The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-12-10
Wanderings OF a Waif.

Just nineteen years ago, on Wards ISL
and, an Irish emigrant named Mary Brown
| gave birth to male infant. Mary was I'M
married, and had been but two DAYS in the
| country when she became mother. Her
story was a sad one. Belonging to one of
the first families IN the south of Ireland,
| young, handsome and an heiress, her lapse
Tom virtue was the means of breaking up
the home of which she had been the
brightest ornament Her eldest brother,
from young man of fashion, became
| gloomy misanthrophe, and retired from
the world. She left everything and retired
to New York to hide her shame. Mary
still remained on Wards Island at the
birth OF her child. Her quiet, pleasing
! manners won the affection Of ell, and in
time ste was made natron. After hold
ing this position for twelve years she died.
Her son John then left the institution,
and was not heard from until two wears
and half ago when he was employed in
the real estate Office of LOOMS & Candle
on Broadway, between Thirty-frst and
Thirty-second streets. After being short
time with those gentlemen he was dis
| charged for dishonesty taken back and
| again discharged, his pecdlati0n the last
! time being heavy. While employed in the
real estate office of LOOMS q Candle he
made the acquaintance OF e policeman
named Matterson OF the Twentieth Pre-
cinct. 4 few weeks after his discharge, in
| the month of November, 1869, Brown came
| to Matterson on bitter cold night, and
/ telling a piteoUs tale about being turned
out OF his boarding house, begged for re-
lief. The kind-hearted policeman took
the shivering boy home TO his wife, who
gave him iood and shelter for seven weeks,
until he got employment st tending bar III
| Webster : liquor store ON Thirty-frst
street In a little tIsae Brown was dis
missed for rlotous living and stealing
money.
H next Joined Pat Reilley's gang on the
| east SIDE OF the town, gaining u living by
doubtful means, until few months since,
when he again presented himself at the
residence OF his friend Matterson, No 149
west Thirty-frst street. And really he told
| a wOndrous tale. He w8s Just after being
| left heir 70 a million dollars by a brother
of bis mother, who had died III Europe.
| But there were some difficulties in the way
of his getting it. An aunt had contested
| the viii OF his unc'e, and swore in court in
/ England that his moAer had no issue. Now
| Mr.. Lee Bluff, from the court Of chancery
was coming over to see Ar. Candle,
| Browns old employer, to find ont tbs
! truth Of the matter. Ii was neces-
sdry that he Brown should go to see 8Ir.
| Candle at once at PeekskiN. To enable
! him to get there Matterson lent him;55
and silver watch. Ia q te8 days he turn
ed upagain. He had got to Peekskill, be-
! cause he was robbed and had lost his tick
/ ct. He was therefore obliged TO get s.. 80
on the watch 20 take him home,
Brown, after this adventure, stayed away
| for q few weeks, at the end OF which time
| he came back with great news. MIR. Can
! die, who had gone to Europe, had Just
| sent a dispatch to his wife saying that
John tmeaning Brown was a millionaire
| Mr.. Candle directed that the intelligence
should be broken gently to the boy and
stated that he himself would be back in
New York on the 1st OF October by the
steamship City OF Limerick. Brown vas
II great glee, and made ali sorts OF glitter
/ ing promises to bis friend Matterson. This
| was on Saturday, and the City OF Limerick
was TO arrive on the following Monday.
One thing troubled Brown. His clothes
| were not sufficiently respectable, and he
| felt e dlffidence about asking Mrs. Candle
| 20 assist him. In this emergency his
| friend Aatters0n was again referred TO,
/ but Matterson had large family TO sup
| port, and ne could not afford TO spend as
much money "a would be required for ar
outfit happy thought struck
| Brown The 1ather-in-law Of Mat
t8rson, Mr.. McGravey, was a man
well to do IN the world. He would apply
to him. Accordingly the embryo IN lilon-
aire bet0ok himself to No. 127 Prospect
| Place, Brooklyn, and related his difficulty
! to McG8rvey. That good natured soul at
! once supplied the means necessary Tor
| Brown to get first-alass outfit. Not only
this, bat he also lent him bis gold watch
! add CHAIN. Aad that WIS the last Of
! Brown. When . whole week had passed
without the return of Brown, MCGarvey
instituted inquiries. and found that he had
| been thoroughly swindied. and that the
mole story told WAS bogus. McGarvey
discovered the real truth concerning
Browns birth as given in the first part OF
this report.
It is probable that the story Of his life
rs told him by his mother first suggested
to that youth the idea Of practIoiLg the
swindlo on the man who bad SO kindly be-
| friended him. Brown was arrested We'd
nesday On Fourth ayenue. On being con-
veyed before Judge Cox yesterday morning,
another complaint appeared against him il
the person Of Mir. Daniel Jackson, OF No
$50 Broadway, who charges the defendant
with EN- bt zzlementw while in his (JacksOn's)
employ some months ago. The prisoner
was committed Tor examination IN default
OF bail.
MARTHA AND MARY. Commend us to on
good brethren OF the clergy for anec i0tes