The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-22
THE DOMINICK ROMANCE.
INTER ESTING DETAILS OF A GIRLS
SEARCH FOR HER FATHER.

Hidden in the Almshouse When Babe,
So That He Might Not See Her-The
Story of Mrs. Baker, Who Adopted
Her.
Miss Minnie Dominick has not yet heard
from her father whom she has never
known. The romantic little story of the
pretty governess that appeared in the
JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday has awak-
ened an interest for the girl in her ac-
quaintences and neighbors that will
doubtless prove effectual in restoring her
to her long absent parent. Acquaintences
In Newark, too, are interesting themselves
and it is probable that the in
quiries instituted by the JERSEY CITY
NEWS will ultimately prove successful.
Miss Dominick regards it's efforts in her
behalf with unbounded gratitude and is
confident of shortly meeting the father
whom she saw only with baby eyes, but
whom she has never forgotten nor ever
ceased to love. paid a second visit to-
No. 38 Linden avenue this morning.
Every knock and every ring of the door
bell is answered by Miss Dominick in the
hope that she may be the first to greet
her searching father. She is worn out
and miserable from days and nights of
ceaseless watching and miserable wait
ing, but for all that her fresh, bright
complexion has lost none of it's healthy
charm.
HIDDEN IN THE ALMsHoUSE.
From what Miss Dominick told me
this morning it appears that while still a
baby her relatives confined her in the
Snake Hill Almshouse. This was done
to more effectually deceive her father
and throw him off the scent, while he
was hunting hereabouts for his child.
The family physician learned of this q
week or two later and Immediately pro-
cured her release. 1t was then the Bakers
adopted her. Miss Dominick believes
that she comes from respectable fam
lily.
Her appearance and personality now
would indicate SO. From what can be
learned, too, regarding the person who,
during the summer and quite recently
was inquiring for a Minnie .Dominick in
Newark, he was wealthy and respectable.
Those who have read of this remarkable
coincidence fully believe that this man
was Minnie's father.
WHAT Mr.. BAKER KNOWS
Mrs Baker, who with her late husband
Colonel Baker, adopted, educated and
until two years ago, lives at No. 26 Oak
street. 1t is a tall frame, brown-blinded
house, near Ocean avenue, in Greenville.
Mrs. Baker is a prlm and puritanical
| matron of sharp features and sa1low
complexion. She is close on to seventy
years of age, deaf, gray and somewhat
feeble.
She is housekeeper for Mr. Pressinger,
New York merchant, who has resided
on Oak street since October /. Previous
to that they lived on Kearney avenue,
near jackson. 1t is difficult to make the
lady understand and pencil and paper
must invariably be resorted to.
She tells pathetic story of privation
and hardships during the latter years Of
her life.
A GOOD WORD FOR MINNIE.
Previous to the death of Colonel III. M.
but child. the three were ineffably
happy. Minnie was bright, dutiful
| girl and pleasant loveable comp mpanion.
After the colonel's death she was the
only ray of sunshine in her desolate life.
OF late years Mrs. Baker has been failing
in health and her life was not all that it
used to be. She has suffered intolerable
hardships of late and but for the kind
ness or her employer in retaining her
services she would doubtless be COM
pelled to resort to county charity.
She complains bitterly of what she
terms Miss Dominick's ingratitude in
leaving her, but Miss Dominick meets
this charge with the explanation that she
was badly treated and could not stand
the life she was compelled to lead.
While deeply grateful for their kind
ness to her, Miss Dominick blames the
Bakers far their injudicious fondness of
her, which prompted them to create such
incalculable mischief in separating her
from her father and friends.