The New York herald., 1877-10-25
A FAMILY SKELETON,
Nj. RowNs soRIowFUL STORY OF HIS WRONGS
AND WHAT HIS WIFE AND RELATIVES SAY or

Mr.. RowN's soRIowFUL STORY OF HIS WRONGS
AND WHAT HIS WIFE AND RELATIVES SAY OF
THEM.
One OF those startling revelations OF family nclis
ties tha. occasionally expose domestic affairs Tho
public gazc developed yesterday before Judge
Donohue. II came up upon habeis corpus requiring
Mrs Isaac j. Oliver to produce the body OF her infant
grandson, the oil Joseph s. Rown.
Mr. Rown had narrowing tale TO tell to the effect
that about three years ago he to California
with his vile, one Of the daughters OF Mr.
ana Mrs. Isaac ]. Oliver; that about two years
ago his wife returned to her father's
house and there confined with her third child; !;
he had always been led to believe that this child
was stubborn, that only few days ago he received
communication from his wife's sster-in-law Mrs.
George oliver, then her deathbcd, who has sinco
died, that his child was born aiivc Mrs. George
0hver further informed HIM that his moher-in-law
Mrs. Isaac J. Oliver had contrved plan TO get rid OF
the child by putting 1t, when three days old, In the
care OF the Founding Asylum IN sixiy-ninth street.
lie further declared that Mr. George Oliver and others
had informed him that upon his mothcr-in-luw at
tempting 10 place the child in the asylum Sister
Irene has refused to receive IL, saying that
she could not do 30 unless tho mother
was poor and unable TO keep II, but
mcsiics kept watch dressed bcggar took the itc
one in u basket 10 the Founding Asylum VIII, rc sho
lett u. Mr.. Rown expressed TO The reporter much
dcpres sion The loss Of his son Dd heir and feared
that his only hope of recovering the boy would be by
family resemblance, II ave or by tracing II through
tho record kept 10 Tho asylum Q; the clothes aud
blsket accompanying u. Mr. Rown having, by his
counsel, suited ns case Mrs Isaac j. Oliver through
her counsel, made return that the child not IN
her possession. Judge Donohne, after bearing both
SIDES deferred the further consideration OF tho case
until Wednesday next.
ANOTHER SIDE or THE sronY.
Mr. Isaac J. Oliver found his residence in
Npetccnth considerably excied al the prospect
! Of undesirable publicity TO MS family affairs. ..rhe
iact l., y he sad, my vile did put his child tho
asylum, but IL was because nc would not take care OF
II, and Il Was q: his wc's request and with her
did not know OF II ut tho timc, and stould not
have approved OF II Il had known OF II; but | ap-
prove OF now, and say tha my wife did Just right,
and VIII stand by her for IT, II was The very hes,
thing that could have been done ior the child, ana IL
viii PROBABLY iirc much better IL the asylum Than
II Mr. Rown should rat charge of It. should
make me support his wife and two children and then
ina ault b,c,rse wont take tho thri paid All the
expense OF his wc's sickness, and kept her and her
two cailirrh u my house Tor months without cen;
for support rom bn. o course my wife did with the
! chd wna, Its mother Thought best; sho Know lIat
! the Fuundlnp Asylum was good institution, and
that had contributed rs much 500 a
4 year keep II up, and snc put the child
in here with the consent OF us mother, knowing ,hi
the would take better care Of IL thnn tho father
lhc mother could not be burdcned With anoincr
chlld, and my wife thought house was already
nicd 10 ovcriownc with children aud grandchildren
that wo had TO take care o. IL Mr. Rosn ielt 50
an xi0us about his child why did he come hero
and tend to hts vile IN her confinement He married
her nne, strong. healthy girl, aud she came 10 my
house 10 DC confined . weak, sicky, broken down
woman Now, | say, II ~ not my busln,s 10 take
care OF Mr. E0wn's children. he reason wny my
daughter wanted to conceal tins thing from him was
because she believed the enid would DO better Oh ia
an asylum tnan IN hisrarc''
why rnF cuiLp KEPT FROM HIN.
Mrs Isaac J. Oliver, VINO appears IN The case, nc
coruIng 10 Sir ROwn's story. as the uhlman mother
n-aw and grandmother, Is overwhelmed with grici u
the publicity OF the ailar, but declares that she din
what rlo did with tho irll kn0wlcGgs and
consent OF the mother Of the chd that
kown's conduct 10 hts wtlc ever since hts marriage
sucn that II was concluded that tho child
would be much better oil 10 the aeyium than
under his 81 did mol make any sec IT 0i taxing
the child from those ia the house, sara Mrs. Ulivcr
TINS Mira George oliver who has told tho Story,
here al the time ana has known II Tor Two years
did not put any disguise WHOM l took tho
child Ia was WINDY night, aud put on waterproof
coax and cnpc. made noise gOiDg IN and iuy nx-
Icctcd 10 see some onc-sOnc o the Sistcrsaud was
inut u aisappoiuicd that did MOI. We wcrc cruel
unkiDd 10 the enid, but did, believed, better
than lis father would 10 tor u, and good he has
done tor his other children. thought II was enough
10 Keep my aughirr ami ncr two children without
taklng another His vile sad 70 tell him that u was
stu aorD, ana she told hin so id not make any
secret oil taking hc Guild 10 the unl, aud TINS xo
who tells the story went with me. did " with
Tue mothers consent VINO wanted u done Decauss she
TOO wcak ana SICK and poor to take care oi ".
Both Mr nnd Mrs. J. J. Onvcr nrc vuubIc with
statmcuts concerning tho personal habits and chur-
aUici oi thc,f sUn tn-law, and not 10Th make
statements concerning him that place lis al eyed
fcclibps uf OUTRAGED llthcrhuod no env.ablc ghL
mo progress oi III case promis sulnc lurtLcr duvc
have had sraIher ncayy assortment OF "skcctons In
the closet"