The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18
THE ALLEGED ABDUCTION AFFAIR.
The Children Returned to Their
Grandmother.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
Catharine and Mary Ellen Earle Turned Out Of
. Home and Begging Of Benevolent Young
Lady Shelter for Night-She Sends
Them to the St. Barnabas Home
The Case Now Settled.


Yesterday an account was published OF the
troubles OF an aged Irish grandmother, Mrs.
Quinn, regarding her two grandchildren, who had
been taken from her roof by two benevolent ladies
and cared for elsewhere. The version OF the story
then given was from the lips of the aggrieved par
ties, and was correct in every particular except
that they may have infused into it little OF very
natural bias. The facts Of the case have now come
to light and have rendered entirely free from any
impuations OF blgotry the actions OF the two we'll
known and esteemed young ladies who have very
unfortunately been dragged into print by
PARDoNABLE fNDIsCRETIoN
entirely their own. The first of these young ladies
mentioned yesterday is the daughter OF Q Unitarian
clergyman Of the highest rank IN his profession,
and who Is universally admired and respected.
She is one Of the few persons OF her youth sex and
attractions who actually interest themselves in a
quiet, unostentatious and effective benevolent
work, and for this quality OF her char
acter she is wen and most kindly
known IN the most select social cir
cles OF the city. The other young lady men,
toned is really the sister Of the one who was
cerned in this story, and she herself has had
nothing whatever to do with 1t. The latter how
ever, was associated with Miss Anna Bellows in
endeavorng to aid old Mrs. Quinn In properly
rearing the two little grandchildren
LEFT BY THEIR DYING MOTHER
In her charge. Several months ago Miss Bellows
and her friend, the sister OF Miss Ellen Russell,
beng informed among other ladies' Of the church,
by the teacher OF their mission school that two OF
the scholars were very Ill cared for, visited their
home. They found Mrs. Quinn, the grandmother,
living In wretchedness The young ladies offered
to procure situations for the girls, Mary and
fat and forth Wi In show their
TRUE CHRISTIAN EARNEsTNEss,
and to disclose their warm hearts to the grand
mother they laid aside their fine wrappings and
fell to work setting to rights and sweeping her
wretched abode. The grandmother, they claim,
then consented to their proposition. After the
girls had been in Macy's store short time she
represented that she was not satisfied with M,h
teacher OF the mission school also found
that she was not treating them In a
proper clothes to wear and were becoming In their
character and conduct rather wild aud unmanage-
sSon ome Su the who metS
them to be sent was neither Miss Bellows nor
Miss Ellen Russell. Miss Bellows knew where they
were sent, and cOnfesses that when their grand
mother asked about them, as she did, she COM
mitted
AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT
which she now regrets very much, in refusing to
tell her their whereabouts. But she knew so well,
she says, the character and habits Of the woman,
where than under her control.
Miss Russell il a member of st. Adams church, OF
that the original efforts OF the young ladies' In be-
half of the children had any reference whatever to
their religious conversion. Their simple object
was their moral and physical welfare.
| The following statement of the case is given by
Mr.. Russell N. Bellows, the son OF DR.. Bellows and
managing editor OF the Liberal Christta the organ
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
DEAR Sunday ask the Of your columns for few
case s1 @ ri asssq adn
Your reporter has evidently heard only the Roman
oags Of SaG eps
been given to understand We Uniarans wei known
ss6e;t may When children come e and Soy they
Pe truth Of such improbable before TAX
turn e n the Of Of our city
Children, who are said SUPPOSED have been kid,
a Snd sr sr S m csms ne
ing rain, about five o'clock one afternoon some three
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this city asking that they might be given shelter Here
this kind ladys action and responsibility in the matter
ended. Gould any Christian woman have done less
better under the circumstances
your columns of kidnapping hearing from her
re ast ns children haS been had sen her
to st. Home went first TO the Home to IL
the children sii there and properly cared for and
stances than they could possibly enjoyed in their
grandmothcrs wretched apartment left them and
no not @
were Knowing from two years experience of unnter-
rupted bu1 almost rutless endeayOr TO help the Old lady
and her grandchildren, that the children were much bet
In keeping the whereabouts OF the children secret
from the erandmothcr the young lady undoubtedly com
mcd natural aud quite paronable error OF Judgment
which, does not properly expose her 10 the
! charge attempt at abduction.
1t is not true as stated In the HERALD, that Father
Mooney made any formal demand" for the children
question OF the grandmother 10 where the children
were which was not answered.
This, sir, IS all the thanks Proesants get for the time
f Roa a mSnHy s% enf to , take care Of the
Catholic Church did its work IN this city more horoughly
cases like this would not often arise.
The statements in the HERALD about the circumstances
OF the Quinn family are in the main correct but the
grandma theirs character and treatment children
are quite the reverse Of those TO be inferred from
report fdro mo no rroson. odo ,,, !.
cmncnty desirable that both sides Of the story should
be heard. This much trouble and annoyance to
/ all concerned. Yours respectfully, : xx
| 232 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET Tuesday afternoon.
| Proceedings i'm Court.
Very many Of the large throng filling yesterday
morning the Supreme Court chambers gave special
noticeand they could hardly fail to do otherwise,