The New York herald., 1878-10-30
TOM FIELDS WIFE.
THE uNFonruNArE LADY CARED yoR BIZ THE
PoUGHKEEPsrE AUTHoRITIEs-A SEARCH
FOR HER EFFxCTs

POUGHKEEPsIE AUTHoRITIEs-A SEARCH
FOB HER EFFICTs
PouGHKRRPsIH. Oct 20, 1878
The City Almshouse authorities have taken up the
case Mary E. Fields wife Of Thomas G. Fields, and
have committed to the Hudson River Hospital Tor
th Insane. They have also taken steps the
city from expense In the matter. IL having been
stated 10 members OF the Board that she had con-
siderable personal property, the Board decided at Its
meeting last night TO place further action IN the
hands OF It's President, Alison Ward, and the
City superintendent Of Poor. l. p. Dutshsr
Mr.. butcher had been given . long list
Of valuablss by MRS. Fields. which she said
al her property, but which she had made TO
Mrs. Purdy in regular bill OF ssie for the Of 81
The list included gold rings, diamond rings, gold
bracelets gold sleeve buttons with diamonds; gold
watoh and chain, gold brooches gold shawl pins
coral brooches and earrings coral necklace, gold
ornaments set with carbuncls and pearl gold
chatelains, Japanese jswsry, diamond finger rings,
gold ring. with solitaire diamond; silvsrwars OF
every description and make, ono silver jockey club
marked Cr,ckest;' silver ptchers saivers breakfast
sets, gold locKet with diamonds, gold bracelet with
diamonds, SO with this list In thor possession, the
President Of the Aimshouse Commissioners and the
SuEerinlendent visited two or three places to-day
which p cen.sinsd many Of the sr,iciss named and
then, in company with three or our lady friends OF
Mrs. Fields, VISITED otner places IN one Of which they
found all Of Mrs. FIELDS baggage including large Sara
togA trunks, chests and ordinary trunks and boxes
and other baggage. -. Nss l4g 1st
The main search baggage referred 70 vas II
possible to md the diamond JswelTy, but when the
authorities saw what oxlent tne search would have
10 carried they gave II up Till further aud bettor
arrangements can be entered into for H. Some oi the
ladies o the party expressed the greatest Asonlsh
brought TO light viow OF the fact that for long
time Mrs. Fields had allowed herself TO suYsr
shawl S% was found saa pSsis SneS M ' Fsa sister 'r
said cost $500. Then thero were trunks
iaai o. SSs.y linen liner apparel nanasSms M som .n laoss =
match, boxes OF elegant napdKerehies. costly night
dresses monograned "S. q F. boxes OF silk bose,
&C., &c There was hamper three feet high filled
with costly svsrwars Ot every description, and one
trunk contained original packages Of silverware
which looked as II Il had used. One soup
turssn and adle OF solid silver was present to
Tom Folds from an orphan asyIum, and another set
o was
goods whose value IN the Aggregate would
amount several thousand dollars. II II probable
OF the ARTICLES mentioned IN the list gwen
BY Mrs Fields 70 the autnors,ss win not be iound as
II is known that she has iron time to time dis
posed OF some OF them. using The prooseds 70 supply
immediate wants
VINO WAS rHs srRASGRRf tet
Altnough Mrs Fields .nd one os Iso Of nsr irionds
AraFksI street. 10 Mrs. Fields short time ago.
can be found 70 identify her, and hos visit
and the cause oil u stall wraps Ia profound
mystery, and IL look. a. II u was her visis that
hastensd Mrs Fisids' attack OF insanity. she
asked how Mrs. Fields vas getting along;
~hethor she seemed 10 have Any means I;
did sho do her work. and was
we'll provided with clothes. Said Mrs. Cotton 70
tho lady sAre you an ultimate friend Mrs. Fisidsf"
10 which the lady replied pstnlantly, "No. am NO
frtond OF hsrA" MIRA Fislds' little boy was playing
the house and Ars Cotton pointed him out to
the woman, the latter exclaimed, 81 don't want
him, want - see has mother" After waiting
q long nmo aud Mrs. Fields coming the woman
said, s'Ths Is the Hrst time was ever In Pough-
Eeopsis and don't believe l will ever
come again." ana she lett Mrs. Folds on ner ar.
rival was given description Of The woman, when
she with apparunt great anxiety, ION, that
that Mrs. Garrett and that diamond cross Was once
nine. Tom gave II 10 me and aitsrward said u
wasn't paid ior and took u away 20 riRany's. The
hand OF frovidcncs - helping me; Little more and
would have seen that woman" Que theory Of the
woman's appearance Is that sue came TO effect set-
tismonI Tor the separation Of Tom Fields and vile.
MrG Fields said year ago that hE Yields wanted 70
settle with tor good but one Of bis require ments
that he should have the child and 10 that Mrs
Fields would not conssnI The little boy " SSH with
Mira Fields ami Mrs. Todd.