New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-18
NO Room FOX COLORED IEOfAE'
TURNED AWAY FROM ST BARNABAS'a
sHEIFsR REFUSED DESTITUTE MICRO WOMAN
Avn HEP TWO chill BREN.

sHEIfsR REFUSED DESTITUTE MICRO WOMAN
AND HER TWO CHILDREN.
Cora Groves q colorel womnn- about twenty
years old was deserted by her husband ID flen-
mington, ~ J., several days ago. She has '"o
children. one a babe and the other three years
old. They had neither food or shelter, save such
as were given them by some coored people in
F1emmington. Ms. Groves's mother lives vi
Charlottesville Conn, and she told her Irieius
in FfcmminEton if she could get to her mother
she would find a home. and could then WORK 10
take care of her children. Her tlemmihg'oh
friends raised enough to buy her ticket for New
York and Mis-. Groves started with mr. TWO GILL
dren for her mothers
When she got to this city she was homeless ana
friendless, and knew CT no place to go to. ohr
had a few pennies and bought something ioE hcr
children to eat \ policeman told her 10 go 10
the office of the Society for the Prevention OIL
Cruelty to Children, and she trudged up tners
with her little Mr.. Young, the agshO III "
for the night sent her to 81. Barnabas's Home
AT No 3O5 Mulberry St. with a card TO the Ma
tron requesting that The poor wOrdn De kep' wv
night.
prEPISG THROUGH A TINY SLOT.
thout n o,clocl, Mrs Groves staggered M the
stems OF st. Bornabas's. She carrying oo0n
children and they were crying bitterly. She rang
the bell anil after a long wait one of the Sisters
opened a little slide in the storm doors and as>e,'
what Was wanted Mrs Groves was so mneh
exhausted that she could hardly whisper that sue
wanted lodging. She dropped one OF the ery,ns
children AMI handed the Sister the caro- rom VT
Younc The SSter read il and then 50 d ID 4"
sharp tone: No cOlored people are aliO"eu III
here" , H.
Airs Groves begged tn he admitted for the s1ko
of her children. and even asked n tie en- nIon
could not he taken in without her. but The SisIfr
replied before, closed the slide and slahiheu '
big inside door. ,
Mrs Groves went to Police 1leaquarters ann
Sergeant Kc'Iehcr told her that there WIS no p"e
thcrc for her 10 stnv md directed her IN fhe Mi-
berry Street Station House Sergeant Maloney wiz
on duty. and when hc the ptiiul condltion VI
the woman kindly gave up his own bed anu rO"ni
TO her.
NO EXPLANATION At THF HOMT.
A TRIRuvr reporter called at st Bamahas anu
asked the Sister why Mrs. Groves was not au-
mittcd She replied NO niggers are alio"eu
here The Sister became angry when asked no"
many people St Barnabas's would hold. and re-
ferred the reporter 10 DR.. Williams the chaP,sln'
at No ~ Blercker-st, for information III 80
Jams could not believe that the woman had p'eh
refused for such reason and hurried 10 tnc t,V'I'
where be heard the story verified: Dr. W luiHI I
then visited the police station ana o'"teu ." '"
The Door woman 10 n hotel and pay TOT heI rp,'p I
for the night. She WAS comfortably sl'ulteu
that She did not ca 10 CO. and the chaplain EaEc
nor II DR. Williams, in explaining the Sister
conduct said She is a Southern WOMAN anu "ss
her property during the war. and tbs may account
fer her feelings against the race BHt lntrT - ~
rule that excludes colored people from 81 Barna-
bass and the matter will he brought To the atteA-
ton of the committee at the next mectno'