The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
A SICK WOMAN.
SEIGHBORS GIVE 4 SENDOFF TO
.WRS. CHARLOTTE +. WOOD.

Eve don't care II you never come back
8iTcd a group Il shrl voiced boys as Mrs.
harIotie P. Wood walked down the steps
II her old home at 3O5 Webster avenue,
t,ifey city, on Saturday night and YEARLY
inferred cab. There was a chorus Of
terisiye boots and yells a. the driver urged
tisgprantine horses forward and Mrs
hood sank back into her seat with prayer
IL thmfks on her dps that she was leaving
he neighboEhoCd Tor ever. Tho woman's
1eighbors and their children who had been
celebrating her departure all the evening
with a public joyfest followed the cab a
4hort distance and then went indoors
thoroughly satisfied with the nights dem
enstration ard the thought that they had
S1ade Mrs. Woods last hours in Webster
avenue rs unpleasant as possible.
/ Mrs Wood has been on the verge Of
Aerv, VA prostration for several years.
Rcy lawyer and her friends say she has
tried her very best to mind her own bust
ness She wanted to be let alone, they
DAY, but her neighbors systematically
censpiTed-to annoy her and trouble ensued
BOYS threw the carcases Of cats in her
flower beds and fii6Sed mud on her newly
painted house. They called her names
whenever she pat her head out Of doors
and tormented her in many ways. They
liked 10 do these things because il always
produced action on the part Of Mrs. Woods
tongue, and that contributed 10 the merri-
ment Of an otherwise dull neighborhood.
Whenever Johnnie or Willie or Jimmie
succeeded ip arousing Mrs. Wood, the
fathers and h4others Of the dear little boys
had a session with the woman. Mrs. Wood
could never 10 % nyinced that she ought TO
submit to tAe pleasantTies of the innocent
darlings witho It demonstrating, and. Of
course she didn't make favorable impress
sion on the Indignant parents. She gen
orally gave them a few pointers on the
gentle art Of bringing up children and the
mothers .aRd. iSthers left in hun. But
they felt that they had a just grievance,
and got even by having the 'law on her.
Mrs. Wood was summoned to the police
court many times and finally was indicted
under an old Jersey law as common
scold.' The case never came to trial.
Mrs Wood, however, was finally forced
out Of the neighborhood. She sold her
house and bought another one in Booraem
avenue, far from the madding crowd. On
Friday a moving van backed up to her door
and the ever busy Eossips sent wireless
messages across back fences that Mrs.
Wood was getting out under fire. This
brought a crowd, Fathers and mothers
knew what was coming and they went to
their front ,porches to see the fun. Their
darlings paraded in front Of Mrs. Woods
house and banged on tin pans until she was
driven nearly frantic Then the grownups
hoisted their American flags and the neigh
borhood looked as if Webster avenue was
the center of-all the patriotic spirits In
jersey City on a Fourth Of July.
On Saturday the furniture moving man
made several trips between Mrs. Woods
house and storage warehouse, where she
was obliged 10 place her things until she
can move them into her new Booraem ave-
nue. horne on June - There was more OF
less excitement in the street during the day,
but the main demonstration was reserved
for the evening when the men Of the block
could be on deck TO lend their assistance in
giving Mrs. Wood fitting sendof.
A crowd of a bundfed or more boys and
girls gathefed In front Of the house
and serenaded the woman with songs
and Instrumental music on old kitchen
utensils. They. ,tnarpbed back and forth
and bowed EVERY fine Mrs Wood put in
al appearance, Among the many adults
who; stood around watching the course. Of
events was Lawyer Edward A. Ransom,
So. The kids didn't know he was a man Of
thu zla!E-untl. he circulated in the crowd
fol, the purpose Of getting the names Of
some 81 the adults who we're making life
fnltofdhDla LOT MS CilenLs lie wanted par
ticiiisrfS. 10 catch the fellow who was shoot
ing on a revolver and while be was look
ing fof. hfm (the man was discharging large
toTpedoes) one Richard Austin found
fduf With the attorney for taking Arf.
.sYor ought to be ashamed Of yourself
Bptonl says he said, FOR acting the part
Of a}pY and sneak ..
The -LrNyvf tod Austin that he ought
"a. be Prond Of himself for taking part n
the peIsecutinn % a sick woman, and the
cisl4et. got 80 angry he called Policeman
Ahtoh Hagar and ordered him 20 take
the o8end ding lawyer to the station house.
HAgar told Ran som 10 come on and
started toward the Central avenue lookup.
The 6Aner aders abandoned their program
temporarily and followed in the wake Of
the cop and his captive.
Gee. de lawyers pnchedl" shouted a
Rpall-boy who was beating an abandoned
tin GROWER, aud the crowd set up a cheer.
Capt. Charles Cox was behind the desk
when the lawyer wac brought up 70 the
rail- he long ago tired Of hearing re-
ports OF trouble in Webster avenue and was
inclined to lose his patience. He said
citizens had perfect right 20 hang out
their American IA e and he didn't see why
lhere should he such fuss over a little
rot Sc.
Somebody suggested that Mrs. Wood
might have few rights which ought TO
be observed and another man wanted to
Know Why IL WASH 7 ile 0ulN OF lne ponce
toclear the streets Of It's mobs Of disorderly
boys
Ram ON asked IL he had to consider him
self. under arrest and the cap ain said no
several times. Then the precinct COM
mandeT told the lawyer togo and ordered
Sergt = Gofin to hurry TO Webster avenue
and pfe.erve the peace by making every
boiy move on. The sergeant, who will
retire from duty to-day on half time, did
his work we'll and Mrs. Woods neighbors
\ viii remember him as that cop who put a
stop 90 their innocent fun.
Late at night Mrs Wood stepped into her
Garland q crowd gathered to bid her fare
we'll Windows we're hurriedly raised and
q man leaned out Of a window and oapped
biz shands.
Hey YOU up there- shouted CONN,
top Vbat racket
ssf.gless I've got right TO chap out Of
nv windoW,itT want to, said the gallant
Citizeuo .'....
'Fou.haven't any right TO make an ans
Of SpiiTSelf replied Coffin.
knfithe window was closed with bang
fhen ksdlam roke loose, tin pans were
thumDed, Roman candles sputtered, boys
fanE and tire horses started OF with Mrs.
WOOD and her pet parrot.
Mrs, Wood is temporarily installed at the
Hotel Washington.