The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-08

A Girl Stolen From Her Mother and
Found After Seven Years.
ISprinRheld Mol Patriot.l

Found After seven Years.
springfield MOI Patriotl
Some six months ago Mrs. of
this city, took from the county house lit
tie girl about II years old, named Addie
Young She had been left there some time
before by aMr. McLain, who stated to Mr..
Hay, the superintendent, that Addie was
deranged.
The girl has been in Mr. Moores family
up to the present time. She could give lit
tie account of herself, except that she had
lately lived in several different families and
that her former home was in Atlanta,
Georgia. Her education had been sadly
neglected, and when she came to Mr-'s
she did not even know the letters of the
alphabet. She proved to be an ordinarily
bright and we'll disposed girl, and seemed
pleased, as well she might. after the buffet
ines she had endured, with her new home.
Thus matters relative to the little girl
were situated, when, in October last, among
the advertised letters at the Springfield
office, Mrs noticed one for Addie
Young OF course she obtained 1t, and
found 1t to read as follows:
ATLANTA, Ill, Oct %, 1878.
Miss Addie Young, Springfield. Mo-:
Miss ADDIE-f this letter falls into your
hands, please answer Immediately. 1 have
tried to find you for sometime / have some
All of her clothes, her watch and her photo
graph. They are IN my charge for you IL you
Cd n be found, and IL you can't they go to your
half brother. So you see 1T is OF the greatest
importance that L learn your whereab uts.
You are almost twelve years old aud ought to
be able to read and write, SO 1 address you as
the surest means of reaching you. Direct your
letter to MRS. WILLIAM 0ARRETT:
PS.-Your mothers people and your half
brother all live in Missouri.
OF course a letter was addressed to Mrs
William Garrett. Atlanta, Ill. After a few
weeks the following singular reply was re-
ce;ved:
ATLANTA, ILL.,, Wednesday, Dec. IL, rs.
Mrs. Sprlngf field, No.:
Mrs. -: You can not realize with what
me me. to think Addie, my darling Addie, is found
at last. will have TO tell You my story, but
where shall 6egine First Elrst am ner own
ago and thought her dead.
Al the age of 10 l married man of wealth
nv the name of Young, her father. He took
Sick So .. and While on his death bed his people
noisoned his mind against me. and he willed
a,l 2, and sister and If Addie died before
certain time 1t all went to them-ali but
enough for my barest needs After , ms death
knew ANYTHING, and when began to be con-
scious and inquired for my ntt girl they told
me had no little girl; that she was dead.
They even showed me her grave, and 1 was
ca near broken hearted did not know any
thing that happenetdm oet bome to NV own oe %
ME Ali this time 1 mourned Add1e as dead,
and so did my people, unIil .nree years rs, ago,
w
made a con fession and sent 1t to my mother.
She had sent Addie 10 IeAas, anu tnen nau
taken her to Sprngfielu, u anu nv h ner 40
a Mrs. MAXWELL good wonlah ny orosner
went there and hunted FOR ner, ana Tor three
years we have all been looaking ior her, and all
the time have tried to nue H"iS' "aA"en
tinslly something prompted me TO write
Addie herself, and you know the result 1t has
been just seven years New Years day since
January. remember The testament. II was as
cheap little testament, but she took a fancy
to 1t and had me write her name in it, and her
to her identity. o! if we could only see once
in while into the future, how much anguish
comes around remember her, aud for three
years have bought her Christmas and birth
turn her to ,y ovinS emb sgas goa would re-
y. MIS- -, you will let me have her, won't
you? Think fone of your darling little boys
how happy it would make YOU If somebody
should restore him. 1t nearly kills me to
when she has plenty of he1 own. And TO
think that She was abused. o, how IL hurts
me! can hardly write 1 am SO overcome
with emotion, to think what my tender baby
girl must have suffered. And then for them
to tell her was dead, and was all the time
She has my peoples name nearly right. 1t
is Sherman, and they live in jamestown, Mo.
pc, haps she will remember me. You viii send
her to me- know. am willing to pay you
for keeping her, and to send you money to pay
after her, instead of writing; but can't as I
am unable to travel. If she is put in the con-
ductor's care she can come to st. Louis, and
he can put her on the Chicago and Alton road
and send her to Atlanta Please let me know
if you will send her and when. Ifshe only
could come for Christmas how happy 1 would
be-. believe You to be good, kind woman,
and may God bless you for the kindness you
have shown my child. Please answer right
away. MRS. WILLIAM GARRETT.
Accompanying the letter was the photo
graph mentioned therein as being that of
Mrs Garrett, who claims to be the mother of
Addie. 1t represents a bright and rather
guod locking woman, some 35 years of age
and really bears striking resemblance to
tie girl.
Inquiries made by Mr. - since the re-
ception of Mrs CARROTS letter, show that
about three years ago the girl was left with
a Mr.. Maxwell, near Ebenezer, in this coun-
ty, by an old lady from North Springfield.
She soon after left the country, and her
present residence is unknown. As she was
seriously afflicted with cancer at the time,
the probabilities are that she is not now liy-
ing. The cid lady told Maxwell she csme
from Texas, and that the girls parents were,
or had been, wealthy.
Further correspondence is being had 10 as
certain whether Mrs. Garrett is IN fact the
mother of Addie. Some of the facts in the
case ssem to confirm Mrs CARROTS state
ments, and she writes of Addie as q mother
might be expected to of a long lost child.
On the other hand there are come appar-
emit Inconsistencies and some things that
probably indicate there is fortune for the
girl which somebody would like to handle.
Mr.. and Mrs - are ready to surrender
the girl as soon as convinced that IL is in fact
the mother that claims her, and are waiting
with considerable interest further devel-
opments In the case.