The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-15

Love. Obstinate Parents, n Mysterious Dis
appearance, nn Enforced Marriage, n Life
Of Woe, sudden Wealth, Secret shame,
Lunncy, Recognition, Repudiation. Di-
,orce, and Glimpse of n Double Murder.
parallel to the celebrated Tichborne case
closed on Thursday last, in tho Court Of Com
mon Pleas Butler County. Pc. Butler itself is
pleasant little village. on the outskirts OF the
oil region. about fifty miles northeast Of Pitts
burgh. 1t contains between 1900 and 1000 in
hnbitants. Tho title OF the suit was g. \. Cros-
by agt. J. c. Mead ct al. On It's faco 1t was n
simple action for cjectment. involving the title
and possession Of eighty eight acres Of land in
Parker township. Tho evidence revealed a
story 80 surprisingly strange that it has excited
universal interest in Oildom. Bulwcr. Dumas.
and Wilkic Collins have written no novels so
fascinating or interesting. Hapless youthful
love. obstinate parents. mysterious disappear
nnce. an enforced marriage "a life OF woe. secret
shame, a pair of twins. boy named Al. sudden
wealth, lunacy. lost sisters temperance
recognition and reputation. divorce de-
epair. seduction. privation. intnnticide. and be-
low all n glimpse Of double murder committed
thirty years ago. make up the details. The
hulk Of the Information now spread before the
rcalcr was compiled from the Official steno-
graphic notes Of the trial. Believing that II will
prove moro acceptable TO the public tho writer
has woven the threads Of the story in his own
way without reference to the order in which
they were spun before the Court.
rur wAnp FAMILY.
Ahou, sivtv vears 400 Asabol Ward corno into
p,,,,,r cunt. tror, ro,,orou,,ns Nv ord set.
ma ~, tho land In question The country was
wild. thinly populated. and there were but few
roads. Ward built log house. made little
clearing and planted an orchard. He got
patent for his farm from the Stetc authorities.
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Entrance, Inc 'ariii was rVush anu nuinpS,
scratched living from its stony face. His cows
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was was heari n in % his Sarnyard. an and old dog Trim
kent wnt IN over the aocks nj night
popr,rss yoururt,1 LOVE
h'iIh'-'9 NV AiifNH LIVE
Emily. the Oldest daughter. grew up pretty
virl. with sharp features. olive complexion. and
sart Lro,,,, o,'s ond mir sbo vos ~ medium
height, slender. and. considering her surround
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o"VOl :" noua' go .ou9 ~
occasionally visited cousin who had married
man named Harrison. and lived at Bradys
Bend. ON the Allegheny river On ono Of these
Tlsits IN February Harrison cut queer ngure
out OF brown paper with pair OF scissors ana
threw II into her lap. saying. " There's n valen-
une for Won Emily" She NM Z, into hor nocket
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look II nome, ana showed II 10 her mo'her
and sisters. The girl was in the habit Of spend
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on Qi lhoso vlsts' wheh she was ABOUT SIN
tho house A month afterward her Grand
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Sn,r WAS louhd So ugaI o IN 'Ca U%hs no In
rate residing near the Ward farm. Soon after
ward Mr. Camnbcli removed hisfnrniture 10 tho
nj. own residenne was boing r"nnired Mean
dine his wife was taken sick, and Emily leit
boo',h ''''' 4"' ''9N ''1' N''''' ''0 wac ~
Rtsff1ro sba was nina,oon Emily reoeived tho
rfnntious 81 pbiiin Snn1nrson the son OF n
tut"r county farmer. Her parents objected
All rrevnnfe1 "A match Emily seomed So in.
Ifuetnl win SnmInrson thar her mother rc-
snlynd to send her 10 her prandmother Ward
who lived near Bu,ktooth. now Salamanca Cat;
,iausus GouMlty " T. Enlliy Ma & ,i W
homesteai on horseback. in August 1916. I'm.
lly rode an iron gray. They passed the night
prh, b'nu, VIII Eth.y COUSIN Oi liie ,
the hnrt.s for Harrison 10 send Hack To- ihe
Mmlly
THE LOST EMILY
o,l ,.,,..i VI - o,,oir eo, 90 hand
"'i AsAlel NHrd never again saw or hparu
from his daughter and brother. Their fate is
wrnpp.d in mystery He received no letters
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ANN "'7 'l' ''lr' "nn u'oS no' "pp'"i ~ ''''
made any inquiries concerning the lost rea-
t.N'7. Two or three years aiterward he heard.
o. roundabout way. that his mother was dead,
l,ut 'hrre was no further news. He, felt mat
lni wise enough TO write or find her way homo
Il ahr wanted any assistance. At all events,
}A'rr Ya7 "ne lhe les7 a,7 mouth 10 hll, ana
L. gld NOT repnc, Thrteen years alter
WUi Do died intestale. The children
T. oW ~ l.'ters of administration. They
kIf -ii fNTfIV Divided the IrDuprtV An putIQl