The New York herald., 1879-01-05
Bonanza O'Brien's Brother
Still Missing.
FATHER WHITES STATEMENT
The Women and the Consumptve Seen
in Washington
UNDER THEIR THUMBS"
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

AS Will be seen from the annexed statement OF ra-
ther White, of this city, the article in Fridays
HERALD not altogether sensational. The
gentleman at whose house Mr.. OBrien was has also
given his certificate to the truth of the
letter. Your correspondent had interview with
Mr.. O'Briens physician this afternoon, but that
gentleman declined to give him any points in refer
ence to Mr.. OBriens condition. stating his reason
that he never speaks of the condition of his patients
to outsiders under any circumstances. Father White,
however, gives us very lucid and forcible view of
the matter, and he states that he employed the
best medical talent in the city, people draw their
own inferences.
WHERE Is oBRIEN
OBrien may be safely ensconced in New York or
Washington, he may be dead and quietly put away.
without the least suspicion attaching to the inter
ment. We do not believe it possible that he
could have made the trip from here to
New York. weak and helpless he was.
and the question is, Where
he be? Who knows where he has been lodged? Is
he IN New York? is he in Washington? Mr..
O'Brien well cared for here. He had every com
fort and perfectly satisfied with his surroundings
He was good, sensible man; his reasoning facul-
ties clear bell until after the advent of his
so-called wife and daughter when, strange as it
is true, he became restless and uneasy and, finally,
was persuaded that it was important for them all to
return to New York at once.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
When questioned by Mr.. Waters in reference to the
coming Of his wife and the estate he said the pro-
gramme had been changed: that he must go and
about his money at once, and he seemed to have
changed considerably. Mr.. Waters told your
spondent that he had given Mr.. OBrien
the medicines prescribed by the physician
regularly until within three days Of their
departure, when Mrs. O'Bren concluded to
give the medicines to him herself. But Mr.. wators
says that, instead of giving the prescriptions d-
rected. she gave him all whskey and eggs. The lady
if indeed his wife. had perfect right to minister
it her duty. But everybody here is
not perfectly satisfied that she is his wife,
nursed say that the woman's actions were very
strange. especially as she had come far to
he was well cared for. But she and her
daughter also eluded Father White. Mr.
O'Briens very best friend. What was all this
for They surely did not feel ashamed to appear
before him. They we'll dressed and could talk
fuently 1t would have been his pleasure to help
them in any way becoming a gentleman, especially
so since Mr. ODrien had been under his spiritual
long and that they at last had found
their long lost husband and father in a
strange place and in such feeble condition
But this was not part of their programme, it is
urged They wanted to act very quietly They did not
want anybody to know they in the city, all Of
which is. in the minds of many astrange proceeding
Also it is a very curious thing to notice that Mr.
he afraid OF Father White? People think not. for
| Father White is perfect gentleman and would have
gladly given Mr. Smith all the help and advice in his
! power.
| WHY THIS coNcEALMENT?
People ask What their for all this conceal
| ment? II they had wanted to take Mr.. OBrien by
| common consent they would not have acted sur
reptitiously, Mr.. o Bren had said he would
| break his brothers will under any circumstances 1t
is clear then many that they had resolved to
pei him to work in the harness they had made fit
not. Mr. O'Briens rich relatives seem to live in San
! avoics and hA Ialn Hat fhArW ffA
has taken the first opportunity to inform them of his
| sudden leaving.
regiment and ranked as major He is ffty-six years
DID, and has lived to enjoy life to suit his IDEAS
To speak OF him as a gentlemen would be only to
| reiterate the opinion of all who know him.
WHAT MIR. WATERS SAYS.
Mr.. Waters says i'll reference to my despatch pub
| lished in the HERALD OF the 4th inst.:-
RALEIGH ". c., Jan. a. 1879
neTsly sst that n. the % information M given
and ixe!se days s's correct ~ my JoHN NJ WHrERs
The following is by Father White to
telegram received by him to-day
To MARIA COLEMAN Room 16 Nevada Block Francisco
sa saspcos.y taken from here supposed wife and
Coleman ali particulars Answer JAMES B. WiIiTE.
FATHER WHITES STATEMENT.
The following is Father Whites statement in
Mr.. oBrien under my spiritual charge for the
last seven years, more or less; was called to him in
his sickness about nine months ago at the insane
asylum where he employed. found him in
such low condition as to prepare him for death.
and after this he rallied but kept very
sick until had him removed to Mr. Waters house,
where he seemed tn grow better daily. until he
able to be about tn. house. and went out several
times with his doctors permission At times he suf-
fered from spells of asthma and continu-
ally with rheumatism and severe coughs
had the best medical to attend his
wants. Having perused the statement in the HERALD
of January 4, certify that the same so far as
know, liz correct about Mr. Y. o Bren and his nyste
rous abduction, during my absence from this city.
by his supposed wife and daughter and have
reason to fear that all is not as well as
II should be. and. therefore, suspect something is
wrong. The parties would not wait to me. as
was to return in three days. Also Mr.. smith, the
lawyer who came to see o Bren, declined TO me.
knowing that was the real and sincere friend of
O'Bren. He knew, also. that would not allow any
suspicious doings around the sick man.
THE MYSTERIOUS TRIO WHO ARRIVED AT WASH
WITH A coNsuMPTIvE COUGH AND TWO WOMEN
WHO TRIED TO SCREEN THEMSELVES FROM
THE PUBLIC EYE.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4, 1879.
The story of the alleged kidnapping of Mr.. =. $.
O'Bricn. brother of the late Bonanza y Brien from
the residence of Mr.. Waters, at Raleigh n c.. is
frmed by certain circumstances developed by visit
to the Potomac Railroad station where Southern
trains make stop on their way to the North. This
morning representative OK the HERALD visited the
station, which is situated on sixth street. near
Pennsylvania avenue, and convcrsed with several
railroad men running on the lines coming to this
city from. the SOUTH and made inquiry to whether
they had any persons their trains answering
the description of those charged with having spirited
away Mr.. O'Brien. platform hand, coored man.
said he the road about December Z, and
remembered emacated invalid in company
with two women occupying section in the
sleeping of the train going north.
lie thought he understood at the time that they
from Raleigh. The women very attentive to the
man. and frequently gave him something from u
tumblcr. One of the women middle aged, and
the other considerably younger; they appeared like
mother and daughter.
WHAT A TRAIN MAN SAW