The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15

friends in West Pittston and vicinity will
testify that she has devoted her life for
years TO the welfare and interests of Anna.
In denying the story published in New
York, Miss Susan Dickinson first refers to
the charges that q removal was made to
West Pittston, clearly TO please herself.
The true reason of the removal, she SAYS,
was because Miss Anna bad lest the
means TO support her mother as she de-
sired TO in Philadelphia She explained
facts relative to their family arrangements
and then answers the charge OF extrava-
gance, saying that she was her sisters
private secretary and housekeeper and
was allowed $3.50 a month TO meet ex-
penses, which included the house rental
of 81 900 a year. The house was generally
full of Annals company, and they had to
be provided for. 1t was impossible, there
fore, to avoid the standing over OF ac-
counts until her return home to settle at
times.
~ never made an investment OF any
kind in my life" continued Miss Susan.
81 never bought trinkets for myself and
was not in the habit OF making gifts TO
any people. My sisters allegation that l
have an intense hatred and jealousy for
her has never taken any other form than
that of striving to further her interests to
the utmost OF my ability. Physicians will
testify that in the summer of 1877 it was
nv nursing which saved her life. DIR.
Hileman, whom she abuses, was her own
selection and she praised him to the skies.
After n time, ON Thursday, Feb. 10,
Anna became violently delirious and her
actions were very curious. Among other
things she began screaming and pounding
on the partition walls. The servant was
al nj hnr nfTf Of n M
was followed by Anna. She then came
back ana ate her supper. Her story of
cleaning white crystals liz cup OF coffee
is pure fabrication, which only insanity
can account for. Several days before she
had been accusing How & Hummell, her
attorneys, of vilest treachery in her case
against the republican national committee,
and she asserted that an old friend in Bos-
ton was concerned in a plot to ruin her
reputation"
Miss Susan speaks of Miss Annals vio-
lence toward her, and then says that on
Feb. 25 it became necessary to deliver her
sister to Danvile because she had eaten
nothing for three days. She was not
roughly handled and her clothing was not
injured, as stated in the papers, at the
time the door was forced open. Her
papers have been carefully assorted and
they now await her disposition. Her stage
jewels, in one package, and her private
jewels in another, a safe in her own
bank in Pittston, subject to her order.
The attempt to secure money for her was
inaugurated by Mrs. Longford and Miss
Willard without any action or word on
Miss Susan's part.
In conclusion Miss Susan says that she
sees now that her friends told her truly
when they said she was foolish to devote
her life to Miss Anna. Hereafter Anna
must find faithful service wherever she
can. Miss Susan does not explain why,
when the Scranton Republican first gave
to the world the story of her sister insan-
ity, she sent strongly worded denial of
it to every paper in the region, claiming
that the report was a "cruel outrage"