New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-15
is SHE MAGGIE MITCHELUS SISTER,
NEw-JRRsEY WOMAN CLAIMS RELATIONSHIP, But
Is IGNORED.

A NEw-JERsEY WOMAN CLAIMS RELATIONSHIP, But
Is IGNORED
A reporter of The Trenton Times has inquired
into the story that a woman claiming to be Maggie
Mches sister sought for interview with that actress
during the attcrs stay in EastOn, Penn. last week
Tuesday Mrs. Paddock, after den ing the request OF
the visitor reported to have said that she had only two
sisters, and knew their whereabouts.
TIE Times finds that the unsuccessful applicant Is Mrs
John Able, Of Bloomsbury, " j.. now married TO her
second husband, the mother Of eight children, and a
slightly built, good-looking woman Of nearly forty
When she becomes animated i'm conversation, she Tescm
bles Maggie Mitchell; and she has daughter, twelve
years Old, and fine clocutiOnis who has voice and
preston still more ike those Of the actress The family
Is highly esteemed and is happy one. The neghbOrs
believe Mrs Abcs story which The Times says she tells
with convincing camesncss and straghtfOrwardncss 1t
IS substantially as follows:
/ My maiden name Susan Baker My fathers name
was William aud my mothers Margaret. They lived in
Ncw-lork. They both died when but n small girl.
can just remember them, and also remember that
had brother and sister, both older than myself My
parents were poor We children became separated soon
after then death was taken To the Orphans Home in
N"W-lOrk remained there until the Rev. Joseph Van
Dyke came to New York and brought me here. He was
then pastor or the Presbyterian church at this place lie
IL now preaching at Cranberry ~ j. remained with
Mr.. Van Dyke until marricd
often thought OF my lost brother and sister, and soon
after married | advertised IN the New-lork papers
hoping thereby to gain some knowledge OF them The
advertisement was seen 10y my brother lie immediately
came To and mct.for the first time since our
j.
and visits me our sisters name l. Maggie.
When girl at fourteen fifteen she had hight hair and
cycs, which she got from mother. She Is the eldest Of
~ children. She must he fOrtycght fifty years old
now After my brother met me he continued he search
for sister II long time before he could get hold
~ ccw. lie finally found ont that Maggie had been
taken care Of by some theatrical people and that she was
an artrc~s He followed mp the clcw untldhcrc Is no
doubt I'm his my mind that Maggie Mitchell Is 0ur
sister. lie t"d 10 get interview with Maggie several
times la New York, hut be- failed each time. One time
hr met Maggie Mitchcll- husband und went with him to
hc.hcaLc whore she play Ing lie told her husband
that ne recognized his wife h, sister and hc asked
him o take him o -rc his wife after the performance
lie refused o. do however saying that his Wiic d no
brothers sisters Ny brother frequently went to see
her play, bat DC could never get chance to speak to
| her.
When heard that Magic Mitchell would be In Easton
last Tuesday. resolved to and SEE her she refused
audi -l iug excuse that she wasn't feel
ing very we'll. since then have heard hat she said she
ht, two sisters, both ui whom living In NcW-1 urk
Her story aud her husbands don't agree. II could
only her and speak To her would feel content
Neither brother myself after her money, -
people sly. We only want her 10 rcrOgnH' ~ a.
her brother and sister We b. possession OF Facts th
viii surely establish thc relationship between us. VIII
seek he, gain Lut my brother says that Lee VIII not
stop until hc lac, talked with her