Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-15
LOCAL EVENTS.
Why DR.. Robbins Daughter
Did not Come.
SHE Is STILL IN CHICAGO.
Base Ball Game in the Park "A
Graphite Mine in This
County.

DIR. E. Robbins, who was reported as
having had considerable trouble with bis
daughter at Chicago, has returned and
states that the story of Mrs. Robbins, OF
this city, is not true. He says that she
was informed before they were married
in Australia that he had been married
before, and that they both were under
the impression that his first wife was
dead. He also states that he is not the
father OF seven children, as was reported,
but has only one, and that the daughter
whom he was bringing across the conti-
nent.
DR.. Robbins told the story OF his life,
which is quite romance in ITSELF He
was married quite young in England and
the result OF the marriage was little
girl, who, when fifteen months OF age,
was the innocent cause of his separation
from his wife. The trouble arose over
the punishment of the child, and his
wife left his house to 60 to her parents
DR.. Robbins gave her month in which
to return, but that time rolled around
and his wife refused to return to him.
He then crossed the ocean to Canada,
where he was taken sick and
the report was sent to his home that
he had died. He recovered after
a six months illness and wrote home,
but received no answer. Later on he
went to Australia where he lived some
time, and finally met the woman who
he married about eight years ago. He
had in the meantime written frequently
to his former home in England, and
could get no clue to his wife, whom he
finally heard was dead. He then re-
married, and says Mrs. Robbins, OF this
city, was aware of the facts as stated.
He came to Los Angeles and about
year ago he met lady who told
him that his father had been in San
Francisco looking for him, and had died
there. His father, it appears, had not
believed he was dead, and searched for
him until his money gave out. DIR. Rob-
bins went to San Francisco and obtained,
through some papers left by his father
clue to other relatives, to whom he wrote,
and in answer, learned that his first wife
had remarked and had six children by
her present husband. DR.. Robbins felt
very anxious about his daughter, who he
heard was in poor circumstances, and
purchasing ticket for the United
States by the steamer City of Rome,
forwarded it to her. She telegraphed
to him that she would come by that
steamer and he sent her 5000 extra to
pay for incidentals on the trip. DR.. Rob-
bins proceeded to New York and met his
daughter. She received him very coldly
and displayed no affection for him. She
did not want to leave New York and felt
an anxiety about the surgeon of the
Steamer City of Rome, which he thought
was not right. They had reached Chi
cago and she finally told him that she
did not believe he was her father and re-
fused to proceed further on the journey.
DR.. Robbins used every endeavor to induce
her to come to Los Angeles, but she
would not come and is now in Chicago
in charge of woman said to be at the
head of humane society. who inter
fered in the matter. DIR. Robbins re-
turned to Los Angeles and upon his
arrival found letters to his daughter from
the surgeon, which had him to believe
that the explanation Of her strange conduct
is to be found in her relations to the
young medico. He thinks that the re-
fusal Of his daughter to accompany him
was Oh account Of her affections for the
surgeon and that she desired to 60 back
to New York. He states that he did
everything in his power to make his
daughter comfortable and this is the
only reason he can assign for her con,
duct