Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Mr.. Crows Story.

'He said: Some twenty years ago, while
in New York city upon business connected
with my coal interests. a~warm personal
friend introduced me to a soldiers widow
who desired me to assist in securing for
her pension. Shortly after this the widow
received a founding into her home. and
subsequently adopted it. The child was an
interesting little girl. The adopted mother
died and left the child without support
and married daughter of the deceased
widow took 1t in charge. Learning of this
and knowing that the married daughter
was living in very moderate circumstances
I decided to aid In securing a comfortable
home for the child, as well as proper
education. / later bought moderate house
for them in the Catskills, where they went
to reside. I watched the growth and de-
velopment of this little girl with deep In
terest. and became very fond of her. She
early began to show evidence Of musical
talent, and I secured for her good instruc-
tors. and she became fine pianist
AS she grew into young womanhood
she had an attractiyeness Of person and
cleverness Of mind that won my sincere
admiration and affection. and 1t was my
desire that she should have the best that
life affords. and become useful member
mother. I only know that she had been
adopted by the soldiers widow Feeling
that knowledge of the conditions sur
rounding her birth would naturally en-
kept from her for years. AS she grew into
young womanhood, through some-to me
then Observation-Disclosures she began to
make inquiries about her parentage. still
persisted in keeping the truth from her
as I feared it would thoroughly disturb
her apparently happy life. Still this mys-
FERROUS influence worked upon her I'M
pelling her to investigate. and finally, to
my amazement, discovered that some one
had led her to believe that I was her
father. AS soon as this was made clear to
me. told her emphatically that was not
her father, that I had never known her
about her early childhood Not long after
this she married a young man Of apparent
ability and good habits, and I did all i
could to aid the young couple to a success
full and happy life.
Visited While Ill.
"Tn February. 1905. while lying III at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel In New York city.
this young woman. two lawyers and a wO-
man relative of the widow, entered my sick
chamber, and one Of the lawyers served. or
pretended to serve, upon me a summons to
court, to answer the charge of being the
father of the girl / had befriended for
twenty years. / was eight-two years old.
and was feeble in mind and body Had /
been in mental and physical vigor / should
have resented the whole thing with prompt
ness land force, but I was scarcely able
to stand, and could walk with dificuity. ow-
ing to persistent dizziness. had brought
my physician, DR.. Newton of Nicholson,
with me, but as remained longer in New
York than expected, he was compelled to
plots had me at their mercy. I resented
the allegation with all the strength l had.
They persisted in the charge and demanded
100000 In cash. or they would file the
charges, and publish them to the world
.I was completely dumfounded, and
my brain reeled and my memory seemed to