The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23

following concerning woman who
cia aims to hail from Dallas:
Iherei an item for you down on Union
street, SAID gentleman to Journal re.
potter, as he passed him on Main street.
aoout O'Clock Saturday evening, 1t vu
an item indeed. A crowd OF men and bovs
gathered around what seemed 60 be AN old
woman who had been found helplessly m.
toxicated by the road side, and was now
thoroughly chilled through, with thee1.
Septlon OF her tongue which wagged with
iightning rapidity and discharged exple-
yves, invectlves, sense and nonsense with
the reckless yolubllity common to people
III ner cohultlon. She was assisted into DR..
McNally's office, and shortly afterward,
was removed by Officer Shurtitf to the
lookup. After her incarceration in tbe
cell, her rum craze took a musical turn and
Tor some time she warbled, not sveetly
put powerfully. The officer deemed the
lookup an unsuitable place Tor her to re-
man over Sunday, and having obtained
PERMISSION from the selectmen, she was
sent up to the town-house aud placed in
the custody of Superintendent LYMAN.
While intoxicated she gave her name as
Mabei Fairfax, had been nurse in a hos
pi'al at Richmond during the war, and
claimed to have been robbed In saloon
here OF a hundred dollars, but these stories
were probably fictitious and entitled 10 no
credit. On Sunday when the officer visited
her she had slept off the effects of her de-
bauch and was in condition where she
could take realizing sense of the uppleas.
ant predicament in which she found her
self She had no friends, was stranger In
IA strange land, with no home in the wide
world, and no children to come to her as
sistahce. Her. condition was most pitiabls,
ana she has been permitted to remain at
the alms-house since.
HER STORY
She gives the following history OF herself:
My name Is Mrs. Nellie Warren, am forty.
three years old and was born in Alexandra,
Virginia. eloped with Henry Warren
when was fourteen years of age, and we
were married and went to Texas, and have
since resided in the town of Dallas in that
state. My family disowned me for running
away from home. They are now living in
Virginia and are in good circumstances.
My husband has been dead about eight
years have been the mother OF eight
children, all OF whom are now dead The
house IN which lived at Dallas was burned
last September and | los nearly everything
| had in the word by the fire, Some four
weeks ago l left Dallas to seek out my
brother, Henry Wilson, machinst, whom
! last heard from at Providence, Rhode Is.
land, and whom | supposed was still re-
siding there. ! came along all right until
l reached Philadelphia. Here went into
u restaurant and got cup of tea, and ten.
dered u 800 bill, which was all / had, in
payment therefor. The attendant took
the money and went out to get II changed
but failed to return and | could get no re.
dress. was obliged to sell some of my
clothing to obtain funds to continue my
journey to Providence. Upon arriving in
that city found after inquiry that my
brother had left there short time before
and had gone TO Willlmantic. left Provi
dence for Willimantic last Saturday morn.
ing, coming by way of Blackstone. While
waiting at Putnam was taken with severe
pains, which terminated in kind off and
a physician was called, who gave me a
botte of med cine, which produced stu
| plying effect which might easily be mis-
taken for intoxication. Her subsequen,
movements until she came to herself ut the
| aims house are blank to her
She seems to be woman of fair intelli
gcnce, and has evidently met with her
share Of the ups and downs of life, but |,
able and willing to earn her living, anC
does not wish to remain an object of charity
any longer than an opportunity offer
whereby shemay be able to car for herself
She is very anxious TO get some trace o
her brother, and iithis should meet the ey,
Of any one who knows ofhis present where
abonts, they would confer great favor I,
her by notifying ID. A. Lyman, superin
tendent OF aims house, Willimantic.