Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-22

ty, Michigan, parted In Texas ana reunlteo In
Minnesota. after four years of separation. The
story of the separation and reunion, as told
GLOBE reporter by the brother, contains all the
elements for a frst-class sensation, all the
more interesting in that the dra-
mats persona, whose sufferings, psrse-
cutions, joys and sorrows, are bona fde char
acters.
In 1876 in the month of May, Mrs. Sarah
Hall, widow with seven children, then resid-
ent of Bangor, Mich, removed to Texas. OF
her children four were boys and three girls, j.
NJ familiarly known as Matt" and printer,
being the oldest of the children, his age 16. OF
the girls, Kittie, black eyed, dark hair, regu-
lar and even handsome features. was the
youngest, and the pet of the family circle.
Mrs. Hall went from Michigan to Sherman,
Grsyson county, Texas, city of 1000 inhab-
itants, where Matt, the elder boy, soon secured
employment at type sticking on the Daily
Ne,Us. In short time after arrival Mrs. Hall
was prostrated by lingering attack OF fever,
incident to new comers, as were two or three
of the children. Kittie, the pet, escaped, and
being in robust health and of very active
temperament, her presence was very trouble
some to the invalids, and finally IN
the fifth week of the mothers illness
consent was given man named Burton Gray,
living with his family just outside the city, to
take the child home with him, during the re-
naming illness of the family.
The next week and but four days after the
child was taken away, Matt was dispatched to
bring her back home. Instead, however, of
soon returning to his mother with the beloved.
he came back with the startling intelligence
that Gray had suddenly moved away. taking
Katie with him. where, none of the nelghoors
knew. The effect upon the mother, brothers and
sisters, may be imagined, it cannot be por-
trayed on paper.
Promptly search was instituted for the
whereabouts of Gray and the abducted child,
but long months went by and still no cine.
Finally letter was received by acquaintance
of Gray's at Sherman, that he was living at
Osakis, Mimi, but this report upon investiga-
tion proved unfounded, as did other reports
telling of Gray's movements until the family
settled down to the conviction that Kittie was
lost to them.
Thus matters stood until about year ago,
when Mrs. Hall, disappointed with her life in
Texas, moved back to her old home
at Bangor, Mich. Here nothing transpired to
throw any light upon the abduction and fate OF
Kittie, until about month ago, when letter
was received, mailed at Minneapolis May ID,
saying that Gray was living at Osakis Lake,
Mimi, that KittIe was with him, and conclud-
ing as follows:
get your child, Kittie, living with one Gray.
His treatment is brutal, shameful, as she will
testify. When she Is taken from him where
she can have the freedom of speech, you will
hear story equal to Uncle Toms Cabin. The
man is all right to her, but for mercy's sake.
and her sake, come for her; take her away if
you have to beg your way to her. This Is no
picture, but facts. The poor little girl will
tell her story. 1t is too bad. If you turn
deaf ear to this call, may your dreams haunt
you SO you can not find rest until you see her,
TnE CHuD's FRIEND.
IL: =. ho aU6
Matt, now grown to young man of twenty,
started for Minnesota, arriving here the 2fth
ult., going on to Osakis station on the Brecken-
ridge division of the st. Paul d Manitoba road,
the following day. Arriving at Osakls, he COM
| menced inquiries for Gray, which resulted IN
the information that such man was living on
Osakis lake, some five miles from the station.
Thither Matt went, and after shadowing the
house for some time, was so fortunate as to
| discover Kittie in the timber along
| the bank of the lake. Matt, ss
| as quickly it could be done without exclt-
| ting Kittie's alarm, presented himself. AT
first she failed to recognize her brother, but ne
soon carried her memory back to the old days,
| and awakened in her mind recollections of the
mother, brothers, and sisters, almost forgotten
| by her four years absence Confidence thus
| established Kittie was warned against saying
| anything of the discovery, and Matt retired to
consider his next step.
| Taking into his confidence a neighbor Of
| Gray's whom be had met, Matt told his story.
Then another neighbor was brought IN, and
between them 1t was decided that
| Matt should go to Gray and demand
the child. The next day this programme was
carried out, several of the neighbors going
| along to render Matt assistance if it should be
needed, but keeping in the background at his
first meeting with Gray.
At first Gray stormed raved and threatened
| to let the daylight through any one attempting
| to take possession of the girl, asserting, as ne
| had previously told the neighbOrs, that the
girl was legally in his possession, having been
bound to him by her mother, and that he would
| not and could not be forced to yield her up
Matt met all this bluster with perfect
| coolness; told Gray he knew he had no claim
On the child, and if he would save trouble, ht
would at once cause what little things she had
to be put up'and allow her to depart. About this
| time the neighbors who accompanied Matt
began to drop in, and Gray surrendered the
child and allowed her to go with her brother.
When it came to packing up her things 1t
| was found she was almost destitute OF clothing
having but one dress, that made of blue over
all stuff, no shoes or stockings, or head year,
and scarcely any underclothing,
Since the recovery the brother and sister
have been staying near Osakis, where the story
| of the abduction and recovery created great ex
citement, and also a lively sympathy, which
was manifested in making up Ia comfortable
outfit of plain but neat wearing apparel, ii
| which she was dressed yesterday To the
questions of the reporter as to her treatment
by Gray Kittie was very non-communica
tive, only saying that he beat her frequently
and would give her nothing to wear such al
other girls had; would not al
low her to go to school, attend church
or associate with the children of the neighbors
etc., and that she was. oh so glad her brother
had come to take her home to mother. Kittie
| is q bright, intelligent looking girl, large fol
her age, bright, cheerful countenance, witt
naturally handsome head td hair, though it il
cut short like boys now.
Such is the story of the brother and sistel
passing through st. Paul for Bangor, Michigan
yesterday, as told the GLOBE reporter by thu
brother. 1t reads like the first book of q novel
with a sequel to follow. The reporter is in
clined to the opinion that the GLOBE will have
the sequel soon, when the story will be rounded
out in all its parts, and real drama in rea
life presented to its readers.
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