now
knew Fred Lay. was Tor mouths an attendant upon
"VIcky ,".lLough the latter was always home as
reasonable hour OF the evening. He became known to
all The inmates of the house under The title Of
..Vicky:s Young Man" Mrs Lynch said that "VIeky"
went away tor y while, and when her mother was
she said that she had begged 10 go TO
Staten Islaad and her mother had consented Alter
u iew days carriage drove up to the door In the
morning and young Lay was seen carrying 'Vreky"
up slAirs closely wrapped 10 blankets. Re
naming in tho carriage was man with
dark hair, afterward asccrtaibed
TO have been Or. Bradford. Mrs. Lynch SAID she
kaew It was Lay carving "vcky" up the stars be-
was laid upon The bed told her mother that she
mig h, 20 20 ssep Fred" would stay all night ut
her bedside. linen TOR three weeks Lay was co.,
stanty watching BY the bedside OF The gri but alter
her death he die not VISIT the house al all
wEITs nABEAs CORPUS.
In the of DR.. Bradford, Dr. Eakin and MIA
Con ners Judge WestOrook ysslsrday, on application
OF M William \. Howe granted wits VI nADcAs
corpus, the same pc,ng made reLornaole this morn.
rag IN Supreme Court, Chambers.