Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-09
tina WEISS LOST.
i;he Was in the Care OF Her Aunt
in New York.
S. P. c. G. GOT HOLD OF HER
And Now Her Father Cannot Tina Tca
Though lie Has Used Every Means in
Ills Power-7Ier Aunt Now Liv-
ing in New Jersey.

NEW YoRx, Feb. "a little more than
two years ago Bernard Weiss LEFT the town OF
Dieaenburg, in Russia, where he lived with
his wife aud his two little children, to come
to this country, where he expected to make a
home for them. He brought with him bis
eldest child, a little girl of 10 years, named
Tina, leaving his wife and the younger child
in Dienenburg until he had made money
enough to send for them.
When he arrived in New York he went to
board with n Mrs. Harrison, who was an
aunt OF his wife and the only relative he had
in this country. She lived at that time at
195 Rivington street
NJ. Weiss is a shoemaker by trade, and
upon his arrival here at once sought work at
II, but failed to get work and took topeddling
on Long Island
AT first he made short trips, being away
not more than week at time; but after
wards he used to stay away longer, some
times for five or six weeks
During this time his little girl was in the
charge of Mrs. Harrison, to whom he regu-
larly paid board for the child's support
She told him that she could teach Tina to
speak English, and then in the fall the little
girl could go to the public school in Broome
street But the woman did not keep her
word, for when the father returned in Octo-
Der me found that his child had been neg
lected, and she complained bitterly to her
father and wanted to go with him on his next
trip
As it was the busy season of the year for
him just before the holidays, he could not dc
this, but as he expected to make enough
money in the next trip to Long Island to be
able to send for his wife and establish home
he persuaded her to be contented for little
while longer, and after he had been given the
promise of Mrs Harrison that Tina should be
well taken care of in his absence and sent tc
school with the other children he started of
again for his country patrons, who had come
to know him well, and as he had told many
of them all about his little girl and his plans
for the future they took a lively interest in
his affairs
He returned the day before Christmas, 1887,
with Pocketful of money and all his stock
disposed of at good profit.
s'Wheres Tina" he asked Mrs. Harrison as
soon as he reached the house.
'sOh, don't know was the indifferent re-
ply. "T'he society has got her and don't
know what they have done with herr
1t appeared that instead of taking care OF
Tina, Mrs. Harrison had let her run out in
the street every day and i'll treated her, UNI
til at last one day policeman found her cry
ing in the street and took her to the, Essex
Market police court.
When questioned, the child told her name
and said that her mother was in Russia and
her father out in the country, she didn't know
where, and that her aunt had turned her out
n fl,o ho,,e., ot,I ci,f ho1 M by.,,.o
Upon this the police turned her over tc
Officer George H. Young, of the Society foi
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. This
was on Dec. 15
On Dec % she was taken before Judge
Duffy by Young, who made affidavit that the
child was a vagrant and had no home on
proper guardians and, it is stated by the
friends of the family, represented 70 t,c rag
istrate that he had fully investigated. case
and that the parents were utterly L4,,s.,9ef
persons to have the care of the child The
child was committed to the American Female
Guardian society, at No. 20 West Twenty
ninth street.
According to the fathers story, he immedi-
ately went to the office OF the society. al
Twenty-thiId street and Fourth avenue, and
asked for his child, but was ordered out of the
place.
i He had by this time money enough to bring
his wife over, SO he sent her $75 to pay for the
passage of herself and little daughter, who il
now years old, with sS5 for additional ex-
penses
When she arrived at New York last July
her first question when she met her husband
at Castle Garden was for Tina
He kept the news from heI' until he brought
her to the rooms which he had engaged for
them at 1872 Broone street Then he told
her ALL
So6h after his wife's arrival Weiss went
with her. to the societys Office and made an
other Intellectual attempt TO get the child.
The failure nearly crazed the mother.
!. Mrs Harrison, the child's aunt, left New
1 York about. a year ago and is now said to be
living in Trenton, n J.
|, An investigation OF the records at Essex
Market police court showed that Tina had
|. been committed to the American Female
Guardian society on Dec. y, 1857, fact
which the officers of the society have per.
sistently refused to give out.
= Later sllc was a'adopted ont, u~l,ut by whom
cannot be learned, and Weiss has not YET
found his child.
An the Hebrew societies Of New York arr
deeply interested in the case Of Tina, and pro
R6s to 10 their. pfaost to rsctify the wrong
which they say has been done
They say they are determined to fight The
,Daatter il the court if necessary.