The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-16

over was sure that the young lady whom
the father had brought from Sacramento
was the same girl that she had made mud
PIES with in the days of yore.
Ii WAS learned later and through a relia-
bic source that the discovered Miss Mooney
had mind of her own, as we'll as an opin-
ion of her own, in regard to her reception in
the household where she had every reason
to expect that the fatted calf would be
killed in metaphorical way. at least for
her benefit. In fact, she announced that
she had grown considerably since the day
of the picnic when she was so suddenly
snatched away from under the eyes of her
father and mother, and now had will of
her own. She objected strongly to re-
naming in house where "her mother" as
she said, refused to recognize her. and as
she had been associated with good people
in Sacramento. she was determined to re-
turn to them and not live in house where
her identity was questioned. Her father
says she shall not go and she says that I'M
less her mother can recall her better than
she has done she will go.
Chief Crowley in speaking about the
matter said that his opinion was that Mr..
Mooney is mistaken in the matter and
that the young lady is not his daughter
Mr.. Mooney has been excited for years
about his missing child" said the Chief
last evening, land / think in this case he
has only made another mistake. When q
mothers instinct don't reach out TO a child
why there is something out Of the way"
In Denver there was considerable mys-
terry about the birth and early life of Emily
Freeman. She went there with Mary
CuneO when a child and was passed off as
Mary's daughter. Then, when the little
girl said her parents were in California, a
mystery was developed.
Mary Cuneo has been q figure of very
low life in San Francisco for many years
an habitual drunkard, according to police
annals, and frequent inmate of the City
Prison and County Jail on account Of
drunkenness. Her haunts were and
are around the "Barbary Coast"
her home in Pinckney alley, behind the
County Jail, in vile tenements. When the
news of Emily Freeman seeking for
parents here appeared Mary was ques-
toned, but she would say nothing beyond
admitting that she knew all about the case.
Mary was then in the branch County
Jail, serving a term of imprison-
ment for being common drunkarG.
A search for her yesterday among the dens
and resorts of Barbary Coast failed to find
her, as she had gone away early in the
afternoon on q drinking spell. The Cuneo
woman Is tall with thin, b0ny face, deep
| set gray eyes. black hair. Roman nose and
swarthy skin looking like full-booded
gypsy. Though depraved, she is credited
with being cunning con idence operator
and sharp character generally. FIRE.
Quently she would keep sober and then
resort to some of her old confidence tricks
to make money, which she always man.
aged to have. even when intoxicated,
AT the time of the disappearance of An
ME Mooney or shortly thereafter Marv
CuneO constantly had blue-eyed little
| girl with'a pretty face and even features.
around which fair curls fell in abundarce'
She told peuD pie that the child was her
own, but in this she was not believed he
cause there was such difference In their
| appearance.
"She used TO say that this little girl was
one of her five children" said Mrs. Jennie
DUnahue last night. Mrs. Donahue is the
wife of Jack Donahue, who keeps a saloon
on Kearny street and ST. Charles place,
and is janitor in the School Department.
Il asked her sister one night, and Mary's
sister sad. No. Mary was never married
she never had child of her own. The
child belongs to somebody else Eliza
Buckley. friend of hers, who came
here from Virginia City. New, said
she saw the little girl with Mary
there, and that was just after
the sensation about Annie Mooney.
remember 1t all very we'll. You know,
Mary Cuneo used to go into the country
and beg money and clothes for herself
and her five children. She used to 60 into
Pat Nolan's saloon on Kearny street, near
Pacific. lie made out petitions and
papers for her that said she was
deserving poor woman with
large family to support. aud then she