The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-19
TO REDEEM LONG LOST SISTER
HOMIN CAUSES ARREST At END
or o YEARS SEARCH
Family Div lded 80 Years AGO All Located
by Youngest DauEhter-GIrl Who Han
Away sent al Last TO RefOTmatOry
to Rescue Her from life Of Vice.

Away sent AZ l.asl 10 htioIlHaNoFg
TO Rescue Her From life Of Vice.
Mrs Anna Gardner Of Hartford, Conn,
ended a nine years search for her lost
sister, Margaret Stream, by having the
sister committed yeste rday to the House OF
the Good Shepherd for six months. On
Monday Mrs. Ga rGner obtained from Ma gis-
trate OmmCn, in the West Side court, a
warrant for her sisters arrest. When the
case was called yesterday the story came
ont in court.
JOHN Stream, who lived in Orogon some
thirty years ago. had wife and four chill
dPn-thrCe girls auda boy. When Marga n I
was years old and Anna o months the
mother died The father sent the children
10 different relatives 10 be cared for. Anna
went b. an aunt In Hartford Margaret
was placed with Mrs. Mary Maloney Of
Og lensburg The boy was cared for by
Bishop Warren, while tho third girl went
10 another relative, also in tire East
The father married a second time and
had three more children. The children
by his first wife grew up In ignorance Of
him and his whereabouts and without
any knowledge Of each ether
For twelve years Margaret lived with
Mrs. Maloney. Then, being blooming
girl Of "a, she found restraint ir6some and
ran away. During the eighteen years
since then Mrs. Aaloney never saw her
uTtl a lew weeks a 10.
Anna, in the meantime. had married,
had had three children Of her own and had
been widowed Nine years ago she began
a search for her sist ers, and since her
husbands death she has devoted her life
TO finding them. Her search took her to
many parts OF the country, and put
her in 70 oh with many people. Gradually
she picked up one clIe after other
until abe located her father, then her
brother and finally one Of the sisters.
Although she has written to them, she
has never seen them. One result Of her
labors, however, was the reunion OF the
father and brot her on the Pacific Coast
so much being accomplished, she pushed
with more vigor than ever her search for
Margaret, the sister still missing. Two
months ago she learned through the New
York police that Margaret was living in
house on West SiXty-fouTth street. Full
Of the happiness Of a life's mission accom-
plshed, she came TO New York. Instead
Of the loving innocent sister size had longed
for and pictured 10 herself, she found a
dissolute creature, living with companions
still further sunk In evil a sister. never
theless, and still beautiful in spite Of her
manner Of life. The shock almost killed
her.
Mrs. Gardner made several visits 10 the
unfortunate woman and sought TO win her
hack to a better life. Her efforts were In
vain. At ast a letter from the sister,
threatening suicide, brought her again TO
this city. This time she resolved to put
an end 10 her sisters manner Of life, and
she applied to Magistrate Ommen.
In court yesterday Margaret was sullen
and defiant She protested anVrily against
any interference with her liberty MagiS-
trate Ommen committed her for six months.
Mrs Gardner said she would arrange to
keep her there A. much longer as might
be necessary TO bring her hack To health
and a rational mind. Then she will be sent
20 join the father, whom she has not seen
for thirty years.