San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-26
SEARCHING FOR HIS SIsTE r.

Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat,
PITTsBURG, Pa, March lion
Tuesday young man named Carroll
called 1T police Headquarters to go
licit the aid Of that department in
finding his sister, who, he said, when
a little child, was placed in
local orphan asylum. His
story was that the child, he had
learned upon inquiry, had grown up
10 womanhOod and has LETT the asy-
lum. but that her address was cruelty
withheld from him. The full name
and address of the young man, 1t is
now learned, is John Carroll, of No.
2949 Penn avenue. He is 20 years
old, and a bridge builder by trade.
During an interview last evening
young Carroll said: 1--WE lived in
Summit, Cambria county. My faith
er's name was Thomas Carroll. He
was Catholic and my mother
Protestant. Twelve years ago my
mother died. It was not long until
my baby sister followed. There were
five children left. Two of them my
father or aunt placed in st. Paurs
o. orphan asylum, OH Tannehiil
street. One of them was my brother.
He was partly paralyzed, and it was
not very lorg until he died. The
other was Elizabeth Luella, the sister
L am trying to fad. Two other sisters
were placed in the Troy Hill Orphan
Asylum. One of these is at Wspsan-
Onnock, in the Allegheny mountains,
but / donot care for her, The other
left the asylum several years ago,
went to Harrisburg, and disappeared
1 have never been able TO find any
trace of her. l was the only one OF
the children not sent to an asylum.
That was because 1 was my mother
boy and she, was Protes tant.
Mother often bad trouble with my
father and his relatives about religion
and when she died nobody cared
what became OF me. / was only S
years old, and had to make my own
way. AS long as 1 was anywhere
near Summit or Loretto l tried to
keep her grave In st. AlOysius Gene.
terry nice, but that was so many years
ago that when 60 there now L can
not even find the spot in which her
body lies. Where my father is / do
not know. He is a drinking man,
and it is six years since saw OF
heard anything from him. My work
IS bridge builder takes me to differ
cut parts of the country, but where.
ever L have gone 1 have not
forgotten my sister LuelIa. /
knew that she would find
home somewhere, and 30 ]
thought would walt ur til she reach
ed all age of understanding before /
sought her ont Two years ago |
ih"ugbt the time had come, and l
applied at st. Paul's t. know what
had become of her. They gave me no
satisfaction. have been there seve
raj times since, and finally Sister
Regina wrote me that she could not
tell me where Luella was. However
have learned that Luella is the
adopted child ofa rich East End family
and that the sisters fear if she learns
the truth her happiness would be
ruined. / do not think so. 1 do mol
want to take her away, and surely IL
would not hurt her to know that the
little brother who took Cure of hel
when she was baby was living and
loved her now as he did then, and
that she is the one person in all the
world that he wants to find. L only
want to look upon her face and SEE
what sort of a girl she is. God knows
do not want to take her from the
rich foIks in the East Eud who hav'
adopted her. / would not harm
hair of her head. The richel
she may become the happier
will be. The more comforts she ma,
have, the better will be pleased.
liked her when she was wee baby
and she seemed TO take to me NOR
than to the rest OF us, and now that
am a man want her 20 know i still
love her, aud want to feel that ther
10 ennpeopa IN allIrA e weria that care