Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-13
Fifth EDITION.
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The A Iiesed ,7--su

ohe Jay last week a lsa, 'y'
nor name as Mrs. scal,sroeoy who gave
sao REPUBLICAN Office xit I'u called al
nicAtlon alleging that an oi5 clmuu.
v1ry cruelty treated by tb 1'u lid. ny was
Nholn she resided on E4st people with
snu Is she gave her mama ok" OK, strse,,
I SATURDAY. nnrn,, was pubhsbei' Of IS
with aro,i morning geutlemar' on
tbo charges. which wag sisloh GeEJin
Krau .ne nom &c plume of on1auASSled
mnu;os,;sl since then several o Cne Who
b y, i Sa In reference to ~. uvf ION.
,n nye icy Deen received, but not reh matter
uuu ,uis morning a reporter ~ r,',U,.'saed.
~ took them to Mavn. ' u, ltE
gated. ' ~ Ter IL ilycsiJ.
IA ohe OF these communica,,
names OF several parties w rS'"'7' the
VINO, 1t was claimed, knew s XXX 2ivea
and could testify to the trr' ~'' VI. We tscls
tsstioLs, among them L.; neal
MASSEY, OF No. 708 East seve,as hrs.
accordingly the Mayor. Cbi1'a ,s,'ect,
ana reporter called on M, VI Folee
at The above address, and No. NsN4g
their business, were inviti pI W ,as'Ing
Ieatly furnished parlor. and ITO
they were seated Mrs. Mso 90 so-n as
menced her story, She sa"HJ e0m,
sorry to say that Mrs. Lem am
ston, of No. 200 East Sim ., 10 . C'sn,
wnoin auntie lives, is my sjstss WIN
Don go there and haveE't beau gay
mousse Tor two years. Aunt. her
my sister, and now that sbe se '.'e1
IN her money they treat her "a a,u rEs1,
answer TO question oy the r., 'ul
she SAID that when her uncIa ~ 'tef
ieit her aunt about &c, 900, ana . ,,a. ne
hsd been living with her sist. .-s ,t sue
Upon the Mayor asking her b,.,
knew that the old lady wAs M ~" Nv. hle
II sac did not visit the bnrss " "'e0
piied, II only know from Via. ,I' ie'
nom those who do 90 tLere ota
from Philadelphia was tLereor ,r. 'sly
and after she saw the conGi','L-,a5
which auntie was kent she rs,,',. ~
to my house and cried. Mrs G-a- "aCk
never was very kind 10 her. hnt o .'''a'VA
Ss auntie was able to knock aronp, .Ss
nidn't care for her, but now thai .is aIs
ne piess aud almost blind she trsa' t,'b nv ~
shamefully." ' '''"-A pei
The Mayor asked Mrs Massey II ,,.
wanted TO take the Old adv b'rs,f
wDen she replied that she copIl "a,
taSe her,a thought it would he ,onO.
10 tend her TO the almshopss. '''''
After some further converse. lin, r.i1
Mrs. Massey the party proc. 81 ~ WV
residence OF Mrs. Cranston. No ffoF 'ne
el1th street, although they had bsen
warned by Mrs. Massey tIat r ,Seu
would not be admitted. A riug a, ~
Dell was answered by d thin reed w.
man, who, when asked if she usa Me-
Cranston, replied that she Wastoi flo,
her name was Robinson, and INV, s%s
was there doing the work or accom-, ~
MIS- Crahston being i'll.
The Mayor then stated the bpsioesa
on Which the party had calfd. aud
asked II Mrs. Cranston could be ssen
MRS. Robinson retired, and in a minute
Or so returned and invited them into
The parlor, where they were r,guestpd
70 walt few minutes, when thew
were taken up stairs TO second
story front room, which was arranged
ia u tidy and tasteful manner. Mrs
Cranston WAS found TO be suffering with
IN attack OF rheumatism, which IRE.
vented her walking. Mrs. Jane Snex
he old lady about whom there has been
80 much talk, was found sitting near 10
Mrs. Cranston, neatly and comfortably
clad.
1t needed but a glance TO show that
Mrs Sinex had reached HAT poiDt in
lfe's journey where she requires az
much attention as child, ard is vast
zeal more trouble. Mrs. Grahstcn ex.
pressed her pleasure at meeting The WIS.,
tois, and said SIZE was glad lLey had
called. as she had been very much hurt
by what had been Published in the
paper Upon being questioned by tie
Mayor, she said, annie raised mt,abd
" hen uncle died | took her 10 live With
me-. and she has been here ever since.
II have slWaye Iried 10 do the best
could with her, bu' some inc ago she
Lad u paraly tic stroke AID row. hoing
slmost blind, she requires alE!ls. con-
slant ATTENTION. have neytr com
planned 8bout waiting on Leri and
would as soon Lose my right arm 81 to
et her be taken to THE poor house now"
Continuing bhe gaid iat She could
NOV uuutThLhhu Whdt lLt's Vtupl' b-"i-t
by the stories they are ci.cuh-iine, and
AZ for Mrs sca'ter2ood sac did not
lven know her.
TIE Mayor talked with the old lady
and she aaid that she was happy ana
AMI treated very good in
.veEy way. Mrs. Cranstou aiso said
hat Mrs. Siuex il attended almost
iaily by the elder DR. Lukeus, and tlAt
il she WAS treated a. IL c.s!med, he
gould not have allowed 1t 81 continue
When the party left lhe house toey
were of the firm opinion that the mater
Jas been greatly exaggerated sla tIs.
he old lady Is treated as vol as u y
for her to be under the ciffu~'
stances.