Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-27
HOW A LOST HEIRESs wAsFOUND


The heiress long missing in Dublin has
been found, and curious accounts are
given of her adventures. 1t seems that
in 1857 baronet who lived in the mid
land counties of England had two sons,
the elder Of whom became enamoured of
his fathers cook, and at length secretly
married her on the 18th of November,
1859. The pair proceeded to Dublin,
where, carly in the following January,
she gave birth to daughter Being APP
parently desirous that the fact should not
become known, she determined to desert
the infant, and accordingly on the oath
OF that month she went to kingstown,
made inquiries and ascertained the name
of person who had the reputation of
being good-hearted and well-to-do wo-
man. The woman returned to Dublin
and went again to Kingston in the eve
ming, carrying her baby with her. and at
G;30 o'clock she left the child on the door
step of the house of the person whose
address she had previously ascertained.
The infant was well wrapped up in two
complete outfits of clothing, and con-
cealed i'll one of its wrappings was purse
containing fifty sovereigns and Testa-
ment. The mother rang the house bell
violently and ran some little distance,
whence she could still see the house door.
She saw the child taken up and carried
into the house. On the following day she
and her husband crossed over to England.
From that time and during the succeed
ing twelve years their doings have not
transpired, but in 1872 they went to Rome
and continued to live there. In the early
part of 1877 the baronet died and left his
entire possessions to his heir, the estate
being worth between f13, 900 and Ga, 900
n year. The inheritor of this wealth was.
however, of delicate health, and both he
and his wife died suddenly at their resi-
dence in Rome on the 18th of October.
1877 AS it was not then known whether
the deceased had any issue, the disposal
of his property was deferred by the ex-
ecutors. His brother, who was colonel
in cavalry regiment, having learned
from the servants of the deceased that
there was n child of the marriage whose
whereabouts was unknown, determined to
endeavor to trace her. He could not.
howver, obtain any clew to the missing
girl until about four months ago, when
he found among his brothers books and
papers at Rome diary belonging to the
wife, in which were entered number of
facts connected with the birth and subse-
quent desertion of the child, and of her
own actions subsequently. Among other
items it contained an entry, dated Jan.
"a, 1860, after she had left the child at
Kingstown, describing the place where
she had left it, and her own proceedings
on that day, besides giving some other
important information. Possessed of this
clew, the colonel, in December last,
placed the matter in the hands of n de-
tectiye, whom he instructed to spare no
trouble in the search for the missing girl.
Ultimately the whole story of the girls
career from the time of her desertion has
been obtained. 1t appears that after re-
manning for two years and seven months
in the house of the person on whose door
step she had been left, the girl was sent
to Rathdown Union Workhouse, where
she remained for nearly four years. She
was then sent into the country, and placed
in the care of foster mother. whence,
after being trained in the ordinary duties
OF domestic servant, and after receiving
n fair education, she was sent out to SER
vice, and until few days ngo she was
employed Ms n servant at gentleman's
house in the neighborhood of Dublin.
Immediately upon the proofs of his
niece's identity being forthcoming, the