The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-01
PRESIDENT Arthur's Birth Place.

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Those who maintain that the president waa
born In Canada base their theory on the suppo.
sltion that the child born in Fairfield wasnam-
ed Chester Abel Arthur. They say that this
boy died In Burlington, ahd that the body wes
given by the father TO physicians to be dissec-
ted for scientific purposes, Then William
Arthur In aid to have come TO Canada n serond
time, and to have taught school at East stan
bridgI for eighteen months, while hls family
liv with his fathef-in-lNw at Mega, Coz
nerS During his wife's soiOurn there
u Is m 'intatred she gave birth to the
boy who Is now president Of tho United
States. Tue evldsnC, upon which this theory
is bated IN very insufficient Liudol Corey. a
residen. Of East st,nbridgs aud 10 years old
says that In October, lSi0, William arthur re.
turned to East SIanbrldge with his eldest
daughter, Regina, but without the rest of his
family, and taught scbopl there FOR eighteen
II ontha, Corey thought he had heard that In.
fm.ly lived In Meggs Corners with the Stones
az IN 4 nc the time he mad heard Uncle Jack
Buher say that Elder Arthur had scld tine
dead body OF son TO some doctors at Burllng.
ION. Mr.. Corey could not remember that n
boy VS. born 10 Mrs Arthur while Mr.
Arthur was In East Stanbrldge The r, F..
por or found considerable testimony to the
effect that Elder Arthur came to East Stan.
bridge In the fall OF ls30, with his eldest
daughter aud taught school there and that
MS lhlllllY wa not WIN MN But hia teach
ing school In East StanbrldIe would not hay,
lnteriered with his preaching In Fairfield on
Subdb +, ana no "ln Stgnbrldge can saw or
his own Knowledge that tho family resided
WIN the stones AT MrgSs' Corners. There
are, however, several people residing nj
Mergs' Corners who rem inter that ma
stones did not come there until after lst5
long after William Arthur left Stanbrid q.
Uncle Jack Baker, the old man WHOM 4 o
reporter found breaking u three .year-Uld coli.
could not remember having told Mr. Corey In
1850 that Elder Arthur hnd given she body al
dead sout iphysiclans Mt Burlil gton Grant
ed, for arsumen. sake, that Elder ,rthu. did
his, Ire boy at Fairfield was n0ru la Octl-
berr $50, The Elder could not hive given
O way. that boys body In Hur.l1gtbn I'm
$50 Or eerler when, In ls32 Dr. Case
u sd TO see the boy stnnrtng In el
doorway .ofthe new pa 90 az Fairfield
and cooking up at him with nj, large dark
eyes, According 10 MIR Clrsy's own state
ment, the hoy wa. supposed 10 have died In
Burllnston after william Arthur left Fair
field Only one boy belonging to william
Arthur was ever known u have been born
In Fairfield, and that boy was Chester
A. Arthur, and william Arthur never
wa; In Burllngton between the time he was
In Fairfield and Fact 1taubrllge. A MIR 4 "A
Corey who lives In Bedford,
near East sLenhrldge. says he remem oers that
people talked Ab0uta boy being born To Mrs
william Arthur In Mesgs Corners. or his
own knowledge he can say nothing ABOUT ina
ma ter Al the evidence gathered at East
Stanh.ldge, Durham and MaggJ q ,rnera ia
OF this uatu,e. After William Arthur left
FAT leld In 1882 he went 10 wiiistop and
Hoes nurgh, where his son william was hlrn
After that he came to the state o New York,
In order TO dlspel ths d. ubt about the presi-
dents middle name, u gentleman intimately
acquainted with the presidents life ana
family, and OF ~ high political position thar
his reputation Is more than national. wes
asked for an explanation. He said, lwithont
moments hesitation that the president was
named Chester after DR.. Chester Abel.