Evening journal., 1896-02-27
A FORTUNE FOR HER SON.
MRS. FROST WILL SPEND 1T IN
SEARCH OF HER MISSING CHILD.

SERhCH Or HER MISSING CHILD.
She Is a Wilmington Woman of Promi-
Bent Family whose Marriage with a
New York Man Resulted Unhappny.
The Story OF Her Life.
The unhappy story OF Wilmington
woman Of prominent family WAS recalled
yesterday by the appearance Of the fol-
lowing notice In the personal columns Of
Philadelphia paper;
A NY INFORMATION IN REGARD TO
~ VIM. Sinclair McCaulley Frost will be
thankfully received by his mother. Mrs.
Florence II. Frost, Irving House. Phila-
delphia. Pa. Canada and u. $. Of America
papers please copy.
Mrs Frost comes OF prominent Della.
ware family, her father bellg William
Sinclair McCRulley, at one time adjutant
general Of the state and q prominent and
Influential business man. Her mother
Was daughter Of the late DR.. J. B
Brinton, OF West Chester, and a frst
cousin Of General George B. McOlsllan.
Mrs. Frost WAS born In Wilmington "a
years ago, and when 4 girl Of Is years she
made the acquaintance Of Raymond
Frost, who Is few years her senior
Frost at that time resided In New York.
He had an uncle who WAS rector for
many years OF Trinity Church, In this
city, and while attending services there
enc morning Frost met Miss MoCaulley
and not long afterwards the couple were
married.
Mr.. Frost secured a position In the
Internal Revenue ofice in Philadelphia
which be held for several years A
change Of administration threatened him
with removal, and he came home one
evening with the somewhat discouraginR
news that he WAS about to lose his
position. He WAS much disturbed about
the matter, put Mrs Frost assured him
that there wss no cause for alarm,
stating that she would exert her In
fasnce in having him retained. Young
Frost only laughed at this remark,
asking her how she proposed to accom-
plish tbs work. Mrs Frost made no
reply, but bright and early next morn.
ing she paid a visit TO DelRmore Place,
the handsome home Of Ambassador
BAyard. who was then Secretary Of State
under President Cleveland
She had known Mr.. Bayard for many
years, having. been q playmate Of the
Misses Bayard, and IS soon as the Score
tAry OF State heard the young woman's
story he informed her that her husband
need have no fear Of removal, and
advised her to dismiss the matter from
her mind. Young Frost continued to
hold his position ia the Internal Revenue
office, only relinqulshing 1t a few years
afterwards to accept a more lucrative
position in Bayonne, N. j..
Until four years ago they lived happily
enough. but one day they quarreled over
q woman and Mrs. Frost took what be-
lonRed to her and left. Mrs. Frost says
that the cause of the separation was
the advent Of another woman into the
Frost household. Her husbands fond.
ness for the new arrival, who was a
relative Of the family, Mrs. Frost says.
caused the discord which resulted in the
estrangemsnt Of husband and wife.
The couple had one child, William
Sinclair McCsulley Frost, then q lad Of
ten years. When the separation came
Mrs Frost tried to get possession Of the
child, but her efforts were vigorously
| opposed by her husband aud, rather than
have the scandal OF 6ght In the courts.
she desIdtd for the time being to let the
boy remain with his father.
Up to a few dsys ago Mrs. Frost had
neither seen nor heard Of her husband
and son, who is now IA years old. Then
che received a letter from Bayonne
stating that her husband had secured a
divorce In Chiosgo and that her con had
been given to a man who had gone TO
| Canada, and would make Toronto his
permanent home Mrs Frost recently
received a large sum Of money upon the
settlement Of her fathers estate and Is
determined to spend II all II necessary in
trying to discover the whereabouts Of
her missing child.