The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
EMuAL LONGS STORY
Told in a Police Court i'm Which
She Was Accused as an Insane
Person.
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Detective Mccormick, of the Police
Central Office, accompanied into the
Tombs Court yesterday tall man with
close-buttoned coat, long, curling hair
that was unkempt, and carrying in his
hand soft-brimmed hat. Between
them stepped a pale, delicate young
woman. The childlike features and half
frightened look of the young woman con-
trasted strangely with the fierce look Of
the man.
"Your Honor" Policeman McCor-
mick said, 81 have arrested this lady on
complaint of her brother, who says that
she is insane"
Here John Long. of Randolph County,
West Virginia, said: "This is my sister.
Emma Long. She has been an inmate
Of the State Asylum, West Virginia, for
the term of one year. She left home
about four years ago, and We want her to
come back to us, where we will take
every care of her. She is not in her
right mind, and we consider it dangerous
for her to be allowed to live alone in
this city. She has a good home in West
Virginia"
Justice Kilbreth turned to the young
woman. She said: This man is not my
brother; he is only my step-brother
My poor mother, now dead through the
cruel treatment of this mans father,
was married to him for protection from
her own husband, from whom she was di-
vorced. My mother was rich in her own
name, and brought much land and
money and many slaves to her second
husband. | was little girl at the time
of this second marriage of my poor
mother. Her husband and his own chill
dren, Of which this man is one, treated
inc VII Ha1th great cruelty. ely have curva'
ture of the spine. This was caused by
my step-father coming home drunk one
, iG.:;sht, ! was then sitting Oh the floor,
when he came behind me and kicked me
across the room. Another time he struck
me with slave-driver's whip. His afro
cious treatment of me broke my mothers
heart He knew that she had assigned
all her personal property to me. This
incensed him to such degree that he
openly threatened to kill me. | did all |
could to be sent away. | am twenty-foul
years old did give them cause to send
me to an asylum"
The young woman described her West
virginia home and then said:
"Mrs. Emily Blackstone, lady of
wealth and religious zeal, heard from
Mrs. Mary Seaman Rowe, the Southern
poetess, of the cruel wrongs that were
done to me. In the spring of 1876 she
hunted ME up and took me to Philadel.
phia, and from that city l came to New
York. | have learned to draw and paint
| earn few dollars now and then by
painting on porcelain and photographs. "
Emma Long here opened a package
containing many pretty designs. Then
she continued:
81 also do little writing, and | have
been paid for writing stories for authors
for have not yet been able to be intro
duced to any publisher. ] also write ad
vertisements and have been employed al
times to write quack notices. | have ,
| little room in East Ninth street. l buy
my own bread and milk and sometimes
some fruit. p"
Justice Kilbreth said:
Miss Long, there is no evidence be
fore me of your mind being in the
slightest degree affected. Far from it
you have shown yourself to be womal
deserving the highest respect. There il
nothing left for me to do than to dis
charge you.
John Long then made motion to ap
proach his stcp-sister, but she shranl
from him.
Emma" John Long said, handing he
some money, ''you will never see MI
again"
II hope not" Miss Long retorted. I"
take this money as part Of what be
longed to my mother. Remember, sir
that Mrs. Arnold, sister of Gen. Thoma
Jackson, has spoken of me to lawye
of this city, who says | am entitled t.
my mothers property"
John Long then retired from the court
room, and Emma Long, having obtaine
permission from the Justice to renal
for time, at length went away.