The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-27
BROTHER AND SISTER WE'D.
II strange liouancc Which Hcrnn NJ
Castle Garden 20 Ycnrs Aro

"''""Ec lS"hahco Which Began mt
Castle Garden 20 Years Ago.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. l.. \ romance of
unusually unfortunate and pathetic de-
tail was revealed yesterday when two
detectives from Toronto discovered in
Mr.. and Mrs Asa Barr of Kansas City
Kan, the relationship Of brother and
sister ana the heirs to fortunes left byn
IelatlVc OF Mrs. BarrS deceased mother
Two waits mere babies, brother and
slSter~-Were abandoned twenty-Iiyc
years ago by German immigrants at
oaStlc Garden. They were legally adopt
cd-olic by a man named Asa Barr. the
other by Il Mrs. Evans Mrs. E;vans
moved soon afterwards to Phiiadrjnhin hiid,%i,'
where she brought up her ad0ntrd
daughter, giving hera comfortable home
ana u good education. Twenty wears
ialei lhe boy, grown to manhood and
lidVlllS taken his adopted fathers name
moved also to Philadelphia, where he
loli0wcd the trade of Il painter.
Niiitncc drew the brother and sister
logetllcr. Barr was captivated with the
Slrl ana Wooed, won and married her,
Kan, where Barr continued in his trade'
N0t long ago Mrs. Evans died. Quickly
loiloWlhg her death occurred that of y
rclltlVc IN London, Canada, who died
Tlch ana lntcStatc. His fortune W0uId
nave passed to Mrs. Evans as the near.
est relative, but her death having occur-
req llGr adopted daughter became the
Ilelr. me attorneys sent detectives to
trace INC helleSS, and in their inyestira.
ul0li OF llie case they discovered the true
relationship Of Mr.. and Mrs, Barr to ho
brother and sister. They arrived here
yesterday and revealed to the unfortu0
nate couple the facts
Inc terrible knowledge DrOstratod
MIS-. Barr, and her husband is GRIEF
Slrlckcn. NO issue has resulted from
thcir marriage. Legal proceedings will
at once be instituted to sever the mar
rage bond and Mrs. Barr will 90 TO
LONDON, Canada, to claim her fortune.
Cast up by tho Sea.
CHARLESTON, :. c., Nov. 17.-rhe
body of the late VIM. Bornemann
mead of the cotton firm of Knoop,
tricks ~ Co., who mysteriously disaD-
Pearcd on last Thursday night, was
lEu,lu yesterday near the Etiwan Phos-
pllltc Works about three miles from
the city. The conflicting accounts of
MIS-: lieldtmann, his housekeeper, of
captain lgoe and Engineer Rainier, who
neara some one fall or jump into Mid
cue Atlantic dock, and of MIR. Thomas
HAWKINS, who saw some one answerjnT
10 iile description of Mr. Bornemann
W.it1iiKlng across his strawberry field, ali
ullered as to time and circumstance.
ana the many friends and Deneficiaries
Oh Ihe bounty of the liberal, bic-he rted
merchant all hoped against hope that he
,lllgHt turn up safe and sound. These
lOpcS We're rudely diSpclled Yesterday
AFTERNOON about o'clock, when Swcr.
lntendent CreSSe of tho Etiwan Ph0s-
phatc works, telephoned the Central
Statlon That the body had been found.
iGappearS that MeSSrs. John Dunn and
Nlillam busch, labOrers on the Kenner.
~ farm, were yesterday morning taking
pleasure sale on the Cooper river, AS
Ihey neared the Etiwan Phosphate
works, looking up little creek they
81" 81" u Dody floating in the marsh, for
the tide was high. They moved the
| Dody to the spot and informed Superin-
tenden Cresse Of the fact. Later in the
AFTERNOON Coroner De VeauX, Lieuten-
ant IIeidt and Officer Miller secured the
body with some difficulty, and deliver
ed it at the Etiwan works to the repre-
lsentatives of the family The body was
easily recognized rs that of Mr.. Borne
mann, the Disagreement, diSarrange-
ment of clothing and effect of the salt
water having been slight.-Ncws and
Courier
| Col. Villas, who was postmaster
general under Cleveland, is the leading
candidate for the United States senator
shin in Wisconsin hut IT, jS bv no mpanS