Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-31
MvsTeRiouslv MISSING.
Csateovsrsy Over . New York Chila b
which . Rock lsDanA Lady Fig1ses.

Coatrovsrsy Over . New York GAIA in
which . Rsck Islasa Lady Fsg.res
A writ Of habeas corpus has been
applied for in the supreme court Of
New York. tn which attaches a great
deal Of popular interest in that city,
and will here. rs it involves the work
Of Miss Fanny Gregg. Of this city,
who is engaged in missionary work
in the metropolis. Mrs. Gutenberg,
a widow of that city. about two
years ago permitted her daughter.
Carrie, TO 20 and live with her
grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Ehlenberg,
who is 80 years of age. and who
being lonely sought the child's CON-
pany. and the mother being i'm bust
ness. thinking this would be the best
means Of having her daughter cared
for. Mrs. Ehlcnberg. Dr., believed
she had never been properly treated
by her mother-in-law, chiefly because
she was Jewess. and her late hus-
band and his mother were Christians.
Still. touched by the old wOman's
plea. she consented that Carrie
should 60 to live with her. She felt
all the more like doing this because
she had another child to keep at
home with herself. Carrie went to
live with the grandmother. and Mrs.
Gutenberg. Jr., called and saw her
frequently. Everything seemed all
right until last summer, when Car
rie disappeared. The mother could
get no tidings of her until. by per-
sistent questioning of the grand
mother. the latter said she was liv-
ing with a rich family in the coun-
try, was being educated and well
taken care of. She did not know en-
actly where this family resided. but
this information might be obtained
at the Sunday school attached to the
Seventh Presbyterian church. She
went To the pastor of this church, Rev.
Wilds. who informed her that the child
had been sent to the country by the
New York Tribune fresh air fund.
~ was in Europe" said MIR. Wilds.
last July. when this child was sent
to the country by Miss Gregg. as
understand. Miss Gregg is a mis-
siouary of Wellesley college, and did
work ut my church. A year ago
Miss Gregg came to me and wanted
to send this child away. I said no,
that il would be illegal, that no one
had right to separate mother and
her child, except through proper le
gal means. and l protested ther
against the scheme to send this child
away. But il was sent away when
was in Europe last July. This is tbs
second time they tried to get tn,
child out of the city.
Ms. Gr-eg's Interest In the Case.
Miss Fanny Gregg, the missionary
was seen at her home on East Tenth
street. She said she became &C
quainted with the Ehlenbergs abou
five years ago. Gutenberg. who hat
been hotel chef, lived with hi
mother. being separated from hi
wife. He was suffering from con
sumption. Ehlenberg told her h,
had been married in Germany. hi
wife being = Jewess, and he Chris
tian. Miss Gregg frequently visite,
him as a missionary. aud when h
was about to die he spoke to he
about the future of Carrie. He said
rs Miss Gregg alleges, that tn,
mother was not fit to have the child
and talked of the ACCESSIBILITY of hav
ing her committed to an institution
to protect her from the mother. Al
ter Ehlenberg's death Miss Greg;
bore this in mind, and last summe
recommended Carrie to the Tribun
fresh air fund as n deserving chill,
to be sent to the country for a coupl
of weeks. Carrie was sent by tn
I Tribune fund to n clergyman a
. Cederville, Pa. but she did not kno,
the clergyman's name. After tn
child went there she Miss Gregg
4 thought it would be better to leav
her there all winter. With this ide
in view she wrote to the clergyman
and he responded by saying his fam
: lily would keep the girl altogether
y Miss Gregg could not tell the clergy
mans name, although she had bee
c in correspondence with him, and ha
r given him the child. She did no
: know, however. that Carrie was nc
4 now with the minister, but in tn
!, family of friend of his.
t Rev. MIR. Parsons, who has charc
O of the Tribune fresh air fund, sal
e the fund had sent out Is, 900 childre
o to the country last summer, and h
i could not remember what had b,
Y come OF any particular one of then
8 He supposed that they had all bee
e returned to their homes. He locke
e in his books and found that Carr
e Ehlenberg. aged 12. had been re-
S commended for a vacation by Mi.
e Fanny Gregg.
!. The New York Daily America an
d Mercury says Of the case:
v 1t is stated by responsible person
g that Carrie Ehlenberg is not the fir
i child that has been sent to the coul
J. try from that neighborhood. Thel
e was q case last year. and when Il
child's mother made trouble about i
the child mysteriously turned u
again at home. She looked as il 81
It had been almost starved and workt
It to death.
t 1t is certain il such is the case.