The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-09
A LOST CHILD FOUND.
Strange Discovery OF Little Girl
Her Aunt.

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Her Aunt.
A little girl years of age. who has been on
the streets here several days with an old blind
organ grinder, was identified yesterday by Mrs
F. s. Davis of this city, the child of her dead
sister. The child had evidently been given to
the old man By a worthless iather two years
ago In San Francisco.
Mrs. Davis is the wife OF barber, who has
shop at 2,Sfl Front street. To Posr-INTELLI-
5EScER reporter who called on her last night
she told the following story regarding the affair:
There were four sisters of Us in San Fran
cisco. We were all married. After moved to
Oregon one of my sisters, who was married to
an Italian named Charles yassallo, died. leaving
this little girl, Hazel, who was then about 81
years old Before she died she requested my
other sisters to take care of the child. as
she knew her husband would not care for her
because he failed to take care of either her or
the child when she was on Der dying bed
after she died my sister did take the child 10
raise, but the father soon came and took her
away. He placed her in the hands OF people of
his own race, but afterwards. when he
found they would not take care of
her for nothing. he placed her in an orphans
home. Ny sisters found this out and went
there after her. They found her IN rags. and
when they took her home they bought a lot of
goods to make clothes for her, bat before they
were made her father came again and took her
away by force, telling them at the same time:
"'You will never see Hazel againp
"That was ABOUT two years ago, and none of
Us have ever seen her since until saw her today
on the street. We always felt that she had been
given by her father to some organ-grinder, be-
cause he was too lazy to provide for her, so we
have always been on the lookout for her.
Yesterday Mr. H. Taylor, candy maker, and
myself were talking about organ grinders, and
he told me about the bright little girl this old
man had on the street with him; that she was
about years old and came from San Fran
cisco. at once became interested
and asked for minute descrip-
ton OF her. The description he gave
correspondent so closely with that of nv little
niece that could not rest until had seen her
so yesterday afternoon, about $3.50 O'Clock.
went down town and found them in front of
Toklas, Singerman & Co.'S store on Front street.
GAS soon as saw her. | was sure she was nv
sisters child, though / had not seen her in
three years. took her into the store and asked
her name and from where she came She said
her name was Emma Waller, that she came from
San Francisco and that her mother was dead
Sha said the old man was her grandpa and he
came from Chicago l then gave her little
handkerchief, and asked her If she had
ever gone by the name of Hazel, to
which she replied that she had, in
San Francisco She chung to my hand will,
both her hands, pressing it tightly and when /
started toward the door, she ran on. to the old
man and exclaimed:
That lady knew my mammal
The old man reprimanded her grufly
and, when I asked him about the
child, he said he did not come from
San Francisco and had never been there:
that she came from Chicago and was the child
of his daughter, Mrs. Waller, who, he said is an
organ-grinder in Vancouver.
Then questioned the child again, and she
said she did not come fsom San Francisco, but
from Chicago, and that she never went by the
name of Hazel The old man then took her
right away from the place. would swear she
is the Same child, and Officer Jaycox noticed
that she looks like me. She bears our family
resemblance.
81 went to the police headquarters, but they
told me there that they had no authority to do
anything, and that / had better see Judge
Lichtenbeig. II was too late, however, to see
him. but / will see him in the
morning. l have sent word to one
and, if necessary, / will have her or her hus-
later than did, and their evidence as to her
identity would, therefore, go further than mine
But am sure she is the child
"If could only get possession of her would
give her decent living, anyhow, though we
are not rich and have children of our own to
care for. Yet we have a fair living aud my hus-
band is as anxious TO care for her as am"
Mr.. Davis owns the house in which he lives,
and though only an unpretentious little cottage,
it bears evidence of industry and responsibility
and it will be lucky for little Hazel If she now,
after her experience as a little street beggar,
falls into such good home.