Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-22

VENTrRE.-"There' an item iuryou down on
Union street, said q gentleman to Il Iopl-
nal reporter as he passed him on Main
street. about seven o'clock Saturday evening
Il was IN item Indeed. \ crowd OF lnci ana
boys gathered around what seemed 10 be an
old woman who had been found cp!c~sly
intoxicated by the road side. and WAS ROW
thoroughly chilled through, with The cXcep.
ton of her tongue which Wag9cd with
Lightning rapidity, and discharged cxplc-
lives, invcctiycs, sense and MCnScmSc with
the reckless voubility co:nmiom To people in
her condition. She was assisted intu y. Nc.
>alIy 5 Office and shortly afterwards was re.
iuovcdhy Officer Shurt!i.i'to She lock up AZ
Ter her incarceration il" III, cell .hcrrtm craze
took Il musical turn, ad iU: soint time she
WafhIcd iiot SWcetIy bu, powerfully The
officer deemed the lookup an unsuitable
place Tor her /" remain over Nunday.Hnd hay
lGg obtained permission from he scirct,ncn.
She Was SEM up 10 the toWn-houSc and
placed in The custody OF Superintendent Ly-
man. While intoxicated she gave her name
~ Hahcl Fairfax had been nurse in a hos
r.!A! at kiciNn"nd duru" the war. and
c,uI"ci To- have been robbed in q saloon
her" "ta hundred dollars, but these stories
were probably Fictitious, and cnIil!c, to no
cro"N. 9" :"tindaN MnVn lie officer visited
,''' '' ''','' - ~ "'i ''' T.'c'.a o. hef de-
'''' Il ',''' va u" : '"''''''''' where she
'',''' a. q ''''''"'''9 srhNe o. me uh!'icas-
AM lrcd.ya"ic,I; il Glcii sh" iuu"J herself
She I,"d no friends, was Il stranger in II
strange !a"d. with no home III the wide
world, and no children 10 come 10 her assis-
lanr". Her condition WAS most pitiablc
ana she has nrcn permitted - remain At the
HmS-huls" SINCE She gives the following
history OF herself: Ny name IS Mrs. Nellie
warren IN! !"f' .!"'rr Years old and WAS
t'"'" III -'''A"!'irE'' Va. ei"?cd with
'''"'H ~" WIZ" WIS fourteen years Of
- '''" ~ VT! "asrir'i ANA "cnt TO
'm''>' H''' nave Si''e resided III the town OF
l'"'"' III 'hAI STATE .Iy family disoWncd
me l"f running away from home.
i"cI a:r now living iii Virginia
ana "'' III S""i 'if'ui!'stanr>s. My huS-
r'"' h'N ';,'h "'ih ;"o"l ti%ht years. |
navy "''' '''' ""l h'' "' riGnt chi:''reA, all
=, "'''' arc 80" "'''"' me !"''Sr iii which
-, ~ ''"''''N was ""'i.r'! nal september
,,',,,l - - tH''1 ';'i III me
"D''" y? '''c "''' E'''i'e i"tr weeks ago J
!r,l Dallas 10 seek oni ;ry brother. Henry
lsoh. n!"chli'isi, whom i'!s heard from
~ iToHi'r!itG, Il. ?, ~" whoa opposed
M''r sun residing ihyic caiIc along I'll
f'2'l n"'il reached ih'iAdciphj:i. Here |
N":il ihiu restaurant! a.G got Il cup 81 tea,
ana rendered ;'cIno bill, which was ai |
%|'. II: "a! M"n' ,h'lri"r. he attendant
cd. but G,cU IL return aud could get no
redress. | WAS obliged 10 sell some of my
clothes 10 otain !nuds 20 continue nv inur
ncy to Providence. Upon arriving in that
city tonml after inquiry thai M brother
had Ec!l there -hor; tilnc before ana hid
zone To- N'iiIn#ntir. | LEFT Providence for
NiIiman!!c lat Saturday !nornin. comm,
10y way Of Blackstone. Whit. voit:nm -
Putnam wa. taken with severe rlins whi,.h
terminated IN "a ind Of fit, and :, ,,hy.i,;.n
was called. who cave me - BOTH. 81 ,rnIi.
cine. which produced Il stl,nrG;u~ ,n:,rt
which mi"hl easily b.. mi.totru c.r iulnv;.
cation Her Sut,scuuen! movements until
>hc came 10 herself Al the, al;r<i;n,,.n nrr ,
blank 10 her, ~h. seems 10 L.. = uuo,,,, ~
fair intelligence, and ho. ,,,.;,,..nl,,,,,, ,;,h
her share al the unsard downs orliE, Lu, i,
able and willing 10 earn hr,. Iiv;nr o,d Ion5
not wish to remain nu oi,inrf nr rh,,i.r
aay sE-eY than AN onrortu.,;tr nnnr'.
whereby Iclnay hr able IL raw, r,,. L,,..
self.
She j., VERY auyi.,,s - ,.at ..,,,,, .r..o ~
her brother and irthi. sbontd ,,,,n, -" o,,n
"i any oi.r Hhv know, nfhiS present where
abouts IhHy would cGnl;.ra Great favor to
her by notifying H. \. lyman. sl,nrriuteu-
dent Of the ahoS house Willamette Conn -.
HWimGHiir. iGD,ll.. .i,y,1.j L,y Ia
to'NTY NorET-J"dgr J,arS &taqa:.r
Fr.%idiag. THE Ja;iary term Of The Coi,,,tv
Court commenced to-day. Francis ". Mills
foreman Charles f. Curhitt II,r,,in Pol
William \ Rove fn,nrs y un,I, &c., ','','
Er,yu Nn,nd;o. 'r,I> ir'': CIV NV l,''e"
u ~ ~ i'! i",' nh'ia'npier lGS-
'Y''"' " ~ l. b"IiolS, II. l.. iin'mIS. john
ID. Il.
John lravcrs. John ID. Nallcl, John Wilson,
Fairfax Taylur. and W. n Ncitch wore
sworn and were charged ;, or,,iA ;,,rv of
iiluucst Of The BODY or he rn,,Tt n,,I i,,,:;,,
,.l";I a. - VI '''' ,o,'''' '''' having
'.a., .''','S. "1l"u'S": ana alter
Hoi'!r''i!it returned INTO court ana presented
Perkins ". s;quircs. a truc bill, and having
nothing further 10 prcSen, were DISCHARGED.
Com W Francis Carter: on indctacn,
for maintaining Il nuisance. c,r,sc rontir.
ucd until February term. and ilIry orJrrcl
from Eairl,y rnr1,v