New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
FRIGHTENED BY A WOMAN
THE INHABITANTS OF CLIFTON LIVE IN
FEAR OF THE WEIRD MRs.
HEMMENWAY.
SHE LIVES ALONE IN A BIG HOUSE AND "'r'
ABOUT At NIGHT THREATENING THE LIVES
OF THE NErGHBoRs-HER HUSBAND
TELLS HOW A HAPPY HOME
WAS BROKEN Up.

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| WAS BROKEN Up.
Clifton Nov o3-The inhabtants OF this village
have been frightened for some tme P''' W
the neculiar actions Of Mrs. Charlotte Hemmeh"as'
who. II Is alleged goes about at all ho"rs o' ''e
n,gh, accompanicd by a huge ST. Bernard dos.
making threats against the lives ana properly W
her ncghbors. Mrs. lIcmmen"ay Is '"e VIZ
Charles Hemmenway, manufacturer ha'''N 81" "
fec At No 80 old Slip. New-York city VINO was
formerly postmaster and Assessor OF CHi'on' '"''
two wears ago the ficmmenways wer" much re-
spected in Clifton. Outwardly their uomes.o ~,
| anneared TO be most happy. Occupying hhe o'
mansion in Passac-ave.. they we're IN poS''o" u
entertain and so made innumerable frie"us
| About eighteen months ago. however MT. he"'-
w,, horan IN absent himself from his home
Whom his nclghbors remarked this. MS "ile eA-
pIained that he was compelled 10 be away on ous''
ness II soon began TO be whspere" aoo"' .''e
village that he was induced TO stay ava! i'o" Ills
home by domestic troubles AS nihe paSSe" vi
mystery seemed settle over the big frame mouse
in which Mrs Iiemmenway now lived alone WIN
her great dog her only companion
one dark night recently a vlaser rep"'"''s
| home at . o'clock in the morning encounter"
Mrs Hemmenway and her dog III one vi ''e
lonees parts Of the town lie spoke 10 "', ''
she turned away from him with an angry eXclan"
,t, and strobe off in the darkness. ON another
occasion she was seen sitting at a late hour oi
the stoop of deserted house. i""''''''e
restculating in the stranEest manner ~ 10 q"
legged that II was at ahou. this time. aSo' ''''
she first began to threaten her neishbors' "o'"'
she threatened TO kill others to injurc by purn-
ing their houses down over their heads /, SUN
| hacaue known throughout the town that IL was
Mrs Uemmenway's habit to roam ABOUT IL. "s"'
| enveloped in n great cloak. accompanied py "''
monster dog. - OIL,
few days ago Oracle Young. tcn-Ye"' -o'
child was in the village lostofiics waiunE ,o'
entered. The child says that. without an, p'o'o
cation on her part the woman approachcu n''
and struck her with n whin that sh' c"''''
repor, Of this affair spread Ike wiidh'e ''.,
ou, clifton. and increased the terror VI Wv "
hahitants. - .Ao
>, .,,.,,. bouse came 70 Ncw-York ana sa"
~ tIaumonway about his wife Then the mEs''',
,b.t rad so long shrouicd the domestic re'a'o"S "
49," ,Iarmanv,vs was cleared up. Mr.. Hemmenway
told him the following story. which ne air.
Led - -, rep)rtcr who him in MA once al ''''
% o'd Slip last night: Il am deeply srieN'' ""'
lit nav. learned Of ms domestic troubles. nav
a,aoavored for my wife's sake and ior Inc SAN "
my own relatives 10 keep the matter s'''''' w
now gee tina, 1t can no longer De doh' ~ '
- susneci that my Wife was suHer'"k "''
~ s.y.n wears ago. She began ,nen to 'fea' M
very badly After awhile she began 20 mani -,
-. my ufs she declared that she won'' Po','''
mo and knowing that II was perfectly poss.''' ~
h.r 70 a., 90 / decided tnai Il was "''s''' ~ " -
longer win a woman whose nhh wa r.,
mo entertained sucn ideas. Then II was '""' : "
a long talk with and ioli hri %, ny - sup
live apart from h'r anu '"'' W
port as formerly a., v.c,u had to say on
When heard what M' !'.,,,,,beb :, my wife's
Tuesday last / Immediately i'irsrS,p'Torn uh"rc they
sister 10 come a. once rom insult lfion
IL, Ti,., cam. here. and after lo''S 49,, 80
win hein have hnaly t':ns',' a.t.e that she Is
yan,inci bv experts and II ih"S u'''n, u'',,,,, shal
~ subicct FOR Incarceration IN an asy.u a. unr
have he: sent 20 one where hh' can
H,a no,,er visited clifton last night TO near M
tI,nn.nu,y's side of ihc story ~ .',.,L,-,. -,
occupies big frame s!rn',urs b, turning in any OF
the t,, The blinds were all close hu' ,l'''
~ IN immense .an,cfn. Ike ne heaIIiEl' =" =" 81.
motive. burning on me ''W,i-s Wemmcnway keeps
this lantern burning from su"S'' ~
might ,--..o.,,,. ,,as not a, home so the reporter
II, Mi d,yn The extension OF Passaic-avc 10 sii
Tmngs bouse 10 hear what littl" GRACE ouns ~
o sav about the whipping inciHei,l -" ',,,nr,o,,s
nrii ne CS non't omen the door rs her. and she"
kill US" said voice ,a ,.,,,in believed
their dreaded neighbor was outside rifs's so' can,
mittancc Presently one OF IN. n',huo ,h,,~% Then
,iously opened and some one pe'p, , ~, per =, All;
| came the Joyous announcement. IL i" Nv " ~
| It's man, crao,o youny .eid
| ,haa {, was true that Mrs. Hemmenway hho s,,uOn
h' har u,t,n a whip but not severely: She s"cin'n
oath to speak Of the occurrehce W., eycrv ono
| houses In the ncghborhood sho"'u . 'n' ,S much
was in highly h'i'ous H'"'
dreaded woman. - 90 ,h. rauroad sta
ton the road runs through wiz, se' renorter en-
| nnmn.ered a woman moving along WIN slraL,ny
,pend and closely followed by great Shafsy uos
Thn frure was envcoped In n CLOAK 10 the lu.s
~, IL. .,1s tbis Mrs Ucrnmenway?' the woman NUT
tered an ndistinct response ana ino.ru Sm ,.'
ewov in the darkness 1t was Mrs hemfheh""''