The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-29

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piled with d shrewd glance, but I'll
block your sehemep'
Then the original quartette and Kline
went up the stairs of the ''L' Road, and
the quartette took d train down town.
Kline remained in the LIP station.
QUEEEl
Altemus and Graham presently left
Records, and strolied over to the Hospi-
tai. Locke drove away with the carriage,
and this evidently deceived Kline, for in
u few minutes he 5urned up in the Hospi-
tai office in breathless haste. asking for
Mrs. Matthews.
Altemus happened to be alone in the
ro0nl He Was sitting at the orderly's
desk, and asked Kline what he wanted
with the woman.
Something abont family matters, said
he. 'tI'm her brother
Where do you livefn he was asked.
sOn Eleventh street,
What number"
II don't know the NUMBER
ssWhat is your name2"
Mercer, said he.
Well, You can't see her." said Alte-
mus. ssyou must come on visiting days, +"
and Kline went away very crestfallen.
The next morning Mr.. Winfield's as
sistants called at the Hospital, prepared
to take q formal deposition from the
munication had already reached her from
the other side and she resolutely refused
Why were the two gentlemen and
Tom Trotter's blower Off of ghydrants in
the neighborhood Of the hospital that
night2"
DAVIS SAYS tsYEs"
When this story of curious condolences
was told to me in all its details / sought
the Sheriff, for even then disbe lieved it.
asked him If he did meet the men have
mentioned under the circumstances indi-
Gated.
He replied, Yes
well, Sheriff, what was said when
you met, for you all must have been sur
prised?n
II told them this:-sYou may as well
90 back; m on to you fellows; ! know
what you're after and I'll break. up the
scheme
ibid you go to the hospital2v
life.n
ibid you send anyone to see this Mat
thews woman"
Here comes my car, goodbye. . was
the answer.
ATRIP TO NEW YORK.
/ went over to New York this after
noon, too, to see what could learn about
Mrs Matthews. First OF all | found that
shortly after separating from the genial
Thomas Mrs. Matthews went to board
with Mrs. Brown, at No. 344 West
Fifty-ninth street, New York. This is a
large brown stone fiat house between
Eighth and Ninth avenues-a locality
with some Dretension to aristocracy.
There Mrs. Matthews was frequently
visited by tall, dark complexioned man
with black beard, who was known to
the other inmates of the flat as Mr.. Mat
thews, husband Of the lady from Jersey
City.
While boarding with MRS. Brown Mrs.
Matthews began to feel the effects of her
malady, and on May 81 she was admitted
to Roosevelt Hospital to be treated for
cancer.
She was accompanied by a man who
was entered on the books of the institu-
ton as the woman's husband, and she
gave her residence as No. 344 West
Fifty-ninth street.. On almost every
visiting day this Mr.. Matthews called
upon the patient and brought her some
delicacy to relieve the monotony of the
hospital fare. Mrs. Matthews does not
lack for other friends and is frequently
visited by men and women.
The spruce young disciple OF Escula-
Plus who Is among Mrs. Matthew'S at :
PENDANTS says that she is on the mend
and although she will be compelled to re-
main at the hospital for some time yet,
young Medicus says she will ultimately
recover.
AT ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt Hospital is situated on the
south side of Fifty-ninth street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues, almost opposite
the new buildings of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons and the Sloan
Maternity Hospital. IL is built of red
brick and blue stone. trimmed with
granite, and is one of the architectural at
fractions of that vicinity fits grounds
occupy almost the entire block be-
tween Fifty-eighrh and Fifty-ninth
street and Ninth and Tenth avenues,
and the eastern section along Ninth ave-
-.
shaded park in which stood granite
monument to John Roosevelt, the gener-
GUS founder of the institution, and in
which the convalescents took their ex-
ercises. Now the park has been dug
away for the foundations for new build
lngs which are shortly to be erected
there.
1t was visiting day at the hospital yes
terday afternoon when called there, and
the doors We're wide open. allowing free
ingress and egress to those wishing to
visit the inmates. / encountered little
building where Mrs. Matthews lay upon
her cot.
Those who remember the buxom, rudy
complexi0ned young woman, who used
to make Tom Trotter's Hoboken avenue
saloon SO attractive, would scarcely be-
lieve that the pale emaciated creature
that lay there on bed of pain was the
same being. Mrs. Matthews has grown
considerably thinner since her confine-
meDt in the hospital, and her face bears
the traces of suffering
REFUSES TO TALK.
She did not seem disposed to see
strangers at her bedside, but when the
name of Trotter and the subject of
fraudulently stamped ballots was
preached she threw her arms over her
head and turned away her face.
Il have nothing to say on that subject
nothing she said with snap, and a
look of determination came into her
eyes which plainly denoted that she
would not be shaken in her resolution to
keep tquiet. Young Esculapius at this
point developed lively interest in the
proceedings.
May / ask how you are interested in
the matter. sirs'' he asked rather haught-
lily.
replied that had been commissioned
by The JERSEY CITY NEWS to ascertain
what Mrs. Matthews had TO say ia regard
to the stories afioat concerning her knowl-
edge Of the fraudu lently stamped ballots
Upon hearing this Medicuss demeanor
fell away below zero, which was refresh
ing this warm weather. He said Ii was
against the rules of the hospital to allow
reporters to talk to the patients. Not
wishing to violate any OF the rules Of
such an excellent institution. withdrew
Upon returning to Jersey City learned
that Mr.. Winfield and his assistants were
mt discouraged by The aDDarant Strcepss