New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-20
ROMANCE OF 4 BABY.
MRS. sIv1LLAR DowNING's STORY.
A PRIVATE MARRIAGE WITH EING-HoW CHILL
WAS TAKEN FROM ITS MOTHER.

A PRIVATE MARRIAGE WITH RING-HoW CHILD
WAS TAKEN FROM ITS MOTHER.
Mrs Sivillar Downing is seeking by habeas
corpus proceedings IN the supreme court 10 soou'
possession OF her infant son. jacques In her peuon
she SAWS that in November 1881, when she was seven
teen wears old and after months acquaintance foi
rest S Downing and she decided to become husoahd
and wife Dowuing declared that his father would DIS
inherit him should the marriage be made known 10 h'
and said that the OF this State would mahe inc Joue
woman his wife should she wear marriage rlh6 slleu
by.him. She desired legal ceremony Ou1 Do"iiiHe
urged that an agreement of marriage WIN the wearing
of the ring, constituted marital contract he prom
ised 10 acknowledge her his wife before everybody
save his father She accordingly lived with Downing as
his wife and was introduced by him as SUCH she asserts
in this city GRANVILLE, and in Churchtown CouD"
County.
In July, 1882. she taken by Downing 20 tne
house of Freder1a Diener doctress, at No % West
Thrty-fflh-st where she gave birth TO male cid On
August 90 The child was taken away 10y MIS- DleleI
on the day Of its birth. against the mothers Wis., anu
since then she has him. Downing visited her "O
the house until August 81, and then abandoned her
The young woman declares that in that month lie mar
ried Mabel Downing with whom he Is now living at No
4o5 Iexington-ave. About August 30 1882. the peu-
toner SAYS Downing endeavOrcd 10 get her 10 S'u an
adoption paper -; she refused to do ths' ue7p'o i
curses and then be assumed friendly tohe' anu
finally lifting his hand up toward heaven he took the
woman ever shall be my wife. ever can be my wife,
but YOU" Upon this oath, and Downings promise 10
take care Of the child she signed the paper not eNa-
inc it, contents The next day be said he would adopt
the child himself adding: sivar, Lcnceiorth the cd
is dead 10 YOU. forever; remember that-forever'
when Jacques thirteen days old the young woman
WAS shown a child which In the arms OF nurse hts'
Uaunity Mr. D.emer told her that THIS was Jacques
The child was TOO large for one only thirteen days ou
was ill., and az Mrs. Downing believes, was girl ON
september 10 Mrs Dicmer told her that her child hdd
died III great agony and presented terrible appearance
Nc mother therefore. did not look in the collin she
ACCOMPANIED the body the next day tie Cemetery OF
the Eyergreeu- Doubling the identity of the dead
child and believing Jacques 20 be still alive ana con
fn,I some whore under the combined arrangement OF
T,1rra-t Dnvufng Mrs TaunitV and Mrs. Dcur.. tuc
mother had the body OF the dead child 0l-nteieL ana
found o her great surprise that the nooy wnlc -r d
emily much older ana oi ABOUT Lit a-t oI lll. l'..
~ she Informed 10y me physician VINO 'cc'p'l'
her" The mother learned shat Mr. haunity now A'lh-
20 40 1853 West Ih.ft}-nr-i-,, iid q chiiN I'D iel w.
session answering the description or Jdc4dc-. -Lf-
Hauulty siyllar Downing says adopted tie cl4i aieI
h ga- taken from s mother and now alleges tat u j.
sou The child with Mrs. Hanmll s or lght cuhptN-
lou the the petitioner Guild 'h' - F. ana "5
lived before size moved 70 Thirty hrst-st II j. NOT quite
two year. old. In september, l--- MIS- fanny
showed svlllar Downing chd named CARO- Nl.-ol' az
her home No 235 West Thirty third st. It's conl' Won
dark. and II had dark hlfi It's axe "ouI~ AoN 10
sysr Downing therefore states that she believes the
child cal Carlos Johnny Is Jacques and that ht j.
kcpt in the custody OF Mrs Iannty under an arrange
meut with Forrest Downing one reason ioI the pcic
that Jacques alive Is that Downing. before the bth OF
the child threatened 10 get rid Of 10 Ia some way s u
might ruin all his prospects ID IRE IL renamed Win
Justice Lawrence yesterday granted the petition, and
made the wit OF habeas corpus returna'le to-day.