Year: 1877

kept by Mra King at No. 300h West rwcnty-eighth
street in the month OF September, 1870 soon became
acquainted with Miss Fawsti, who occupied the four
front rooms ON the thrd floor, the back room being
occupied by myself and husband. Our apartments
communicated by means OF a pantry, which was used
by US both. II was in this way that became ac
quanted with her saw nearly every day and used
10 talk with her great deal She seemed very glad OF
some one Of her own and age with whom che could
be on intimate terms When her maid, Miss Dollman,
lett, she was kept in the closest confinement by Billy


1--WE suppress rest OF the for the present. the
police authorities obtain II at any time) This man
spent most OF the day and every night In her rooms and
when he left the house invariably locked ber In, unless
he was too drunk think OF it. He was very seldom
sober for any length OF time ana he kept Miss Fawsts
almost continually under the influence OF liquor After
been there for some time neither he nor she
were in their proper minds day at q time


HOW HER MONEY WAS pisPosED or


MISS Fawsitt's trunks we're Kept IN her rooms They
contained handsome thcatrical wardrobe, which she
once showed me. The hsndsomest costume for
tho character OF Lady reazc. She had lett the Filth
salary dre her. One day some called from tho
theatre and gave her chock for sl75 on the Second
my room and exhibited the money me, saying, 'rhls
10 Amy's she gave IL to to tuKe care Of and Pm
going TO get SUIT OF clothes and an overcoa with IL
He counted Il out on my table Il was in one twenty
and thirteen tcn.dollar bills lie SAID he gave her
all tho money she wanted SO as TO get
Fawsitt asked MY husband TO go around
10 stappers saloon in yseventh street and get
The money away from tho man. My husband did 50,
Miss Fawsitt and Mrs. King following him. Billy
tfor such was his first nanIej was displaying tho
money ana spending 1t Tor drinks In The saloon.
He had only S35 remaining sl40 having disappeared
Hc threw roll Of bills the sidewalk. Ny nus band
picked up and gave IL 10 Mrs. King with MISS Fawsits
consen us she said sho owed tor heT board and lodg
ing (she paid $40 per week for her rooms and extra
for measl Later N the evening Billy was arrested
and locked up but discharged next morning. Is MISS
Fawsitt fsilea TO appear against him. She always
seemed to fear him, ana told mo nat whom the police
theatrical fall on the hall floor, cxclaiming,
"Bouclcau! Boucicault! Montague. help mo-"
night she would go almost crazy and take to drinking
again TO drown the thought OF her degradation sho
told me that even whom she hid her money Bil!y
would look everywhere till he found IT, Ho was jeal-
ous OF any one seeing her, and would hardly lot tho
iandlady go IN the room with nor He did all the
work Of chambermad himself and wouldn't lot tho
servant gir enter the rooms. TO get into the pantry
and into my room shc had to unscrcw the catcn Of
the lock She was kept close prisoner, ana said she
would be happy she could only get back to England
soon all her clothing was pawncd and she never wore
anything about the house but a loose wrapper. She
went to show mo stage dress in her trunk onco when
Billy was out and discovered that 1t was gone She
said he must have stolen IT, as he was the only person
who had access TO her trunk and that he pawned
nearly everything che had


kEiT A PRISONER


Billy did not know how often she came into my
room. Twice he Camc In and found her there He
dragged hor back anu threatened 10 cut her throat
told me altcrward, he struck her in her room. He
would scarcely allow any one to see her. Mr. Monta-
que, Mss Lennox and coorcd man from the Sturte.
want House think were the only persons who wore
admitted TO her rooms. Mr.. Montague came not very
frequently, Miss Lennox Tow times and was not
always admitted. II was the same with the colorcd
man. Mr. Montngues visits were mado in the alter
noon, and seldom lasted an hour. man who claimed
to bc her husband called on her once.
called him .'Booby" 1 do not know whether
Mr.. Montague knew OF tho degree of intimacy which
versaions had with her that 1t was by Mr. Mon
.agucs advice she left the Sturtevant House. where
Nhos nm IN md vUith hepv
liquor brandy and chanpagne) tho hoic lilo exposed
her TO too many temptations Shc saw the advertise
them TIE last time Mr. Montague to SEQ
her was, think, about week before her death. On
get In He knocked three or four times but Billy was
in and would neither answer nor let him ~.


Mss rawstt seemed perfectly strong and hearty
and had color IN her face She was up and about every
aay; but when she had drank TOO much che used 10


lie down on the sofa once knew her TO have an at
tack Of illness from too much drink. Billy then
sent Tor Dr. Bradley. II was wonder sho was not
sick oIlcner for have known pint bottle OF liquor
go into her room eight nine times in day. Free
| qucntly l saw Billy leave the room with bundle
Fawstts cIothing Tor she told me that be had pawned
great many Of her things and used the money for
liquor He nmscIf once showed me some Of the tick
OTIS and said no had gwen the rest to Mr. Montague,
telling him that Amy had pawncd the things.


NIGHT TRAGEDY


The room below mne was occupied by large,
rather Inc looking man, who had lived there about .
year. On the evening Of the 23d o. December Billy





moro liquor ho forgot to lock tho door AS soon as
he was gone Miss Fnws,t hurried down to The
below, ana begged the man on bended Hnoes TO pro-
her ana get her out Of the house., Billy had
threatened her and she was afraid OF her life. He
prom sed to help her and she remained in his ROOM
She was herself under tho influence vl liquor. This
was about eight O'Clock. In an hour or an hour and
half Billy back and went At TO Miss Faw.
s,u's rooms. Finding them deserted he came TO my
room and asked the whore sue was | did not know
at the me no, having heard ner 60 down stairs. lie
searched my room thoroughly, looking In tho ward
rnha M nnlQr n vnF n An
IN towering pusslon he looked IN all
tho rooms up stars in the house, swear.
ing lnd going outrageously. At last he
discovered right In the room below mine. Stumbling
down stars mounted tho baustrade IN front OF the
door. ard looking through the glass panel at tho top
lie discovered MISS Fawstt IN the mans bed. with
loud oath he sprang down and burst open the door,
whieh nag peen loc%ea; MISS Fawsitt uttered q
undcrsht jumped out OF the window on to slanting
roof that runs alongside. Billy rushed in and sezIng
the hali-naked aud defencclcss woman dragged her,
screaming for hclp out OF bed and into the hall,
where with brutal violence, hc dashed her over the
baius ustrade down to tue noor below. She lay motion
less a corpse at tho foot OF tho stairs Billy, still
swear ing and making great outcry, ran down alter
her. and picking her up carried her back 10 her rooms
continuing ~ beat and slap her all the When hc
discovered Miss FawsItt IN tho bed down stairs
heard HIM jump from the balustrade and ran out
INTO ho hall where was eyewitness 10 tho entire
scene. woman who lived on the top floor, hearing
the racket out in time to see the unhappy girl
carried up stairs Her cries for mercy ard his brutal
threats and beating were enough 10 have reused every
one in the house. When he had got her back in hor
rooms lie dasned her OH the noor, her head striking
the surbasc and receiving a scalp wound from which
the blood howed freely. He then throw her on onc OF
the two beds her bedroom with such violence to
break 1t. Alter remaining the room about twenty
minutes he went out aud did not return TIL nearly day
light. Miss Fawsitts moaning cries contnu uod Tor
fully two hours. and / could hear them distinctly
through the door between our rooms, though could
not get IN TO help her. Billy had locked oil the doors
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The next morning. when he went out again to
| drink. Miss Fawstt cahc 10 my room and showed
Inc The marks OF violence which she had received The
night before The backs OF her hands and her iorc-
arms were black ana blue, aud there severe
bruises the calves Of her legs Her stomach, too,
was severely bruised where the drunken brute had
kicked her, and the hair the lett side oi her head
was matted with blood from the scalp wound she had
received She took mo into her apartment anu
showed me where the wall and surbasc were stained
| with blood she went back to bed rose again lor
q few minutes at seven O'Clock IN the evening From
that tiuo sho lett her bed again TIL the night
sho died, three days from the timo she was thrown
| down stars Billy mad cit her locked up alono the
entire day, aud got In my room IN tho morning
| Il snail rcmayinc tho catch OF The lock Tie