New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-20
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A MAYNARD ENGLISH GIRLS SAD STORY

THROWING AWAY FRIENDS, MONEY AND RpPUTA.
TIov To FLoPE WITH MICRO COACHMAN
Julia Stanton, good-lookine young woman
disappeared from her home IN Leeds. England,
about fourteen y'ars ago Her parents were
wealthy but Julia is said to have had wilful
disposition and after having some words with
her mother ran away with the family coachman.
Since then a relative OF the wayward girl has
died and left her large amount Of money.
Nothing was heard Of her by her parents until
about FIVE years ago. when they got a letter from
her saying that she was living in this city, IN
South Fiftb-aye. Her mother wrote se7erfl
letters back, but did NOT get a reply. An agent
was sent here to hunt her up. but returned to
England without finding any trace OF her. Moth
ing was done again until several months ago,
when Teresa Spencer, young woman came here
from Leeds at the request Of Mrs. Stanton and
spent several weeks in looking for Julia She,
too could find out nothing about the missing
lcgatee.
DR. J T. Nage, of the Boa ard OF Health, recently
received letter from Leeds, from Mrs. Stanton,
asking him to look into the matter further Mrs
Stanton said that she had heard that Julia
had ben living in Sullvan-st. with a negro
named Bender that she had afterward moved To
Thomas-st.. and had finally been taken TO one of
the city hospitals.
Since the receipt of this letter DR.. Nage has
endeav vored to find the missing lcgatee. grocer
was found at No. 200 South FIfth-aye., who has
been in that neighborhood for twenty years. lie
remembered girl who answered TO Julia's de-
scripton, married to a negro named Pender, who
lived in the basement OF No. 202 South Fifth-ave,
and kept restaurant This was about SIN years
AGO. An attempt was then made to trace Mrs.
Pender Dr. Nagle went to house in Thompson
st., where a number of white women were living
.;.I ITa uUIf hp had
woman, but she turned out to be Baltimore
belle, who had fallen in love with servant in her
fathers family and eloped with him.
DR. Nagle and Detective Savercooll, Of the
Prince Street Station, in continuing the search
last week found Mrs. Posey, a consumptive, who
was in a dying condition, at No. 20 Sullivan-st-
Mrs. Posey remembered Gertie Pender we'll. Mrs.
Pender told her that her real name
was Julia Stanton, and that she had
run away from home years before and
left O fortune behind She said that she had seen
many a sad day. but had become so degraded that
she could never go home and face her family.
It was learned that Pender had deserted his wife,
and that she afterwards went to live with an
Italian who had peanut stand. clew that
seemed to be good one led DR.. Naglc and the de-
tcctiye to house in Prince-st. Gertie Pcnder had
lived there, but had gone no one knew where
The last information that could be found was
that Julia had been arrested few months ago and
sent to the workhouse on Backwelps Island
From there she was taken to the Charity Hospital
and there is q strong probability, though II can
not be positively proved. that she died and was was
buried in Potter's Field; The records at pohce
lie ,douarters were carefully searched yesterday
for her name but it could not be found and she
undoubtedly died without disclosing her identity
to the authorities. Dr. Nagle will send TO Mrs
Stanton the result Of his investigation.
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