The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-27


given 10 the reporters.
CONFRONTING TIE FACTS.
A reporter was dispatched at once to No.
223 Brown street. locality quite near to
the large tire OF sunday last. The building
il two stories in height and the ground
floor is occupied by grocery Of unusually
prosperous appearance for the neighbour
hood. The sign bears the words, Lob
never Brothers, and the exact To-
cality Is the southwest corner OF It.
john and Brown streets. The neighbor-
hood j. filed with Germans, the houses all
wear evidences Of thrift and comfort.
Henry w. L0hmeyer was found ut the
door Of bis shop. He is apparently about
thirty-siX years old, pale, cadayerous. and
shrewd lie stated subsequently that ne
had been left considerable fortune by his
father. Making sure that tie right man
had been found the resolution offered by
POor-Guardian Lane and printed among
the routine proceedings was shown him.
Lohmeyer read it over carelessly at first,
and with look OF surprise said:
"Well, that's pretty bad on the Guard
ians; but can't think any woman would
do such a wrong"
lie then turned, laid down the paper.
that up 10 this moment the writer had not
observed and in which lay a sleeping
child-thc child
"Your childyn was asked carelessly.
"My child" he answered fondly. "She
was born this spring and is growing
finely"
A young woman undeniably handsome
was seen moving about the room back oil
tho shnp no ,t-.l bttpnYninsc a lit of sOmp
melody. just at this moment somebody
entered. He was Young man-doubtless
II relative. He spoke TO the proprietor OF
the store, and then moved toward the door
of the back room evidently TO speak to the
lady, Mrs. Lohmeyer. The incident was
hardly noticed however. The writer was
still standing by the child's wagon.
1.-THE little one is very pretty" he VEN
tured 10 say.
"Yes, indeed; as pretty as her mother
bless her !" was the reply OF the man.
At that moment there was startling
shrek from the woman, who had fled from
the doorway into the room. The friend OF
the family who had just come in had told
her that the people at the Guardians Office
were all talking about her case, that The
Poor Guardians had ordered an lnyestlga'
ton, and that the child would be taken
from her. The narrative was even more
briefly repeated TO the husband.
STRANGE SCENE.
In accents Of terror and despair, pale,
and with tears starting from her eyes, she
half stammered, half shrieked to her nus
band % am the woman J" Then she
explained: 81 knew | should never have
a child you, my husband. longed Tor one
This course was suggested to me; Jennie
read il in q book. have deceived YOU"
"Then that is the child of Il pauper, born
at the almshouse--and not yours ut all ! y
pointing towards the sleeping infant. :.
"No, il Is rot mine. | am chiidless,
and she wept bitterly.
Meanwhile the infant in the wagon, !us'
outside the door, woke up and cried ior
mother, but nobody moved. IL was, aitei
all, the real sufferer.
"Who could have told nv secretf" De-
walled the sef-conyicted wife. " Only TWO
men at the almshouse knew it-Mr. Marx.
and Mr.. DAILY. Mr.. Marks Is dead, and
thought my secret equally dead In Mr.
Days breast. He was so good-so KIND tC
me. / told him all--my hopes and my crue
disappointment. / am sorry"-
"Welii" said the husband, abruptly.
eyes" she answered.
"Then have been deceived. II is mol
my child, but an impostor:"
III thought you would be happier
man."
ACTION or THE DECEIVED HUSBAND.
There was n silence fox moment. Ther
husband and wife talked together In WINS
pers for few moments. At The end oil thai
time Mr.. Lohmeyer had somewhat recover
ed bis calmness.
"We are going to the almshouse," III
said firmly.
"Yes, we are going vt once" sald tn
wife.