The evening world., 1889-07-31
CONTINENTS APART.
\. W. BrandOn'S PIuCky Australian
Wife in Search Of Him.
A Sydney Dry Goods Man Gone with His
Two Girls.
Left His Wife In San Francisco to
Claim a Fortune Here.
Mrs. Brandon Arrives in New York
Determined to Find Them or Die.

~ loved him. but he left me. He stole
my two little girls. He may go, but l will
hunt him until l inc my children, if 1t takes
until Judgment day"
So said q comelv young Australian woman
to a reporter In the Office OF The EVENING
WORLD this morning.
She called TO invoke the aid of this paper
in search of her recreant husband, H. w.
Brandon. from whom she has heard no word
in three months. They were married in
Sydney, Australia, ten years ago.
Mrs. Brandon's maiden name was Riley.
and she has brothers in the dry goods trade
who are among tho wealthiest people there.
Brandon was an energetic young business
man IN the retail dry goods trade when lie
met Miss Riley.
Four girls. resulted of the union, namely;
Mabel, aged nine, Marcella, seven, Jennie.
A year ago Mr.. Brandon claimed that his
health was failing him. He sold out his va
rious interests in Sydney and went to San
Francisco, Cal.
From there he wrote to his wife, telling her
to join him. she went. accompanied by her
eldest brother, IA bachelor, who could not
bear to see his ~favorite sister travel alone
with four small children to care for.
They arrived at their destination last
November. and in San Francisco Mrs.
Brandon opened a select house at
20 Fifth street. For u time her husband
seemed perfectly contented.
Then he began to talk vaguely about rela-
tives and friends, and about property that
was coming to him i'll the East, and last New
Years Day. as Mrs. Brandon told it to the
reporter this morning, he said to her
abruptly
am going to New York to see about the
estate my father left"
HIS wife made no objection. and on the
4th of January last he left San Francisco for
| NaNny VnnG ,oEipn thn al1aok trun rirlo xpiNl,
him.
Mrs. Brandon heard of his arrival here.
He wrote her a letter from the CosmC-
politan Hotel, and another one from l04
West Thirty-seventh street.
In the second letter he said he was think
ing of going to Wales.
She received one other letter from him
dated at Taylor's Hotel in Jersey City.
That was about three months ago, and
since then she has heard nothing of him.
Filled with alarm for the safety of her chill
dren. the brave little woman finally disposed
of her business in San Francisco and came
here as stated. Her faithful brother and her
W. youngest children are with her.
" We arrived here almost six weeks ago."
she said to the reporter this morning, - and
since then my brother and / have searched
night and day for my husband.
I'VE have learned thai he iR going under
the name of Seely, but not much more.
They remembered nothing of him at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, and at 104 West Thirty
seventh street tne lhnuIhuy 6Alu ne nau
stopped there only one week.
" The children were not with him then.
"A young lady, who said she lived in
Eightieth street and claimed to be his niece,
called at the house to see hin one night.
"'H He is not in, said the landlady.
Then can | not go to his room and wait
for him 2 asked the visitor.
Mot i'll my house, replied the lady
but you can wait i'll the parlor.'
The girl went away in a huff, but called
again next evening when he WAS home AND
they went away in COM any.
Al the end of the week the lady of The
house made him give up his room. but she
told me that her servant had seen him once
since about six weeks ago on Broadway il
company with the woman who claimed to be
his niece. 81 | believe he is still in New
York. " said Mrs. Brandon.
" Did you inquire at Taylor's Hotel? '
asked the reporter.
Yes, but they knew nothing of him.. He
passed by the name of Seely in Thirty.
seventh street, and he may have changed
But will find him" she declared.
- Has he any relatives IN this part of the
country 2" was asked.
- don't know. He told me that his father
James Brandon, was once a prominent
merchant on Broadway and lived il
Brooklyn.
My husband said he was born in that
city. He claimed to have a very wealthy ole
aunt in Brooklyn. who he said was dying
and it was to look after her property that ht
came on East.
" OF course, l only know what he told me
and ] never doubted him, " she replied.
Brandon. or Seely, il about forty two years
old. rather good-looklng, with a handsome
dark-brown mwtache and dresses faultlessly
The only mark by which he may be identi
fed fully is a scar in the centre of the fore
head, the trace of n wound he received once
by being thrown out of q buggy.
His wife is stopping in Brooklyn. and any
information for her abb ut her husband may
be sent IN care of The EVENING WoRLn.
The police of New York Jersey and Brook
Ign have been notified and are ON the lookout
Tor Brandon.
likely may be picked up some day at the race
course.
His wife is bound to have her children. nnC
II he is wise he will come forward and NEE
the ia thful little woman who has traverse d
continent in search of him.