The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
SISTER LOCATED
BY THE v|RG|N|AN
Girl Separated, from Brother Eigh-
teen Years Ago Resides in
Fulton.
-
WAS WITH ASSOCIATION"
PLACED in Charitable Home by
Mother-Now With Her
Step-Aunt.

Searched fol. through the police de.
'partment by her brother, from whom
she was separated fourteen years ago
Miss Sarah Ice Powell, a prebty
ctghteen-year- girl, who tor four
teen years was an inmate of the he
male Humane Association of Rich
mond. was located Saturday at the
hume of her step-aunt, Mis-. h. u
Parrish, lilo Graham street, Fulton
and Is very DESTROYS of seeing the boy
who was with her when she was
taken by the city authorities from her
parents and placed In the assaeia-
items care.
Learning from The yirginian al
Friday that her brother, about whom
she knew nothing. was inqu'ring
through she police department fol
her whereabouts, Miss Powell ask ed
one of her friends to call up the
office of the chief of police over tele.
phone and to answer the inquiry by
saying she was In the city and thai
she would like to meet tae brother
whom, she claims, Is one year younger
than she, and that If he will write
to her she will answer the communi-
cation at once.
Miss Powell Is very light blonde
with hazel eyes and of childish
disposition. Reared from infancy al
most in the association, she knew
nothing of the ways of tho world
outside of the school In which she
was trained. In September last she
was given a position by Miss NJ. c
Treadway, superintendent OF the as
ISOLATION. who has been intimately
acquainted with her since she came
to the place, but she could not at
tan % h
1t is a rule at the association thai
years they are TO be sent to posi-
tions that are secured for them by
the authorities of the association.
Employed In Tobacco Factory.
Miss Powell now lives with Mrs
+. l.. Parrish in Fulton and Is en-.
pioyed in Whitlock's tobacco fac
tory. She could not be seen Satur.
day. but Mrs. Parrish told of having
herself applied at the association fol
the care OF the girl and to have taker
the young lady Into her home, ant
since cared Tor her as one of tht
family.
my name was Powell before IA,
married" said Mrs, Parrish, and tn,
father of Sarah is my step-father
She calls me aunt" but in realit!
Thomas Powell who is now some
where in North Carolina Her mother
from whom Sarah and Andrew were
taken, has since married Mr.
Schwartz, and two children from THU
second marriage have been sent Il
the Humane Society"
Miss Treadway at the association
verified this statement and deci4res
that nothing had heensheard from tn
f.st har xxrE,t he 49, a.
the plsee. The mother once called a
the institution, but sinca her secant
marriage only came once, that tim,
for the purpose Of finding out whethei
or not more children cenld not b,
entered in the association
story of Case.
Fourteen years ago when the cit,
authorities took little Sarah Let
Powell and Andrew Powell from theil
parents, the girl was sent TO tn
Humane Society and the boy VA
taken away by his grandfather, Mr.
Parrish. Little Sarah forgot in few
years all about the little hoy she wa
with and since her mnthar- and fatAe4
never came near the homs in which
she was kept, she soon forget then
TOO.
In the simple and innocent way tina
girls are, taught in such institution
she was reared until she became eigh
teen years of aga and then the ruiz
was that she had to leave and find [
position for herself.
When her step-aunt came alonI
and wanted to take her the youn,
girl was given into their charge.
Innocent and Chiidish.
II know ] have assumed a grea
responsibility. said Mrs. Parrish
but Sarah Is so innocent and s.
childish that / want TO do all I cal
for her. She is now working IL
Whitiocks, where she has been TO
khtee EeeEs.s She makes betweei
| four and five dollars week Sh,
knows nothing about her brother
they were separated TO remembe
| him She was only four years old whei
she was placed In the home, and h
was one year her junior"
A report has gained circulation Il
the effect that the brother in Delawar'
had accumulated several thousant
dollars and that he wanted to divide
1T with the little sister whom he ha
not seen for fourteen years.
Miss Powell did not appear to b,
very much excited about the fortuna
that may come into her possessteI
! however. She left the horae of Mrs
Parrish Saturday morning and workes
through the day as usual.
Mrs. Parrish. herself a young wo
man scarcely three years older thar
| her niece whom she lis chaperonini
and caring for. said that she did NO
think Miss Powell would go to Della
ware In search for her brother. bu
that she knew the brother would b.
highly welcomed If he came to Rich
mond.