The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-05
TWIN FoUNDL,xas WEI.
starting Outcome OF Brother and SIS
ter Parting as Babes.

From the 2ailadeID6iq Record
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. ga startling
story was told yesterday by Detective MAI
son al London, Dat, concerning a youn =
married couple. whose recent res:d 'ncs wss
IN Kansas City, Kan. Matsoa arrived in
this city on Saturday in search Of Asa AMI
LOUISA Barr, who are nos only husband and
wife, but brother and sister, ard heirs 70 a
vast fortune in England
Inc clrcumS ancaS surrounding the case
are very peculiar, and the detective was
sent here by friends of the young couple,
VINO had discovered their whereab Duts, TO
notlfy them OF the sad plight. T e detect
I've failed TO ii I'd the couple here. but heard
they had recently gone to Ontario. where
they will soon, no doub., become aware OF
their situation.
At the Hotel Barker in Kansas City,
Kan, yesterday afternoon, Detective Mat
son revealed the details of the story.
About twenty-four years ago." said the
detective, 1.-TWO deserted babes were found
by the police in Castle Garden and turned
ever TO the Home of the Frlendless in New
York city. Evidently they were twins, fer
besides looking exactly alike Coae being a
girl and the other boy note was found
in basket left with the children stating 50,
and also that they were year old.
This was ell the Information that could
be had. Consequently their parents could
not be traced They remained i'll the Home
OF the Friendless until they were about three
years of age, when they were adopted by
two ladies who were visiting the institution.
The girl was adopted by Mrs. Margaret
Scott, widow, and the boy by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Barr. The two families being
neigh6ors in the city of New York. the
children were practically reared together
until they arrived at the age of 4 years.
The Barr family then moved TO Philadel-
PIMA, and, by reason of Uroken fortunes,
GA moved away from there, going to Lon
don, Ont. By reason of their reduced cir
cumstances it was found necessary for them
to part with their adopted son. whom they
had named Asa, and accordingly he was
turned over to the Home of the Friendless
in Philadelphia.
Two years later young Asa was taken
into the family Of a painter, whose name
do not recollect, and following in the
footsteps of his adopted father he became
painter by trade About a year ago,
according to letter written by him to
james Barr recently, ne married q young
lady named Louisa Scott, with whom
he removed 10 Kansas City, Kan. On
account of ill-health, while working at his
trade in that city, he formed the
acquaintance Of a fellow-painter, who
seems to have informed him that James
Barr and family lived in London, Ont. Re-
membering his early adoption, young Barr
wrote a letter to that address, stating how
he had become possessed of the knowledge
that such man lived in the city, and asked
him if he was not the same James Barr who
had adopted little boy in New York city
over twenty years ago W ON he had
CHI istened Asa. If so, he wished to inform
him that that boy had grown to manhood
and married. and was the writer of the
letter.
1.-THE letter also stated that he had mar
ried Louisa Scott. giving the time and
place of marriage. James Barr received
the letter and answered the same, admit
ting that he had adopted such boy and
stated that If his story was true he should
come to London Immediately, as matters of
Importance pertaining to himself and wife
were at his disposal. In all probability the
young couole have gone to Ontario, as they
left Kansas City, Kan, about week ago.
''In order to get 80 the facts it will be
necessary to state the Barr family. after
taking up their residence in Ontario. re-
stored their fallen fortunes and began at
once the search Of their adopted boy, with
what result the reader now knows as well
as they.
Their inquiries, it seems, resulted in
nothing exceUt an attorneys story of how
the twin waif, Lousia Scott, had grown to
young womanhood and became music
teacher in Philadelphia; but then. very re-
Gently, they got that letter from Asa Barr.
telling OF the startling denouement. 1t
was from an unexpected inheritance in
England left to Mrs. Scott, Louisa's foster
mother, that the fortune now awaiting
Louisa came"