Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-12-09
They Were Reunited.

| Pittsburg Times]
There was pathetic scene at hearing
| at Alderman John CshilPs office last even
ing. A father, his erring daughter, the
child he had stole from her, and the same
| one she abducted from him, were the lead
| ing ones in the drama. The lisped word
mamma" decided the case.
The father is Frederick Barckley, a gro
ceryman of No. 3942 Chouteau avenue, St.
Louis. He had blonde mustache cover
| ing the lines of his mouth, and bringing
out .noticeably q German face, stern, but
kind. The daughter was girl with face
pale but pretty. no suspicion of bleach
on her light hair, and with a countenance
that bore traces of hunted, anxious look.
She was not more than Is, though she may
have been less The child, sweet little
fellow of of about four, with blue eyes,
seemed to be peering into the future for
pants. He had no interest in the hearing
at first, but at the end he decided it.
The story as told by Constable Tanner is
one of interest. The girl, Stella Barckley,
tended shop for her father. In st. Louis
kindling wood is sold in grocery stores in
five cent bundles. Delivering this wood
was young fellow named Richard Scott
whose morning visits Stella seemed to
await with more interest than 8 maiden
whose mind was occupied with the cares
of trade should.
When Frederick Barckley learned the
truth his daughter was sent to the hospital.
He watched over her carefully and when
she came home with her little boy, he
seemed to have lost all love for her and
to have. transferred his affections to the
boy, for years before Stella's younger
brother, his only son, had been carried off
by fever She went out at nights and he
soon learned OF it and followed her. He
traced her to a corner where she met
young Scott.
With al, the anger of a righteous father,
he flew upon the pair and tore his daugh-
ter from the side of her lover. he took her
home and that night she disappeared with
her child.
Scott also left the city and the girls
| father following clue found the three al
Vincennes, Ind, and took the child away
| from them. His daughter he cast off and
she and Scott were left together The
child was taken back to St. Louis and kept
there for three years. The mother went
with Scott presumably, and was never
heard from until about Is months ago
when the baby disappeared. A strange
woman seen on the streets gave the father
| a clue, slight one. He then knew the
| mother and child had been reunited He
had almost given up hope of ever hearing
from either mother or boy until the daugh-
ter of a neighbor came in one day and in a
burst of confidence said:
1--WE heard from Stella"
The father talked to her and was to
| shat Stella's address was at 139 Sc Id
| street, Pittsburg He came to Pittsb oft
and after finding where his au ghter liurg
tried to get the child, but she had seen
him and the child was kept safely within
doors. Stella had rented rooms from Mrs
White, who lives at the number. Stella
| was employed in cleaning offices. TIE
father called on Alderman Cahll and
swore out awarrant charging his daughter
| with abduction. Constable Tanner took
| thewarrant, and last evening brought the
| daughter and child before Alderman Ca
hill. There strange meeting occurred.
| The little one looked at its grandfather
but would not go to him. The mother
and father did not speak nor pretend to
! rec ognize each othor.
Alderman Cahill heard the story of both
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derman was of the opinion that the grand
father was better able to take care Of the
| child than the mother, but thought he
would borrow one Of Solomon's ideas. He
| explained to the child thst his grandfather
wanted him and that he would have to go
| back to st. Louis with him. The Grand
father reached out his arms to the little
| fellow, but he caught sight of his weeping
| mother in the other corner of the room,
| and he broke away from the Alderman,
with his chubby hands outstretched appeal
ingly, saying:
Mama, mama, don't cry"
| The suit Was ended then. Aldermen
! Cahill decided that the child should stay
| with its "mams," The grandfather look.
ed at the two for an instant and then said
| with voice full of emotion:
Stella, will you come home with me 2"
Father" replied Stella, - wanted to
go home long, long ago, but you meyer
asked me-"
Constable Tanner went to the girls
home on Scott street, with them, where
they told part of the story to the woman
| from whom she had rented the rooms, and
then they left for the Union depot to 20 to
st. Louis. The only one who seemed to
be happy was the little one.