The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-07
POOR JENNIE MINISTER.

YOUNG METzGER's FATHER EXPLAINS HER CON.
NEorIoN WITH THE FAMILY
The following is letter In relation TO the sad
ofJennis Minister from young Metzger's father
NV HAVEN Conn. August o. 1878.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE liKRALD:-
Your issues OF Yesterday and to-day contain extended
nestle and since ,ns character Of hs.s a ai
elias reflect upon my family in some degree, and
give in RELATION the girl and
our OF % s s s be sss Ssn5 % M
amons our best ctixen who are familiar with the crcuu,
se being e, II the Ssane AsyI e%pSyea her because
were and could give her no home sse did
the family housework with tie other domestic but her
youth he bsns then about hson Of ass jennie
Of her ern Sa. Beyond sh ss
WAS IN no way % an she never WAS sovsrness
Up to very recent period she never manifested In,
reached They had both been inmates OF the
Insane ASYLUM IN this state and ono both for
land. Knowing her misfortune in having such parent
Kind kin Mois and al actions 81 % fs ~
with nsr. even under tho most warrantabie occs.
rom ner sister stating father was raanias
that her mother again starving herself 20
death and was thereby reduced 70 mere skeleton This
on one occasion she IaTs n,o IT. Of cyins and
assured tina. she was in i"aly Iecams aais,
Sss is, a
the court @ Ts%pe standing On
to- % sSS I've s wSh she
aSns" .am ,s' Sssa'S Since was over time s'n1is wss
% sv.ni%s IL. sssa bathing IL
the ct others a. before my wife onoirng her
Nothing In hor conduct no,sssele since action II
IN hs o s" the evening Of the o s
was bathing with Others and on the Both sho bsesme
and limbs that decided to .aHe her 70 family living
ON reasco" co"saasa hor to New York In the
Of officer be detailed Chief OF Police
send oas q nv family ana selected my SON Simon g.
precarsa hapsst ten o'clock that evening. My son
sssamboas landing Ave miles away " ''''A - '''
During the entire ride they mo- she refused to
her shaw aud bonnet because OF tho bright In
moaning orphan; said her mother no..
dead she Semse would n nsr that my w who WAS
similar this In hsarlas before she started
70 him" tmeaning a respectable young gentleman
kept Would ea Ss4
since she was crazy before eayns US she kissed MI the
aud female Great lassty was mo. In procuring passage
pr s1S s9a AID
here wish time has she
o my nS N sps to %, hs
Would be- ass ans sSs oS
in the centre Of the boat near the wneehoa.s She
company with an aeqaantanee whom 10 mot tue
boat When New York reached my sor
took her to an uncle OF hers ut No. LOG
Delaney street. first sending to sister living
with another niy requesting her to come 70 her parents
home the uncle accompanied my son and Jennie to heI
lum TO her brother inmate to home
all this the purpose OF convincing her that Nil hsr folks
alive. she was satisfied with all except that she
claimed her brother. stood before her,
but that stood there embame She then wished to
return on tho afternoon boat with but hcr
folks son joining urged her to remain A. home III she
became rested from her excitement Unwiliimsy she
seated and simon IN. :. she ,g.%sa him Into es hall
before described Douotless AFTER went she
said ut can't DO that he Is OH he will back
again, refer ring to his going without bngi
her back 80
trust that have succeeded In this letter in expain
hing connected with this unfortunate affair which
duplicates (sccording to the
aud when the girl shall Ser abe
will without doubt, admit every ststeent contained In
this letter to be true.
Your paper having wide circulation here aud such state
mens caeustins to injure my family sincerely hope yot
will this letter. which has been briefly writ
possible, tpace IN your columns.
CHARLES J. METzGRR.