Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-02-09
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On the border OF the Flushingse Madows,
in Long Island, IN bleak spot west of the
village, near Ireland Mills, is the old Texi-
do mansion, formerly the residence of the
late Captain Manuel rexido. On his death
the house was sold. 1t passed into the
hands of Senator, now Chief Justice Prince
of New Mexico, who now owns tine farm.
He sold the homestead to Miss Clarkson OF
this village. The house, a few months ago.
was let to Mrs. Allen, from New York.
She represented herself to be the sister-in-
law of prominent official of the last State
Government. She was greatly interested
in religious matters. She said she had q
brother who is clergyman OF the Episco-
pal Church in the western part of the State.
About month ago Mrs. Allen, who had
another woman living with her, moved to
New York. Before going, Mrs. Allen ask
ed lady here if it was safe to leave the
premises without any occupant. When
told that it might not be safe, she said:
well, I've got a competent person TO
live there in my absence"
Miss Clarkson, who did not know of Mrs
Aliens removal, recently went TO collect
the rent due Her summons at the door
received no response until it was vigorous
ly repeated. Then a window was opened,
and a woman's head was thrust out. The
shevelled. She Immediately began chat
tering TO Miss Clarkson. She said she haa
not seen Mrs. Allen, and vas starving.
Miss Clarkson not knowing what else to
do, came back TO the village for assistance.
She called upon a lady friend, WHO RETURN
cd with her 10 the ola mansion. They took
a loaf Of bread with them. On their knock
ing at the door they saw the head again
thrust out OF the window. The woman
made heart rending appeal for something
to eat he two ladies procured = raIi hum
a fence in an adjoining field, and sticking
the loaf on the end, held the bread up 10
the famished woman. She showed the
greatest anxiety TO secure the food. No
sooner did she get II in her hands than she
began ravenously TO devour n.
Then she begged for water, saying that
a dog that she had with her for company
was also famished- The ladies got piece
Of cord and threw it 10 the woman, who by
II let down a pail. The ladies filed the
nail with wafer and the woman drew il
up
Still they were unable to get into the
house, ana once more they returned TO the
village called upon Justice, who referred
them to County Superintendent of the Poor
Sullivan. He, with the ladies, returned to
the mansion. Mr.. Sullivan tried TO get in
by window, but it was firmly secured.
lie then crawled through the cellar and
worked his way upstairs to the room where
the woman was. He found the door no,
only locked, but nailed up with boards, and
the handle was tied with rope to the han
ole of another door across the hall. MIR.
Sullivan tore away these obstacles and
burst the door open.
In the miGdle OF the room stood the wo-
man, dressed only in a thin cotton skirt
and Jacket OF similar stuff. Under her
arms was the remains of the loaf, and q
dog, barking and snarling at the intruders,
was at her side. The only articles IN the
room were pile of meadow grass in ont
corner, on which lay a piece OF covering
four feet square, and pail. There was nc
stove. How the woman lived through the
recently very cold weather ii is hard tell
ing.
Mr.. Sullivan and the ladies questioned
her, but all that she would say was tina
Mrs. Allen had been very kind 10 her. Sh'
said she had some property at Locust Val
lev, l.. l., and had been SO Importuned by
Mrs. Allen that she finally assigned it Il
her, the deed being on record in the County
| Clerks office In Jamaica The woman hat
been confined for over month. She LOOK
ed like living skeleton. 1t was learned
that she had a sister in Locust Valley, ant
after being cared for she was sent there by
Superintendent Sullivan.