Daily Republican., 1889-08-24
A SAD CASE.

The Story OF Annie Walton, of New Ca,
tie Countryside Loved Too Wen, Br
Not Wisely.
The following appeared In the Ches,e
News on Wednesday evening:
Readers OF the News will recall tho mr.
count published In It's columns abou
three weeks ago of an unfortunate yoIna,
having given blith to a baby IN q bacj
while being driven through the streets q
ohester' The Item appeared withou
mentioning the names OF any of the mar
ties CONCERNED, and many people shrugged
tneir shoulders, smiled significantly. AM
murmured: "a fake; another newspapel
iake OF yarn, because they are hard IN
The wiseacrcs were away off that time
sucn an occurrence did take place In {
hack three weeks ago, and the event.
leading up to such a denonement al =,
sensational enough to satisfy the tastes nj
anyone who gloats over thoee uoto,yard
circumstances which go to largely make
up the spice of life.
Never for once has the News staff los,
sight oil that extraordinary birth, and
after good deal of Inquiry and unremlt.
in9 attention TO the case, 1t is at last
| ehanled TO lay the whole facts before the
public To-day OF story brimful of inter
est, tceming as 1t Goes with the eyerlaat-
ing enhancing subject of love, desertlOn
and repentance.
A SAD ROMANCE.
Away down In New Castle countv
Delaware for many years has resiIed =
well to do farmer OF the name Of Fritz
Walton with his wife aud pretty dauohter
Annie. He has cultivated hIs broad
lands, aud regularly carried bis produce
lnto The Wilmington market; no shadow
crossed the threshold of his pleasant
nome these many happy years in the past.
w ABOUT year ago, when there eniere d
nls service young man by the name O.
larry Smith, and with him came A blipbt
OF unheppiness and misery to the email
but united household. Smith BEGAN 10
pay assidious attention to the pretty
country girl, Annie Walton. lust sweet
sixteen, and in q very short while he
aroused love within her breast. and she
reciprocated his passion for her. This
state OF affairs was highly displeasine 10
mel parents, but Annie was infatuated.
and sooner than give up her love she left
her happy, comfortable home where abe
never Knew a care, and went out to work
Tor Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel strahorp.
VINO then resided In Wilmington, and
VINO secured her services. In course of
Time Harry Smith appeared on the scene;
nus Vieits were frequent, and he was
looked upon by all as the solid compapv
OF Annie, but the maternal ewes of Mrs..
strahorn could not be deceived: she
taxed Annie about her relations with Inc
visitor, and the girl with nothing vicious
about her, broke down at once and amid
LOUD sobs confessed that under specious
promises, her lover had deceived her.
her mistress Immediately took stems to
return the girl to her parents, and thither
Annie went, back to the old home, there
only TO be spurned by her mother, and
cast out upon the world on account OF
the disgrace she had brought upon tbcm.
Meanwhile Mr.. and Mrs. Strahorn left
wilmington and came to Chester, where |
they now permanently reside at 0lS West |
Ninth street. Shortly after they arrived |
the lady was greatly astoni.hed TO see |
Annie drive up to her home here, with |
smith one evening, aud on entering thew |
asked Tor accommodations, the girl
Claiming to be very III, but Mrs. Strahorn.
VINO Is quite delicate, kindly but firmly
tod Annie she could not harbor her, for
II she was taken Ill che was too weakly
10 wait on her, VIXEN up spoke Smith
ana said he would take Annie to Phila-
phia, aud put her In hospital. So OF
they started In a wagon for the wharf.
but the girl was getting worse and worse
aud when they reached the steamer she
would not go on board.
From there It will be remembered she
was hurried to the depot, but was unable
% board the cars either, and as a last re.
ource, with great difficulty she was
moved into o cab and driven back again
With all haste to Mrs. Strahorn's, at 9lS
Vest Ninth street, bu. too late-thls I'M
ortunate girl, only II years OF age, had to
'ass through alone In a rumbling cab.
hat mystic event for which the average
woman requires all the attention and
are in the world to save her from the
poiler death, and before Mrs. Strahorn's !
Welcome door could be reached q babo |
lad been ushered into the world, as was |
oliver Twist In the English workhouse, :
y woman who wore no ring. The {
loment Mrs. strahorn knew the condi- 9
Ion OF the girl she never hesitated,
rought her Immediately to warmth and
omlort, and had nursed her back to
talsh and strength once again as If she
'as her own girl. Meanwhile, what had /
nd woes !.
Harry Smith In a short while showed =
he true colors OF his character, the Stra- \
orn's who knew him in Wilmington, as =
ell as here, described him as an unre- Y
able rascal, with very clear tendency
wards being bum. The girl says his
,rrect name is Harry Smith, but II
ould be hard to determine whether that =,
as so or not as he has travelled under .,
lie aliases Of John Fritz, John Jones y
I'd Henry Walton. While here he put =,
, for sleeping purposes with shoe y
aker by the name of Dettimire, at ',
cond aud Dock streets, and while q
ound, the neighbors complained that " y,
ey were constantly miss ng things, "
hieh has entirely ceased since he has
me away. The shoemaker has depart.
also, but he left his kit OF tools be- n
nd him in charge of Robert Syfrt, also g
Second and Dock streets. NJ
The girl makes serious destinations N
ainst Smith, saying she refused, on 60.
unit of his threats, to go on board the
,amer the night the child was born for pa
llladelphia, because she feared him. and 90