The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-04
TiNTS NEwS az HERSELf.
~ That Nrs. CpawIsS Remembers Ab"u'
Ter BabS hood y Ner, Vague.

Taken from her home forty-four years
ago when she was a child Of years and
left AT the Home for the Friendless IN
New York. Mrs. George NJ. CraNley OF
1 Summit street Newark. - trying to
locate her parents or some relatives.
She wants to find out something about
her parents. her birthplace and her
family name. Mrs Crawley. who was
once "wilhelmina schmidt obtained a
clue in a curious way seven years ago
and followed u as far a. she could, hut
did not secure her desired Information.
The advert is.ment ss ~ appears in the
newspapers i as follows
Wanted Information Of E,rl stolen and
placed IA Home Of Fricndle-s. New York
forty-four wears ago. under name 81 WI.
heimina schmidt. George " CraNlsN. Is,
Broad street. Newark. y. \.
Mr.. Crawley has a plumbing shop at
that address.
Almost like the recollections ~
dreams, Mrs. Crawley -aid yesterday
some early impressions have repeatedly
come To me 81 the time when ! was taken
from my home where u was | cannot
land taken on a long journey. !
seem To remember icing visited 10y some
one who lifted me- from my bed and
Kissed me Then there was journey.
whether by boat or train ! am not sur"
I recall being start led from sleep 10y the
ringing uf bell a. though Of a railroad
train but ! mu-' have slept much ~ the
time on that trip
Mrs Crawley r,.C-,l liz that some women
had cnlrg. nf her IA some city. and she
feels sur, ~ was New York. She r"mem-
ber- being sent GA "rrands, repeating the
directions so that sine would not g"' lu-'.
aud once sh. lu-t her way. policeman
found her and took her TO the stat ton
y. - - q A
her h- would pu' her IA a dark room u
she did not stop. woman came AMI
TOOK her back To the house. again.
Later | have an IndisiInct recollection
of being taken 10y this same woman to d
biR building. which now believe Ia have
been "A prison. and being held mp TO a
barred door for some man On the other
side To- kiss Then ! was taken o. the
home
Mrs Crawley -aid that It seemed To her
that she was Icing looked after 10y many
people She remembered lying ON a
mattress and being quoted by man while
she was CRYING She declared that she
lea rnsd from the Home for the FrIendless
that she was left there by a woman who,
10 was said. WaH unable 10 provide for the
child on account Of the death Ot her hus-
band
Two weeks after she was admitted TO
tn. home -Wilhelmina schmidt was
adopted by Joseph Bes rdmore, who lived
IN the Catskill- lie alterward moved to
New Haven Conn and later To "a farm "a
MARYLAND When -Wilhelmina- reached
the az. Of ~ she went TO Baltimore tu
make her own way. Some years later
she returned Ia New Haven and became
hou~ek .sp+r for an elderly man. aud
there she met MIR Crawlsy and they wer.
married Sh.. was ~ wears old at that
time They moved To Newark and have
lived there since.
About seven years ago man drov. up
70 IA. home - Mr. Crawl-v IA BelleN lie
and asked the name Of Crawleys wife
When he wa. told hs said that h. had come
10 IN. wrong place ~. was directed "a
the hOusa IA Newark hut never went
there when Mr. Crawlev ieIrnesi this
IN. cabman was sought "lt II was
!.arned thar the inquirer had registered
a. a hotel near the Market street station
~ the Pennsylvania Railroad. The name
schmidt was on the register bui the
man did not appear again