The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-03

P. M. i met the family Of Michael Pawelski,
consisting of eight persons; took them in
charge, put them in n wagon Of mine, and
conteyed them myself that same night'to my
own home, being the place above stated,
whore 7 furnished them aAroom witbo
beds and bed clothing, several
beds, enough TO comfortably accommodate
them; and they all slept in beds, suppose,
as there was abundance for that purpose.
The next morning they had a substantial
warm breakfast the same as the other board
ers and at the same table, my bar -keeper and
also nv driver eating at the same time and at
the same table. After breakfast was over, I sent
my wagon and my driver over to the above
mentioned depot and procured their bag
gage, which embraced three large bags, and
had it conveyed to my house. When 1t
reached there it was placed IN one corner of
the dining-room, being the space usually ap-
propriated for that purpose. After breakfast
was over and the baggage was placed
away, the father (said Michael Pawelski)
came to me and said he had no money and
could not pay his bill; the boarding bill was
eight dollars, transportation of family and
baggage from depot to my house was two
dollars and two dollars cash loaned, making
q total of twelve dollars, which is yet unpaid.
He at the same time remarked, always speak
ing in broken German or Prussian-P p Polish,
wanted work for his family, and would like
to get them places, to which responded that
I did not think could aid the whole of
them in obtaining places, but / would
do the best j could. then went
to attend to my ordinary business leaving the
family in the house, occupying their time the
best they could. In the course of that very
same morning very respectable gentleman,
a substantial farmer, residing at Bridgeport,
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State of New Jersey, by the name of Thomas
G. Borden, came in to see me, and as have
from time to time furnished help, both farm
hands and servant people, for housework, be-
fore, he asked me if l could help him with
servant girl. He said he only wanted one.
told him had two girls who wanted work,
and mentioned the circumstances of the
arrival of this family, and that the girls /
wanted the places for were the daughters
of this Michael Pawelski; he then saw the
girls and said he would take them both
home with him, and would do what would
be right by them after he seen what they could
do; he said he thought if he could not keep
them both he could furnish home for one of
them with his neighbor, Mr.. Elmer Cooper,
who owned and occupied q neighboring farm;
the father, the mother, and also the whole
family were present at my interview
with Mr.. Borden, as stated, consented
to the arrangement, and seemed to
be pleased with it-Mr. Borden in my pre-
sence handing the father his address; the
girls shook hands with the other members of
the family, there was little crying at the
idea of the separation, but they mutually
wished each other good-by; then the two girls
left that day (July 3 in the morning. and my
wife furnished good dinner for the remain
ing members of the Pawelski family, without
any change whatever; about two or three
weeks or more before that occasion,
1 was called upon by a man named
Mayer or Meierer, residing somewhere
near Chesapeake City, Suffolk county,
nish family to do work on farm; recollect-
ing this stated it to Michael Pawelski, and
said thought if he (the farmer) could not
accommodate them ALL he might aid them,
or those who would be left out with homes
perhaps close by; the family agreed to go;
gave the father letter to Mr.. Mayer or
Meierer Il do not now recollect the
exact name), and had them conveyed
in my own wagon and with my
driver to the steam propeller running
down the Delaware river to the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, making
stoppages somewhere near Chesapeake City;
this was all know of that part of the family
| which took the steamer; L have since occa-
sionally heard from the two girls through Mr..
| Borden, and believe the girls have comfort
| able homes, one with Mr.. Borden and the
other with a neighbor of his, and believe they
both give satisfaction to this time, after the
lapse of about two months subsequent to the
above occasion; Michael Pawelski and his
wife both called upon me and asked
me if I would give up their bag
| gage, at least two of their bags
to them leaving the other or third of the
bags as security for the twelve dollars owing
| by them to me, as they were going West,
which / declined doing until they paid the
bill, telling them at the same time thatif they
had money enough to go West they ha6
money enough to pay my bill; then they left
and I have not heard from them since.
| have seen the statement contained in the
newspapers, said to have been sworn to by
Michael Pawelski and his wife before one
Louis Riedt, notary public of Milwaukee
Wisconsin; have read it in the German news
papers, The Free Press of this city, and Dc
assert that SO far as my association with the
family referred to is concerned, it is utterly
untrue. -.s l.. HENRY KLoHR.
| Sworn and subscribed before me this 21st day o
| February, A. D. 1870 DANIEL NJ. Fox,
| ..." '.. Mayor OF Philadelphia
Josephine Rath being duly sworn, did de
| pose and say--I am a widow lady; l reside
No. 1928 Day street. in the Eighteenth ware
of the city of Philadelphia; 1 am the sister
in-law of John Meyer, farmer, residing abou
one mile and half from Chesapeake City
in Suffolk county, Maryland; l frequentl.
visit my said brother-in-law, and was there il
July last, and on my arrival there l founC
six members of the Pawelsli family on tn,
farm, residing with my brother
in-law there were the fathe
and mother, and four children; mean tc
say that believe Mrs. Pawelsh was the step
mother. Whilst l was at the farm, Mr.