The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-29

Of the neghbors assisted In the search during the
children. And that since said LIST day Of January,
1870, the time of the disappearance OF said children,
continued search has been made for miles through
the mountains by a great number of persons, with.
out finding any Of sud children or without hearing
any udngs OF them. And that he has assisted In
the search during nll that time, except at such
times as his father sent him ON other business.
And that when he left his home the afternoon
Of said LIST day OF January to go to the woods with
his father, as above referred TO, ne LEFT Ills said
brothers Warren and John at home with their
mother and two smaller Children, Anthony accom-
plnying dcponent and his father to the woods. as
afor, said and that since elving his father in the
woods, as before stated he has not seen either Of
aud that lie docs not know where they now are,
and that he does not know ofany one taking them
sa that the IatcHet referred 70 he handed to Mrs.
Steele on said 1st day Of January, in whose posses
sion II has remained until day before yesterday,
when he, dcponent, took It from there. And that
the woman living with his father. Is not his, de-
ponent's mother. And that since the deponcnt has
resldcd with his father at his present place OF abode
he has had no misunderstanding between said wo-
man and himself and tla' the mother Of said chil
dren has always treated them kindly as far he
An0"' JACOB x 'wYDLE.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2sth day
OF January, 1sO r. SANDFORD, Judge.
STATEMENT OF ELIZABETH STORMS, THE wYBLE
WOMAN.
stat. Of Ne,o Jersey, P'.,aic County Before
mo, one OF the Judges OF the Court OF Common
Pleas In and for sId county. personally appeared
Elizabeth Storms, snd being by mo duly sworn on
her oath deposeth and saith, that she resides In
romp,on township In said county with Joseph
Wyble, and has resided With him for the last eleven
years past aud that ON the lst day OF January 1870
she had I've children then living with her, the
names OF whom were Anthony. Warren, John,
Ahcc, and Josephinc, and that Joseph Wyblo's son
Jacob also resided there and that tire said Jacob
AGED II year. and that they have resided at their
present place Of abode for the last two months plst,
sons house, IN Ramapo Valley and also
in jacob YcunF's house, and that during the week
between toe 25th December, 1863 and the ist day OF
January. 1870, she, deponcnt, was at her house in
Iompton Aforesaid 10 comp NJ, with her said ehl.
Jacob were engaged during that timc cutting hoop
! poles or A6rdm Van llouon, except s'nding away
! one load OF coal purchased hy slls Matthews,
| which was on the last Gay Of December last And
| tni ON tie ist day OF January instant suid Joseph
| Wyh'c was cnga, ed In the wood near lis house,
eating AMI drawing h0oG-r ulc-, part of which time
aid Jacob wyl.e and her son Anthony were present
WIN lin; snd that Guri9- the morn NJ Of said ist
January SAID Jacob "! bel took TO David kanousc
! some money which HI iathcr owed HIM tKanousc)
returning home before - o'clock alone, bis lather
| having alrtady come home.
They ihcn had dinner. and aEln lett the house
! about ~ ocloc@ 10 cut hoop pole and thst Jacob
| did not again return home that day The first she
| stated as about o'clock the following morning,
As near a she can tell, whcl lie came In company
with his father, lis uncle, George " yble and SON
and Gilbert Dcbon; and that about fifteen minutes
after O'Clock on The afternoon Of said ist Of Janu.
my sad '",.p " ypie " 'l- nome Tor the lur ose
oi going TO NJ Town.cht's store, at Pompton, for
piece OF pors. Al 'he time he (Joscph Wyblej len
home To- go t. said store, all Of said children except
| Jacob were In the house, where they renamed
| short tine and went outdoors. and returned In
lew minut, and asked her what time It was.
She looked at the clock and found II was halfpast
| three and 50 informed them. AM that the, asked
| her whcher It would be long before sundos and
that she SAID hot gf,7 while when they left they
| did not th'n say wl,-rc thee were gong hut "a
| few mumruts she went the spring for water and
saw the tinec children and asked them II they we're
Anthony said they were going for nuts where he and
his father had been. and them after dinner. She
HAan 4 ff.f
be dark, aud told the smaller one, Johnny that he
had better come back he replied that he would not
and irrtn. his brother. took lam by the hand and
they walked along. And the lcponept turlncr saith
| that she has not seen item, or either y. them
them on their inv 1ay amer the S% nuts 'hs w,lTsS sn%
mad TN preserving can holding one quart:
Anthony saving that lie had a salt sack IL
which 10 put the nuts (which sack would hold about
four Qunfis And tlat az ten viinut's ner four she
| went out tu near where she supposed the children
had gone to eatuer nuts, aud not s,cne anything OF
them began calling aloud tor tn IN, aud con tinucd
10 do uhtll IN, Z lataeI returned from ro"nscnds
store, which was about haipist h'e, having looked
| At the clock u few minutes before, and that when
! their ntner came up to where she WIS standing he
| asked her wuat the matter was
SIC told hun three boys were gone, and he the
| asked her NhIoh wa they had gone, She said they
! had gone for nuts. lie Immediately started with
lantern after lighting IT, IN the direction the boys
had gone She did not 20 with him. but alter he had
started sIe went shor di.tance nom the Ire and
stood high rock pnd listened TOR NJ ~ yer II
any given, IRON the children to their fIher, who
"a then cilng them, aud that she did not hear any
| Wine going - the said rock she lott her two
,ina let chidren asleep IN the house. and that she
| has since her said chdrcn were lost or missing,
spent one half day and par, of another cay In csrca
| inS for them through tue mount'iu The reason {
htr not searching further aud more frequent ON
| account OF having her two smilcs. chi dren at
home alone, and Others continuing the search. And
| that she, tae depOneui was not at any timc during
the afternoon of slid lst Of January 1870 IN com.
| pnny with her SAID three children on the
| ro'd near SAID house, she not having been
! away from the house that day except
| when at the spring above stated. uhtl
| afler said children were missing And IN Il she the
| depOhtni las not gvon any one permission to take
| sali cnlircn away from Their home, and has 10
| knowledgc Of Their ia,her, Joseph Wyble, having
| gwen any one any such authority And that the
said Jacob Wyhlc socm,. far "a dcponcnt has any
| knowledge. t. be an inutcnsve young man, and las
always been kind To her and the children.
ELIZABETH x STORMS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this esh day
OF January 1870 r sANDFORD, Judge. f.
| rHk FEELING IN PATERSON.
| lhSre was much excitement ~ Paterson when IL
| was known the Wybels hai been examined. and as
they proceeded across the bridge TO enter their team
after leaving Judge Sandiord quite a crowd gathered
ABOUT 'hth Tue reporter 10 passing that way OBJ
served the good people OF Paterson express their
| sympathy IN substantial manner by throwing
bread. crackers cheese, pairs OF snoes and other
| necesshrles luto thc wagon In which the Nybes
were seated, The frechOicrs of pussa. county
hai to-day Increased the reward for the
discovery OF the missing children to $500, and In.
| creased efforts TO this end VIII at once be renewed.
our Reporter, afer the Town Clerk hud rctui ned
Nun the tlO advanced for the CONVEX ance OF the
| WyDles to Paterson, and h. had than TX ed judge
Sanliofu, ' sons, AMI the worthy prupretOrs OF the
Peterson GIdrdiaH lor many courtesics, took mis-
| departure.
- Mr.. Edward J. skerritt is richly entitled to the
thanks OF the poopla, tor he has done everything In
le Itnu .ftt t,a