The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
A Wife, Deserted and iii, In an
Unknown Land.
IS BEING CARED FOR
The Wouan Is au Immigrant frea Poland,
and comlssioner Wats~n Has Taken
Charge of Her Case Although
She Was Not Brought
Here by Him.

~ 'no uou VINO naQ taken with h
the so!emo maritalavows;{ill with Il
ID uread which woman alone can su
IF Ter; and unable to converse with tho.
d around her. Such was the pitiab
10 plight OF a woman who was fouu
q weak and starving in Columbia Err
Is DAY. Applying at the bones OF th
|, people OF Columbia, she was unable {
d make known her wants, until finall
e she sank exhausted upon the step c
8 ohe nome OF kind shearted people wh
t i've In the.most respectable part q
d the otty. The following particular
2 or the sad case we take from th
! State: W
t Mr. L. J. Watson, the conmls,ione
| OF immigration, was Communicate,
. with at once, and although he WAS an
: eag "a IN moving his Office effects from
' .ie . o'ate mouse to temporary Ct1ict
IN the l2story building, he gave i'm
mediate attention to the wants OF the
suffering woman. With Mr.. Frank
, lyers for an interpreter, Mr.. Watson
, went TO the home where the woman
was being cared for temporarily, and
!. as ne mad suspected, the unfortunate
land. ~ y
Mr. Myers engaged her In converse.
tion, the first time since her desertion
by her husband that she had heard
her native tongue. The woman told
STORY which cannot be dIsbeieyed.
ohe IS ABOUT 80 years OF age and rather
cohely IN appearance, although she
nas seen 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
lrom her pronunciation, is Stsphanki
Ihis woman and her husband. tn
whom sne was married two years ago,
came 10 tnis country from the prov.
lhce or Galatia In Poland three
honths ago. Two months ago ttey
we're brought to G vile TO work in
ct 20. ..,e ..f the mills there.
Her husband obtained work at re-
muneration Of s5 week. and the two
appeared to be living happily In ex-
pectation Of approaching events until
three weeks ago when she was degert-
ed and left penniles' among people
with whom she could not even con.
verse.
After period OF soul. ul.harassing
anxiety, the. woman set out on foot
for Columbia, and walked ell the way.
She was. given assistance by the kind
hearted farm people along the way
and one family gave her pair CT shoes
which she needed badly for the
weather has been very severe.
When Mr.. Watson vas Motif I'd Fri
day, he found the woman In a state
of collapse and exhaustion. She was
so weak that she could not keep
awake and kept dropping off to sleep.
When through the interpreter Mr..
Watson had secured the story Of her
hutferings he SIT about to find place
where she could be cared for until he
could communicate with the govern.
ment authorities. For the federal
, government makes provision for such
unfortunate people as this and abe
would be cared for at the hospital q,
Ellis Island as soon as he could make
the arrangements.
+, The Door Of Hope is crowded
and there was no place for the pool
; woman there. Finally Mr.. Watts IL
found boarding place for the unfott
unate creature at house near tn
+, union depot, and here she will sta,
:, until she can be sent to Ellis Island
;, The woman's gratitude whs a movlny
. spectacle, and Mr.. Watson feels mar
: times repaid for the thrle hours h
= spent In trying to get her located tenn
y porlrlly.
. Tie romantic part of the story
- This: The arrival OF the Pole, Fran
: Sobletsky, In Columbia q. few week
10 ago corresponds With tho time tha
= the woman was deserted by he
!, husband, and 1t is M >re than probab!
= that he IS the vagabond who deser,c
~ mis- wife. The woman's condition di
- not permit that she be allowed to COZ
:, front the unfortunate Pole who is lyin
:, ;, In hospital In this city with one lie
80 cut of rs the result of an accident Q
- the Southern railway last Sunday whe
- he was caught walking across q Jon
,1 trestle few miles north CT Columbi
e 1t will be recalled that when Sobl
20 =, ski came here he was unable to spca
~, ~ In English. He was engaged to wor
- for farmer In Richland county az
~ was running away when he was knocI
ed OF the trestle. II Is barely probab
At that be was trying to get back
Id Greenville when he was caught-pr
r- vided Of course he is the renegrat
in husband OF the suff ring woman. In r
n gard to this case Mr.. Watson said la
I'D night:
tn The State department Of agricu
" ture, commerce and immigration h
to been placed at decided disadvanta,
In 10y reason of such case as this. Tn
,es woman was not brought to South Ga
ad olina by reason OF any action OF tt
Tn department., and l regret that 1T
~ impossible for me, because OF her la
N. OF knowledge OF the E1glish .langua
nd to ascertain by whom she was broug
N, to the State. When the call came
me In the shape that 1t did and | 8!
the poor creature and talked with b
through an interpreter 1t would ha
on been necessary for me to have had
les heart OF stone not to have attem pit
at to do something for her. The pt
ere creature was in such q condition tt
j. did not believe she could have ke
ac- her eyes open another half hour.
ing After trying several places VIII
out | thought 1t would be best for her.
be, l finally took her to q board