The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-09

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Wears Old-DOesn't VVane to
SO 20 1he CeaaenAAaE-AI
Strange KIdnaPpIRg Case
From the Los Angeles Express. May 15-l
An event of extraordinary in
terest occurred here to-day. Al
wagon came in from the mission
and stopped in front of the Court
House, and in few minutes an
old lady seated in the bed of the
wagon became the object of gener-
al attention. An immense crowd
gathered around the vehicle to
witness perhaps the oldest living
woman in the world. Eulalia Pc
rez CULLEN, who, according to the
records of her family, has reached
the great age of 1SS years and
some months, was the rare object
of this curiosity. She sat there
wrapped up in rebosa, and con-
versed freely with all who spoke
to her. The lady seemed to great
ly enjoy the attraction she provok-
ed, and evinced an animation of
juvenility contrasting curIously
with her great age. Her features
are hardly disccrnable beneath the
heavy wrinkles of her face. Her
eyes, which have not lost their
vision, peer out from beneath two
red circles of lids. Her mouth Is
sunken, and although her speech
is mumbling, yet it comes out toll
erably clear. The old lady was
greatly amused with the interest
she excited, and spoke pleasantly
to all who addressed her. In the
same wagon, sitting beside her,
was another old woman, who was
one of her daughters, and on the
drivers box was two great great
grandchildren. The old lady has
been brought to the city on an ap-
plication made by Mrs. De White,
one of her daughters, for letters
of guardianship 1t seems that
the old lady is living with Mari
ana Antonio Higuera, one of her
daughters, who has formed the
idea of taking her mother to the
Centennial, under the idea that
there is money in it. Mrs. De
White objects to this, and, in or
der to restrain her sister from TAX
| ing the old lady out of the county,
filed an application for letters OF
guardianship. The case came be-
: tore Judge O'Melveny in the Su.
pervisor's room this morning, and
Mr.. +. P Ramirez appeared fol
, applicant and Mr.. S. NJ. White
J for the contestant. Mrs. De White
e testified that she had been told by
: her sister that she would take the
+, old lady to San Francisco anC
: thence to Philadelphia if she could
make the necessary arrangements
Mr.. White, the husband of thiI
witness, testified that the old lad,
' was in her dotage and not a com
q potent person to decide as to
matter of this kind. He said h
had means and wished to proyid
for the wants OF his mother-in law
and believed that she would O
live if taken away from the coun-
), ty. Mariana said she had n
q means beyond her house at tn
): Mission, but that she could pre-
q vide for her mother by her work
l. that she had lived with her twent
g yeas, and that her mother wa
Il willing to go anywhere she had
9 mind to take her. When the ties
: timony was all In, Judge O'Melve
:, ny said that he was perfectly agree
q with the daughter that oppose
o the removal of the mother fror
l. the county, and he should forbi
y it. But he would leave the oil
II lady at liberty to live with eithe
q of her children, as she elected, i
!, the meantime requiring Marian
q to furnish bond In $500 that sh
q would not take her mother out {
u the county.
y THE OLD LADY KIDNAPPED.
= [Specisl to the San Francisco Post.l
r. Los ANGELES, May 17.-Eulali
q Perez CULLEN, the oldest woma
n at the Mission San Gabrielle. Ii