Evening journal., 1892-07-14
IN THE POTTER'S FIELD.
The Son of Manufacturer Dan
zer in a Pauper's Grave.
GRAVE FOUND BY HIS BETRoTHED

Son to Die In the Almshouse-nIad Be
cause the son Wanted To BE His Partner.
Young Dancer was Engaged to Miss
Anna PAUL.. Who Faints when Told of
Ills Dcath-she WIN Remove the Body.
The adage that truth is stronger than
fiction has again been verified this time
in the city Of Wilmington. On May i2
George Dancer. Young man. handsome
and well-dressed, was admitted TO the
almshouse at Farnhurst suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever the ravages
of which had so reduced him that he was
unsconscious. He was sent TO the aims
house from the City Hall, where he had
been taken by a policeman.
Superintendent Groves found a memo
randum book upon his person. In it were
two addresses They were Jacob
York and Annie Paul. No. 1923 East
Fifty-ninth street New York.
The Father was Informed.
The superintendent communicated
with the father He informed him Of
his son, and asked for Instructions
All Aid was Denied.
In reply he received a letter from
Jacob Dancer in which be said that
George Dancer Was his son, but that he
did not care anything about him. He
had been wayward. and was disowned
If he died the body would not be
claimed neither would the young mans
effects be received after death
Young Dancer died on May "a. twelve
days after his admission 60 the insttu.
tiOn. His handsome form was encased
In plain colin and inferred in the Pot
ters Field
His Betrothed Faints.
Nothing more was heard concerning
HIM until day before yesterday. when a
well-dressed and handsome young
woman with dark hair and eyes, called
at the almshouse and asked for John
Dancer She was told that he was dead
Throwing up her hands she cried, in
heart broken tones, "Oh, Georgel and
tainted
She was quickly resuscitated and told
her sad story. Her maine was Ami,
PAUL., whose address was found in the
book and was engaged TO be married q
young Dancer She said that George lef
home the FIRST on May, promising TO b.
back In a month TO marry her. He hal
had q fuss with his father, a tobacc
manufacturer. because the father re
fused TO take him into partnership
Words were exchanged and the estrange
. ment followed. He thought that tn
father would relent at the end of
month"; when he would return.
5 The Father Obdurate.
She waited patiently for letters from
her absent lover, but only one or tw
came, and they were received early !
Z the month She became anxious an
called several times upon the inhuma
father, but he refused to tell her an,
thing
Several days ago she was fortunai
q enough to find the young mans mothC
at home. In answer to her inquiry Mr.
Dancer gave her the letter that Superb
tendent Groves had sent TO the father.
Determined to Find Him.
She determined to leave New York 4,
Farnhurst at once. Her relatives trie
+ to dissuade her Their efforts wer
g unavailing and she reached this citj q
v Tuesday morning.
e The recital was very affecting. and tl
= young woman's conduct awakened Oh
II admiration of the almshouse officials.
She asked TO see the grave of her love
y Experimentation took her over 10 u
II unpretentious cemetery where one graz
"a is always kept open for the receipt
10 its poor but precious clay
e Looking at the Lowly Grave.
In the centre of one Of the rows d
annarinfaudant unintpd to a newly -mnt
IS mound bearing the number, "21I upc
It a small stick at its head.
If She Claims the Body.
e The girl threw herself upon the graz
y and wept bitterly. As soon as she !
y covered her composure she told Superi
a tendent Groves that she wanted TO r
% move the body He prevailed upon h
to leave it in the Potter's Field uni
fall, which time he thought would
r better.
p The Book ns a Memcnto.
I, She then said that she wanted m
~ mento and informed the superintende
q that she had exchanged watches al
rings with Dancer. He informed h
that nothing of the kind was found
his person She said that probably
q had disposed Of them when in need
"a money. The only thing left was q
~ memorandum book. This the superi
er tendent gave her
She left this city yesterday morning
heart broken young woman, who W
perform q duty that a heartless faith
- left unperformed-that Of placing the ]
g" mains of her lover in a more becomil
mn place I'm Gods Acre" than the Potte
:. Field.