New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
AN ORPHAN HOUSE ROMANCE.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE LIFE OF MABEL ia
VEINS

ANOTHER CHAPTER N THE LIFE OF MABEL ia
VEINS.
70 me Edftor or The Trtbuue.
SIR: The readers Of The TRIBUNE may recall
an article in IN" Of June -. beaded An Orphan
House Romance" I'm which related strange but true
reception into the NcwYork orphan Asy-
lum IN August 1881. Of little girl called Mabel Hagen'
and ~ the imposition regarding the child practscd upon
the superintendent Of the institution by man calling
himself Rlchnrl,on-in reality, Colonel Peter Tracey
Dickinson Of Alameda California, the adopted father Of
the child. Mabel Ravens, falsely entered Hagen
The Incident. -lciin the article were strictly truthful
aud tho Investigation OF the then proposed by The
Board NJ Trustees was made fairly ard fully posi-
bic under the great disadvantages under which they la
bored Inquiry Ivy letter through the secretary OF the
society failed to elicit any satisfactory explanation OF the
deception from Colonel Dickinson, though they held
cerHcd copy OF the decree OF adoption. He passed the
matter INTO his lawyers hands; and they, utterly power
less OF course defend his action. only strove vany TO
uphold their client. though they offered 10 meet the dc
nnnds OF the trustees every point as regards the legal
ndcnture Of Colonel Dlcknsons forsaken adopted child
to their Society and secured the execution OF the papers
required The personal efforts OF the trustees TO bring
Justice to little Mabel being quite fuitcss, and Colcne
Dickinson, lawyers finally retiring silently from any
further attempt defend his case the child was taken
legally into the charge OF the society and is now one OF
their wards.
ha. however been snined to the Board that articles
drtmug the reputation Of tho little one nave Deth pun
,hed by adopted father In the California papers, and
they feel Themselves called upon to censurc Indignantly
these cruel attacks upon innocent orphan child, VINO
has proven herself during the past two years gentle
modest. obcdicnt aud truthful Tie society was also
blamed for receiving Mabel into the institution without
uil.,nt nro,f of her nrphanlgr and dr.ttution But
tuUsU uugr. uIkc St,u up tl 'tnr'' 81 toh7lucI
ION aud with knowledge OF the SHE trHQ character of
the orphan Asylum During the absence OF the trustees
from the city the months Of July ana August the SUI
pcrlnteudrnt be empowered To receive iul orphans
OF IN some most needy The institution would ia 10
fuhl it4 lcgtm ate duty Al other times stlc IN
ye-ttgatOn Is made by committee or nNe laulcs INTO
every application for admission but tho superintendent
cannot search into particulars carefully - can the
committee. lilo can only act in accordance with inc
statements Of the persons introducing the cd ana 10
! the best Of his Judgment aud belief
In order however 10 satisfy those who condemn What
they may consider the too great creduy anu pcneFo
cnce Of the society, the trustees would say thaI he
hold the affidavit OF their superintendent MI DlhlaP, "a
regard the Interview between himself ana inc man
falsely calling himself Richardson really Colonel refer
Tracey DicnnsOnj, which AFFIDAVIT they VIII glad pre-
sent those who wish any further PROOF OF tue
called Tor deception practsed upon Mt Dunlap ana OF
the specous arguments used by Colonel Dickinson 10 II
duce him to believe the complete orphanage ana dest-
! tuition OF the child
| E,,r.yorE Dec ~ 1885 Miss b. MATHEWS,
| ' 10y Secretary.