The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-23
. TO DISPOSSESS
HIS DAUGHTER.
Murphy, 81, Starts Proceedings
Against Mrs, Lindsey, II.
LIVED TOGETHER 40 YEARS.
The Woman Says Sh, Has Been Fathers
Kuussks,psr and Nurse During
All These Years.

New York. Sept. 23.--"Because I am
old. father no longer wants TO see me
around. His heart turns TO younger
woman and ne wants to get me out OF
the house so that Annie Rose Fallon'
who is young and attractive, can come
with her husband to keep house Tor
him.
AFTER 40 years of faithful caring for
him he wants 10 send me to the poor
house
This was the story that Mrs. Lucy j.
Lindsey n years old, told a reporter last
night Her father is wealthy ThomaS
Murphy 92, OF No. IS North Fifth avenue
Mount Vernon. once business partner
oil Levi +. Morton.
Mrs Iindsey's first husband was
friend OF jefferson Davis.a and II Is claimed
assisted Robert Ould in his defense at
the trial after the war
The story told by old Mrs Lindsey Is
very pathetic. She is refined, high
strung little woman All her life she
has been lover of art and beautiful
things Her father was an admirer of
her first husband but when she married
Lindsey he took violent dislike TO him.
Aftcrward when tho old gentleman re-
tired from business she gave him home
with her.
After thc death Of her last husband
they took into thor home young girl
NJ IS or 90 Misc Annie Rose. The girl
grow into lovely womanhood. petted
and beloved by tho rich old merchant
tailor. u WIS Mr. Murphy who picked
oug tho young man lallcn as the girls
husband And II WAS AIRS. Lindsey who
loaned tho yorng compile $500 90 begin
housekeeping the $500 was the money
! a
herself doccntly.
SOUGHT TO DfspOssEss HER.
when The trouble came Mrs Lindsey
lcfi on a vaca ton ana Mr. Murphy. who
says that his daughter is vicious went
io Judge Bennett snd commenced pro-
ccedinse to diSooescss his daughter. She
would have been thrown into the street
but for her lawyer who obtained stay
Ct the proceed dngs.
- viii not allow him Ia treat nae 80
shamefuliy said Mrs. Lindsey ycstcrday
~ have cared FOR him for 80 years, and
have been his housckceper most of that
time will mt in hill for all that and
make fif1 settle lpVe nothing against
Mrs. Fauon rN opt that she has not paid
M my burial pcnev vet.
"tf be VENTS her so keep house for him
he mist give mc money enough 20 live
on. have son Who Is deaf mute
7 WI never SO 90 rho almshouse while T
ain ny fathers only heir have lived
iu real'tment all rlv ife. have worked
fof him. cared for hlm and have mtro-
duccd him 70 sst of culurcd people
who never would have recognized him
hut Tor ne
ne owes more 20 mo than his thous-
ard7 of dollars could ever paw and vet
he vsnie 20 trrn us or on TIE street -
mr. hsv only daurhter ard my son. We
sha' starve. for We VIII not 20 20 the
roorhousc
There we're tears on the sweet old lady's
face whom she Gnished
Mr.. M'rphv cmphs ticallv denied his
ohlirations 20 Ms daushter
''Sae has never cared for me She has
recently aSSnrfed mo, ard has lived on
my noney all h"~ We. supported her
last husband nrd 7 would support her
now. but she abuses me SO ! cannot
i've with NOV in pcace She
kicked Mrs ralon That IS why The
younS woman Went away Ny daughter
deserves 60 be nut orf and ont she viii
go. am a. years oil bat 7 am cepable
and In my rirht mind