The Springdale news., 1914-02-27
SUPPOSED FINDING OF CATH COUNTY CREATES GREAT Ex- CITEMENT. MANY REINSTATEMENT HERE Child Held by Sheriff Shuster Born
 Near Gravette Seven
 Years Ago.
tBy Guy C. Stafford.

Lucy Stewart, the alleged Cath erine Winters" was born in Arkan- sas, two miles south of Grayette in Benton county She is little over seven years of age.
 This is the first authentc informa- ton as 10 the question, asked Who Winters child" About seven years ago family, consisting of the man and wife, and two sons drove into Gravette, Arkansas, bringing all their earthly possession in an old style tWo-Wheeled cart. They claimed they were from Missouri, and were looking for work They applied to the foreman of the Gray cite lime kilns, and he turned the man and boys down. stating that they were too dirty to work there They left and in abont six months returned. This time the man and boys We're given q small tWo-room shack near the ki5ns. two miles south Of GraYette, the family was domicil- ed there. and the men went to work. Shortly after this child WAS born, q daughter No doctor was employ ed, andZno# outside assistance was given the mother. CT family at the time Of this birth The child was Lucy Stewart, TheAsame child who was taken in charge at Huntsville. and heralded throughout the country as the lost Catherine Winters Soon after the birth of the child the fam fly moved to Johnson. five miles from this place, where the man and one boy worked in the lime kiIns at that place The other boy returning to Missouri The little girl was raised i'll the Clear Creek valley and had no schooling whatever.
 After working at the Johnson kiln for three years the family returned to Missouri. where the mother died, and the remaining son married Re- maining there for some time, the fath CT, Edward Stewart taking the little girl in his arms started on his long walk back to the Clear Creek val ley, on hunt for work He first went to Grayette, showing up there some six weeks ago, and thence to Johnson He was in Johnson two weeks ago. Finding no work at either place, he again started over land to Missouri, and on reaching Huntsville was taken in charge by the authorities, and the report went out that the lost Catherine Winters had been found
 Stewards Reputation Good
 Stewart, during his residence in this section was never known to do dishonest act, was trustworthy in all affairs, and had the confidence of his employers While at Grayette the family were not as sanitary as they might have been, and the same condition was found at Johnson. Here Stewart received the nickname of Rusty, and he was known by that. Friends of Stewart dc not be- ieve that Stewart ever stated that his child was Catherine Winters, and do not believe the little girl ever rode in street cars, or was ever talk en in an automobile and then placed in red wagon" It is almost cer- tain that she has not been north of the north line of the state of Missou- ri. Stewart has never been in Lit tle Rock, his wife dying in Missouri. He has only been married once, and did not marry former wife of Dr. Winters, as reported.
 Stewart left Huntsville Tuesday at noon. on foot, after the citizens had made up purse of s2, and since that time he has completely disap- peared, and all efforts to find him are in vain. Efforts are being made by his friends at Johnson to locate him, with the intention of assisting him in getting what recourse he can to secure his child His friends feel that he has been mistreated, that he has had his own child torn from his side, his only companion in his older