The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-29
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Albert Warth, young man who was
left alone IN tie world without any money
and WHO Was CncC in starving condition,
has fallen heir to Il share Of Il large fort
une, Wh',h has been accommodating for
nineteen years Warth, case was brought
to the attention OF Mr.. Crew, OF the phl!a-
delphta Society 10 Protect Children from
Cruelty yesterday, when Al athletic look
ing young man walked into his Office and
said that he hail come there for advice.
The young man did not know that he
had ever been in that Office before, but
when he gave his paine as Albert Wurth
II struck the Officers Of the society as a
familiar one, and after the youth had told
his story they looked up their records and
found his name there He said that he
had been teaching school during the past
winter i'll Scnford Del, and that he had
Just received letter from an aunt in
Brooklyn telling him that he had fallen
heir to share Of fortune in Germany
which has been accommodating for nineteen
years, As lie was not OF age and could
sign ~ papers lie did not know what
TO do about the matter and wanted some
advice.
The society records show the following
entry, made Oh June g. 1887: COMPLAINT
was made against Albert Warth, Az
Pierce street, by Gnstavc Maggie, 40 Moore
street. Mr. Warth had three children,
Albert, II years; Fred Gyears ana Robert,
years. The complainant stated that
these children were starving and that
their N other, Barbara Warth, died three
years Ee!Gre
The plainant .sad that the children
are Lew WIZ tier grandmother Annie
WeiSter and their uuccs, Abraham and
George We.xter, The grandmother is not
in her right mind aid the uncles neglect
them. The father could not be found.
Magistrate FUi!ncr Issued warrant Tor
the uhc!cs and fined them $40 and the
grandmother was held for an examination
by the doctors "
That If all the record says about the
granGlnCther AID the young man now
tbtNss Lot SIZE las sIn,e Died but does
not knew. The resul, Of the Magistrates
hearing was tAat the children were Gem.
Mittea 10 tie care Of the Society to Pro.
tect CA.!dren From Cruelty, and they
were tLen inGeLtHred to the Southern
Home icr Destitute Children, which placed
them cut in the cUULtry.
Albert, the Oldest, was given to farmer
at Sea!ogd Del, and the other two were
put out in New Jersey. Nothing was ever
heard OF the father afterward, but Albert
says he always supposed his father was in
Brooklyn, \, Y, with his aunt. 1t now
APPEARS that he went back to Germany,
"hShS Az NiNh "DbAt stb uSD, anu the
young man now thinks thai the FORUM.
which h, s been accuMu!atLg tor ninc'r n
wears for him and hi, brothers, is ii,
fathers share in the estate of his graf.
iathcr who Eyed in Germany.
since the Young man has been with the
farmer N see:crd, be has spent all Of his
spare time III studying, and improved
every opportunity he had until last win.
ter lie WAS APPOINTED schoolmnster there.
He says he does not like farming ard now,
WIKI tAts Unexpected fortune he waits to
60 through college and study law. MIR.
Crew thought It best 10 send him to Scr.
seant Price Tia solicitor Tor the Spu.horn
Home, for advice.