New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-17
MRS. ALIENS VAGARIES.
MORE FACTS FROM MARY HAMMEL.

MORE FACTS FROM MARY HAMMEL.
FEEDING THE DOG BEFORE RELIEVING HER
CHARGES NEEDs-THE PHILANTHRoPIsTs HABITS
IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE HAMMEL
SISTERS.
The usual Sunday quiet of Locust Grove, Win
field and Flushing. L. l., was disturbed yesterday
by excited discussions Of the case of Mary Hammel
Threats freely uttered against Mrs. Allen and
it was suggested that she should be tarred and
feathered if she appeared again the of her
cruelty. Mary Hammel was found at her comfort
less home in Locust Grove in company with her
sister, Almost against her will she had been per-
suaded to make complaint against Mrs. Allen for
assault and battery, and warrant had been issued
by Justice MCGOWAN, the same official who sent Mrs.
Allen to the Penitentiary in October. 1879.
But Mrs Allen has mysteriously disappeared, not
having been seen since her conversation with a
TRIBUNE reporter in Flushing Friday evening dur
ing which she combed her hair while she talked.
When a call was made upon Mary Hammel yes er-
day she found eagerly devouring some food that
had been brought in by neighbor. She gave the
reporter some additional information in regard to
her experience while living with Mrs. Allen, and
persisted in saying that Mrs. Allen was insane.
whenever Mrs. Allen lett the house after she had
locked me up." said Mary. "she would call out,
Goodbye. Jenny Good bye, Hannah, as if there
were wo or three persons in the house."
This was confirmed by the neighbors, who said
Mrs. Allen had the same habit Of shouting to fic
titious persons and claiming their existence III the
house, when she lived in Locust Grove
ut was bread l lived on continued the rescued
woman. "Once she brought me two ap-
pies, once little piece of roast tur-
key and once bit of beef Once
she said she had something nice for me, and
she gave me a chicken bone with no meat on II. But
she would bring me little cakes with the bread
sometimes only she always gave part OF the things
to the dog. She fed him with roast turkey once, al
though wanted some. She had quart of milk
day. and 1t would stand and sour, but sue would
only give me half teacupful. She brought out a
basket of peaches once and asked for one, but it
was no use, she let them decay without being eaten
used to get terribly hungry aud beg her for some
thing to eat but she said was always eating. But
| don't believe she meant badly. L think she was
crazy. She would not LET me go up stairs until she
had gone first, nor SIT down before she had taken a
chair and she would tell me to stand still in one
place until she permitted me to move. loved her
but she was so tyrannical and so queer. am sure
she was luny.' she told me sh"'d take me 10 nice
people and get me plenty of work to do. was with
her more than year before we went 70 Gushing. !
travelled everywhere with her. We went To
Geneva Seneca Falls and Waterloo. and we lived IN
New York, Brooklyn, lloboken and Morrlsania.
When we were travelling she'd keep gong OFF and
Once waited a whole day. Then people
your" used to TO f"c G ike cS"s, but var
people was crazy. When we ut hotels or
clearinghouse she use 10 lock me IN IN me room
and bring up one or two meals day. she san thr.e
meals werr unhealthy. Then size told pcODe she
was poor and could not afford to pay Tor me, ana
wanted them 10 let me pay orr board Nv dong sew
ing. liked 10 travel. bur wa, hungry sometimes
and did not like 10 work all the time. But every
where we were turned our nj last Tor |
rot paying board. Mr.. Allen always sad She
II went to Mr. Lpuri~s Office IN Brooklyn with |
her once because she sad must sign a deed Ne |
ask d me if knew what was DONG ana sad, No |
don't bur MIS-. Alien. If yOH are doing any ihlng
wrong YOU VIII nave to answer tor 1t III another /
wnrd.'
b this the woman ia understood to have signed |
away her night tot lc bonse owned jointly with her |
sister, ana II j. sad thai Mrs. Alien snort time ago
threatened legal proceed ~, To dive them from
the hDusc.
From woman IN Newtown. who Las known Mrs |
Allen for live years. sOmr singular fJcs were gath
cred. II was learned that Nh; Nlen mad been ex- |
of Mr.. Wuudbrry III NOOdslde lwhere II Is SAID |
that she appropriated some car2eiN from TINT OF
for nonpaymcnt Of rent. Although IN the liammel
house Tor five months she paid rent for only one
month. and al erward borrowed all tbs sum except
II. She was elected from The house Oriober Il.
SO Her r00nI- the second 'OT ur krd. IL
is SAID 20 have been pcculartvol brrs that she AZ
ways locked up Der rooms and KEEP he KEYS where
rooms curious collection was discovered.
In one were boxes 81 v,nr cans
of preserved fruit, tumhlcs % JrIl. many /
packages Of tea AID grtctrtch II an k'IoS III -
sad b. those who nave known MIR. Allen tor years
that she il member ui -. JOhu' Guild al ils CITY,
ard that these goods had been Inirnsted 10 her Tor
Siributi0n among tur poor There were alsl many
bJnnets lr IN 81 warts AMI several nirdS hats
Some priests VrsimemiS were al o iOund hy tlc con-
silhc. II is sad that officers from Ne" lo;k once
visited NcwtOwn III search OF InloTma, non r,gardihg
tins worker among the poor. Oac; bad "11r bad
caused an INVESTIGATION INTO one of Mrs. Aliens
rooms. There were found bushels oil pears, PEACHES
and apples q state OF decay that she and Dnrlorcd
from ne ghbuTS wards. y re whose tree, had been
thus robbed gave tins Information to the reporters.
Mrs. Allen has possession OF Mary Hammers bank
book and the young woman appears to have signed
some paper which will give Mrs Allen control over
It. Mary, as b. fore stated. has also assigned to
Mrs Allen unwlttingy her night to the house where
she lives. Some family silver. II sewing machine.
and some other articles belonging to he sisters have
passed into the possession oil Mrs. Allcl.
The Hammel sisters are utterly destitute. They
are understood to be OF good family and vol con-
nected. Philip Frneau wcll-known Ncw-York
merchant who died recently. WAS their cousin. and
they said To have other relatives by the of
Freneau and Leadbcater. But they arc without
money and the common noccSS3rles of life, and are
dependent for their daily food upon the charity OF
their neighbours. Prominent residents of NCwfown
have interested themselves, and earnestly request
that contributions may be sent to the unfortunate
women. They Will be at once applied TO the use OF
the sisters by Mrs. Nichols, director of the St. james
Guild OF New town, l.. l., or by Mrs. A. Is Wilcox of
Locust Grove, L. l., u next door ncighbor of the
Hammes
THE END OF THE WORLD PREDICTED.