The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-31
RICHMOND ,AIDY
WITHOUT MONEY.
''Mrs. Pocahontaso Has Trouble in
Getting Funds in Baltimore.
SHE HAD TO PAWN HER WATCH.
Could Not Haso Check cashcd at
Any Of the Banks, ana FL
naliy Became
Desperate.

The Baltimore American YESTERDAY morn
Ing printed the following story, which will
be read with considerable interest here:
Because she could not be satisfactorily
adenthed at any OF the city banks yester-
Gay. and because she was too proud to
seek assistance. a tall. strikingly hand
some and fashionably dressed woman
from Richmond. Va, was obliged to
pawn her gold watch and chain, described
as a family heirloom, In order to buy a
ticket ID take Ter to her come in the
southern capital. She told her story in
the Bayview office of the Supervisors OF
City Charities. City Hall Annex, under
circumstances that made the narrative
doubiy interesting.
Chief Clerk Cough could not ascertain
the name of his Observation-Disclosures
caller. SO he referred 10 her as Mrs
Pocahontas, in relating the incident to
a reporter of The American. He gave
her that name because she claimed to
be direct descendant from the his
ioTical1y famous Indian girl who saved
the life of Captain John Smitls and then
married John Rolfe. Mrs. Pocahontas'
looked the part. AS stated, she was TALL
with piercing black eyes, coal-biack hair,
and a rich complexion. She was bril-
Iantly educated. well read and talked
faently.
Mrs. Pocahontas'. went to the Bay-
view office solely in the interest of a
poor servant-girl, who wanted to be sent
back to her home in Annapolis, but who
refused to allow the city authorities to
investigate her case.
While the girl was unfolding story
of harsh treatment and pleading for a
railroad ticket to the Ancient City on
the Severn. in walked an elderly white
Iii
Mr. Cough termed cranky spirit
Her demeanor and sharply-worded de-
mands showed that Mr.. Cough had prop
erly sized her up She wanted to be
sent post-haste to Cumberland where
she said, she had friends whom she de-
sired to visit. She wanted the city to
purchase her ticket and put her safely
aboard the train at Camden station. She
was plainly dressed in material of a cost
~ character, and from her neck there
dangled a handsome cameo brooch, which
looked as though it might have cost at
least 500 as many years ago. 1t was set
in pretty gold frame.
Strengthening up to her full height, and
with an aristocratic air peculiar to highly
bred Southern women, Mrs. Pocahontas'
asked:
Madam, il you are SO anxious to reach
Cumberland, and have not the necessary
funds why don't you pawn that brooch?"
The suggestion startled the old lady and
thoroughly aroused her ire. With n look
of Indignation. and placing both hands
over the brooch, she said:
II am too shocked to answer you. / will
have you to understand, Miss Whoever
You-Are. that this is an heirloom, which
was handed down from my great-grand-
parents, and / would not part with it for
the world. "
PAWNED HER WATCH
To this the Southern woman softly re-
piled:
Il had an heirloom. too, this morning.
gold watch. could not have check
cashed at any of the banks. I was too
proud to ask for assistance, SO I pawned
my watch in order to secure money enough
TO take me to my home, and shall leave
Baltimore this evening. When / reach
home / shall Immediately redeem my
watch
An interesting dialogue followed between
the two womeE-one almost the picture of
she Witch of Erdor and the other a typi-
cal Southern beauty. a contrast that was
striking. Finally the elderly woman gave
ND and walked out in despair. evidently
breathing vengeance on all within the Of
fee Mr.. Cough said that she was The
greatest character that he had ever met.
Mrs. Pocahontas'' pleaded strongly for
the poor girl who stood beside her. but
cation compelled Mr. Cough to refuse any
assistance whatever. He said that it was
not the habit of Baltimore to dump Deo-
pie on other cities unless assured Of
their reception at the other end of the
route. Mrs. Pocahontas" said in answer
to the query. that she was without actual
cash because she had been robbed by an
italian boy who ran errands for the family
with whom she had been staying. She
did not care to prosecute the hoy, satisfy
ing herself with a strong reprimand. She
exhibited check for $50 on the First
National Bank of Richmond. drawn to her
own order. but could get no one to iden-
tify her at any hank in baltimore She
would not ask any one in Baltimore. out
side Of the bank. 10 cash it for her. and
positively refused offers of assistance.
heCallinr his experience with the female
trio. Mr. Cough said:
This has been one Of the most interest
ing DAYS 7 have yet had in this office