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Eli Perkins (at large)

his sayings and doings
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2. II.

“Mrs. Mary Thomas testified this morning that Mrs.
Hurley turned her out of the Girls' Lodging House
on a stormy night to die in the Fifth Street Station
House, and Sergeant Snyder swore that on the morning
of the 18th of March he found Mary lying sick
on the floor in the station house. She was in distress,
and said:

“`For God's sake, have some one do something for
me!' and in the midst of her crying and mourning
she gave birth to a child.”

N. Y. Herald.


But

“the private stables of Mr. Belmont, Bonner, and
many other gentlemen are made of black walnut,
beautifully furnished, and nicely warmed. The horses
are clothed in soft, white blankets, and fed and cleaned
with the regularity of clockwork. I am endeavoring
to have all other animals well cared for, too, and to
accomplish this I caused the arrest of a private coachman
to-day, and detained the carriage in front of
A. T. Stewart's, because the driver had driven tacks in
the side of the bridle, which pricked and chafed the
horse, compelling him to keep his head straight. If
cars are overloaded the horses will be stopped, and the


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[ILLUSTRATION] [Description: 627EAF. Page 026. In-line Illustrations. The first image is of a poor woman with a shawl over her head. The second image is of a well-dressed woman fixing her hair.] people will have to walk.”

Mr. Humane (?) Bergh's
Letter.