The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-10
NOT LTLLY 1UBRY,s SISTER.
The Positive Testimony Of the Captain OF n
Buffalo Can,lboat.

The TOmbs Police Court was filled ycstcr-
day with persons curious to hear Justice Nor
gan s decision in the case Of Lilly Aubry and tho
girl supposed to be her sister Minnie. but who
described herself as Ida Crater Of Buffalo Lilly
and Miss Wentworth and other directors Of tho
Homo in Fourth street entered tho court early
In the afternoon. Justice Morgan few min
utcs after they entered took his seat paying
little attention to those who had obtained per-
miss ion to stand behind his chair raped on
his desk and said to Sergeant Woodruff. Call
up the Lily Auhry case" Capt Canrey, De-
i"ctvc Hagan and the strange girl from the
Battery Park stepped in front OF tho Justices
desk, followed 10y Two rough looking men.
Your Honor. Caut. Cafrrcy said, addressing
Justice Morgan since your cOmmlttal to my
charge nj the girl Ida Crater. Detective Hagan
mud ! have inquired into her statements and
found them correct in part. We telograph"d TO
The address uf her parents that she gave. hut
have received no answer. In the meanwhile
we have found witness who viii corroborate
Capt. CnfIrcy then turned 70 Detective lIagan
who touched a sunhurnt tall thin man On the
shoulder and h" looked at the Justice.
DO you know this girlf Justice Morgan
asked. pointing To- Ida Crater.
do. the man replied. nodding familiarity
What g. your name and under what cir
cunlstances did YOU meet herr
am Capt John Hyde Of the canaboat
BrrdCnhpckcr OF buffalo. On the l4th Of June
! had a cargo " S 800 bushels Of corn for David
Tales Co. OF ihis city. Az | was about To- start
this young girl came aboard and asked mc to
give her work. She told mo she had been
turned out Of her home hy her parents. |
ggroed tn take her, aboard ~. cook and helper;
Whom We arrived here | paid her what | owed
her and asked her To remain on board M she
was a right smart woman. That night we
missed her from the boat, and have not seen
her until now
=. Ida Crater acknowledged that she know Capt
HYDE.
Justice Morgan. looking ut Miss Wentworth
and Lilly Auhry said. Miss Wentworth You
have heard this testimony. have done every
tuing could in tl is case. | was won over per
haps by sympathy. | presume. Miss Went
worth. that you also have been largely imposed
upon owing To your sympathy | have received
no answer from BuifalOas yet. but from another
source. am convinced that the girl Ida Crater
that detained IL not the sister Of your charge.
This have learned from good and authentic
sources. and you have yourself heard
the testimony 81 the witness. There is
no doub, that Ida Crater came from
Buffalo. But. Miss Wentworh, | have been
giri Is not the sister OF Your charge. or whether
she is, had no legal right TO dctuin her. AL
init this but hoped that you would DO able to
assist me in rescuing the girl from ~ lie more
terrible than the worst OF deaths. There IL no
law. except that of viRrancy. that covers this
on nee. and in this case there liz no Que to pre-
fer the complaint. Ida Crater. you can go"
AZ Justice Morgan finished speaking Lilly
Aubry gave one long look at Ida Crater. Neither
spoke. Ida Crater. with u toss of her head,
turned her back on the Justice and followed
Capt. tnnr"y out OF tho court room. Lilly Au-
bry raised her handkerchief to her eyes and
subhed bitterly. She Was taken cut Of the court
room 10y MissWeutworth toa Fourth avenue ear.
Ida Crater walked down Centre street toward
the First Ward.