Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-10
l" Pier Allen.

Iie Allen, eX-mRyor, ex-merchant and ex-almost everything of Tucson b,, come unpleasantly to notice in Oh, nelghborhood of his new home, as max De seen from the following item t.k.,, rom the Gulf Coast Herald. published at TarPon Springs, Florid,. 'Tbe old man Is too well known merchants ,o need explanatory comment DOW. Fapits he had, and misfortuues almost w;tbor, number; but in his day he was n fora most man, a pioneer in every camp of note ln Southern Arizona. About A vear since he left his Quijotoa settlement then known as Allen City, and went to ftorlda with ex-Gov. Stafford Notbing further was heard from him pending tn. appearance of the present article. Tho boy in question may also be known here as beyond doubt he was taken from tI;s city.
 Some few months ago, in August. we think, there came to pfrpon Springs an old man calling himfelf Gen. Allen. giving hls residence as being in Arizona. and claiming to be an old friend of Gov Stafford. He was accompanied bv s pretty black-eyed little boy. of ma s or 10 years, a Mexican. He calied Gen Allen father, and we all supposed him to be his chlld, having a Mexican moib- CT. They boarded at the Tropical bonsa Their apparent love for each other WAS noticeable. Wherever Gen. Allen went Albert accompanied blm. Night and morning they could be heard in their room conveTsiBg in the Mexican Ian. gusge. One day Gen. Alien went to Mrs. Meres, landlady of the Tronic.I l and telling her he intended coIoc to Tampa, returning the next day, reoaast- ed her to keep Albert out of tn. WAY until the hack left. Suspecting notbiuT she did so. When night came the cbild's sobs for hIs father were heart-repding hlnd-heartei Mrs. Meres took him in her own motheTly arms and soothed him as best she might The next morn ing, MT. w. H. Massey, trusted agent of Gov. Stafford, called Mrs. Meres to one side and told her that Albert was abandoned; that he was not Gen. Aliens child; but simply one whom he had chari.ably adopted, and finished by tell Ing her that he must go down to Geor- Ge Perrys, negro Tn Safford'S employ. and make his future home with his family. With horror Mrs. Meres pro- tested against the brutality of tearing white child from all its past association and sending 1t among ignorant negros. Mir. Massey insisted, saying be was auth orizei by Gen. Allen, that Albert was nothing but mexican, which meant being as low as brute, that taking him from his home meant no more than talk Ing calf from his mother. Finding re- moustrance van, Mrs. Meres finally re- fused to part with the child, as he Was left ID her charge, and to day he IS in her care, loving, loyal little soul. fully lepaying her for her kindness. Was It a prophetic shudder that we felt that day when we heard how 1t was proposed to treat this innocent child? Happy, strong III our position, the thought flash ed through our mind, that thus would We be treated if occaslon ever came. Too soon came the occasion. and We were made to feel the same Iron hand Of oppression trying 10 press us down. Much has been whispered in regard to thIs thing, which we care not to print, but all the circumstances, that old gray haired man, bringing that child from Arizona, away from hIs friends and race, abandoning him here in a strange land, the attempt to hide him In that negro cabin, where in six months, owing to bis olive skIn, his Identity would have been completely lost, all thIs We say is at least suspicious"