Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-06


About dusk last night handsome young
woman with strongly marked Celtic features
stepped from a Montgomery street car at the
Bergen avenue crossing, Jersey City. A
bright little lad scarcely seven years old
stood on the stoop, who as he saw the woman
ran towards her, and catching held of her
cloak looked pleadingly into her face.
''Hello, mamma, he cried joyfully. The
woman started and turning round pushed
the boy aside with the remark, ''Run away,
sonny. I am not your mother" Her face
was pale and it was evident that she was try
ing to deceive him.
Eyes you are; I know you, mamma. Why
don't you take me?'
The woman paid no attention to the lad,
but started to walk up West Side avenue
She pulled the bell of t. neat white cottage,
which was answered by some one who clos ed
the door soon she was inside. After being
cast off the lad IAN home. Half an hour
later he and a refined looking gentleman
stopped in front of the cottage and the gen
tleman raped for admittance. The comelv
young woman opened the door.
''Thank heaven, Maggie, I have found
you at last, y was the spontaneous cry of the
man.
uOA AAO" you, BIG aAS"O1Ou, uIdW-
ing back.
''Don't know me? Sarely you cannot say
that Maggie" said the gentleman in husky
voice. At this point burly man appeared
on the scene.
''This is my wife," he said.
'Your wife! That cannot be. 1 married
her seven years ago." replied the stranger at
the door.
eyes, and she is my mamma" put in the
boy. Seeing policeman approach, the lad
and his father were asked aside. They re-
mained several hours. and were not seen
coming out. From one of the neighbors a
reporter of the World learned their strange
story. The woman is known as Mrs. Hur
ley. She married John Hurley, respecta-
bic mechanic about year ago, and has
since lived with him in the little house on
West Side avenue. She is an Irishwoman,
but for five years she lAed maid with q
wealthy English family named Jobes, who
kept a fashionable establishment in the sub
urbs of London. The family consisted of
two daughters and son Thomas, who mar
ried the maid in secret. sHe was not to claim
her as his wife until after the death of his
father and his accession to the estate. When
the young wife was about to become a
mother she asked for leave of absence and
returned, leaving her child in the care of a
humble family in London. Regularly she
visited it often accompanied by her husband,
who paid for it's keeping.
Subsequently the maid dismissed,
and the son was sent abroad. He remained
in France for an indefinite time His letters
were coniscated, and all efforts to communi-
cate with his wife were unavailing. For
four years she lost track of him, and tired of
enduring poverty and hunger, placed her
child in the of the people who first had
it and left for America. This was two years
ago, and the child, which had grown into a
fine boy, was six years old.
When the father died the son came to
AAerica He recovered the child and traced
his wife to Jersey City. In the meantime
the wife married mechanic. The father
kept her memory green in the mind of his
little son Willis by showing him the portrait
every night before he went to bed. From
this the lad recognized her when he saw her
upon the street.
1t is said that Mr.. Hurley will peacefully
resign his wife to her first husband, and
they will soon leave for England.