The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-12-05

She said she did not, but that she had
heard from Clementina, and that she had
promised toreturn soon. / began to think
that there was something wrong, and made
up my mind to go to Newburg | left word
with Agnes and the man in my shop that
was going, and took the barge that even
ing. When | arrived there, | went to my
friends house, and ascertained that Gle
mentina had not been up there since the
funeral Of her mother | returned to New
York the following day, and gave up all
hope OF finding my daughter About
week or ten days ago, / had converse
ton with my brother upon the subject.
He did not think the case was so bad as |
had represented it to be, and announced
his determination to find Simms.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. ...
The next day, Friday--a week ago to-
day received word from my brother,
saying he wanted to see me that evening
| at his, house in Blocker street: | went
there that night, about ten O'Clock, and
was astonished to find Simms there; l
shook hands with him, and asked him if he
knew where Ciementina was; hesaid ''No;"
| when I thought it was very strange; | told
| him that he had seen her the night before
| she went away, and that there was no use
of denying it: he admitted having seen her
that night, but denied all knowledge Of her
whereabouts; said we could only look to
him for information, and my brother said
we were determined to resort tOimeans to
make Simms produce my daughter. Simms
said he understood Clemantina was at New
burg; | told him that had been there, and
was told that she was not there since the
| day OF her mothers funeral; my brother
then spoke p and said we were going to
push matters with view Of recovering my
| daughter Sinlms then accused me of tell
ing Clelnentina something about his keep
ing company with another woman, which
| he denied; | told him that had given my
daughter the story just as heard it from
an acquaintance.
| A RAY OF HOPE.
We said nothing more, except at parting,
when Simlns asked to get until Tuesday
night to produce my daughter ! agreed
to the proposition, and We left with the
understanding that we were all to meet at
my brothers house on Tuesday evening
on leaving, and while walking down to-
wards Carmine street, | told Simms that
| did not like to give him until Tues
day !; that felt convinced that deceased
was in some bad place, and I could not
bear to think of her being there and
when we parted he said : Don't try to
find her before Tuesday will do all I
can to produce her by that time )" the last
words he said in parting were Il should
not wonder if she was in the very ward we
live in = when Tuesday night came Simms
did not keep the appointment, but came to
the church beforehand, and told me that
he could not find anything about Clemen-
tina remarked that [ thought it would
be so, and said that tomorrow / would
use every means in my power to findmy
daughter, whether dead or alive | signi-
fled my intention to part with everything
rather than give up the search he an
swered that l would be only iniuring de-
ceaseds character when | replied 81
don't think she has got any character now"
and said | would do it if lost my own
character by it.
| STARTLING REVELATIONS.
We then parted my brother came up
| to see me the following morning, and
wondered why we had not kept the en-
gagement then told him all that had
transpired we then made some inquiries
of Mr.. Townler, who lives in our house,
regarding Smms's visits at my house he
said that he had seen Simms there at all
hours of the night-trom nine in the even
| ing until seven in the morning | then
went to the Jefferson market and had an
interview with the Judge he asked me
| far', and cold hn o,,1I i
nothing for me.
THE LOST ONE FOUND.
That evening, while my brother was with
me, about three-quarters past seven O'Clock,
/ heard the door bell ring; the dog barked
very loud, but paid no attention to it, not
! thinking that it concerned me; some one
opened the door and exclaimed, "Oh, here
comes Clementina - two men and a wo-
man, who were strangers to me, brought
my daughter in; / hardly recognized her
at first; / left her with the neighbors who
had gathered around, and ran into the shop
to inform my man that she had returned
when came back my attention was drawn
to the two men and a woman, and told my
brother to hold them; kept my eye on
the woman, and left my daughter to be
taken care of by the neighbors; my brother
asked one of the men where he brought
deceased from, when he replied that he got
her at the foot of Jay street; 1 then asked
the woman where Clementina came from,
and she said Newburg; I asked her the
name of the family she was with, and she
said Mrs. Green, and gave the number of
the street where she lived; the woman then
said that my daughter had a very severe
| attack of pleurisy.
SHE COMES HOME TO DIE.
then went into the shop, thinking l
was not needed, when some Of the women
called me and asked me if wanted to see
my daughter alive; ran into the room,
but she was dead before got there; the
strange woman tried to get away; but / de-
tanned her, aid said she should not depart;
told her that believed she knew all about
my daughters illness, and said she must
wait until the Doctor arrived; soon after
wards the Doctor came in, and the woman
was taken into custody by Captain Sebring.
That is all l know about the affair.