New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
TWO GIRLS RELEASED.
RESTORED TO GRANDPARENTs-TH
AUNT. WHO HAD PLACED THEM IN
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. ARRESTED.

Two girls in White Plains yesterday were re-
stored their grandparents in habeas corpus pro-
ceedings They had been confined since July y
IN the Nazareth Industrial School t Bronxville.
Their aunt has been arrested charged with abb
6uctfon
The case was brought before County Judge Lent.
in White Plains on habeas corpus proceedings. by
Otto G. Kaupp. District Attorney Of Lycoming
County. Penn. The complainant was Frederick
Oberfell. wealthy resident OF Willamsport. Penn,
who alleged that his two legally adopted chill
dren. who are also his grandchildren were
being held Illegally IN the Nazareth School The
girls are Mary, seventeen years old, and Rose
fifteen years old children Of John Oberfell, a son
OF Frederick They were legally adopted through
a decree Of a Pennsylvania court by their grand
father on September ?. 1856. At that time their
father and mother deserted the children, It is said
The grandparents reared and educated them
Their father went West. and there obtained q di-
vorce from his wife. The mother went TO Bethle-
hem Penn. and married man named Rhodes.
Mr.. Rhodes Is wealthy man The mother ana
father never wrote 10 the children and they were
brought up 10 look upon Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
oberfeu their real parents. Mr. oberfel now
an old man. IS well to DO, and at his death the
chTeren VIII inherit his fortune
Some time early IN the summer Mary learned
that her mother vas alive and wrote 70 her. She
cid receive answer TO her letter. On July
u a giving her Enid L Foelker
called at the Oberfen house and said that Mrs.
Olivia Rhodes had sent her there to bring the two
girls, daughters. to this city 10 WISH the
OF Mrs Rhodes. Miss Foelker It turned out, was
a sister OF Mrs. Rhodes. The was Of re-
fined appearance and after considerable persuasion
Mary and Rose consented to accompany her.
On arriving in this city Miss Foelker took the
girls 70 a lawyers Office, where they met a
styiishIy dressed woman They greeted her as
mother. but the woman denied that she was their
mother. After being in the lawyers office for an
hour the children we're taken 10 Bronxytlle and
committed 10 the Nazareth Industrial School In
side OF the institution the girls were unable TO
communicate with their adopted parents They
suffered deeply because Of the enforced separation
After q week had passed Mr.. and Mrs. ODerIeil,
not hearing from the children, became alarmed,
and told the police Of Wiiamsport The police or
this city communicated with, but no trace or
the children could at first be found Last month
Mrs Oberfell advertised for the missing girls.
Miss FoeIker. seeing the notices. became fright
ened, and Williamsport to see the grand
parents There she was immediately placed under
legged. She told where the children We're.
Mrs Oberfeu last week. accompanied by the
Chief Of Police OF Williamsport- visited the IN
dustrial school and found the two girls in uni
any signs that they knew the children, and man
aged whisper them TO keep quiet and not
recognize them District Attorney haupp at once
came and brought the case TO the attention OF
10 court They told substantially the story as Just
given o Judge. They begged the Judge TO let
them 90 back with their foster parents, who were
also IN Judge Lent, after hearing argu-
Torney Kaupp, turned the two girls over TO their
grandparents. The girls broke down and cried.
They kissed their grandparents and Sister Eliza
beth. the Mother Superior OF the school
aunt in separating the children from their grand
parents has not been disclosed