New-York tribune., 1876-01-19
A MOTHEFS RECOVERY OF HER CHILD.

FINDING OF GIRL WHO HAS BEEN MISSING FOR
TIN MoyTHs-HER DIsAPPRARANCE DUE TO HER
OWN PERvERsENEss.
The abduction of Charley Ross, the disap-
and death of Josy Sullivan and other oases OF
a similar character have impressed the public mind so
strongly that the story OF the finding Of Sarah Mckenzie
girl II years OF age who disappeared suddenly over
ten months ago. caused much interest yesterday both a
the Police Central Office and tho Washington Place
Police Court In March, 1875, the police stated, Mrs
Martha Mckenzie living at No 316 Fourthave sent her
daughter Sarah grocery store In the Deghborbood 10
purchase eggs and butter telling her to hasten home as
quickly possible The girl did not return and was not
again by her mother until yesterday Mrs Mckenzie
left no effort unried her lost daughter, and
her disappearance set down case OF abduction
The city was searched and word sent TO Philadelphia
Penn, where Mrs Mckenzie had formerly lived
No trace OF the child found and as time
passed hope OF the mother fainter and fainter
ard length she dcspared Of seeing her daughter
again. 1t is stated that Mrs Mckenzie WAS married
when she only 10 years OF age. Her husband was
dissoute and Ave years ago she separated from him. ana
fed to this city with her child To avoid discovery by
her husband, she assumed the name OF Mrs. secor'
She rented portion of the house where she now llves
and supported herself and daughter by such employ
she could secure. In the same tenement lived
woman 50 60 years OF age named Ellen Agnes Muir
ply Mrs. McKenzes daughter frequently visited Mrs
Murphy aud whenever the mother obliged to so out
for "a hours she lett SlIan Win thls NOnlan
On Thursday man named Il. Shay went to Mrs Nc
Kenze and asked her If sho knew woman named sey-
mour In the course OF the conversation Shay said that
he knew something about tho finding Of girl who had
been lost, he believed, by Mrs Seymour Mfs'
Mckenzie said that she lost her daughter Last March,
and when Shay had described the girl he was speaking or
she believed that u her daughter Sarah. Shay tOd
Mrs Mckenzie that he obtained his information concern
ing the lost girl through some saiion that ne
heard in WUoserst several days before. He hied la'
II wouid take money 10 pay the expenses OF search
Mrs Mckenzie made arransemcnts for shay to can % nsn
| yesterday monns, ana thcn Went 10 the IN, nv
| Central Office, where, aOout 10 p; M she say
Inspector Dlks, and told HIM her story III
was thought to be most probable that her hus, ,
Sand nag & GcGygIed c r ner was told to e.
home aud wait for the return OF Shay according To MS
Detective Won Gcrchen w,s detailed to attend to tho
case. Early Yesterday morning ac went to NO Jao o
fore shay arrived II arranged that the detective
should be concealed where he could hear All that was
sad shay arrived he conG appIfu nd ,hc chd @
if he given little time aud money to meet
shay stated ihai tho child in we.ichesler County,
but dnswctod other questions put 10y BITS Mchehzo h
such manner rs 10 throw douo upon his wlo.c story
Detective Won Geriohten then came forward to the
aston>hnnt Of shay whom he told that he must eithJ
tell the whole truth or bo ioched up shay scecdo Detk
cecdiugy terrified and ass rtcd that he would tel every
thing thaf knew about the lie said that he bad
overheard .wo women talking about siT VINO was os
from her hom" Her mothers name ht hau Vreh toa
very certain that the child at No l9l7 Ihlrdaye
atcly to No 1,0l7 Ghrdayc., which was found to be
little cottage. Mrs. NJ Kcnzc recognized tho woman VINO
lived there IA Len a. Murphy. The detective asked
here Ms. MCkrnZc's daughter wasf Tie party were
shown into kitchen. ana there Mrs. Mckenzie found
her daughter sarah washing dishes. To the rapid pue
tonng her mother and the detective the S returned
very cSasiye answers 10 therefore determined 10
take both Mrs Murphy and the child 10 the Police Cen
t Oice. TIE girl dill not to be over nine or ten
years OF though her mother said that she Was twelve
II gsceralnrd that Mrs Murphy had made the chlld
her drudge but had absolutely il-irraed her
Superintendent Walling sent Mrs. Murphy the girl
and her mother the Washington Place Police Court
After examining Mrs. MUIR hy who said that the child
had her house ten months ago, ana that size al
taken care uf her since that time, Judge kilbcth called
the girl 10 his side and by persuasion induced her 10
give her testimony She said that on the day when she
for the aud butter shc went 10 the store ~
directed Receiving her purchases, she started back
home u that she desired she went back 10
the grocery store, and returned the eggs and butter
saving that her mother had them back. -he re
ceiYCd money again. and spent portion OF H. she
was thcn AFRAID home. AMI determined To 60 10
Mrs Murphys -hc was kindly received by Mrs. Murphy
aud she had lcd there from The time whrn shrlrit home
sEc asserted pos lively that Mrs Murphy did not
induce her leave mother. Judge kibrch said That
nothing left for him except ia dschargc Mrs Murphy
from custody, because there was no oOi lhat she hid
abducted the child. He rrpiimanded her very severely
for not Informing Mrs Mckenzie that Ler daughter Was
living with her.