The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-17

In MIDST
OF PLEN Y
Beautiful Woman Left Homs Of
Luxury 10 Follow Husband
and Died in His Arms.

New York, July i7.-Emac ciated by i'll
ness. exposure and lack OF food till her
trail body had shrunk 10 the size OF a
child's. a woman without home and with
out friends cave the husband in whose
arms she hreathed out her Life. was
found dying early wednesday morning
IN a vacant lot at one Hundred and
rhirty-third street. near Twelfth avenue
Patroman Austin OF the One Hun
dred and Twenty-hfth street station,
making his rounds, heard faint moans
as he passed the place. and making hrs
way in through a gap In the fence a
pitiful sight met his gaze. A man half
sitting. half knelling on the uneven
ground supported on his breast a young
and handsome woman whose deathly
psilor warned the policeman that the
end was near.
She wanted the air" said her hus-
band in answer 20 his questions she
has been very weak and felt as II she
could not breathe We've been living IN
that unoccupied stable ii the miidle Of
the lot, where the owner was kind
enough 70 allow as shelter But she Is
easer now--she IL sleeping.
Austin told him gently that the sleep
was one from which she would probaS-
ly never wake and waited with the strick-
en- man till the ambulance which he sum
moned from the j Hood Wright hosp
tai had come Again and again the hus-
band pressed his lips 10 the pale face
but there was no iutter Of the eyelids
20 tell him that his caresses were felt
by the wife who was so fast slipping
away from HIM.
WOULD NOT BELIEVE HER DEAD.
Before the ambulance came she was
h,ft he al To al
till the doctor in attendance had assured
him that life was extinct And when her
body was carried 10 the One Hundred
and Twenty hfth street station he ac-
companied IL 10 tell the brief story of
love. faithful through disease and hard
ship, which had finally brought them 10
the straits in which they were discov-
cred
He gave his name as John Brown and
said that his marriage 10 Lizzie o'Leary
six years ago was In direct opposition
20 her parents wish. She was then p,
and had been reared In a home Of con-
siderable luxury. Her father was we'll
to-do liquor dealer. OF the misfortunes
which had brought him down in the
world, Brown said but little. He declared
that he had frequently begged his wife
10 return 10 her people and leave him
TO face his ll-luck alone. but che stead
She had a brave spirit and true
heart" he said She worked with me
az whatever she could find Lately she
has been employed as a scrubwoman,
but her strength was not equal to II.
Her lack OF nourlshment and exposure
made such inroads upon her health that
she was scarcely able 10 stand Brown
did such odd jobs as he could hnd, but
work was uncertain and their shelter in
the old stable, which has been patched
and repatched 20 make IL even fairly
weather proof. was all they could call
home At the foot of an incline in the
most barren and desolate surroundings
the building stands absolutely alone
CRAvED THE OPEN AIR.
The sick woman on her bed OF straw
was tossing feverishly early yesterday
when she begged her husband 20 help
her TO the open air. Together they
reached the fence. where she leaned upon
him so heavily that he sank into the
half-sitting position thinking the air had
revived her and that she was sinking into
refreshing slumber.
Brown Is about 40. OF strong build and
swarthy complexion His wifes petite
figure would have barely tipped the scales
a i0o Dark hair. lamp-black eyes and
delicate features made her emacition, al
most startling A glance at her condition
sufficed the entry on police botter- Sup
posed Starvation
The body lies al the Morgue today
Brown spent the day in search for his
wifes relatives. hoping 20 save her from
Potter's Field