The Washington times., 1912-09-30
BELIEVES He IS
GENERAL S|CKLES'
ABANDONED son
Alfred S. Molyneux Thinks
Veterans Divorced Wife
Concealed His Birth.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

tHc lat thdt TNih6, dktu
nurse then living on Wayne street, in
Jersey City, might, II she chose, give
me valuable information. For a long
time Mrs. King refused, but ultimately
knew"
Verified by Papers.
Certain Of the facts as set forth by
Mrs. King have been verified through
newspapers published on the day fol-
lowing the finding Of the babe. The
New York Herald OF September II, 1855,
gives a brief but full account of the
Incident According to the nurse, she
was returning on a train of the Camden
and south Amboy railroad to Jersey
oHy from a New Jersey town on the
attention was attracted to a handsome
young woman Of evident wealth and
breeding. who never took her eyes from
Snme ., object In the corner Of the car.
dressed man considerably her senior
a., leaned out Of my seat and saw that
me object the young lady SO closely
watched was carpet bag and her In
King told Mr.. Molyneux. Il thought
no more OF this. however, until the train
stopped, and porter demanded to
know who owned the bag. No one
aboard the ferryboat that ran between
south Amboy and Jersey City. The
boat was about to put of when Captain
= simpson. her commander. was Informed
the bag was 'saueaking like a rabbit
Baby in the Bag.
"'open it, the captain commanded.
when the colored stewardess came hur-
rying up. The stewardess began to
tremble and said she was afraid. The
captain was about 10 undo the clasp
himself when I offered my services.
They were accepted and a moment later
a baby boy, neatly clad. was disclosed.
To my mind the baby had been mildly
drugsed with opiates, probably to keep
1t quiet. and I asked for vinegar and
molasses. When this was brought
administered dose and then had time
to look around for the handsome young
few feet away. the woman with her
eyes watery and the man appearing
mighty uncomfortable. ! looked the
woman over carefully and would have
staked my professional reputation that
. child had been born to her within the
week.
tain simpson. and he got UP on the
He said he had good reason to believe
the mother OF the child was aboard,
and II 30 II was best for the mother to
come forward. No one stirred for q
hhuosC. Anvil tuC youu6 WoiHdI, tISul-
bling al over. stepped up to the captain.
DO iNousmean rHe?' she asked. Mot
exactly ssys theNcaptffn. but among
the GOO passengers you are the only one
you are the mother OF this child and
have a mothers heart, you should ac-
knowledge IT.
AS Mr.. Molyneux came to the vital
part OF the nurses narrative he showed
Mrs. King then told me-" he said
that the woman gave the captain q
name and address In Washington and
New, York. She declared she knew
nothing Of the baby. and because of her
prominence she was not detained. I
begged Mrs. King to give me this
name, but she steadfastiy, refused.
Finally she said to me, and l am will
ing to make affidavit to this:
Mr.. Molyneux, all ! can say to you
nog, or ever will be able to say to you.
y that ! have excellent reasons for be-;
e. Sickles,- whose husband was Con-
gresham from New York.
All the Nurse Told.
THAT is all she said on the subject
from that day until the day she died"
Mr.. Molyneux was amazed at the dis
closure. All he knew OF General Sickles
was that Sickles was great and rich
He learned that he was lawyer and
politician. that he had been secretary
TO the American legation In London In
1868. and that he had later won fame
as a soldier and diplomat Ultimately
he found out something about General
Sickles' wife. Her father had come t.
this country from Italy III 1927 with the
frst Italian opera to perform In
America and had become noted. His
only child was the daughter, and she
had married General Sickics almost be-
fore she went into long dresses, At the
time OF Molyneux's birth she had been
a society leader in Washington.
The idea OF approaching the general.
particularly in view of the Key SEQ ndai.
so dazed the workman when he thought
of II, that he decided to forget the
nurses story as quickly AS possible. But
he couldn't forget. unconsciously he
began piecins together bits of informa-
ton that came to him ana adding to
them facts concerninge his early life.
had placed the baby and carpet bag In
her care, and that the bag contained
certain papers she did not think II best
to examine. He then recalled that in
with Mrs. King, he had signed a docu-
ment in the office of Frederick w
Payne, a pawnbroker and justice of the
peace, at 24s Newark avenue, Jersey
Signed Mysterious Paper.
"Mr. Payne was a rich man and the
VI Suppostu HiOthet.
explained Mr.. Molyneux. He was not
very friendly 10 me, but one day he
called mo into his shop and asked me
to sign petition. He wanted to get a
Job in washington for a friend, he 50 Id.
The paper, whatever II was, was so
folded ] could rot see the text, but
signed. Then he asked me TO sign again
in another place. | thought this strange,
but did as he requested Then became
suspicious and asked to see what had
put my name to. Mr.. Payne emphati-
cally denied me this privilege and
,pty placed the paper In his safe,
which he locked. SO, you see, haven
the slightest idea what 1t was or Its
importance.
I simply had the name King to so by
and was forced to visit many before
hnding the right one-Mr Miller sug-
gested ask Mr., Payne who was. He
seemed TO think Payne would know.
Now, didn't like to approach Mr..
Payne. knowing full well ! would get
no satisfaction, SO | went to his wife.
She was quite old. and after much urs-
in" by myself and Mrs. MolyneuN she
said the story OF the carpet bag was
true, but she denied she knew who my
rents were. She also declared that
there were no papers In the bag when
was turned over TO Mrs. MolyneuX.
Mrs. Payne then went into another
room and soon reappeared with her
mother. Mrs Maria Ensor. In her hand