Daily Republican., 1879-11-14


least enjoyable feature Of the program.
The exercises closed with the rendition
Of "Good Night" BY the choir and ~
The large audience alsd ous Of tho Hall
the complimentary allusions dropped
were convincing proof that the twenty.
seventh great suu Of Keokuk tribe had
set in halo Of glory.
MRS. POTT1 LAST FEAT.
She Desires % Walk IL FPsnt Of n
Inconlsg Tratn-HeR Daoidal A.
semDt Frustrated.
From the PhilsdslDhis Bulletin.
Last night the attention Of Policeman
Rgolf, Of the Twenty second District waa
directed to Q woman who was walking
about tho platform At Germantown
Junction, on tho New York railroad.
The movements Of the woman were sus-
picious. She appeared 70 be very rest
less, and WAS apparently Watching fol-
passing train. As the officer ap-
proached her she went up to him and
announced that It was her intention To
throw herself under one Of the trains
for the purpose Of destroying her life.
Ifhs had not come up, she said, she
would certainly have carried out her
intention.
The wsman WAS taken to tho 22nd
District Station House, Lshigh avenue
below Broad street, and proved to BE-
Mrs. Matte Potts, who started from this
city, on the 18th Of May last, and walk
cd to New Orleans and back, reaching
here on October 10th. She is appar-
emily about 80 years Of age, and pre-
sents . strong, healthy appearance.
She states that she Is without money or
friends. She was to get 5000 for her
walk to New Orleans, but did not r.
ceivs five cents. In tho pocket Of Mrs.
Potts was found the following letter
addressed to several papers:
NOVEMBER IL, lS7s-4.3O P. NJ
DnAR EDIroRs: am about to do rash
act, which hope the world will for
give me for doing. It is nearly five
weeks since returned to Philadelphia
from my Southern tour. l stopped at
the Allegheny House on my return
until last Saturday. l was in debt
for one weeks board, and I Was polite
ly told by the proprietor that l could
stay no longer. begged to stay until
Monday morning. On Sunday l stated
my case to Mrs. Thompson. She gave
me q dollar and told me to 60 to the
Womsn's Christian Association, on
Seventh street, and get employment
and lodging. On Monday morning l
went, but the clerk Of the Employment
Bureau sneered at me when told her
who was, and said she could not give
me- any employment without reference.
I went away in search Of employment,
but no intelligence office would give
employment unless l paid them. did
not want to give them my dollar, for l
knew unless got employment that
day would have no money to get any
thing to eat nor nowhere to stay. AT.
ter walking all day until 8 O'Clock,
P. NJ, l asked a policeman what he
could do for me. He sent me to
tho matron At 9l9 Clinton street. !
told her who was and that l wanted
employment. She snesred at me- and
said she could do nothing for me. l
then went back to the W0men's Chris
tian Association and gave As cents for
supper, lodging and breakfast-what
they charge. Yesterday morning l
went to the employment Office "a South
Seventh street, and gave the agent 30
cents with the understanding that he
was to return it at night unless he got
me situation during the day. was
not successful, therefore he returned
the so cents. and went back to the
Woman's Association last night and
staid, returned to the Office, "a Seventh
street, this morning, hoping the agent
would get me something to do, but be did
not, and left about 2.30 P. NJ. and
walked out near the Germantown Juno
tion and sat down on the stoop Of an
empty house to write this. My valise
was held for board bill at the American
Hotel in Baltimore with my notes in
1t that I intended to write my book.
have q trunk at 2O4 East Twenty
seventh street. New York, and
have some things at the Allegheny
House, but what are they to me, for l
have come out here to lay my head down
on the railroad track tonight, to
be run over. am in hopes this
will be found in my pocket and
published in all the aforementioned
papers when am dead. I want my
body given to the medical students in
Philadelphia. I am perfectly sane,
but have nothing to live on, nor no.
thing to live for. So goodbye to the
world. MRS. MATTE POrTs.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Potts was
taken TO the Central Station, and the
case was laid before Chief Givin. It is
probable that she will be sent to one Of
The charitable homes.
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