The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-04
A ROMANTIC STORY.
Discovery Of a Daughter in California Who
Was Stoisa In Rew York Thirteen Years


Discovery Of a Daughter in California Who
Was Stolen In hew York Thirteen Years
Ago.
Among the guests at the Fiith-avenue
Hotel in New York City, i'll the summer
OF 1864, was Il lady OF wealth, who was
known as Mrs. Capt. WUrthley. She
was the reputed wife of Capt. WOrthley,
then in charge OF first-class clipper
engaged i'll the China trade. She had no
children of her own, but was passion
ately fond OF them and often had witu
her as companion at the holel or a the sea
size the son or daughter OF some OF her
friends. One DAY III July Of the year al
ready named, French laundress,
named MOrtinet, who had been working
for Mis-. Wortnley, called at the hote 10
deliver some laces TO that lady. She
nad with her at the time Il little girl
aged four years. She was pretty child,
but some nat sickly, and in the course
OF conYerSa ion with MIS-. Worthiey the
mother expressed q fear that the Child
would become victim OF consumption.
Mrs. w Urthiey stated that on the toliOw-
ing day she would start for Long Branch
to De gone SIX weeks, and that nothing
would please her SO much as TO nave
Mrs. MortineU's little girl with her. The
mother was 10Th TO let the cnlld go, but
the idea tnat II trip to the sea side would
Improve the little ones declining heatl,
ana the promise OF Mrs. WorthIey that
the child should have the best OF care,
induced her 10 part company with he.
little darling. Mrs. Worthiey took lie
departure, and Two months passed by
without Mrs. Mortiuet learning any.
| thing OF her or of her child. she tnen
became alarmed and reDor ed the
matter at Police headquarters.
An investigation was maze by officers,
land the result OF it was tnaL They
|, earned that Mrs. " OrtHiey went TO Lon
| Branch win the little gtll and a boy
about three years Of age; that she re-
manned there but TWO DAYS aud lett.
taking the children with her. TnG
mother, being III poor circumstances,
was unable to offer anything in the
shape of u reward, consequently The
search tor the missing woman and the
| abducted Child was abandoned by the
police. The mother, however, aid not
| discontinue her enuedYUrs to learn o.
| the whereabouts of ner stolen girl. tn
| the course OF her inquiries she learned
| that Mrs Wortuley had, on her return
from Long Branch, taken passage o.
| one ui the Lunard steamers for Liver
! pool, and that alter doing Europe" she
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