The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-22
BOY SOLD.
FOR si00.
Recorded by Deed and Papers
Filed with Register.
POVERTY GIVEN AS the CAUSE.
PauIIna Mathis Admits Transfer Of Child.
Denies Money.
MOTHERS PLAINTIvE STATEMENT.
Tha Transaction Completed Before Nolay Public,
Who Formally FIso,d |, on Record Most
Remarkable Document Ever filed.
Pau|Ina Mathis Admits Transfer Of Child.
Denies Money,
MOTHERS pLAINTIvE STATEMENT,

New York, June 22-Driven by abject
poverty to part with her first born
Paulina Mathis executed on Thursday
what is declared to be the most extra
ora. nary document ever filed i'm tho
registers office of this city. IL was a
bill of sale transferring 10 Anna Grosa
all right, title and interest in the child
Paul Mathis, three months old, In con-
sideration Of ST.. in hand pad.
This is the document in fun:
Know all men by these presents, that
Paulina Mathis. OF the city of New
York. Borough of Manhattan, party OF
the first part and Anna Gross, OF the
city of New York, Borough of Man
haitian. party OF the second part. tha'
the party OF the first part, for and in
consideration of the sum OF one hundred
dollars Sl00) lawful money OF the
United States, pad In hand, and paiJ
at or before the ensealing and delivery
OF these presents by the said party
OF the second part, for the good VIII.
right and title to the child. Paul Ma
this. situated at present at No. 40 Del
ancey street city OF New York, Bor-
ough of Manhattan, To have and TO hold
the same TO herself. her heirs and exc
cutors and administrators forever, and
the party OF the second part. agrees TO
warrant and defend the sale OF the
aforesaid child, Paul Mathis. hereby sold
unto the party Of the second part. her
executors. administrators, and assigns,
against all and every person or persons
whomsoever. In witness whereof / have
hereunto set my hand and seal thia
twentieth day OF June, In the year ono
thousand nine hundred.
PAULINA MATHIS.
ALBERT JACOB.
PHILIP ASHER.
witnesses.
l. kEMPEL. Notary Public.
.Paulina Mathis lives on the third floor
OF the tenement house, No. 40 Delaney
street. Accompanied by Mrs. Rosen-
berg. Mrs. Anna Gross and two men.
Philip Asher and Albert Jacob. she
went on Thursday TO the office OF Isaac
Kempel, a notary, in No. 143 Stanton
street, carrying her child, and there
executed the document which trans
ferred forever the child TO Mrs. Gross.
The document was witnessed by Kem-
pei as notary and by Asher and Jacob
as witnesses. and yesterday 1t was
taken TO the registers office.
Paulina Mathis was self possessed
when seen yesterday and while
denying that she had sold her child,
admitted that she had transferred IL to
Mrs. Gross. She is only 20 years old.
and looks much younger. She said that
her baby was born last March.
II had been sent to the Metropolitan
hospital" she said. and when l care
out 1 found that 1 was in no condition
to work to support my baby. l do not
know where its father is. l did not get
500 for my baby. The woman handed
me one dollar and I handed that TO the
notary. There was nothing said about
my selling the child. Mrs. Gross Of
fered 10 give II a good home. so I
signed the papers the notary made out.
That is all ] know about It. gave the
baby to the woman. and she took IL
away"
Isaac Kempel was very much an
noyed when called on at his office He
admitted that he had drawn UP the bill
OF sale. "just the same as though man
wanted to sell grocery store" he ex-
planned. II did not see any money
change hands and do not know whether
Mrs. Gross paid the money or not I
was told that the consideration was
800. so put 1t I'm the bill of sale"
Mr.. Van Claim. the chief clerk OF the
registers Office. said that the deed was
the most extraordinary he had ever re-
corded fr