The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-26
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From the Providence tkhode Island) Journal ]
Many Of our Older cliZcus- will readily re
call the excitement and wonder that was
created some twenty three years ago at the
sudGcu and mysterious disappearance OF
Mr. Jeremiah Perez, 4 well-to.da grocer on
Sabn street, leaving wife and two chill
d7en (alI of whom are now lving). and
about the same time the as sudden Gisap.
pearance OF Mrs. Harrington, wife of
Thomas VI. Harrington. who was then living
III one Of Mr.. Perce's tenemeuts. Mir.
Perez left the city on pretence of going to
New York 10 transact business, and never
returned. Il was ut The time supposed that
the TWO had eloped, as there had been re-
ports Of undue Intimacy between them, but
nothing certain was known 10 regard 10 the
matter. \ short time erwards-about
six months, is those knowing the
facts now recollect it,-Mrs. Harrington
returned in an apparently penitent mood,
and had IN interview with her husband, ut
which she received permission to take one OF
her cardren named Mary, a little girl Of five
Years, (there were three children 10 all, Sis
ter older and a brother younger than MaryD
down stree. with her, to purchase for her
some needed articles OF apparel, and was TO
return with her by SIX O'Clock that evening.
From that time the father heard nothing
from the child or the mother until within Il
few weeks. and they have long been sup
posed 10 be dead. Nor did the family ard
friends OF Mr.. Perez hear anything from
him, though The most strenuous Efforts were
nut forth TO discover bis whereabouts.
The ODD Fellows, he haHlDg been prom
luent among them, sent out men I'D
search Tor him. in the hope OF hndlng
sonnet hing CONCERNING him which would re.
move the stun from his character, but With
out avail, while his relatives sought Tor hllp
lS uu>uccc>>iuliy. The family and friends
of Mr.. Harri?g'on also Strore 10 learn some
thing of her, but her TIA rs were efec'uaNly
covered up, and they got no trace. Some OF
her relatives believed she might have fallen
a victim TO Il railroad or steamboat
accident, there being several OF these
reporcd about that time. Whilc Mt.
Perce's friends were unwllling!y forced
10 the belief that he had been MUIR
dcred. Time passed OF. the missing ones
were legally declared dead, and the affair was
well nigh forgotten by all except those ihtl-
nialell interested.
An ApvEKTIsEMENT USRAvELS THE MYSTERY.
Very rcceully, however. public attention
Il
inserted in the Providence Bulletin and
JOu11.0t:
Wanted. to know th" whereabouts OF any
person by the name of Harding, Studley, or
Harrington, who has resided in Providence
for the past twelve or fourteen years, or OF
any persons who are akin TO any family OF
this name. A lady in tins city who has rela-
tive, with these names i DESTROYS OF bearing
from them. Address Nat. &. Barter, bust
ness manager. Sentinel and Pioneer, Fort
Scatt. Kansas"
This was seen the same evening by Mr..
Harrington, the brother of the girl who bad
been so long missing, who at once forward
I'd A Geographic dl>pttch to the above ad-
dress. stating that there were parties OF all
thr,. names living in this city, and that one
OF them had a daughter stolen about twenty
three wears go who had never been heard
from. This was received n Fort scott al 5
O'Clock the next morning, and by noon ION,
The wonders of the telC graph y 4 dispatch ID
answer wa, received here which brought TO
ycuNy Mr.. Harrington and his fither the
i,ylui news thar their lnng-lost sister and
daughter, whom they had 80 many years be-
licytd to bc dead, was sill living.
Letters followed IL rapidly rs Uncle sam $
ma,I arrangements would allow, ana II VS.
soon a>ccrlained beyond the shadow OF Il
doubt that the news brought by the te!e-
graph was true. Although ~ youn" when
she was taken away, the Girl, now married
and the mother I'll TWO children. YET reneui,
Gprrd enough Of her eaily lite to assure her
relatives in this city Of this had not her
mother, who l. still living, put her in posses.
son OF other facts. A. soon as she cou!J
make arrangements she lett her honc, III
Fort Scott, to pay visit 10 her relatives, and
arrived in this city i few DAYS ago. fhc Joy
of her meeting with her father, bro' her, and
other relatives can be better imagined than
described.
A STRANGE STORY WHICH RIVALS BULWER.
From Mrs. Barter, strange story tnei follow.
ipr facts are gsthered: She distinctly remem-
beers her mother promising her father to take
her back ut 6 O'Clock on the day sue was
stolen. She says she was with her mother
two or three days before she realized that
she was being taken away from home. she
remembers Mr.. Perez joining them, but does
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