Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-02-09
THE WANDERING HEiRESS
HER CASE BEFORE THE
COMMISSIONERS QUICKLG
ENDED.
The EOUsfg lady Triumphant
Roth sides Of the Story Given.
The Adopted Father VS.. TIL,
Adopted Daughter.
4 NattcP-Of-Eact Romance.

The case of Mary Hambcst, charg
ed with abscUndiug from Der master
or adopted father, Dir. John Demmer,
o. trenton, New Jersey, was brought
before Commissioner Peasants yes=
terd1y by the officers OF Spring Street
Home responding to the warrant is
sutd. the girl was not brought be-
lore the Commissioner, though sic
was near 1t hand and could have
been produced in FIVE inmates, the
understanding being that the law
points Involved should be FIRST set
tied ....F a
Mr., William Green appeared as
counsel for Mr. Demmer, and Judsc
Ouid for the officers Of the Home and
the girI. Toe Commissioaer, asked
under what law he WIS expected to
! act. Gud was referred to an act of
ConercsS Of 1898 I'm relation to per-
sous escaping from the service Of their
master" and an act amendatOry and
supplementary thereof passed in
1895. popularity known as the fugitive
slave law. b..
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW REPEALED
Judge Ould said that If that was
the authority under WHICH a was pro
posed the Commissioner should move,
he would show that both acts had
been repealed. He referred to an
act of Congress, in the Statues at
Large, approved January %, 1864.
as follows: - III -. ~ .- e
''Be It enacted By the Senate aud
Houseof Representatives. Of the United
States Of America sn Congress As
SemJted, That sections , and Of an
act entitled rAn act respecting fugi-
tives from Justice and persons escap>
ing from the service Of their mass
ters,' passed February II. 1913. aud
an act entitled AN act TO amend and
supplementary to the aut entitled an
act respecting faeitives from justice
and PERSONS escaping from the service
of their masters passed February
IL, 1898, passed SePtembcl, 1850, be
| aud the same are hereby repealed. 3"
There upon the case was dismissed,
and the parties left the Commiss ;oner's
Office ..... ... .s.
THE ADOPTED FATHER OF THE HEIR
EsS, -.--- -...
Mr.. John Demmer, the master. or,
as he call himself. the adopted father
of the girl, Is a sespecteble looking
man, and is about thirty-five years Of
age, lie says he is a native of Prus.
STA, and his wife of Louisiana. They
have been married many years, and
have no children. He is a music
teacher by profession, and is regular
Iy employed as organist of St. Mqry's
Catholic church of Trenton, y. J
From his account it appears that
wishing to adopt child, he and his
wife went to Philadelphia in Novem-
Der, 1870, aud at "Tne Home for
| Destitute Children "a Catholic in
stitution-were offered Mary. They
| inquired about her anteoe1ents; and
were told that her parents, who were
respectable people, were deld,' that
he had brothers aud sisters aud other
elatives Using, bpt that they took
DO care ot Der, and To 4 al five year.
of age Mary was brought TO the
HON = that she was soon afterwards
adopted by gentleman and in hi>
family lived four years, sten he fails
ed in bushes, and Msry returned to
the Home Mary vas wiling to 60
with Dsmmer and his wife. and they
liked her, and II was agreed that they
would receive. raise, aud educate her
as their child She was at once
taken to Trenton, n. j.. and nine
month after arriving there being