Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-25
From the Phila. Daily Sun.
Mysterious and Interesting Case Of Chiid
stealing.


Stealing.
A case Of unusual interest. relative to the s,ea.
ling Of an iutant at Albany, N. Y. and the re.
covering Of it by the mother alta period Of seven
or eight months su5eqnent to the theft, was in.
vsstiea,cd by Alderman G. Buckley. on Saturday |
and Saturday nipht. The evidence is volumi
nous, and presents the following facts, which |
embrace all the points in the deeply mysterious
and interesting case. Gay or 'w" ago, Calvin
Pepper, Esq. an Attorney at Albany, N. Y. cal
led upon Aid. Bulkiey, aud stated that he had
come to this city, in company with Mrs. Ha
milton aud child. 10 ascertain by numerous wit.
nesses in Philadelphia, and to satisfy Mrs Ha.
milton whether or not the child she had with
her wns her real child. II appears that about
the middle o' April last last Mrs Hamilton gave
birth toa fine male child, and the accompanying
sickness being severe, wet nurse was sdrerti
sed for and tall slim woman, in response to
the advertisement called upon Mrs. Hamilton
aud said that Mrs. Mcintyre, residing in Pearl
street Albany, expressed desire to take the
| child. Mrs II. knew Mrs. Mcintyre by repu.
tation, to be kind hearted; esimabe woman,
the wife OF a very respectable citizen Of Albany
and therefore gave the little one into the custo.
dy Of the woman, who had called and sent her
servant in company with her to ascertain that
all was correct Having arrived in front Of the
residence Of Mrs. Mcintyre, the woman told
the servant she need not go in that the lady
| h, ~ ,..h
TO be seen taking il, She suggested to the
servant to 60 home. and she accompanied her
par, OF the way and then returned towards the
residence OF Mcintyre. The servant went
home. not suspectipg but that every thing was
right. and Mrs. Ham,l,cn thought the child was
safe in thu care Of Mrs. Mcintyre. On sending
there the next day to inquire about the child
every ono was taken by surprise. Mrs. Mcin.
tyre had never seen it. and was surprised Her
anguish. (she knowing the intensity Of a mo-
TIERS ove,) became almost indescribable-he
sympathy for Mrs. Hamilton became fully excl.
ted. The affair was Immediately made known
to the 2olice-,he public mind became much
aroused and individual cxertion was made
throughout Albany, and for thirty miles around
bn, alas, the little one could not he found
Things remained in this condition until the
middle Of June. wien young looking woman
allied upon a Methodist cl' rgymsn. in Albany,
ard represented herself as O widow with one
child. and obtained from tie reverend gentleman n
the sum of Sl5 This woman had been in Pitts.
field, Mass. Toronto, Canada, States Of Illinois
ard Mary Wand, and other different parts Of the
Tn ted States. with the child, on regular beg
g'ng tour. Sne stopped OF the Albany Hotel,
aud the stealing Of Mrs. Hamton's child no,
} yet having been forgotten, the woman was sus.
pected. and detained at this psbllc holse. Some.
time during the night she broke out Of the room
? with the child and eVaded the officers. but ~as
finally arrested, and taken before the authori-
ties at Albany, where she gave her name as
Caroline Smith, alias Weeks. and stated that the
tanned it from woman in the District of Ken.
sington Philsdelph phia. This news wss sent on
by telegraph to the Mayor OF this city. and he
immediately despatched Left. Bnlkley. and l.
II. Smi'h of the police. who in short time thai
reflects the brightest credit upon them as off
8 GERS. succeeded in finding the whereabouts Of the
woman in keosing,on who had given child
away. This WAS an ileghimate chii and the
name Of the mother does not transpire Thi,
fact being made known, threw doubt in the
mind Of Mrs. Hamilton, as TO the paternity o
, the child which was taken from Caroline Smith
alias Weeks. and finally she conceived the ide'
/. that the child was not hers-not having seen i
from within day or two oi Its birth, until No
vember 29'h. In such moments of anguish
she determined 10 come 10 this city. as slread
!. stated.
;, Her counsel, Mr.. Pepper, succeeded in pro
): wing by twelve witnesses who were examine
e most infinitely by hmse,, as we'll as the worth
e Aldermen, aud many facts were elected rels
m tive to the sff,ir. II epprsrs tina; Csrolin
he Smith had received a child from a woman
10 Of we may so term her 10 be properly unde'
Stood) had given il and there s no telling ho'
j, many more chiltren The said Caroline has stole
:. for the purpose Of making deeper impresso
al upon the feelings OF those from whom she ma
n. solicit tor help. &c. That she must have hs
nj seveial sccompces in this hga-hsoded, ou'r
~ geous and nefarious business, is not lmprobabl
When Mrs. Hamilton frsi arrived in phi.ude
phia she called upon the mother of the 9th
bis child, and having conferred togs ;ner, 80 gre