The morning times., 1896-12-20

Frank Barrows, the District messenger
boy who was about month ago sent to
the reform school by ms guardian, Mrs.
Alberta Evans, who lives at No. 500
Twelfth street northwest, was released
yesterday on petition for habcas corpus
which was sued out by Supt. Callum OF
the District Messenger office.
With Mr.. Callum as petitioners are F. G.
Stutz and A A. Lipscomb, the attorney
in the case. The case will come up on
its merits on next Wednesday, in the
meanwhile Mr.. Lipscomb being surety for
the appearance OF the boy. The story of
this boy was fully told in The Times about
q month ago, when was also given the
side of tie case as obtained from Mrs.
Evans.
Briefly retold. Mrs. Evans claimed that
the boy was incorrigible. He had run
away several times, although she had
allowed him at his own request TO work.
She found, however, that he had been
getting into bad company and had him
stopped from work. Although ne had run
away frequently, he stayed off for an IN
usually long time about a month ago.
Then she had the detectives look him up
employing Mr.. Sutton ON the case.
MRS. EVANS STATEMENT.
They located him at the house Of Mrs.
john Rarrick, which is only a few doors
above the residence Of Mrs. Evans. He
persiStently refused TO come home or to
stay at home and one day Mrs. Evans went
herself up TO the messenger office, caught
him and carried him off. Seeing, as
she believed, that there was no chance
for his reclamation, although she was
willing 10 educate and give him a happy
home, she did what she thought was best
for him, had the affidavits made, pre-
sented 10 the proper officers Of the reform
school, and there he remained until re
released yesterday by habeas corpus.
Mrs Evans says that Frank Barrows
is a child who was taken out of found
ling asylum in New York by Mr.. Eugene
Barrows of that city, to whom she was
engaged to be married, ana who died at
her house in New York. Mr.. Barrows
was reputed TO be very wealthy, in fact,
Mrs. Evans states that he made from
twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars a
year When Frank was taken out of
the asylum Mr. BarrowS wife was alive,
the child being adopted because of the
death Of an only son of the ParrowS.
Mrs Barrows, however, died and Mr.. Bar
rows and the adopted son went to live
with Mrs. Evans, who was then Mrs.
Barnes, widow in New York.
FRANK WAS HIS HEIR.
Mr.. Barrows left a will in which Mrs.
Evans was left as guardian of the boy
until he attained his majority. Mrs
Evans was not made the administrative
of the estate because she could not give
S54, 900 bond She, however, claims the
estate under the viii and also the
guardianship of the boy.
Mrs. Evans says that the estate has
been settled; others say it has not been
settled Mrs. Evans said last night that
Mr.. BaTrows also made over to her a
| policy of insurance for SIC 900, but that
her claim was not allowed, and that the
money went to Mrs. Sage, who resides
at Buffalo, the mother of Mr. Barrows.
| She also says that in the will Frank
| is referred to as the adopted son of
Mr.. Barrows. She has copy OF the will
| in her possession, but declined to ex-
| hibit it last night. It is said, however,
| that in the will Frank is referred to as
my SON. by Mr.. Barrows.
| The boys story is different He sale