The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-24
THE LOST WIFE AND CHILD.
eOyCL USTTE TESTIMONY AG1fNST
THE husbands STiTEHENT.

Anidnvits OF the Physician, Undertaken,
Nurse, aud Others-Starkey's Treatment
of his sick Fighting for Rum The
child pies before the Death Of its VI other.
The story Of Charles Starkey of Hudson City
has already been published in TnE SUS. Mr.. STAR
hey alleges that Willie he was in the employ of Mr..
Tce as clerk he fell In love with and married his
employers sister, who owned a large amount OF
property IN her own right year after their MR.
riage child was born. Soon afterward Mrs Star.
ley became SICK, and was removed with her child
70 tue house OF her brother with the consent Of her
hustand. Mr.. starkcy asserts that after that he
was never allowed to see her, that he was not even
suffered to gaze upon her corpse without tile inter.
sention Of the law, and that he was told that his
child had died'and been buried without his knowl-
edge lie had endoavorcd to learn when and where
this child died, and in what cemetery II was buried
bat In vain. He asserted lis belief that either the
child was not dead. or that It had died before its
mother. and that It's death kept secret for the
purpose OF keeping the property among the Tice
family. In rebuttal OF this story, the Tice family
request the public to read the following afidavts
srAnkEr's BRUTALITY TO MS WIFE.
:. Her Jersey. Hpdson county s,-Mary aoss. wife OF
That she was employed ny Mr. Chares sarkcy TO nurse
%os on lie same ay that ihey wete removed 10 lie
resideucc OF Mrs Caiharinc rce, when cuEag ed
the removal had not Ocen arranged but on that day
sister Mrs. Stnrkey MIR. WILSON, called to talk to
her about IL Mi and Mrs. Satkcy had two rooms, UP
two Iain OF sturs ~ one they slept with the child.
The other one was TO have occupied wnen Mr.. VIII
removed, with the consent OF h@r husband, q her
thct 20 DC better nursed and cared for than she could
be where she then Mrs, ~tarkcY wished TO
Mr. stnrkeys father who lived the same house. oh.
1ected, and that so positively that Il given
hat time MT starkey, thc husband, was 10 the house,
out CID not come into the room while Mrs Wilson was
there.
Amer Mrs Wilson left Mr.. Charles starkey came into
thc and asked his wife " 10 20 her
mothcrS; she said she wished 10 he tncn cNolgimc
"Wcl uyOu you 20 to stay, aud come back
again - ths he repeated with warmth he then went
ano brought Mr. Never TO assist IN ticking his wie aud
chld away he had been drinking. aud drank twice at
Ra,t while Mr. Meyer was there Mr., Meyer set out
with Mr.. SarScy TO 20 to her Mothers and Mr. Star
ms Monday went TO Mre Tees to 10 the Homework
and renamed with her In that capacity nearly three
months was there when the child put IN Mrs. An.
defrons care to nurse and also Aer death when Its
body was brought back ilr burial There can be mo
Doubt about Its beng tho same child. There was no
secrecy about ~ death OF funeral any one who wanted
okuow about either cOad have learned all by ash
was kind aG mOtherly IN every particular; al state
ments made 70 the contrary, or tmpuung improper
motves or conduct 10 heT or 10 any OF her family are
Sbeleyo entirely erroneous. her
MARY r MOSS.
witness present, June 20, 1870.
JOS. c. POTTS.
4 DYING WOMAN FORCED TO WALK TO uER FATHERS