The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
A SAD STORY.
A Wife, Deserted and iii, in an
Unknown Land.
Is BEING CARED FOB
The wsaaa Is aa Immigrant from Poland
and comlssl0ner Watson Has Taken
Charge of Her Case Although
She Was Not Brought
Ho.. g.. ,s,
Here by Him.

Alone In astrange country; dcserte,
by 6he man whoihad taken with he
the solemn martial svows;:ill with tn
dread which woman alone can suf
fer; and unable to converse with thos,
around her. Such Was the pitiabl,
plight OF a woman who was fount
weak and starving In Columbia Fri
day. Applying at the homes of the
people OF Columbia, she was unable tt
make known her wants, until finall,
she sank exhausted upon the step o,
the home OF kind ,hearted people who
live In the. most respectable part OF
the city. The following particular.
OF the sad case we take from the
State:
Mr.. E. ]. Watson, the commIs,ione,
of immigration, was communicated
WIN at once, and although he was en-
gag d In moving his Office effects from
the STATE house to 8 temporary office
In the history building, he gave i'm
mediate attention to the wants Of the
suffering woman. With Mr.. Frank
Myers for an interpreter, Mr.. Watson
went TO the homo where the woman
vas being cared for temporarily, and
as ne had suspected, tho unfortunate
creature proved to be o native of Po-
land.
MIR. Myers engaged her in converse.
tion, the first time since her desertlon
by her husband that che had heard
her native tongue. Ths woman told
story which cannot be disbelleved
She Is about 30 years OF age and rather
comely In appearance, although she
mas seeni much anxiety and suffering
recently. She was unable to write,
even In her own language, and her
name, as we'll as could be guessed
from her pronunciation, is Staphanki.
Thls woman and her husband, to
whom she was married two years ago,
came to this country from the prov.
lnce OF Galatia in Poland three
months ago. Two months ago they
were brought to Greenville to work In
the mills, having beenlsccured among
q colony Drought, south by the South
es,3 assia st1s2 tilaIe.
Her husband obtained work at Re-
enumeration of s5 o week, and the two
appeared to be living happily in ex-
pectation Of approaching events until
three weeks ago when she was desert.
ed and left pennilesJ among people
With whom she could not even con.
verse. : =
After q period of soul. .harassinp
anxiety, the woman set out on foot
for Columbia, and walked all the way.
She Was,g!ven assistance By the kind
hearted farm people along the way,
and one family gave her a pair Of shoes
which she needed badly for the
weather has been very severe.
When Mr.. Watson was notified Fri.
day, he found the woman ina state
OF collapse and exhaustion. She was
so weak that she could not keer
awake and kept dropping of to sleep
When through the interpreter MI
Watson had secured the story of bel
sufrerings he set about to find place
where she could be cared for until ht
could communicate with the govern
ment authorities. For the fedora
government makes provision for sucf
unfortunate people as this and sh,
would be cared for at the hospital O.,
ELLIS Island IS soon as he could max,
the arrangements.
The Door Of Hope" is crowded
and there was no place for the 200,
woman there. Finally Mr.. Watts IL
found boarding place for the unfort
unate creature at house near tn
union depot, and here she will sta,
until she can be sent 20 Ellis Island
The woman's gratitude was a movIn,
spectacle, and Mr.. Watson feels man,
times repaid for the three hours h
spent In trying to get her located TEN
porarily.
The romantic part OF the story 1
this: The arrival OF the Pole, Fran
Sobietsky, In Colum bia a few week
ago corresponds with the time tina
the woman was deserted by he
husband, and 1t Is moro than probabl
that he Is the vegabond who deserte
his wife. The woman's condition Gi
not permit that she be allowed to cor
front the unfortunate Pole who is lyin
In a hospital In this city with one le
cut OF as the result of an accident O
the Southern railway last Sunday whe
he was caught walking across q lon
trestle few miles north Of Columbil
| 1t will be recalled that when Soblt
SKI came here he was unable to spea
in English. He was engaged to wor
for farmer In Rlchland county an
was running away when ne was knocl
ed otr the trest,e. 1t is barely probabl
that ne vas trying to get back I
GrnenVille when he WAS caught-prt
vided OF course he is the rcneprad
husband OF the suffering woman. In T.
gard to this case Mr.. Watson said las
night:
The State department. OF aericu
ture, commerce and immigration hs
been placed at decided disadyantaQ
by reason Of such q case as this. Tn
woman was not brought to South Ca
olina by reason Of any action of til
department., and / regret that 1t
Impossible for me, because OF her lac
OF knowledge OF the. .English .languap
to ascertain by whom she was broupf
TO the state. When.t the call came [
me In the shape thatiit did and | sa
the poor creature and talked with h,
Through an interpreter 1t would ha,
been necessary for me to have had
heart OF stone not to have attempte
TO do something for her. Tue DO,
creature was In such condition th,
: | did not believe she could have ke,
her eyes open another half hour.
After trying several places whe
l Thought 1t would be beBt for her,
be, finally took her to boardil