The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-09
Spelling A ROMANCE
The Colorado Orphans Appear in a
Police Court.
MINNIE KNOWS NOT LILLE.
Some Tall Swearing by One OF
the InnOcents.

All the front seats In the Tombs Police Court were
filled yesterday morning by psopc who came to listen
TO the expected developments in the case OF the
''Colorado Orphans and TO get good view Of the
two girls known to the public Lille and hin
nile Aubrey, alias 'Iia Orator" Shortly after ten
O'Clock Mrs. Wentworth, the maron OF the Home
for tue Friendless, appeared court accom-
panied By Lille Aubrey. LiIhe is medium
sized blonde. with somewhat round lace,
good color and clear complexion. Her eyes bright
blue, but with modest, subdued look in them She
wore drab linen srit, which set of with plain
white rufliing around the neck. She sat beside Mrs
Wentworth while waiting Tor The case to be called and
hardly spoke raised her eyes during tho proceed
inss. Minnie Aubrey, or. as she calls herseii, laa
Orator." came into court accompanied by Captain
Canrey Oficer Hagan, OF the First precinct. All
eyes turned toward her as she entered out she
stood the gaze o! the crowd uuinchinsly and walked
with head erect beside omcer Asgan as far as the
prisoners box
THE TWO ORPHANS.
She showed no signs OF trepdation whom The door
was opened and she told 10 in but quietly took
in the pen with tho OF tho female prison
Minnie "Ida' is slightly taller tnan Lille and
though very little IL any older her face has holder
look though somewhat refped in cast OF feature
Her form is slender ana well shaped, and her gal: is
girl long used to city life account OF the manner
In which wore her clothes She wore large straw
hat OF the Gansboroush pattern, rather soiled, and
stuck IT, the left side, large spray o: flowers
also the worse for the wear Her dress made OF
some light drsb stuG with black spots, and was cut
In the fashion OF couple OF years ago. As soon as
the called and the prisoner was brought out
OF the box girls approached each other, and
Lille said something 10 the girl she insists Is her SIS
ter but II wasIn too low touc to he heard. Minnie.
however, would not condescend 10 either look at or
answer Lille, but passed Oh and took her place I'M
mediateiy In front OF the bench.
RELATIONSHIP.
"what is your pame?' asked Judge Morgan
In u firm voice tho eri REPLIED "ida Orator." Sho
then said that she livedin Brooklyn ana camo from
NWnere M you i've in Buffalo 2n asked Judge Nor
gan; al have lived in Buffalo myself and know all
Ida--About three miles out OF the town the
Ridge ROAD, think they call 1t that You go Out
from Canal street. believe In reply 10 lumber oil
other questions Ida answered that she lived IN
Buffalo with her father and stepmother and that her
father worked iaDorer in William Wtiams' grist
MILL In giving her to these questions ''lda"
elaborated somewhat between each as IT 10 collect
Ter thoughts
cRoss-ExAMISED.
Tho Judge then questioned ner as TO the location OF
anumber OF public places and we'll known houses IN
Buffalo, such the Tiiit House, the Roman Catholic
Cathedral the residence OF the late President Fall
the water cure establishments ana many others
Her answers 10 these questions were very unsatsiac-
tory, as she could not tell where any OF the places
mentioned were, though, according to ner statement
was also unable TO say accurately how tar Fort Erie
was from Buffalo, though stating that she lived on
the line of IL Her answers IN general did not oy
any means convince HIS Honor o. her truth uncss.
"lda" then stated that when she first came here she
resided with her cousin, u married man, also named
Orator, No. PIT state street. Brooklyn, but at
present she living at No. 40 Whitehall
street with Mr. Dickerson. She also said that she
camo to New York to the city more than anything
else and sue expected TO 80 BACK 10 Buffalo IN about
week. AS TO age she said she would DO seven
teen the 29tn oil May next.
Al last. when Judge Morgan, in calm way, said
sand you say that this young lady is rot your
sis,erf" 'ida stood up boldly, and wnilo ner large
blue looked straight back at the Magistrate wi,
out wincing she answered NO. SIR; she is not my
sister know nothing abou. her
During The whole examination ner manner was quite
easy and her answers were gwen with the utmost SELF
possession Her manner, Ia tact, was IN marked con-
trast to that oi the young girl Lille Aubrey, VINO
claims to be her sister, auu who was then called up
Before Lilies examination Miss Wentworth the
matfon OF the Home OF the Frcndcss explained 10
HIS Honor how Lille came under her charge, ana tho
trouble that HAD been prove tho OF her
story, and, possible, obse her presumptive sister
to recognize her
Then Inc Judge said to Lille ais she your sister p,
LILLE INSISTS.
The girl modsstly bur hrnly answered IN tones that
seemed 10 carry CONVICTION with trem
"fes, Judge she 10 my sister MIME l am positive
about It. She Is older Than am; am eighteen and
she Il nIneesu denied her IN The station house that
night because the cruel look she gave me forced
70 do IL have always been under her power. She
would always make me DO what she pleased"
s''Why do you suppose sue denies your"
81 think because she prefers leading bad life to
living with me"
IL
sisters any letter or scrap OF letter. She answered
that she had not. Judge Morgan then, turning TO
Captain Csnrey and NJ IS Wentworth, said. .'Uudcr
existing circumstances do not see what eau do.
No CT charge be made sinst tins girl as YET
In fuct tbis Is only inquiry investigation
what can be done Will Temund the case TIL
afternoon, at hali-past two O'Clock, and the
meantime, Captain, would ask you 10 request super
iniendent Wang 10 telegraph to the auth critics in
Buffalo and Colorado"
WRITES HOME.
After the case was concluded tor the DAY ada"
went into the examination and wrote letter 10
her iahcr which she left the table, and OF which
the following Is "a COPY
Dear father win you pless write to wost 10
forth street at once peple don't Believe that IDA
Orator and live In BuGsluw Id ORATOR.
When quietly asked In the examination room II
Lille was her sister, she answered IN sharp, quick
way, II angcrcd by the query-''No my sister
Amt born yet have got brother out IN Buffalo,
but sIsiorp
She then conducted back 10 the New street
station house and the letter was handed TO Judge
Morgan in order that he might compare ~ with any
writing that might be fouuu OF Minute Aubrey alias
Ida orator Before her departure she seemed very
anxious to know whaL would De done witt her TO- day.
and when she told that II her story about Buffalo
was found 10 be untrue she might be sent 10 Of
the Institutions, her eyes gave a peculiar snap and
she burst out:-'Well, what good will that do. That
won't make her my sister, any way
HIS Honor seemed Inclined to place faith in Lille
Adbreys statement and, therefore, determined TO give
the matter q iuIl Investigation.
BAD MINNIE
HERALD reporter yesterday evening paid visit
TO state street, Brooklyn, in search oil the man Can
tor. With whom the girl Minnie Aubrey
claims 10 have been stopping Tor "A month.
No. 21I was found 20 be livery stable kept by
named Grant. and no one OF the name oil Cantor was
known IN the neighDorhood. Mnnie's cousin Cantor
IL probably myth
BUrFALo HEARD p.ox.
Tho Buffalo esponde1t oil The HERALD telegraph
hat there ~ no such grIst mill William WilIiams'
in Buffalo. The story told by Ida Cantor Is re-
garded by the Buffalo authorities os "a hoax