The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-19
A MOTHERS WAIT
Over Sixteen Years is Separated
From Her Son.
Then Went to Ireland and Got
the Boy.
HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED
By the Father and Placed in
Dublin Schools.
Little Incident Recalls His
AID BEEN KIDNAPPED
Little Incident Recalls His
Youth to the Lad.

Danvil1e, KY, Jan. 19.-Mrs. Patrick
Conway, a wealthy and most estimable
widow of HustOnville, has just returned
from Dublin, Ireland, accompanied by her
only son. from whom she had been sepa-
rated for over sixteen years, under the
most distressing circumstances, and for
whom she has waited with the hope
known only to a mother.
The story reads like a chapter from
fiction. Some years before the war Pat
rick Conway, a tailor, located at Huston
vile, which is a thriving little town in
Lincoln county, fourteen miles south of
Danville- Conway was enterprising and
industrious, intelligent and upright, and
IN a few years became independently
rich He married Miss Annie Bradley, a
of the best families in that region.
The couple lived together happily until
way way was wa dey e ana zeio2s Gpthoiic
but his wife was faithful adherent of
children as they grew up followed the
faith of their mother. There being no
SECURED ONE SON.
Conway finally concluded to move to
community where his children might be
educated at Catholic schools and brought
up in an atmosphere more favorable to
out at Hustonville and moved to Spring.
field, which is not far from the noted
situations. There the family lived for
several years, Conway making every en-
children to espouse his church, but with
out success. He then became desperate
and determined to have one. at least, of
his children, in whom he was entirely
wrapped up, accept the. Catholic religion.
One night Conway disappeared. With
years old Means sufficient to provide
for the family were left behind, but the
mothers heart went out after her baby
and a long and weary search commenced.
Detectives were employed. and many
months went by without tidings from the
missing father and child. Finally a clew
was found which led the officers to New
York. thence to Europe, thence to Dub
Conway had placed the little boy in school
within few miles of the city and not
reared. Mrs. Conway went Immediately
to Dublin, but SO completely had Conway
hedged the little fellow that Mrs. Conway
"a-' y" Waited IS Sixteen Years. RS
Crushed and sore at heart, Mrs. Con
ceasing in her efforts to keep track of
way died. In another year Mrs Conway
knew that her time had come at last.
Two months ago she employed James N.
and together they left for Dublin to re-
cover the boy, now approaching man
hood. Ambassador Choate and also Con-
sui Jefferson, stationed at Dublin, as
sisted in the identification of Mrs. Con-
way and in the establishment of her
rights but the mother was yet to have
| other trials. At the school the boy failed
to recognize her and at first seemed
| afraid to say whether or not he wished
| to return with her to America He didn
| recognize his parent, and at sight of her
| was untouched by a single emotion. She
chin but talk as she would he made no
| sign of recognition. Finally the mother
the boys childhood, his little sisters, his
| his mothers bosom. Even this however,
| failed to win the boy from his new asso-