The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25
JOSEPH ROWN'S LOST BABY.
THE TROUBLE THAT s1DDENS Ex-SU-
PERVISOR DIFFERS FAMILY.
Marriage and Misfortane-A Chiid Reported
to be Dead Two Years ARo said 1" be Liv-
ing-An Asylum Refuses Co Give II Up.

Marriage and Misfortane-A Chiid Reported
TO be Dead Two Y ears 70 said to be Iiv-
ing-An Asylum Refuses Co Give IL Up
In 1869 Joseph s. Rown tea dealer at
Eighth avenue and Manhattan Market. was
married to julia. daughter OF ex-Supervisor
Isaac J. Oliver Of this city For many years the
couple livod happily and prosperously. and in
that time two boys we're born TO them In 1915
Mr. Rown failed In business. and with the rom
nant OF his property went with his family 10 Cal
ifornia. Misfortune followed him. his little capi-
tai melted away. and no was soon pennilcss. He
was unable to obtain steady employment. ana lie
found II necessary 10 send his wifo and children
TO the homo Of his fathor-in-law. Early I'm the
winter OF 1875 Mrs Rown. with her children,
crossed tho continent alone to New York. She
was welcomed by her iathor and mother. and
kindly carod for After n few days sho
gave birth to n child which. in n short
time. was placed In the Founding Asylum
Mt Sixty ninth street and Third avenue.
Mrs Rown lay sick for many days. and wns
unable To communicate with hor husband.
Fearing that he might bo displcasod II ho was
| informed Of the disposition Of his child, she
directed that her sister write 10 him that the In
fant was stubborn. A few months aiterward
| Mr.. Rown, unable TO gain livelihood in Call
fornia. camo East and in a short time obtained
"A situation in tho tea store Of his uncle. Mr. Jo-
scph S,ncr, at Washington and Chambers
s,ree,s, He provided homo for his wife ana
two children ut lOl West TWENTY, nih,n slr'vu a
| II was not until last saturday that he lcarneu
| that his third child was living. and in tho vow
York Founding Asylum. lie at once TOOK
measures to secure the infant, but. though ne
could trace II To that institution. no one there
could toll him what had become Ot II. TWO oi
the Sisters recollccted wei, the arrival Of Of
point point IT out Mr. Kown AZ once sued ont writ
- ht.l.. ~ 10 j
Oliver his mother in law. and shc made return
before Judge Donohuc in the supreme Court
wherenhouts of the child After hearing the
casc. Judge Donohue took the papers and re-
Those are the bare facts elected in tho court
A SuS reporter called ut tho residence Of cx-
Supervisor Ohyer last evening for more definite
he talked Of the caso Mrs. Oliver was in tcars
and indignant that she should appear To be
IT,. snid hir. Uiiycr. h~i"oino h'S clorehcd
hand down on the lid 81 u pianI' yes. VII
] tell The SuS and the pubic TINS whor 'ns' an
", right NcS. the worthless scamp married.
n,y ia, ,htcr IN spite of our oWertirn-. and he
! ny, ,"r"s hls home To live with hinl. since
ns, v,os H. VIE has been one OF constant d~ap-
,la,,l,n" .',,,,, ,'ei o,, ms"rv soon child was
p"Iu'nvn ",' o, 'e another. lie grow poorer
ma pn"rer and at ,'"hEih was worm noun , hE
M ",i, p. p,r,t, r,nin', hen he took u into ms
head that h" wanted Ia Z. " .hn, a., ~" ,
what ON earth he cNpeNMedh'i II -oi or cvery.
ling he had. even To- his houschoh iuthllur'
and scrapcd up enM2ugh mongy, cali.
furnia what could he dof His little amo..
Of money was soon spent IN drlhkihE anu gam
bling. and he was unable TO get any employ
ment. At length mothing was leii' ana tncy
barely existed. Then letters began 70 cun',
from my, daughter telling now her husoshhd
WIS in want. and utterly lonely and wretched.
At length her complaints became 50 purons
that | wrote strong letter to her husband. tell
ing him that desired nothing oi him. but that
II he did not cease malt lrcating his wife wished
him to tako his children and 40 wherever
hr piensed. and allow my daughter 10 rrturn tu
'"After her child was born she reflected iha,
neither She nor her husband was ahle g. sup
,ynr, ,,lrna is "vnriir,innri with dependents
-hc suggested that II boz taken 60 good n-litu-
ton. wh"ro IT would he w'll cared Tor; ArYTd.
ingly. We had niee,y dri.scd' anf i,,, II
II was done. wish II understood
thoroughly with the full consent Of thc mother
| In four months back cam" Il 1wn. with nnth
| ing and after a time he secured u clerk-hip IN
hl- uncle. tra store. Then he took his wf,
aud two boys to his home. knowing nothing OF
the existence Of thrd 'hili.
"A young Irish girl ol loW connections. un'
| faVortbiy known io our ianiy. wrote ln hoWn
GA la~l saturday an "Nhgf' rh'r3 slorf upou, upu,
| tho story OF the child in ia" asylum. lie, rut
that he Is thought that he could hlackmail m"
| lie came to my house with "a clerk ul IA" cuurl
for the purpose t. threaten mo WITH writ
ot habcas corpus. But FIRST. he took
my wife one sid. and whispered ~ her that il,
wished no trouble and that the afrair could b,
-,itl,d quietly. lie thought that my wife IN hri
agitation and alarm would prevail IN mc. when
Ireturned home. To give u" camp f?p1 1or slWl
To- hush the matter ny. hut ! wpulIn El,r M Mtn'
villain two coppgrs to say nm NM. N N3W i' nm
have done nothing wrong. and am willing {,
stand on my, integrity neiore ihc riiy ,o
man Is. VIII ~ my daughter came nom" she wa'
SO worn ont that sho could not stand. ANA -
made hcr work with her necd" until Sh" 70
money enough 10 bring hlW nome. Al me ilin'