The New York herald., 1878-08-15
EvICTED AND HOMELESS.
MRS. MILLER, rHE Friend OF suFFHRERs IN
LIBBY PRISON, FORCED TO WORK AND LIVE

MRS. MILLER, THE FRIEND OF suFFHRERs IN
LIBBY PRISON, FORCED TO WORK AND LIVE
ON THE SIDEWALK IN MULBERRY STREET.
pile of furniture and household goods among them
sewing machine, lying on the sidewalk, opposite No
303 Mulberry street, Tuesday afternoon, indicated
that poor had been recently dspossessed
Inquiry established that the tenant Mrs. Mary
Miller German lady, reduced to poverty. Her nus.
band has been recently sent TO the Wards Isisnd
Lunatic Asylum. Tho story of the dispossessmsns
Is very simple. The OF the building Is Mr..
Rshard A. sterrs. Deputy Comptroller. His agent.
who Is also employed in the Comptroler's oacs a.
Inspector OF Markets. IL Mr.. Victor Seaman.
That gentleman gave lady notice 10 move on the
1st OF August. She aid not to leave the house
aud said that she would have money 10 pay hes
rent Upon this Mr. Seaman il Is said offered her 81
II she would lcave He gradually increased oner
to S3, but still tho woman would not leave She said
she u shirt maker and would lose her busaess II
put out On the 7th inst she served with
notice quit, and last Tuesday, returning TO hcr
home after short absence, shs found
that both the locks in the doors Of hor
rooms had been broken and her thinga
thrown out into the street. She mad homo to gG
to and 1t seriously insercred with business She
had been paid In advance for half dozen shirts,
which she had not completed. She arranged matterf
as that concerned by setting ND her sewinI
machine The sidewalk and completing the si1
shirts that way Tuesday evening. Yesterday morn
ing sho finished her work by sowing twelve but,os
holes 10 tho same conspicuous place, exposed thd
rude staring OF every passer-bv.
FAMILY HISTORY.
Mrs. Miller says she born in Hesseu, Germany.
to this country about twenty years ago.
She first wont 10 Baltimore and thence 10 Washing.
Ter, was astaor in Germany IN lSts and had beeu
Obliged to fec from the country 10 rave his life.
they opened q wholesale bakery Main street.
When tho war broke out thcy were suspected of
s.s there. Mr. Msr was
locked up for weeks ut time, but was
could DO
them TO rclease him. he was needed to help
managing the bakery which was the largest in Rich
mond and the one from which the Confederate troops
were supplied. Sometimes Mrs. Miller baked
thousand ioavss Of bread day the rebels bu. the
loaves wore small, not over The sizc OF an ordinary
biscuit, in those times -four was scarce The
governments paid Tor IT, in Confederate bilis at the
rate OF 81 ioa, or 81 900 barrel. More than two
hundred persons In Richmond made lv,Eg by selling
her bread. Paper money poured IN upon her a.
lieve Prices OF everything were high $1,000 In
Confederate money was worth only $40 In gold meat
a pound. She had about twenty hands IN her sm-
poy, and it often cost her over $1,000 day TO do
her marketing and purchase all the days supplies
PRISONERS.
The suspicious OF tho Coniederatss were not With
out ioundation she says The guards OF LIBBY Prison
many OF them Germans, who sympathized with The
Northern prisoners inside Mrs. Miller often at the
through these guards. She would meet them in
some obscure place. take she blankets from their KNAPP
guards would 20 back to Libby Prison and give the
food 10 th0se inside.
AT THE CAPTURE or RICHMOND.
But these only services. She says
that when Richmond was taken she did great
10 showing the commanaer Of the Union troops tho
dangerous parts OF the city whore 1re might 20
psciod She conducted the soldiers the nre engine
houses and directed thom in putting out the CON-
rs0es would net lend hand, but the Union soldiers
extinguished 1t IN less tnan an nour Her bakery
the only shop open IN Richmond on the day Of Its
capture. whsa the grand entry OF tho troops was
mado she standing tho root Of house. wstch-
Ing the procession. The commander, who had heard
OF services, recognized her passing. sho says
and ordered all the companies to lower ther flags
Of the scene. and ncanss aeoo, ne me Of sS
taking OF Richmond very vivid. She says that tho
say bel before @ inc city city was captured she TOOK IN over
cent the next day. She has trunk iull Of old Con-
easr.e n . bills which she Keeps ss s1rio;iy The
OF tue South would triumph, and only Two days be.
fore. io,S the s.psur: Of k,sh%ond jew. ~Is. y
sacrince for Confederate money. The hqaol
broke the barrels, letting liquor ow along
and sink The ground. THIS doae Tor fear the
init ali sorts OF outraaes on the people Goods Of ali
and everybody helped themselves as they onose.
TROUBLES AROSE
Mrs. Miller says she was not LETT pennIess by the
Union victory. Besides her Confederate money she
had saved some 500 In grcenbacks and about
500 in gold, together with some twenty
watches that she had bought from Con.
icdsrats soldiers Tor paper money when they
were cut Of funds. All this she put IN n little bag
and threw IL under the rear stoop OF her dwelling,
where IL lay concealed some days With this little
capital sho resumed business, but her troubles
began. The Confederate troops were away, and she
longer had their custom. The United States
troops used Tor bread the -four they con6soated>
When the latter left Richmond the people,
having discovered her Union sentiments,
refused TO give her their custom. Things went on
from bad to worse until she finally moved 10 New
York. Her husband several times showed touches OF
insanity, but she always cared for him herself, until
nj this last attack she was Obliged to seud him 10
Wards Island. Now she sits Mulberry street
without a roof TO her head q cent OF money
In her pocket Yet she has stout heart and 10 not
all cast down by her fate, but still hopes for the
best.
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