The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-04
REUNITED AFTER YEARS.


Stamford Lady Finds Her Long
Sought For Son--Story Reads Like
Romance-Albert Dolas Spent New
Years With His Mother and Will See
His Sister for the First Time-How
They Were Brought Together.
The Stamford Advocate of Friday
evening last says: 1T is doubtful If
there is happier woman in Connecti-
cut than Mrs. Frederick Johnson, who
started this morning for her home in
East Hartford, after spending three
days In this city. During her visit to
Stamford occurred one of the happiest
events of her life. Here she was re-
united to her son, after a separation of
sixteen years. Her fondest dreams
were realized Not knowing where he
was, or even whether he was living, the
woman often wondered whether the 1T
tie Albert who was taken from her
when he was six years old had grown
to be a good man, and Albert never
forgot his mother, and wondered II he
would ever meet her again. The story
reads like a romance.
4 lac IdSly NllO5S lldiilC 10 lOW aha'''
Johnson was married in Hartford, when
very young, to William Dolas, sash
and blind maker. The man experienced
difficulty In obtaining steady employ
ment, and they moved from place to
place. They spent several years In
Poughkeepsie. Here Mrs. Dolas was
deserted by her husband, who took
their six-year-old son with him. She
soon returned to her native city with
her infant daughter, now q miss OF fif-
teen, and a graduate of the Hartford
High school. Through acquaintance of
her husband she learned that he did not
expect to live apart, but she would like
to have her boy. After some years had
elapsed rumor reached her that Dolas
had married woman named ONeil in
Port Chester. Upon the advice of
friends in Hartford, Mrs .Dolas applied
for divorce upon the ground of deser-
ton, and it was granted, Since then
she married Mr. Johnson, and has an
other son, eight years old.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Johnson
learned, through newspaper, that her
| first husband died in Poughkeepsie,
| leaving a widow and four children.
The boy had not lived with his father In
several years, although she endeavored
to find him through advertising. 1t
seemed as if Dolas was determined that
she should never see her eldest child
again. Dolas and his second wife lived
| for a time in Stamford. When they
| left here Albert did not go with them.
He had attracted the attention Of Cap
| tain A. M. Prior, who from that time
| brought up Albert almost as member
| of his own family. The young man
heard of his fathers death about the
same time as did his mother. He is now
| employed in the Yale & Towne manu-
factory and lives at Captain Priors
on Atlantic street.
The reunion of mother and son was
| brought about by Mrs. George A. De
| More Of this city. Mrs DeMore former
| ly lived in Hartford, where she was a
| neighbor and an intimate acquaintance
| of Mrs. Johnson. Mr.. DeMore was APP
| pointed roadmaster for this division OF
| the Consolidated railroad. When they
| first came to Stamford, a couple OF
years ago, Mr.. and Mrs. DeMore board
ed at Captain Prior's. They, Of course,
| became acquainted with young Dolas
| but, not knowing the name of Mrs
| Johnson's first husband, Mrs. DeMore
| had no suspicion that Albert was her
| friends son, although she learned he
| had no mother. Visiting Hartford re-
Gently, Mrs. DeMore heard Mrs. John
| sons former name, and it flashed over
her in an instant that the son of whom
| Mrs. Johnson had often spoken to hei
| was the young man who lived at Prior's
| n ma fbinor RI 10 done
was to bring mother and son together
| Mrs johnson was invited to pay visit
to Mrs. DeMore, who invited Albert Do.
las to call on Wednesday evening. He
suspected from Mrs. DeMore's manner
that there was some extraordinary rea
son for the invitation, and finally shc
confessed that she thought he would
meet his mother
The meeting was one that can mucl
better be imagined than described. Tht
yonug man clasped his mother in joy
Mrs. DeMore could not restrain he
tears either.
Mrs. johnson is an intelligent, rfnet
woman, who looks too young to be thu
mother of a man of twenty-five. Be
fore going home to-day she told TIL
| writer of this article that her happiness
is complete, and she has nothing mor'
to wish for. Albert is going to spenc
New Years at East Hartford, and Their
he will meet, for the first time, his fif
teen-year-old sister and his little step
brother.
Mrs. DeMore says she has witnessed
many dramatic scenes upon the stage
but she never saw anything so affectins
as the meeting of Mrs. Johnson and he
long-lost son,
cAMppEccEn AID