New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-09
LILLY AUBRY8 SISTER.
DIscLAnnNG ANY RELATIONSHIP.

DISCLAIMING ANY RELAT1ONShlf.
THE STORY OF TWO GIRLS WHO CAME FROM COL
oRADo-DIsAPPEARAECE OF ONE sIsTER-EXAM-
NATION OF IDA ORATOR, WHO, LILLY CLAIMS,
rs THE MISSING ORPHAN.
Lilly Aubry, the younger of the two orphan
Of Colorado claims to have found her lost sister
Minnie But the somewhat depraYed young woman
who ia accused of this relationship asserts that she Is Ida
Crater OF Buffalo, and that she has no sister The TO
nance OF Lilly and her missing sister Is so much Ike
work Of the Imagination that ii is difficult to say what OF
IL fact and what fiction On the afternoon of Tuesday
JuIy o. Lilly Auhry was found IN Washngton-square
by policeman crying for her lost sister, and without
money or home. The officer sent her to the Womans
Home at No So West Fourth-st the south side Of
the square. To the Matron she said she was eighteen
years of age and that she aud her sister Minnie year
older than herself had jOuneyed ali the from Colo
RADIO, arriving in Eew-York the previous Saturday
Their home had been the little hamlet Of Insng First
their mother died. aud recently their father TIE neigh
bors gave the orphans anti they decided 20
seek their fortunes in NewYork-Lily, who is good
seamsress thinking to support herself with her needle
and Minnie aspiring TO tho life OF goyerness IT,
household effects sold for $685. and with this money the
set forth
Arriving in this CITY, the sisters begana search for
Mrs Highly former acquaintance of the family, who
was supposed live in Churehst During the further
search they arrived at Washngton-square Lilly SAID
where Minnie told her 20 rest while she continued 10
look for Mrs. Higby Minnie did not return Lilly
seemed contented at the Womans Home, occasionally
showing anxiety about her sister aud after many ques
tonngs telling nearly the same story She has rather
pretty oval face plump features and retiring
manners, and won the sympathy OF Miss Wentworth
and the other managers Of the Home Her story excited
much sympathy. and much curiosity among the outside
pnbo Numerous ladies' the last ten days have come to
the Home to offer to take and provide for the orphan
Letters OF all descriptions have been received by Miss
Wentworth on the subject and some OF them silly. Ten
or twelve young men Of seeming respectabiliy'
have tried TO interest themselves IN Miss
Lys behalf protesting that they could only see aud
talk with her. they might probably be able to oolve the
mystery. This was denied them. Last night man Of
middle-age asked to be shown into Lys presence and
this being denied said he thought he might be able to
identify the sister.
Lilly had given description Of her sister Minnie, and
last Saturday two young men. in Park-row saw girl
pass there who corresponded TO the description They
followed her down Broadway to Whitehallst She no
tced them and in crossing TO the Battery Park,
near the Staten Island Ferry, gave an encouraging
smile The Young men cOnversed with her. She said
she had an appointment for o'clock, but would meet
one Of them at a certain place in the Park at IL
O'Clock that night AT the hour named the young man
was there and, by. Miss Wentworth in carriage
with Lilly VINO instructed to be quiet II she saw her
sister and not cry ont In few minutes the girl Min
ME or Ida was seen the square, talking with
policeman She Joined the Young man, who SAID " |
want 10 introduce you 20 friend OF mine
in the carriage" When they came up, LILY
cried: "Oh, there's my sister Minnie don't
Won know me ~ With that she reached out
her hand which the girl took while she at the same time
gave Lilly severe look saying, I'm not your sister
LILY fell bacin the carriage and commenced to cry and
10 Miss Wentworth's inquiries, said she did not know
whether or the girl her sister. At the pole
Station in Newest Lilly looked again at the girl and said
she was not her sister, the other girl gave her name
/ nd eafd an VIVA
st. Brooklyn Upon this statement the officers release
her.
ida Crater has been seen by officers about the Battery
for the last fortnight. She says that she met Lilly
Aubry there Sunday July 81 The latter was crying,
and claimed to be looking for lost sister. OF
heer Gauy and Park Policeman Wade confirm
Ida in this statement, and Lilly now admits
that she first became separated from her
sister ut the Battery and she that Minnie told her
not TO dare TO recognize her II she lly her walk
ing with anybody. When questioned again at the Home,
LILLY told Miss Wentworth that Minnie gave her such an
evil look at the Battery Saturday night that she could
not tell the truth but she had first said the girl
certainly her sister
Miss wentworth and Lilly visited the Battery again
Wednesday afternoon and found Ida, who walked a
short distance with Lilly. What passed between them
not known. When Miss Wentworth came up Ida told
her former story, while Lilly maintained that
she had found Minnie. Ida arrested on
I
duct and brought yesterday before Justice Morgan
AT the Tombs Police COurt Miss Wentworth and Lilly
were present and there was large crowd OF curious
spectators Both girls are blondes Both walk ana tax
like country girls. but Lilly Is thick and red checked,
while Minnie Ida Is taller aud has more pronounced
features and looks pale. Lly spoke TO Ida. who did
not reply by word or look During tie examination Ida
said she lived In Brooklyn, aud came from BuHal0
mOath co. Her father WAS JU n Craor WHO was a
Lahore IN William WIlamss grst-m, three miles nom
Buffalo, on the Ridge road Ia NeW-1Ork she ived
at 40. 40 Nhitehall-st.. with Mr.. Dlckerson Sic
came t. sre the city, ana Wa gong DacE 20 buhalo
she said in about week. Tie Justice told her he vas
familiar with BnuaiO aud asked about prominent bulli
ings such tins Cathedral aud ex-President fllmOres
house Her answers unsatisfactory on TINS point
yet gwen IN calm, careless way LILY told her
story affirming that the girl was her sister and Miss
Wentworth related all the circumstances OF the case
slice Lilly came under her charge
Ida Orator will be examined again to-day at o'clock
when information is expected from Buffalo. Ida, alter
tine examination wrote the following letter. which docs
not show much devotion rs Lilly seems 70 pOssess
Dear father viii you plese write West 20 forth
pepe don't Believe that am ida Crater and live
| In ButalaW. IDA ShAiVh
Miss wentworth believes Liys story and thinks that
Minnie wifuy I'm order 20 separate her sister
from her and from the bad life which she seems deter
mined 10 lead. An effort Is being made 10 ma laAs
lodgings, ana lne carpetbdB WHICH LAZY hhyo theb hau
Nv name is Ida Orator, and came from Buffalo"
said the young who aDguishes az the FIRST Police
Station, because Lilly AuDry says sue Is her SISTER
MVfather lives three mcs west Of Buffalo," she added,
"and knew that 1 started 10 New-lOrk on a
canal boat don't know why am Kept here; l have
court except this gre sister. Well II was her
sister, that any why should be locked mp herei
can prove by Tim Burns, the watchman In Brooklyn,
that / came from Buffalo with cousin OF mine,
on Johnny Hyde's boat. Ny cousin is man, but he Is
Tue young woman has pleasant face She is wholly
uneducaed and with look about her suggestive OF dis
spaOn but she tells her story with an air Of sincerity