Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-19
THE LOST CHILD.
Mr.. Spencer Gets Another Clue from Wau-
pun, Wis.

Mr.. Spencer Gets Another Clue from wau-
pun, Wis.
About a week ago the GLOBE gave an e1-
elusive account Of the arrival in this city of
Mr.. John F. Spencer, of Albion, Wright
county, in search..of his two years and a half
old daughter, who was stolen from her home
in September last. Mr.. Spencer's visit was
occasioned by his receiving letter from a
resident Of The Sixth ward, who seeing the
account and description of the abducted
child, remembered that a band of gypsies who
make their winter quarters in the Sixth
ward, had in their possession during the ear
ly part of the fall child answering the de-
scription. On his arrival, an officer was sent
with the bereaved father and search of the
dwellings occupied by the tribe made, but
without any traces of the lost child.
Officer Mitchell was, however, put to work
on the case and learned that son of the
leader of the tribe, named w. p.
Young, had left the encampment in this city
during the month of November for Waupun,
Wis, taking with him child answering the
description of the lost waif. Further inves-
tigation was made and it was found that let
ters we're received from part of the tribe
who were quartered at Waupun, and as the
letters were written in English and could
not be read by any of the gypsies
Mrs. G. 81. Witherell and laterly Mrs. John
G. Leyde, who resides near the encampment,
were asked to decipher the epistles. The at
tention of the lady being called to the case
she stated that the writer of the Waupun let
ters> always mentioned in particular the
health and welfare of little girl who was
called Pet or Nellie. Taking this and other
circumstances in consideration Chief Weber
wrote to the authorities st Waupun, making
inquiries in regard to the case, and Monday
the following letter was received in answer
to the letter sent.
WAUPUN, Wis. March IA, 1SS)-Chief of Po-
ice-Dear sir: Your letter of March 10th re-
ceived. There is Gypsy camp or part of a
tribe living six miles from here. l could not
go out to investigate for myself, but to-day
sent out two trusty men who have often been
there to trade horses with them, etc. The two
men report little girl there, and, they say,
about the age mentioned in your letter. They
say she is very bright child; speaks English
very plain; has quite light hair; black eyes and
u high full forehead. They report the child
has been exposed to the weather, making her
skin little rough but that her features are
not at all like their people, The difference in the
looks between them and the child is so marked
that lady who was there some weeks since
asked them why the contrast, to which one of
the women replied that it was her sister-in-law s
child, and that she was keeping it. l may be
mistaken, but have 10 doubts bur that the
child is the one you are in search of. As tn
her name can not tell. In case yoc; become
so we'll satisfied that this is the child as to
come after her. telegraph me at once when You
will be here. so that l may be at home. snail
keep good lookout for them until hear from
you. If You come or send, her father had bet
ter come also. Hoping that this is the child,
and that she may soon be returned to hex
parents, am very truly yours,
SIaoN HEA1H
City Marshall, Waupun, Wis,
A telegram was Immediately sent to Mr.,
Spencer acquainting him with lie facts, and
on Tuesday night he arrived on the train
which is due in St. Paul at 7:10, intending
to take the train for Waupun at s o'clock
Owing to some delay the train did not arrive
in time to make the connection AID ho did
not leave the city until yesterday noon.
Yesterday morning Nj. Spencer, accom-
panied by Officer Clouse, visited tie resi-
dence OF Mr.. Thomas Cottingham at 139
Jackson street in hopes that the adopted child
in their possession might be his les. darling.
The resemblance OF this girl to the lost child
is very striking, but MIR. Spencer
Immediately saw it was no:
bis daughter. A telegram Was sent to
City Marshall Heath yesterday morning in
forming him that Mr.. Spencer would start al
noon for Waupun, and requesting him to
keep a look out that the child supposed to be
the missing one was ret spirited away. MIR.
Spencer, in conversation with GLOBE re-
porter at the depot yesterday noon, said
that he felt confident that the
child ut Waupau was his daughter
He thought the circumstances of the sudden
removal of the child from st. Paul to Wau-
pun as soon as its presence in the camp was
noticed by the neighbors and the description
in the letter from the Waupun authorities
which correspondent so well with his child's
appearance, gave him reason to believe that
his search would be rewarded.