Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-17

Hamilton, Ohio. In spite of all that
father or mother could do young Moore
married the girl of his choice, This led
to still other Misunderstanding, which
convinced The son that he could not hope
for reconciliation with his father. He
had final interview with his father,
when, with his wife, he disappeared, and
for years the name of Hugh Montgomery
Moore was never mentioned, ard his
existence was wrapped up in mystery.
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
MIR. George w. Crane had left Hamll-
ton, O., to seek his fortune in the south,
and settling in Augusta, Ga, entered
upon career of promise. Great was his
surprise, then. when he discovered that
his sister and her husband had reached
Augusta, and greater still when he was
informed that Mr.. Moore had resolved to
abandon his family name and to assume
that of Courtland Symmes-the first in
honor of the friend for whom he was
christened and the second in honor of
his mothers family. This, then, was
the Courtland Symmes who; in
gia, and whose elegant manners
won all hearts. His wife did not take
kindly to the malarlal climate, and in
year death claimed her as its own. With
the death of the fair girl, for whose love
Mr.. Symmes had dared the parental
frown, the last tie was broken, and
there was no mark by which Symmes of
Georgia, could be identified as Moore, of
Ohio. In time grief gave way to new
love, when Mr.. Symmes married Miss
Clarentine III. Harris, the daughter of the
noted Judge Harris, family of wide
social and political influences. The lady
was informed by her husband of the story
OF his life.
Ia the summer Of 1854 an expected fam
lxr Nv.a inu m. tha la md
suited in the opening of correspondence
with friends in Ohio, preparatory to
long wished for reconciliation with the
family. Mr.. Symmes felt that upon the
birth OF his child such reconciliation
would be certain. While anticipating
this joyous reunion Mr.. Symmes fell
victim to yellow fever. Three months
later a posthumous son was born at the
cost of the young mothers life. With
her dying breath Mrs. Symmes directed
that the correspondence had by her late
husband with his friends in Ohio should
be buried with her, and that the child,
bearing the name by which she had mar.
ried her husband, should be raised as
member OF her fathers family.
SUING FOR PROPERTY.
Judge Harris, on behalf of his grand.
child, at once began suit in the Ohio
courts to establish its claim to a share in
hind by the old Cincinnati merchant,
Hugh Moore. This property had passed
through probate, and was, much of it, in
the hands of third parties. The pre-.
liminary suits were gained, and the
identity of the child established, when
for some cause, the whole matter was
dropped Thus it continued from 1855
until March of this year.
1t seems that the child grew up as
member of Judge Harris family, at
| Woodhill, Richmond county. No refer
ence was made 10 the family tradition,
| because it was felt to be unpl oitable and
the Harrises were too proud a people TO
| press themselves upon others. Ii was
not until young Courtland Symmes had
reached mans estate that the matter was
recalled in such a way as TO claim hIs
attention. He was paying his addresses
| 10 a lovely girl, whose hand he sought in
marriage. Initiating the example of his
father, he made her the coniidanle of his
| story before becoming his wife. 1t was
at the solicitation of Mrs. Symmes that
| the recent suit for the recovery of the
! Ohio estate was begun She urged il not
| only as a matter of justice, but TO set
! right the family history, so that in the
! future no miseonstructiOn might arise.
This, in brief, is the romantic family
story of Georgia's newest Judge, Hon.
! CORTLAND Symmes. 1t is a story not
only romantic, but highly honorable, in
| that the whole affair shows devotion to
the most chlyalric emotions of the human
| heart
! This life history might we'll end here
l were il not that more IS due to the sturdy
Independence OF the new judge who has
worked mis- way up from the bottom.