The Washington times., 1904-12-18

thirteen years before. If she were Sarah
Curran. daughter of the. distinguished
Irish lawyer, she would have had her
romantic attachment for Emmet at the
tender age Of ten.
Most widely current is the story that
the stranger was one OF four children,
born of distinguished parents. whom
reverses forced to place the children in
an English almshOuse, whence they
were taken by guardians from the four
quarters OF the globe, growing up un-
known to each other, under different
names. Years after. so the story runs
with many details-two brothers ana a
sister met in the island OF Martinique,
West Indies. Ignorant Of their relation
ship, both men fell in love with the girl
their sister. One OF the brothers, by
means of the then little understood
science Of hypnOtism, stole the girl away
from the island and fed TO the States.
When he went 10 board the ship when
was 10 carry them from the island, a
party OF Jesuit priests aboard insisted
on a marriage ceremony before they
we're allowed TO climb the gangway. 50
the brother and sister were married IN
the rocking boat alongside the ship,
while the girl was in hypnotic trance.
Brother and Sister Married.
Later. through a chance revelation,
the fact that they were brother and
sister became known 10 the newly mar
rled pair. and the shame for one and
remorse for the other wrecked both theH
lives. The revelation came while they
were I'm Halifax. Immediately the girl
began TO pine away. The conscience
stricken man sought TO take her back
10 her friends in Martinique, where II
was his intention 10 have the marriage
set aside. but her health declined so
raDIdIy that il was found necessary TO
take her ashore at Alexandria. knowing
she was to die. the girl required OF her
husband brother the promise that ne
would prevent her identity becoming
known. How well he kept his promise,
we all know. This story is supposed TO
have come 10 light through the memoirs
of the other brother, who wrote them in
Spanish after he had entered Catholic
cloister. These memoirs are said 10
have come into the hands of an attache
of the Spanish legation at Washington,
who employed Mr.. William +. Carne, OF
Alexandria, TO translate them.
MIR. Carne did publish The Narrative
of John Trust" in 1867. in which this
story is told. Today Mr.. Cane says
the story is a romance OF his Own
though he admits there is some founda-
ton in truth, and maintains that ali
that is known of the girl is contained
in his narrative Just what was his
source OF information he declines 70
state, preserving the same reticence
that all maintain who have stuinoieu
on to any clue TO the mystery
So much for conjecture; let US see
what the fotsam and jetsam Of tact,
innuendo. and whispered hint. gathefsu
from a hundred sources, reveal OF the
life story of the mysterious stranger
Husband Revisits Grave.
1t is Il fact that on October j, hl''
the first anniversary OF the girls death
her companion was again seen IN Alex
andria. He stopped at no hotel spoke
10 no one. but. ferrying across from
Washington. went directly to s. Paul 3
graveyard. where he spent the day by
the tomb Of the unknown. This was re-
peated for a dozen years, and always
when he left the tomb was fresh with