Evening journal., 1921-05-14
Death ENDED
This TRIANGLE
French Widow and Son
Homeless, tell of big
American Woman"
SALVATION ARMY
SHELTERS PAIR

A story Of wierd consequences
which reads like excerpts from
novel and involving the eternal tri-
angle which was destroyed by the
death Of a man. was unfolded when
Mrs. Anna Ferran. wee bit of a
French woman, was picked up by
Patrolman Paynter at Fourth and
Shipley streets this morning. The
woman apparently carrying her
worldly goods in her arms. a small
valise and a pasteboard suit box, was
accompanied by her 10-year-old son,
Joseph.
Mrs. Ferran was taken to the SAL
walton Army headquarters by Paynter
and in answer to his question and
those OF Adjutant Cook. told why
she had run away from Camden, n.
j.. her home. According to her story,
she had been bounded from one
place to the other by a big Ameri-
can woman" who had been friendly
with her husband before he had been
killed by a train just outside OF the
gates of the New York Shipbuilding
Company. Ave months ago.
In English that was broken and
interspersed with many French
phrases Mrs. Ferran related that the
big American Woman" is a MEM
Der OF some powerful society and
that she is trying TO get the money
awarded by the railroad company
for the death Of Mr.. Ferran. Many
times the little French woman show
ed signs OF giving away at any mo-
ment and was assisted by Joseph
who supplied the words in English
when she became excited and ran all
her talk into French.
Mrs. Ferran told how she had
been bounded from one rooming-
house TO another in Camden and had
been even threatned with death by
tho other woman. Driven from hei
last place she spent most Of th'
night i'm the Camden ferryhouse
When ask by Adjutant Cook where
they slept and how they spent th'
night. Joseph supplied the reply.
I'VE read the papers and did no
sleep" he said wraout the shadow
o. % a smile IN his tired eyes.
with apparently no decided des
tination in view Mrs. Ferran an,
Joseph went to Broad street station
in Philadelphia. They said that the.
arrived in Wilmington about
O'Clock this morning and after get
ting something TO cat wandered
about the streets in search OF a room
Patrolman Paynter said he had seei
them at Sixth and Washington street
earlier in the morning.
After a consultation Adjutan
Cook took mother and son into tn
Salvation Army Citadel where h
provided them with a place to spen
the night. He will notify the Saliva
ton Army headquarters in Camde
and Mrs Ferran and Joseph will
sent there tomorrow morning. AT
rangements will be made for ther
20 be met and taken TO Camde
police headquarters to have III
matter Strengthened out.
Mrs. Ferran was still dressed
deep mourning for her husband
Employed as a hook and chalnmaI
which is a laborer on the cranes In
shipyard. Frank, the husband. wa
killed on November 10 while on h
way home. He had just left IN
gates Of the New York Shipbuildin
Company when he was struck by
train. severing both legs and dyin
within a short time.
Little Joseph in telling about IN
difficulty in securing the none
awarded by the railroad compan
and also that left by his father, sa
that Ferran died before he cou
make a statement. Joseph said the
case had been placed In the hands
a Camden lawyer, who did not seei
able to help them. especially on a.
count Of the actions Of the 9TH
woman.
Mrs. Ferran showed plainly u
stress she has been under. She to
In her broken way that she had bee
on the streets for practically the pa
five weeks. driven by the "b
American woman" who called her
dirty French woman"
'Zees no wonder and she ma
peepul beleef Ahm dirty FrenI
woman when she no let me leeve n
wnar," was the quaint way she p
a fact that seemed TO wear on h
uore than anything else.
Mrs. Ferran explained that s
did not understand American wa
to her France as she would VIII
she got her trunk and other belon
lngs. Although she has been in n
country seven years, she never we
out, staying at home all the tin
L.ttle Joseph would not say that
father had forced his mother to ST
az home.
Both Mrs Ferran and her =
showed plainly that they were frigl
ened and were glad TO accept I
haven offered by Adjutant Coo
Both Mr.. Cook and Patrolman Pay
ter thought the plan OF keeping the
here over night and then send the
TO Camden in care OF the Salvati
Army officers there the best way
handle the affair.
Mrs. Ferran said her last hol
In Camden was in a room at 4
Market street Her trunk Is 81
there. she said, ut she is afraid
go after Il.
Quite a crowd gathered while NJ
Ferran was being interviewed
Oficer Paynter and Adjutant Co