The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20

IDA eoeh' nne road Tor the past
half year She lr at began watching the sta
tons about a yc".: ngo. Every night for a
month she appear I'd Mt the Battery place sta
tion. Through t.. day abe haunted various
u,.own stations. At tho end Of u month she
disappeared. Nome 81 tho elevated station
mon saw her again for three months.
She began to frequent the Chambers street
station last October. and aternatcd between
(, and the fiftictt street station until the lat
Ter rr,t OF November. whs n she again DIR oppod
ONT OF sight. The first week OF January she
nrrcarcd at the Park place station. Every
afternoon at 3 o'clock sho would buy her ticket
nnl stand by the waiting room door closely
scanning every face that passed the ticket
sile would leave IN" stiti"n and - oyc to the
Erooklyn brioge. -. would stay at the, bridge
gp,ll T. 9,c":s. W;,e ,a,v she would take
worn til" sane - ,"s cxrnn, that ome things
All icarei Mt the Battery station she wore a
black dress. scalsiin slcuue. diamond ear
rings. brooch and rims. Etcnt Lea NJ shoes.
s sna spatshe he s"l a sasre. tie d
mOnis: and he pa, on, feathers were missing
yesterday. IN" hand lag. rnttrcrd and worn.
was Still with her. and the little black hat was
rusty
place station thnt She opcned her lips for the
only time and told a portion o. he: story. She
sed She hen ss %a seT TIM Of hGs VEIN
known pool room proIrietor, who has a place
on Barclay st-cst. She had alway tecn faith;
been true and kind TO her In that month
strange woman :.!i'nlrcd. She game between
e." thu WIFE and M Vent to 1--WE wt
tic other woIn:ln.
The wife. now known as Mrs. Cook. waited
that her husband ans the woman were living
together on staten Island. She then for the
inst time began to frequent the elevated sta
She has seen her husband only once since
tho Park place static n last January when she
sped him. She was. about to follow hir,. when
tic train sa@,dh Tho her tb nuThaHd in
bas She carries his picture. He. is about 50
years old. with sandy hair. and blue eyes He
lie is tall and Iha!v1. and wears a long. gray
ulster anda silk hat. Mrs. Cook is ~ years
a %h sns Esr hair
Size conildei this part OF her story to an ele-
ystei railroad emnGyee ansl another listener.
street, near sixth avenue. L, is said he liv"s
IN an apartment house IN West Fifty-third
Justice Duffy was inclined to treat Mrs.
Thn an Sss but
in u lev; soft voice. the judicial Chesterfield
4 Hond ap ss sd r.!
lettering goes; had right to be there. I
paid for my ticket. When one misses n train
the company, ha stems, =, say wait. hut when
enc wishes to wait they say go am not
arrested for lettering. out because my hus-
band fears me. lie was once q man Of honor.
Now he cannot FACE me. whom no wronged SO
deeply. He has influence friends. and money.
am alone lust now and friendless."
Have you no friends. madam" asked the
Justice.
Yes. your, Horror. 1 have But this is my
own personal matter. My friends are wealthy
and know of my trouble. They are eager to
aid me- But in rt ouble between husband and
wife, no one. not even the courts. should inter-
fere.'
Justice Duffy loaned over and whispered to
Detective Beake,r. Mrs. Cook evidently over
heard what lie sd i'd. She turned on him and
looking straight in his face said:
, You think I'm insane. You nre wrong.
But even you IRE. say what you think. Don't
be a coward cur sending me to Bellevue is
simply piling unnecessary work or the doc
tors. They sent me there year ago but the
bellevue physicians are honest. IN not stay
there i've days. Meanwhile my friends will
think have left town.
Justice Duffy ommitted her for examination
as to her sanity.