The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10
NOT HER SISTER.

NOTORIOUS TERMINATION OF ''THx COLORADO
ORPHANS" SENSATION IDA CRATER PROVES
THAT SHE Is IN NO WAY RELATED TO LILLE
~ JUDGE MORGAN.
Tho enigma OF ''thc Colorado orphans" vas yester-
day put In = fair way Of speedy solution, II not
entirely solved II Was proved beyond doubt that Ida
Crater tns SISTER Of the psrsstsnt Lille Aubrey
H,r Identity was clearly established BY both direct
and circumstantiai proof II came about In
TINS way Captain Canrey and Detective Hogan sub.
jsctsd her TO careful ana lengthy examination, ques.
tion,ug her again and again tnc points In
answer 70 their interrogatories she repeatedly
serted that she had come from Buffalo IN the canal
boat Brydenbeoksr, which she had been emp cd
as cook. With regard to tho strange psrtinac,ty OF
the Aubrey girl caiming her a sister she said
that the g,rI must be crazy She gave her real namo
namo Crater, sue said, was that OF former lovor.
'NUxJo" TO THE RKscuE.
In order TO test the truthfuness OF Idas story De-
ectve Hogan yesterday began searching for the canal
boat mentioned He found It aacnorcd In Brooklyn,
and At once took "a custody one OF The deck hands
MAINTAIN silence when confronted with Lila, who was
s,il conduct 10 the New street Ion house await
ing deveiopmsns. Tne man promised compliance
the sir. As she saw him she jumped 10 her
ieet asd exclaimed, "Hsiio Auajo, old isiiow, how
.'Helio, Ida,n he responded, al once recognizing
her MS has late companion. WHATS the troubIss"
ldas eyes 1ashca while she said, ITS just this
There's = gal what wants to make Out that I'm hor
sister, aud because i Won't ave IN I'm locked up
It's DOWNRIGHT shame, that's what II Is" and IA o
young woman made q successful effort to control her
tears
Some iur,her conversation then ensusd between the
girl AMI Manic, which satisfied Inc police beyond
dvubt thai sla, about having recently
from Buffalo was correct
Further corroDorat,on was added ny the ARRIVAL
"a HydQ q oa uul
boat, who also recognized LIZA ~ nis late emplvy6.
He stated that sue engaged with him 10 Buffalo as
cook on June IA, last, and ,ams aown on the boat
win him, arriving here july o. The Jay alter her
arrival she lott the boat aud since then ner where
sbosls have been unkuown TO him On further in-
vestigstoL Captain Cafrey learned thai the girl has
tor the last three weeks been hd6iut OF Battery
Para during tue night, spending her days In dcn
Whitehall street.
WHAT WAS LrLuRs NorvHs
The IDENTITY oi Ida Ueing tnus estabhshsd. the only
remaining proo'sm Is VITA regard w the motive Of
the CIR Lille IN pefsising IN the falsebood Ua this
point there 10 diversity Of opinion Amosg the police
othciais Soms levk upon her rs shtewai, clever
youug grl, VINO ~ SIMPLY seeking nOtoriety; VINO
others tnrs~ out the cnsrisU opin that her
10 Affected ln support VI lucory It's aovocstes
pot ~ the grPs general appearance, especially 70
her cose,y csoppeu hair wnien they say Indicates
recent connn, msut IN sVme igstituuoD. fbey urge
The oclisi tha she has only atey escaped IRON some
uisorasred brain.
Yesterday afternoon tue came before Judge
Morgan, ~ tue tomps Pvtce Coart tor dual saJud-
cation. There were pressut hrs. Wsntworth anu .us
grl Lille Gap sin Ianrcy, Ds,ec,ve Hasan and lda
cratcf II wa> about uii-psst Two O'Clock whsn tie
Judge took MS seat the vsnch. He called the ease
81 once and seemed 10 hurry 10 dspose Of H. 'Coms
here, Ida" sao Tue Juags, ana the prisoner ssms
fofwaru with Ill her eViofs hyiDg there
was more Of an cir Of brAvAao Abons