The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-26


Iple have taxed my resources and ener-
s,iess to the fullest extent. Sometimes
r ersons do not wish to be found, and
lose. themselvesagain as soon as they
III ear from the friends who are looking
for them l had such a case a few
IN onths ago. A poor wife wrote TO me
mi great distress. Her husband had left
En gland for the United States and she
hail not heard of him for many years.
Wit h considerable difficulty I traced
him 20 Rochester, n. 7. There I OBJ
tain ed another clew which resulted in
my locating him in New York city.
He vtas with a mercantile house and
appaz entity doing well I called on
him al Id found that he was a refined
and A1telligent man I said nothing
about hearing from his wife, but spoke
Of his ifriends in Rochester who l said
woul69 like him to write to them
Hes seemed pleased and said he
would do So In the meantime l COM
municated with bis wife giving her his
address. She wrote and got no reply.
1 found afterwards that atimmediateiy on
receipt off the letter.from her he had
thrown up his employment and again
disappeared
''F8tbersTfrequently seek scapegrace
sons. A gent1esnan wrote to me from
Essex. England, about his son. When
last beard frnnhe was in the Central
prison, Toronto. wrote to the war
den, who answered, saying that the
young' man had been liberated in
March, 1880. His offense was larceny.
He adds He is confirmed thief, a
bad youth, Thoroughly depraved, and
if living viii doubtless be found in
some Of the prisons IN the United
States IThc1ose you his photo This
WIS avery difficult case, but I found
the fefiovN. He called himself Neil
Robinson. He-appeared at religious
meeting IN BLeecller street, Florencs
mission, and stated publicly that he
intended 10 reform and gave up bis
revolver. He obtained board, lodg-
ing and financial assistance, but be-
fore week had elapsed ne asked one
OF his old palsg to help him commit
burglary. The man refused and
Robinson disappesred. OF course there
was nothing more to do in this case.
Sometimes l receive inquiries about
people which on investiga ton show
that something suspiciously like a
crime may have been committed to get
the party sought for out of the vvav,
An old woman wrote to me from Hall,
England that her husband left Eng
lana IN 1854 with seven hundred pounds.
He was going to his brother, who lived
IN Texas. The wife was TO ioin him
later. Soon after she received word
from the brother that her husband had
died three days after his arrival at lis
brothers house, and asking what dis
position was 60 be made of his effects.
The wife in great griet wrote to the
brother to keep the clothes, pay the
funeral expenses. and send the rest ot
the money 20 her. She received but
twenty pounds, the brother urging her
90 invest in land with the balance Of
the money. She declined to do so.
since which she has not heard = word.
She learned that she was advertised for
few years ago, though this may be q
mistake.
The poor creature is very old and
feeble, Is behind with her rent ana re-
ceives parish relief. / have got some
claw TO the brothers former where
abouts, and when l have finished nv
inquiries should not be surprised TO
find that there was something like foul
play n making away with the husband.
The brother nay be dead, but l may
find his children and get 70 know how
they acquired their property and OBJ
tain relief for the poor old widow
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