The evening times., 1896-10-03
STRANGE tBDUcT|OksT0RY.
Lillian Daley Found After Thir-
teen Years. Search.
HER MOTHERALMOST CRAZED
The Child Was Taken by a Woman
Who Loved Her and Palmed Her
.Offas Her Daughter-ROman
Pathetic Case That Has Ruined u
Family's Happiness.

Lillian Daley, q comely colorcd girl, who
= was abducled from this city hen only about
five years old, was returned to the home
of her grandmother about 2 O'Clock this
morning and introduced to her sisters ana
relatives. Her mother, broken in health
and mind, is on her way Eere to see her
child, for whom she has searched for the
last thirteen years. The young girl is stay
ing with Mrs. Rachel Moore, her grand
mother, at No. 1882 Fifth street north
west.
The girl was abducted and carried to
California. The strangest part or the
whole affair is that the man who aided MS
wife in the abduction believed until n couple
of years ago that Lillian was his step
daughter, his wife having represented to
him that she was q widow before her mar
riage TO him. Tie abductress was friend
OF the ch!ld's mother and kidnapped the
girl merely because she loved her and
wanted a chlld.
1t was about twcnt! two years ago that
Miss Moore, a resident of this city. and a
handsome, young octoroon, married Nun
Daley, VITO was well known about the Dis
tricl building, he being driver fer Building
Inspector EEtwisle, now dead.
Several years after their marriage Daley
died, leaving To the care OF his WIFE threc
little ones, the eldest being Lillian. nearly
five years old. Mrs. Daley went home TO
her mother Mrs. Moore. but the lattcr's
husband having also died, they found 1t a
hard matter to get along, and the former
was compelled to seek work TO support uer-
self and cl!ildreu.
THE ABDUCTION.
She found a situation at Wiliamsport,
Pa and took with her Lillian. leaving the
other TWO babies with their grandmother
AtWiIliamsport Mrs. Dalcybccame acquaint
ed with q cclurcd woman named Emma
Butler, WHO said She had relatives IN Wash
ington.
I'M. Two women became rather friendly,
and when Mrs. Butler, who claimed TO DE
widow SAID she waScoInlngto Washington TO
get married, Mr.. Daley saw an opportunity
to send Lillian home To her grandmother,
and after some consultation with Mrs But
Ter. IL was arranged satisfactorily, ard the
child was brought to Mrs. Moore's with
out any trouble.
Emma Butler married Frederick Swami
in this city She continued for some time.
however, 10 visit the Moore household, aud
seemed greatly in love with Lillian.
One day she informed Mrs. Moore that
her husband was going away, ard asked if
Lillian could walk 10 the depot with her
10 see him off There scented no objection.
and the two left the house. the one to be
seen no more by the grandmother, and the
other was not seen until early this morning.
When Mrs. Daley learned o! the disap
pearaiiCe OF her child, she Travelled all over
the country looking for her baby, and made
inquiries through detective agencies and
police departments. 1t was without avail.
Two years ago swami returned to Wash
ington, aud talking to a young colored man.
mentioned that his wife had died in Oak
land about month or two before and left
apretJy daughter by her first husband.
HER FALSE STORY.
Tic Young Nan knew about the Daley
case, and an investl CATION disclosed that
the Butler woman bad represented to
-ssiv aan ieon the beginning that Lillian was
her child, and he had SO believed these
many years.
SWAIN was told about the disappearance
of Lillian, and he agreed II help in Il
further Investigation. Meanwhile Lillian,
left alone in Oakland, Cal, where she
was taken by Swami and his wife, began
an inquiry of her own.
49, Her -atfuptrd father had given her a
good education, and she was naturally
very Intelligent. She bad dim rccolleC-
tions Of what she believed to be white
mother. and one day, while reading some
letters Of Mrs. Swann's, came across clew
which confirmed her opinion.
The two inquiries soon developed tangi-
bic evidence, and through the assistance uf
ed with the facts, as was also her mother,
who is now living in Boston, Mass.
Arrangements were completed, and this
morning Lillian arrived in Washington.
She was met at the train by her two SIS
tiers and the resemblance between them
was instantly noted. Her mother will be
here in few days