Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-02

He could not appreciate the climate in this
southern village, so he erode the brakes
back to this city, where he eked out pre-
carious living for three days, when he
found lodgings in the Central Station. On
March 9th, 1881, the society sent the boy to
farmer in Martinez, a prominent resident
of that city, and who had agreed to receiye
the lad as a member of the family
he also entered in legal agree.
ment by which he was to keep the
boy until he reached the age OF
eighteen. He was to be sent to schoo
regularly one hundred and forty days ir
the year. When he reached the proper
age he was to receive an additional outfit
of clothing and ,Dne hundred dollars in
coin. Witness said that shortly after the
boy had been sent to Martinez a man, who
claimed to be a friend of the lads mother,
came to the Home and inquired as to his
whereabouts. He was told that the boy
would be surrendered only upon his moth
er's application. In conclusion witness
read letter from the teacher of the school
which the boy attends, in which it was
stated that the pupil had only been absent
two days during the school term
At the conclusion of this testimony the
court ordered writ of habeas corpus to
be issued and served upon the farmer,
who is at present in possession of the
boy. 1t was made returnable on Monday
at two o'clock
Mrs. Holland was in court during the
recital of these facts. and manifested
strong emotion as she listened to the story
OF her sons career during all the years of
estrangement. The tears that gave vent
to the maternal sorrow that filed her bo-
som flowed in profusion down her cheeks,
and her heartrending sobs visibly affected
all who were present in the courtroom.
In conversation with an Eraminer re-
porter she narrated the peculiar circum-
stances of her sons disappearance. She
stated that in August, 1881, she was keep
ing the Pioneer restaurant in Gothic, Col
orado. At the request of her married
daughter she allowed her boy, who was
then nine years of age, to live with his
sister. At that time Michael Sullivan, a
blind man, who lost his eyesight by an ex-
plosion in mine, was a constant visitor at
her daughters house. She had been ac-
quainted with him for a number of years,
and as he was then in INDECENT circum-
stances she often assisted him.
One day he left some clothing at her
mouse to be repaired, and on the following
afternoon he requested her to send them tc
his room with the hoy. She did SO, and
that was the last time the lad was seen by
any of the family. A search was imme-
diately made in the city, and it was
ascertained that Sullivan had also disap-
peared. 1t was then surmised that he had
abducted the child, and every effort was
made to secure his apprehension. They
never succeeded, however, in discovering
his whereabouts, and it was only about a
year ago that the mother learned of her
sons advent in this city. She wrote to the
authorities here, and also to number of
friends, but obtained no authentic infor-
nation. Finally she resolved to come to
San Francisco in order to prosecute the
search and the habeas corpus proceedings
were the result of her journey. She is
overjoyed at her success, and can scarcely
bear the suspense of waiting for two days
to have her lost boy restored to her arms.