The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-26

fFroa the Ta.nisa (Haa) gPl
AnHeitoas Diacefere1..' Truth
Stranger than Fictiea'--An
Abducted Daughter FeunAaf-
ter an Interval Of Twenty
ssr .fss ,5S .ey
About twenty seven years EGO, Captain
Brown, whose family resided in Aattapoi-
sett, was the ovsrssef the estats Of Mr .
Henry E. Clifton, . wealthy gentleman OF
Richmond, Va. From, come cause, which
still remains secret, 1 difficulty arose bee
tween Captain B. and Mr.. c., wherein the
former considered himsef the aggrisvsd
party To revenge himself for the Stpposed
wrong, he stole Mr.. Clifon's infant daughs
ter (then but six weeks old) on tho day
she was christeued. The child was brought
to Mattapoisett and secretly adopted BY
Brown and his wife - their own. She
vas named JulisI and grew eoes woman.
When only sixteen years old she was mar
ried to Mr.. Isaac o. Pierce, z pF,ater, Who
learned his trade in Eau Rive Several
years ago they moved to Taunton, living
for awhile at East Taunton, but more re-
Gently at the Green. Two children have
been born to them, one Of whom IS now
living. During this long period Mr.. Pierce
has lived in blissful ignorance OF her high
parentage, and Mr.. Pierce, who took her
for better or worse, has never Imagined
himself the husband of an ,heipess. He
abandoned the printers trsde shortly after
learning it, and for several years tas
earned his daily bread BY tho sweat Of bic
brow at Mr.. Mason's works 10 this city.
Last summer, while Rev. Mr.. Talbot, OF
this city, was at Saratoga, he became &C.
quainted with Mr.. Clifton and wife, who, IL
appears, at the breaking out Of the rebel>
lion, converted their Richmond property
into cash and moved to Baltimore. In tho
course of conversation with them, Mr.. I.
remarked upon the striking resemblance OF
Mrs. Clifton to lady parishioner OF his IN
Taunton. Nothing particular was thought
of it at first; but on his repeating the re-
mark, Mrs. G. inquired the age Of the lady.
On being informed that she was about
twenty seven. Mrs. @. Immediately said to
her husband, "Why, that wo1ld be Just the
age of our daughter that was stolen"
The matter then received their serious At
tention. Mr.. Talbot was taken into their
confidence, and inquiry instituted - to the
reputed parents Of tho young lady. He r.
turned to Taunton; had conversation with
Mrs. Pierce in regard to her psrentage; in>
formed her Of the Saratoga conversation,
which led her to ask Mrs. Brown, who she
had never doubted was her mother, II she
really was such, at the same time telling
her the reason Of the inquiry. Mrs B.,
who had kept the secret of the child's pa
rentage for twenty seven years, was 90
overcome by the question and the devsl>
opment of facts, that she immediately be-
came i'll and died of heart disease, Before
her death, however, she acknowledged that
Mrs. P. was not her own daughter. Cap,
tain Brown died number Of years ago.
Within few weeks the affAir has developed
itself rapidly. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton and
Mrs. Pierce have met each other, and the
old colored woman, who nursed the sb.
Quoted infant, has recognized Mrs. P. -
their real child by "a mole on her should
err" The identity Of their long-l lost daugh.
ter having been fully established, Mrs.
Pierce and her husband have been invited
to live with the Oliftons and share in their
wealth; and this they are preparing to do,
having broken up housekeeping and dis.
posed of their furniture. The cream Of
the affair is that Mrs. Pierce is IN only
child, and therefore sole beress to IN es-
tate said to be worth hundreds OF thousands
if not millions of dollars, or Is an old lady
friend of Mrs. Pierce expressed it, "a trifs
less than two millions.n