New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
LIFE, BUT NO HAREM|, HIS
DiSinheritanCe to Save Boy Serf
from Death.
KINGS FRIEND TO RESCUE
But Mahogany Branch Must Go
Back and Face His High
ness of Gamdbass.

Mahogany Branch must leave the
back TO Gamdbass. Liberia, but he will
probably escape death for having been
educated. A friend has communicated
with King Bumo and asked that the boy s
punishment be limited to disinheritance.
This will relieve Mahogany Of consider
able responsibility as to a legacy OF
chocolate wives. and will also leave the
way open for him to return to America.
The fifteen-year- old bondsman does not
know the truth yet, and he will not know
1t until the day his mistress, Mrs. Lucy
d. Dingwall, Of No. 295 Adams street,
Brooklyn, boards the vessel which is to
carry her back to her husband, DR..
Joseph Dingwall, merchant, trader and
pharmacist of Gamdbass. Meanwhile,
Mahogany will make his home with Mrs.
Mary Best, of No. 43 Lexington avenue,
who took him In after he had fed from
Mrs. Dingwall a few weeks ago.
The final hearing in the case was held
before Justice Ryan In the Children
Court, Brooklyn, yesterday, but the de-
cision was not openly announced. When
Mrs. Dingwall, who had the boy arrested
as an incorrigible and arraigned on Octo-
Der II, was put on the witness stand
she retold her story that the boys three
year term of service TO her husband would
expire December l. and that DR.. Din8Wall
had promised his father, Budo, that he
would be back home on that date. she
became almost hysterical on the stand.
81 must take him back" she cried. MY
husband has given his word that he VIII
be returned by December |. IL he is not,
the people may seize my husbands prop
erty and destroy his warehouses. on, L
don't know what they may do to my
husband. They may do almost anything
10 him I must take him back"
Mahogany was trembling with fear
when he was put on the stand, and spoke
in a voice so low that the stenographer
could scarcely hear him.
What will you do If give you back
to Mrs. Dingwall?" injured the justice.
IN run away again." returned Ma
hogany.
Don't you want TO see your father and
mother AGAIN."
mo" said Mahogany; mot till I'm
big boy"
The Justice seemed puzzled and called
over Probation officer J. l.. Boyd.
Mr.. Boyd" said the court, Il guess
I'll have to make you the mediator 10
settle this international dispute"
All 1 want" declared Mrs. Dingwall'
els to have the boy kept in custody
until / sail. To protect my husband l
must see that he does not run away
again" -,
Mr.. Boyd conferred with Mrs. Dingwall
and Mrs. Best and decided 20 let Mrs.
Best keep the boy until Mrs. Dingwail
was ready to sail. Then he Will put the
boy aboard the boat with her
While the conference was IN progress
Oficer Teets told tho court that george
J. Sager, a wholesale woollen merchan'
az Syracuse who went to Syracuse UNI
yersity with King Bumo-known then as
''romrny" Lewis-had communicated
with him respecting Mahoganys case
F"om another source II was learned that
Mr. SaRer asked the king 10 save Ma
bogany's life, which he might do by d.
recting that the boy be disowned by the
tribe and disinherited by his father.
Mahogany said before he left court
that ne used TO have lots OF run In LII
IBERIA hunting monkeys, but that he liked
automobiles and trolley cars a great deal
better, and, besides, he wanted to go 10