The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-31
TELLS0FCLA LA|MON
PULLMAN VEAL I'll
MRS. LILLIAN BREsllN SAYS
PALACE CAR KINGS NEPHEW
is FATHER or HER SON.
AN INTERESTING CAREER
Described BY Claimant Who Was
Once Engaged TO Count and
Who Was Secretary TO Clara
Barton, She says.

New YORK, Dec. 10 Many aStonish-
ing fac s were disclosed tonight by
Mrs Lillian Breslin who S fighting
the Gerry society for possession Of
one Of her children. taken from her
as having been in unfit hands, This
child Mrs Breslin declares TO be a
Ison Ct George II. Pullman, nephew
of the late palace car man The case
will be fought to morrow in the chill
dren's court
The story NJ s. Bresl.n tell Is start
ling, .overing events Of career
which had brought her from one of
the most cultivated and distinguished
lhomes in this city 20 the back Of a
coal cellar on Ninth ayenue
Woman Of Good Family
Mrs Bresfin, although In ahject
poverty and suffering for the neceaei
ties Of life. claims she was once the
wife of George II Pullman son Of the
Rev Royal Pullman of Baltimore. a
brother OF the late Chicago million
laire Mrs Hieslin is a daughter OF DR.
Samuel A. Mason, a late dis ilguished
phys clan of this city and one OF tha
discoyerers Of the importance In
medical science Of the TRANSMISSION of
the blood.
Her mother was a daughter of Gen.
/ Lucas G. Heath a Slutherner. and
was highly accomplished. having
lived many years abroad with her two
children
Mrs. Bresln was reared in affiu-
ence, as he- mother Inherited an ea
tate from her own family amounting
o more than 100000 Her father en-.
joyed a lucrative practice in Brooklyn
and in this city.
The daughter abs been entertained
in Europe by Cardinal Satolli and his
lnieee Domeneia She knsw personally
| many people of distinction III Wash,
Iington. as we'll in Italy and was
at one time engaged to Count Mich
ael FeIna on the night of their mar.
riage. accord ng to Mrs. Breslins
story. he was killed mysteriously by
tho Maft Later the Count Soz2i
sought the young woman's hand In
marriage, but was rejected,
is Educated in italy.
Lillian Mason lived at home until
she was years old. when her mother
decided that owing to the III health
Of her younger child. a boy, he would
take he two to Italy to have them
educated.
Before we went to Italy" ex.
planned Mrs Breslin. eve became ac-
quainted in this ,cfty with Count
Michael Folina and his brother
! Giuseppe. of the firm of Folina Bros,
comm ssion merchants, then on
Broad street They were Of dis
tinguishcd Italian family
1T was while / was finishing my
last six month in French school
thar my mother decided 10 go home
and prepare for my wedding. which
was 10 take place on my birthday.
! Christmas. with her were TO go my
younger brother and Count F3iina
They were in The train en route 20
Noples, whore they acre 10 sail,
when q band Of the Mafia boarded the
train. The passengers were locked IN
ard my Iaucc was Killed as my
mother and little brother looked on.
My first romance was ended and
! I returned 10 America in great sor-
row.
Refuses TO Marry Count.
Three years later through Italian
I friends a match was arranged for me
with the Count Sozzi but dId not
return his love. and for other reasons
I refused 10 marry him.
About this tiue my father became
erratic through the use Of morphine
/ His practice fell on. and tbe entire 10
sp7rsihility Of our real estate fell
upon me and my mitehr One p ece
LOT property 1fer another was mort
gagged Noi knowing how 20 bold ani
exchange mortgages We lot every
thing We had
Through my good friend Cardinal
satolH. I was rhen q position as SEQ
-etary in his Washington home
where made so .aoaih. and bard
+ Mother became FIRST p <lsiauf 20
I Clara Barton. and soon lefr hgr Al
giers where she dec. Secretary ONES
visited me and saiI hat war hir
would be placed ar my disposal -
bring my mothers remains home for
burial but ] decide5. under the awful
1 Circumstance. 30 was bezr -he DO
buried in Constant n0ple.
Clara Barton's Private Secret ~.
"On Miss Earton's return 7 beclme
her private secretary Then t Was
met Mr Pullman. who vas be hnan
/ cial secretary. and Who had kr0En
my mother. We became enEaeed and
I was married % him March -. 1s97.