The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-12-08
An Abducted Daughter Found af-
ter an Interval of TMentvYonrs,


Ftrm the raunton (Ms"achu,ett) Republican.
About twcnty-seySn years ago, n Capt.
Brown, whose family resided in Malta
poisctt, was an ovcrsecr on the estate of
Mr.. Henry l.. Cliltou,a wealthy gontlc-
man of Richmond, Va. From some cause,
which still remains secret, difficulty
nroso between Captain brown and MIR.
Clifton, wherein the former considered
himself the uggricved party. To revenge
himself Tor tic supposed wrong, he stole
Mr.. Cl,llon's infant daughter Chen but
Elk weeks old,) on the day she was chris.
tened. The child was brought TO MN,ta-
paisctt and secretly adopted by Brown
aud his wife as their own, She was
named Julin, and grew to be a woman.
When only sixteen years old she married
Mr.. Isaac q. Pierce, u printer, who learn.
ed his trade in Fall River. Several
years ago they moved to Taunton, living
for awhile AT East Taunton, but more re-.
Gently at the Green. Two children have
been boyn to them, one Of whom 10 now
living. During this long period Mrs.
piercc has lived In bllssIul ignorance OF
her high parenlage, aud MIR. Pierce, who
took her for better or worse, has never
imagined himself the husband of an heir-
Css. lie abandoned the printers trade
shortly after he learned il, and for several
years has earned his Caily bread by the
sweat of his brow at Mr.. Mason's works
in thin city. Last summer, while the
Rev. Mr., Talbot, Of this city, was at Sar.
utoga, he became acquainted with Mr..
Clifton and wife, who, il appears, at the
breaking out of the rebellion, converted
their Richmond property into cash and
moved to Baltimore.
In the course Of conversation with them
Mr.. T. remarked upon the striking resem-
blanco ol Mrs. Clifton to lady parishon.
cf Of his IN Taunton. Nothing particu-
lar was Thought Of i al frat; bat on his
repeating the remark, Mrs. {, inquired
the age of the lady. On being informed
that she was about twcnty.scyen, Mrs, c
Immediately said to her husband, "Why
that would be just the age OF our daughlc
that was stolcn." The matter then 70
ceiycJ their serious attention. Mr.. Talbo
was taken into their confidence, aud in
quiry Instituted as TO the reputed parent
Of the young lady. lie returned TO Taun
ton had conversation viii Mrs. Pierre,
In regard to her erparcntpge informed he
OF the Saratoga eonvcrsaticn, Which lc'
her TO ask Mrs, Brown, who she had neyc
doubted was her own mother, II she rcally
was such, at the same time telling hel
the reason OF the inquiry. Mrs. h., whC
had kept the seer ct oi the child's parent
age Tor twcniy'sevcn years, was 30 over
come by the question aud the develop
ment of facts, that she Immediately be
came i'll and d,ed of heart disease, be
fore her death, however. she acknowl
edged that Mrs. Z. was not her owl
, daughter. Captain Brown died mum
ber of years agn. Within a few week.
the siiair has developed itself rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton and Mrs Pirrce hav,
met each other aud the old oolored wo
man, who nurssd the abducted infant, hal
recognized Mrs. p. as their real child b,
"a mole on her shoulder The indcnli
ty of their long-lost daug iter having beer
fully established, Mrs Pierce aud he