Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-12
Lost "A Baron's Daughter.

a Pittsburg special to the Philadelphia
Press says:
A romance of Two continents with fen-
saticnal imsx, involving the alleged kid
mapping of the illegitimate child ofa German
robeman. has iust come to light In this city.
One day this week there called at the CT
fl 'p Of w. J. Jordan, wel!-knoTn attorney,
beautiful young German woman, who
wished to retain his services to assist in re-
covering her child, which had, she said,
been spirited away from the West Penn
hospital. Her name, che said, was Barbara
Hoffman, and her home is at Furth, Bava'
rian city. Eer father was well-to-do
shoemaker in his native town and has died
since she came to America.
When Barbara was still in her early teens
her beauty attracted the attention of q
daughter of Baron Poertel wealthy noble.
man, residing 8 short distance from Furth.
Tue result was that the shoemaker's dsugh-
ter was installed in the castle of the Poer.
tells as an attendant to the young lady who
had admired her beauty. AS Barbara ad-
vanced in years her beauty became the talk
of all who saw her. and at twenty she was
thought TO be one of the bandsomest women
in Bavaria.
About this time Baron Adolph von Ben.
er, the young soD of noble friend of Baron
PoerteI, came to the latter's castle on invi.
tation to spend the three months leave OF
absence ne had obtained, he being attached
to civil government Office. Adolph and
Bar bara fell in love with each other. Her
betrayal followed. About week before he
was 10 leave Barbara tearfully told him that
she wouldin time become mother, and beg
ged him to do something to hide her shame,
as the knowledge of il would kill her father.
Baron Adolph on account of social differ
ences, declined 10 marry the girl. He told
her be would give her money to take her
away from her native city and support her.
He said he would also take charge of the
child.
Pientifully supplied with funds the girl
was sent to this city where an uncle, William
Kiuglemap, resides. At Castle Garden a
"-h TX" robbed her and put her on train
ici Pittsburg. Arriving here she wandered
about the streets until taken in by Ger.
man family on Smslsmsn street. There che
remained until jan. s, when she was taken
to the West Penn hospital where her child,
girl, was born. Two days later closely
veiled lady, who had lost her child, called
at ne hospital. She wanted to adopt Miss
Hofman's babe, and by promising to write
frequently and rear it as Ca tholic, secured
the young woman's consent. On January
IL the child was taken away, Barbara knew
not whittier
For many weeks she lay In a fever.
Baron yon Bener, too. wrote asking her to
go back to Germany. sending money and
promising to care for their child. 1t was
not until the middle of May that the young
woman was able to leave the hospital
Stree then she and her friends have search.
ed and inquired for the yelled woman in
vain. Neither the hospital authorities nor
the girl had seen her face or asked her name
or address. Nothing has been heard of her
since she took the little German babe away
The hospital people say it was the girls af.
fair, not theirs, and that such cases are fire.
quent
But Baron Adolph Won Biener wants his
daughter, and has instructed Barbara to
employ council and spare no expense to
find the yelled woman and recover the
babe. Father Leo, of st. Aueustine's
Roman Catholic church. has also taken an
interest In the case
Once found, Barbara and her child will
return to Bavaria and then there will be a
wedding In Furth.