Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-29
KIN TO MRS. CLEVELAND
The Claim of an Old Woman In
 Jersey City.
SHE ASKED AID OF THE PRESIDENT
Ehe Says That the President Was Angry With His Servants For Admitting Her to His House-SOme Money Which She Ex- pected-The Presidents Condition.


 His House-Some Money Which She Ex-
 Pected-The Presidents Condition.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 29-The Press today prints the following:
 The Jersey City health board sent an in spector to abate a nuisance in rear tenc- ment at 344 Wayne street. He found a bright minded old woman living in filthy rooms on the top floor, who told him she was related to Mrs Cleveland. The neigh bors called her Mrs. Folsom.
 II am sorry you find my rooms so disor- 1ered," said she II would have cleaned up if had known any one was coming" The inspector made arrangements to i'm prove the sanitary conditions of her apart ments and listened to h9r story.
 Her Claim to Kinship.
 She said she was Mrs. Francis Bennett Morris, widow of Union soldier who died in Libby prison in lSi2.
 My half brother, Colonel John B. Fol son." said she, was Mrs. Clevelaud's grandfather. She was the daughter of Cyrus Folsom, my brother Johns young est son.
 ''l came to Jersey City two years ago. 1 supported myself P years by giving tenn peranCe lectures. My son has a family and has done what he could to support me, but he is out of work.
 "I have called on Mrs Cleveland several times at her home on Madison avenue. She once appointed a day and listened tu my story an hour and a half.
 MT. Cleveland was to have collected SIs,- DO on Cyrus estate. and l came last for a share of the money, but I have not received any of it. l believe it was Cyrus intention to leave some of his money to me. 'I walked all the way up from a down town ferry to Mrs. Clevcland's house on Sixty eighth street because l was penni- less. Neither Mir. nor Mrs. Cleveland was home at the time, and servant gave me some tea and toast.
 "Mr. Cleveland came, and seeing me was very angry. He said to the servant. If this occurs again, the person will lose his position. Mrs. Cleveland has given me S7. and that is all have received from the Clevelands."
 Mrs, Norris son, Louis F.. II. Norris, lives with his family at a Ivers avenue and has been employed in the Dixon cruciblc works, but was laid of with others three weeks ago. He says he kept his mother for five years, paying her rent and board and giv- ing her money. Her habits were such that he was unable to care for her. MT. Norris wife said his father was a | 1eserter and died in England after the war. Nevertheless the widow got a pension ' OAllI sue lldETlttl one Lang. WHO utStrlON her after three days.
 Lamont Says Cleveland Is Sick. In the same paper appears this story Secretary Lamont surprised and alarmed a prominent Cleveland man who asked some thing about the presidents plans in regard \ to appointments yesterday by saying: Mir Cleveland is giving very little attention tc party politics. The financial situation de mands all his thoughts, but Mir. Cleveland is a sick man, perhaps q very sick one"
 Secretary Lamont spoke with q serious ness and earnestness that alarmed hi: \ friend
 The steward of the Fall River line steam CT Plymouth, who has frequently seen Mir Cleveland during the many journeys tt Buzzards Bay and since he became presi dent, said after Mir Clrveland's last jour ney:
 He looks to me like a very sick man never saw man change physically for tn, worse as he has within four or five months