New-York tribune., 1886-11-11
CHILDREN FOND or TIE COUNTRY.

THrrR CITY FRIENDS WISH THFM TO RrTURN'
Late in July two Jersey City children. girl and
boy, we're among party sent INTO Pennsylvana oy
THE TgiBUvE Fresh-Air Fund. The girl. ANNE
krobn. m orphan of seven, lived with tho famhy Oh
man named Dosoher, German carpenter OF good
reputation. in Essex-st.. Jersey City. Dr. .. W..
Clark of that place. who is the active representative OF
the Air Fund there. selected the child az one OF
the party She was MARI ed for adoocn, The Doschors
although fond OF her. having expressed Wiling
to part with her. provided she could ind @ nome
elsewhere TO her liking The cIild was consigned TO
Mrs. Charles Weeks. at Potter Brook Tioga County
Penn. who desired little girl tor adoption
After the child had bren aDsent couple OF weeks or
more, Mrs. Doscber began to reslize how deep sue
was attecbed to her. and wanted her returned; AP
piicatioD was made TO Mrs Weeks who replied that
she herself very much attached to Anne ana oan
taken her Tor adoption Mrs Doscher was persistent
however DR.: Clark was appealed to- out nis M 'a.1r %
cesson with Mrs WeeIs allied nothing. at last the
III liter put in the hands OF the Chicf OF fonoe
OF Jersey City, After correspondence Ers.
Weeks consented TO allow the child to come bsck TO
her former foster parents upon payment OF ~ weeS
from August 20 the date OF return no charge seng
made for the rst two weeks OF the chids stay 81 ner
house. Detective Isaiah g. Hutton, ct the jersey
CITY force, will start TO night mission 10 pay une
amount on behalf OF the Doschers and secure the cho
The name of the boy was Heinrich Nieoomann' ags NE
ten whose parents neghbors oi the DO 'chers ne
was sent to b. G. Ellis at Hector. Potter County,
Penn. Though furnished with return ticker ne was was
not among the party arriving at the 9ersey My MY
station. DR. Clark subsequently learned that Mrs.
Ellis had written to the Nesemanns asking that the
boy might remain with them at least through inc
winter and expressing willingness TO have MN stay
until he was grown up. 1t is said that the paren,s
cOnst nted but for reason not clearly maue
known they changed their mmds afterward and wrote
for bis return He has not vet arrived ana Detecu'e
Hutton will also visit Hector and secure him.
DR. Clark said yesterday No one appears to be 70
blame in this connection. certainly not the manage
of the FreshAir Fund In the case OF the gri III
was n matter of f0ndness Tor her the part oil the
Doschers on the one side and Mrs. Weeks on the other
It s probably a disappointment to the latter 20 oe
obliged to surrender her In the case OF the boy the
trouble is probably due the waverng OF the parents
on the question OF giving IN up. But both cases VIII
now soon be settled" The Chief OF Police OF Jersey
City confirms this statement viewed from his point
OF view. . . .
The management of the Fresh Air Fund has oeen
remark ably free from complications OF any sort ~
wonld not be strange if in the handling OF s,ooO
children 10 the short space of snPle summer season
some cashng and officially of the character described
shuld occur That there has been SO little Is the pes.
tribute possible to the care and watchiuiness M ol
those who are actively engaged first in providing tue
beuefciaries and secondy,in locating them and super
intending their movements to aud from the temporary
homes so generously pro gided tor them