The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

whereabouts of the real mother. Owing to
the fortunes of war and the early breaking
out of the rebellion in 1861 no direct in
formation as to the locality of the various
companies could be obtained until the child
grew to girlhooc, knowing no difference as
to her life from that of her foster broth
ers and sisters. In the course of time she
bloSsomed into womanhood was loved and
welded by Mr.. Bradt. and settled down in
the shelter of her adopted parents home,
however, she was made fully acquainted
with the facts in her history.
Determined, if possible 10 probe the Sc
cret and discover if any trace of her
parents existed, Mrs. Bradt. with her huS-
bands assistance, put on foot Inquiries by
application to the commissioner of pen
slons. This was in the year 1893, but moth
ing definite could be obtained about the
case, owing to conflict in numbers be-
tween the original record of pension
cured by the soldier and that drawn by
Failing in the first attempt Mrs Bradt
persisted in her inquiries. and early in 1897
made a second application through the adj
lutant generals office. Strange to relate
In this remarkable story of lost and found,
the matter officially came to the knowledge
of Mr.. Rudolph Timer, a clerk In the divi-
SION. Mr. Timer, himself a member of the
Second Infantry and one of the defending
party upon the occasion of the unlucky
raid, was perfectly familiar with the cir
cumstanceS in the case, remembering the
sorrow that hung over the camp at Fort
Randall when the story of the capture was
circulated, having been present also, at the
retaking of the child He determined to do
all in his power to discover the existence of
the parents. To his JOY he finally secured
the information desired upon reference to
the files of the death list, where the name
of George Henderson, musician in the Sec
and United States Infantry was found,
coupled with the name of his widow, Han
nah Henderson, a resident of Brooklyn, N.
Y, in receipt of a pension from the govern
ment This fact settled satisfactorily as
far as the pension was concerned. it was
necessary to discover whether the Mrs.
Hannah Henderson drawing pension was
the mother of the child or nlayhap a second
wife. The department deputed Mr.. Ulmer
In this way facts were compared that
proved undeniably the identity of the pen
soner with the mother of the stolen babe.
1t did not lake long to tell the good It'd
lngs, and in a few hours the hearts of long
lost mother and daughter were made happy
by the knowledge of each others exist
ence. A letter received by Mrs. Bradt
ton to come Immediately to Washington
and see for herself the little one stolen
from her arms, like one restored from the
grave. Great was the rejoicing in the fam
lily when, shortly before Christmas. the
mother and daughter met and instantly the
parent recognized her offspring, and was
welcomed into the bosom of the family at
their pleasant home in the suburbs.
In order TO strengthen the evidence Mr..
Timer made recent call upon the family.
and found Mrs. Henderson happily domes-
ticated and too contented to think of leav
ing for her home at the North, where she
owns a comfortable property and has two
son inherits his fathers talent, and fills
position in one of the leading New York
theatrical orchestras, being prominent in
musical circles.