The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
ROWN'S RETURNED BABY.

EAIhEh CUNNING TO HIS OWN AFTkB MUCH
PERPLExrTY-TRUTH STRANGER THAN ylo-
TON.
Last fall moving tale told IN the newspapsrso Of
the doleul and fruiiless search Of Mr. Joseph Rown
for his baby whom ne had never seen, for born
TO him when the whole width Of tho continent inter-
posed itself between the father and child and its
identity supposed to have been lost In the mass
OF undistingushable infants at the Founding
Asylum In sixty-ninth street, but Rown held
on, aud last night, as he. fondled bis
long lost infant, bouncing boy, his knee. he
certainly looked TO be about the happest In Nav
York. Rown some YEAR, ago was well on In the tea
trade, but getting embarrassed he went with his fam
lily to California. He then had two children and his
wife, VINO daughter Of Mr.. Isaac J. Oliver, Of
this city, being the way TO third addition TO the
family, he sent her East TO be confined, whore she
could have the attention OF relatives and friends.
The child born In December, 1876, and without,
Rowu himself says. the knowledge OF its mother
was taken to the Founding Asylum BY Mrs. oliver,
tho mother-in-lawOf Rown. Sister rene refused 10
receive II unless IL was shown the mother was too
poor or too weak to take care OF Il.
THE GENIUS OF rnx xoTHERrx-LAw
The mothsr-in-!aw however, consr,ved, is said. to
get other person TO take the infant aod leave Il In
the sisters II bad no Distinguishing mark and no
name. 30 the sisters cnrisssncd Il Edward umford.
Oliver, at tho Instance the mothern-aw, 70 Rown,
in California, informing him that tho child still
came into the world. aud that the mother suffered
greatly. Rown returned from California In April,
boen stiIlborn. Time rolled on. aud one evening.
her deathbed, sster.in-aw OF his wife'ss
Mrs. George Oliver, had letter dictated to him, say
ing that the story Of the child being Stubborn was
lie, and that his motner-inlaw know where IL WAS.
Chambers, last October before Judge Donohue, sued
out writ OF haboas corpus requiring Mrs.
Isaac Oliver TO produce the body OF nor
Sister Irene sent word to Judge Dononue that there
child IN possession OF the asylum awaiting
Identification by It's parents, and that might possibly
be the Que IN dispute.
THIS stopped all proceedings at the time against Mrs
Oliver Rown, accompanied by his wife, the fam ~
physician anu Mrs. Little proceeded to the asylum
ana asked 10 be shown the ch'ld. The latte!
to the Of Eddy, but he had a very
light blond hair, willis Rown, his wife, and botn
children had hair almost black The sister, having
no authority, refused 10 exhibit tho recorls and
Rown 10Th 10 convince himself that this his
long lost child simply on the statement that It was
found In the basket the same night us Mrs George
Over said 1t taken to the asylum He was
rendered stl more scepuca by Mrs. Little. who saw
the child alter II born, say II dark. He
retired very troubled being unable TO satisfy himself
that the child WAS his Turning over the matter 10
| the Founding Asylum in order to make
managers produce the records. that might
| milo ono. Thinking this would take too
long, and being In perfect state Vi doubt aud sus-
the asylum, Mr. John 4. Develin, and II be could
not hnd solution for the trouble. Mr.. Develln gave
him letter to Sister Irene, advising departure
from their very rigd rules In ths especial case.
He Kindly received by the Sister aud per.
that on the day 10 question only TWO children
were lett at the asylum-onc, who was Blk weeks old
ana brought by It's mother, aud the other, without
name aud found In the basket IN the neghb0rhood Of
the hour when II was known II had been deposited
there by Mrs. Oliver, and must necessarily be mis-.
Three or tour timos tue mother called to the
be this was ompiished, aud every time she
turned homo she was all the more satisfied the child
was her own.
| Yesterday Rown entered the Clerks ONCE Of the
| Supreme Court, Chambers, ana announced to Mr..
William Sinclair, tho referee in tho habeas corpus
proceedings that he had recovered his chi0 and
win 10 h wife snss
| at the asylum and received from the hands
auso ss'er Irene bow his rosy sn,sssd nsSy
he urovs to his homo in Twenty street. where
friends aud neignbors called. and the little ieow-a
perfect treasure OF infanthood, showing PLAINLY
excellent care and running OF the Sistsrswas tossed
acconaely about up to midnight 10 lhe grea. JOY Of
WHAT SISTER IRENE SAYS.
Sister Irene, IN charge OF the Founding Asylum,
was absent at the time Mr. Rown originally called
10 identity his baby; but the sier who
on hand produced the cnild thai sought for and
! IL could have been other than his. "we Keep"
sad Sister reue "a record OF the lou
In the basket and all concerning them, but these
records we keep iDvolable On that day (Decembee
2 l$ o) only Two IN ants were reccived-ouc OF whom
the mothsr erred Win aud nursed, and the Other
taylng with the hour aud date said have been
deposited IN the basket, was most assuredly Mr.
| Rown's child or course he was astonished at 10
light hair, considering that his other Two children
were dark But the chila's hair has decoencd IN
shade aud VIII no DOUBT grow darker as II grows
older; but anyhow 1t Is the picture OF Mr.. Rown. I
have not the smallest doubt tho Identity because
our system oil records Is perfect. Tue child
IN splendid condition when he was taken away and
the people here almost sorry to part with min. I"
Rown IS u happy man now, and almost disposed 10
iVrgve his inplacable mOther-in law, VINO
cordially hated him AS TO refuse shelter 10 Is bape.
He has resolved TO retain tue The Sisters gave
| MS boy In addition ~ his own.