, 1881-05-03
MISCEGENATION,
A Singular Case Of White md Black
Intormhrr1nEc.


Special Correspondence " Ihs Chicago Ifbins-
ATLANTA, Co., April .o.-One of tho most sim
gular INSTANCES OF tho 1ntcrmarrtago Of tho
white and cuorel rncos that have ever como to
thy nottoe ID now attracting considerable coru-
,ncnt in Atlantn. Tho fomalo 10 Mlss Isabella
1iIll, OF Petersburg. Va, tho iltogitmato dangh-
ter OF william Geo, deooaacd, who during ha lltG
resided In sussox Cnunty. Virginia. md was oho
OF tho noat Woalthy planters Ut that section.
Tho mother Of tho Rlrl Has whito woman
whom 0oe bocamo infatuated With, ruined. and
afterwards lly9d with as bis wlfe. At tho
douth OF Geo. which occurred several
yoarB since, and fow years after tho
dodhtturc from Ito OF tho mother. tho hand.
Bo1no sum OF SIS COO was loft by tho father to his
only child. Miss liill was thon at school at
Petersburg, W.. aud. utter attending THO public
schools Of TINT olty for several years. nnaiiy
went to school ut Stauuton, Va, whorc she
graduated at tho hoad Of tho olass. sWhon sho
rcturued to PotorsbnrR from 8tauntun, beg
guardian, 1t Ia allogod, latroducod hor to 4
negro woman, telling hor that tho woman was
her mother. This notjtioauo lon shocked a1tBs I'LL
to auoh an extoat that shs Lost her mind, and
has since boon latorng under alteration OF
tho intellect. Whtlo In this condition sho
was mRrrsd to J. W. prIco, negro.
who IL now y Professor In tho
Atlanta University. NO married Mlsa Hill at
Petersburg. aud thon removed, with bis wiSo apl
tho negro woman claiming to bo her mothor, 70
Atlanta. gNce Decomhcr last tho husband and
E;s tsea 9nFn tas s. IT. as
tane ha1dsoMBy lurushsd. 0.'.-.
Tha Wife, although ste i still she possossor Of
tltsDrl0fVal mind, refuses tn perform tho tNnus
uons VI q wife, and has apartments Of hur own.
aho also rAfus0s to take bur MeaR nf tho aatn9
Mia @ liti a. 81 sas inssss apoa botaS ca,ied. Il
tlres. sic II not moro than 4. ysars old f.
bsa shoss ~ tutso% saS s ser ~ ay
sinue, and asked her II ehc WAS tho vito nf riuQ.
,S1t n.y. a a' 10 s.a oos o nassS
woman who ol4itns to be my mother. i havu no
reeolleot!on q having ssdded h,9,. Ito ss.ys
ts tS,aposary % sSefsad3n m Of the pial. ihnsS u:
ways d9nIod that ID wHs ny h9aband, md haye
xoaS q W. ayaa aSa Gesse
shu % my tnothor. aul white and shn 4 col.
orcd. know tlat an an llex!tItnato 0h!ld; nt
cniored woman whb otntfns to DO my lnother,
knows II. Sometimes sho tells uu that Bho Is NY
Wpon oao @ osswo @ oeeasions WI toi y hor ta
| my mother WINS dead; and thon agatn have hRA
hss tel ne sha; s ,s; ss qy r!av' 1
posldant, conducted hursalf in the snnst cult
| vAtel manner, and RAvv ivory evldcncs Ql tho
iier rom, is nandsouoiy furnished ap,! Several
coat,y tila1upnd rIIgs ornament hnr delloately-
Fries. us,sa being questioned, said, !" hsyo
dono everything In my pownr ~ nuke Miss li'l,
~ sho lnaists upon heing enl11, happy and uoti;
| onIy i few mutnutts altor the oor1mony WAS
performed discovered that hot. gllnd WAs
| her nuabund, and ssu.ns tn Look Ap0n lne as
some sort u dstasteful alit 9b]eottona1lo uraa.
| ture. Although We hHve bGeu tlurrlru htv
VIC nuyar knew e4ch uthsr. she refuses to let lns
colne intu her rooln; mover eotnea into MING;
uuver speaks to mo ar associates With Mo Ut all;
| and VIII not tuko her meals Ut tho 1aIp0 tuGlo
! with her p,0.her and myself. She refuses to uo-
knuwAedgu ner lnothor, An!! never speaks ~ hur:
Ur ii, ur Vt lyust haa neua out NJ It bur twice
k,t1cU s!.u h4s been III Atlanta, ahd on
| puth VI thu3u DceuslOns shG nus wandered
| oil and into houxca Ut private ekizebs.
where ahp has entrsasa4 them to oo.nS 10 hsr
| Euylud With hur, k4lu atn thlnkInx ot Hun.itnA
| her back " Virginia. a aln satisfied that. al-