The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22
TIER AND son SEPARATED.
What Grew Out OF Bitter Feeling In the
Lincoln cCleiian Campaign.

In May last Mr.. James Parker OF Paterson
N. j.. feeling the innrmitcs Of age growing
upon him. concluded to make will. Mr. Par
kcr was for many years a machinist Of Pater-
son. working Mt his trado in one OF the locomo-
tive shops. IIo was thrifty and Industrious
and saved enough money to buy littlo prop
crty in Spruce street lie had n son. but where
that son was no one knew MIR. Parker's wife
had died some years before. In his will Mr.
Parker ordered that after tho payment OF his
funeral expenses. and such little debts as ho
might have standing against him. tho balance
should DO given to his absent son. his only heir.
in case the executors should hear from that son
within the space Of year from tho tcstator's
death. In cnso the son was not heard Of within
that timc. then tho proceeds Of tho sale ~ tho
ronl estate were TO 70 to the Paterson Orphan
Mr.. Parker died IN August last. two months
nttor EC had mttdc tho Will. Tho old gcute-
mans debts have all been paid. together with
tho iuneral, cNpen-es and now The executors
are waiting for ncws from tho m ssing son. An
interesting story Of the cause OF the cstrange-
mont of tuthcr and son has been developed by
the executors search II seems that the son
John. enlisted at the beginning of the war. He
was In tho army at the time Of the Presidential
contest between Lincoln and Mcclellan. Like
most Of tho army boys. John WIS Il Mcclellan
man and he wrote 10 his inthcr Tint he should
vote for the General. Tho old gentleman. how
eyer was among those who hal deserted tho
Democratic party and become Republican. and
"
the interest of the country 70 vOtc for Lincoln,
and he proposed TO 10 so The son answered
this by saying that II his futhcr voted for Lin
coin. he john would never have anything more
to dQ with him. and when the wir was ovcr he
would not return homr. The father paid no at
tention TO this. thinking It only an idle threat,
OWING To- the excitement Of the campaign, and
suppnsing. also. that the fnct of Johns being
! the preaumutiyc herr would mOlllfy his feelings
| on the political quo stion.
The old gentleman accordingly voted Tor Lin
| colin. md John heard Of II. John remembered
| his threat. and after the war was over he did
| not come home. but went West and settled
| down somewhere ncnr Nashville. Tenn. There
| married into Il rich family and became well of.
| Some years ago his father. in Paterson. in
| formed John that he had been mndo the heir Of
! quito large estate in England. and told him
! that he must come East and secure IT, Johns
| reIy was TINT he WIS done with that branch Of
! his family and that hc wanted none of the
money. He told his father that he had better
| take II himself rs he might need IL. That WIS
! tho last timo that Johns father heard from
| him.
Eyer since tho old gontoman's death the
! executors have been making Efforts to discover
| John. Incy wrote to him IN Nashville. Tho
! that HIS name was John Parker. and who took
! the preliminary stops toward getting th" urop-
| erty left bi James Parker ia Paterson. But tn Is
| man proved TO be Hn impQst!r. whose name
| wns not Parker. aud who had no connection
| With tho family at all. In case tho real John
| Parker does not turn up before August next
| the real estate Will he sold. and tho proceeds
| turned over TO the Paterson Orphan Asylum, in
accordance with the provisions Of the will.