The New York herald., 1877-07-29
A WIFE's SECRET.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS scANDAL-A ROMANTIC
CHARACTER.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS scANDAL-A ROMANTIC
CHARACTER.
An action has been brought in the Brooklyn City
Court which, II Il ever comes TO trial. will prove
highly sensational morse or the scandaovcrs OF that
city The names OF the parties carefully withheld
by counsel Tor planIf and defendant alike. and yes
terday negotiations were pending looking 10 salts
factory settlement Tho story upon which the action
is brought is, in substance that 1868 the plaintiff,
q respectable married woman saw an advertisement
IN one Of the newspapers OF New York Tor a
nurse to take charge of newly born infant She
answered the advertisement In person, calling at
house in Bond street, between Broadway and the
Bowery, this CITY There she shown INTO bed
room, whore an invalid young girl, about seventeen
years OF age, and male chilli few days old, reposed
The Invalid was made known to the nurse as the
mother OF the baby. There was a man, whom she
supposed was the father, and a female attendant
present during her visit. The plaintiff observed
inat tho mother had no wedding ring on her
finger II was hlaliy agreed that the plainiln
should take the infant and care Tor II endcry. for which
She 10 be paid al the rate Of $l4 per month Tho
lrs nonLhs wages were gwen IN advance. The nurse
pad regularly Tor several years, after which all
fLrlher payments ceased and were never aerward re-
newed Unfortunately she had JAILED to ascertain the
name Of the parents of tho little one and inquiry ut
the Bond failed to throw any light upon
The mysterious couple or ther whei eaoouis Inc
chld grew up incly and is now IN his year, MS
Ioster mother having proved KIND guardian when Ec
forsaken by his natural protectors. But the aud
support OF the boy was great drain upon the slender
OF the paintn VINO never relaxed her efforts 10
learn the fate OF tho young and seemingly heastless
mother.
DRAMATIC MEETING.
few weeks ago the plant was going through
Fulton street, Brooklyn, when suddenly she Tecog
niZed IN woman fastening toward the ferry the
female attendant who she met in l6oS at the bedside oil
tho mother OF her ward The plaintiff accosted The
woman and engaging her In conversation lor several
minutes ascertained that the molher Of child
murrled 10 wealthy and fashionable gentleman who
was living Columbia Heights Brooklyn, aioved IN
the highest circles 0i society, and was respected and
happy. The following morn ater tEe departure oi
the husband OF the lady Tor whom the nurse was
searcLiug she called ana had an interview with ner,
recognizing the handsome maron ~ once the per-
whose child she had taken care OF unaided all
these long years. The nurse demanded payment for
tho OF the ladys son from May IL IS7l 10 May
II, 1877, according 10 contract, at tne rate Of
Sl4 month, the bill amounting $l00s The
Time being limited, under tho statutes 10 six
years. shuts all beyond that The defendant begged
her to keep the locked within her bosom. ana
promised 10 call her the next day with the money
That promise kent, but instead Of calling on
plaintiff the lady consulted LAWYER The pain.iG
then gave the case TO counsellor u. Niles, duly
caused the summons 10 DO served. The answer SETS
forth ''that the defendant during the period nell
toned WAS married woman, and II any board fur
been by the husband OF defendant That
plaintiff received and adopted tho alleged in qucs
ton and that he goes by her name and the name Of
ner husband; that the allegations u modined
are not true that tue detendnt under the age
oil twenty NJ the time the transaction took place
The defendant, who IS SAID to be the daughter OF a
merchant Is the wife of gentleman connected with
one OF the largest lie insurance companies
iu the Unitea states, and tney are mem
bers Of q fashionable church on Brooklyn Heighls-
u church which had been associated with scandals,
more or less, within the past years Tho counsel
SAID various sums of money had been offered The
plaintiff a compromise, but she had refused 10
cept anything less than the full amount above named.
Counsel satisfied that the would be settled
satisfactorily aud all further publicity would be
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