The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-10
MRS. x,DERmorr's DAUaHrS'
Part I. Of = Queer story that
Very Interesting - .hny nsve

On the I'd Of March
miss OF fourteen, W. 'a u,V.'' ~. .
avenue. wentV r's.', ~ ~ w s,i''
:, C,. ID avenue. and there Charles W. Bean
= .nton. Mass. hired her a. a servant, prom
sing to pay her % month. John McDermott
aud his wife, father and stepmother OF Della, at
nrst objected to having their child 90 so far
from home. but nnaliy Mrs. McDermott con-
sented. Mr.. Dean has house In Philadeiphia,
and thither with bis wife and Della he wont, In
tending to spend the summer in that city: but,
having leased his house, he soon returned to
Clinton. Mr.. ana Mrs. McDermott congratulated
themselves on the good fortune OF their daugh-
ter In securing such pleasant nome.
MIR. McDe mott received letter dated Clin-
ton. March 10, from MIR. Bean, saying that Della
had enjoyed herself la her new home aud would
visit her parens In NAV or June, provided they
would let her return to Clinton, where sne liked
to live better than In New York. Mr.. ID .an
promised IN the letter TO do well by" Della,
On the 10Th Of April Mr.. Bean wrote TO DeIia's
parents that she wac well and hsppv, and that
parents on farm In New n hampshire, anu would
visit uer own parents In May or June, when MI.
pnd Mrs. Bean went to the Centennial Exaibi-
tion.
Mrs. mcDermott answered this letter on tho
lItn inst, ana this week sne and her hus oand
mere dumofounded on receiving a letter from
said; Yours Of May II reached me June q. and
I r,, .,r,,,. - ,earn that vUu Thought d aa
Was with us yet. On Aprii "a. sunday eveuiiv,
AT q O'Clock, she was stolen from US by the Cath
oio priest OF this place, Father Peterson, so
oslled." The letter added t1nt the priest said
be mad scut the giri on an early m forming train 10y
way OF South FraminRham. Mansfield, PrOvi-
dence and New London to her aunt In New ua-
ven, and mad given her els In money, and thst
she was o write back to him as soon as she
rived there. Delta kissed her mistress at 8
O'Clock aDd went out Of the sitting room to go
to her bedroom, but In tho morning she was
missing.
At frst Mr. Bean was un1 BILE to learn anvtbing
about the missing giri through the priest. but
on tie 2Ot h OF May the latter told him that ne
had received letter from Delis saying Tn Il shs .
had been home and aeon her parents, and that
sne wss tnen az place In Nineteenth street
waiting To be O. Mt to anoi her pl ce, to which
she was going In u DAY or two. Her clothing aud
some money she had lett at NJ Bean's. Mr.
nery. He was going to Philadelphia on the Ito
OF June, and he promised to etop IN New YORK
and try 70 hnd where the Rifl was aud help her
parents Ia getting her back.
Mr.. and Mrs. hcDermott were shocked by
this news. Neither Of us sleUt a wink that
night" sal the mother, and John swore tn at
ne would shoot Bean, and II Bean had met him
In that state believe he would have shot nim."
The parents have not yet seen Mr.. Bean. Mrs.
McDermo;t went to superintendent Wallinxs
once on bursday, and . she Is = Catholic sue
Yes erday she wrote to Father Patterson at
CLINTON, ass, asking MIN whotner Mr. Beans
charge ths he had stolen tho girl 10 true. and
whether ne eau tell where the girl is. Mrs Nc
Derufott says that her d daughter haa no aunt In
New Haven.