New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
q WANT TO GO HOME," WALLS
 CINDERELLA MARY BROWNING
Girl Is Proved to Be 21, and Not 16 - Wealthy Realtor Appears Wor- ried as Authorities Con- tinue Investigation

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 New York. Aug, P)-IWo bright ayel girls whom Edward w. Brown ing has made happy by shoWering upon them all the MXuries money could buy were on the V rge today of returning 10 the com Daratively Impoverished surroundings whence | they came.
 Browning Is Worried Questioned for hours yesterday by authorities Investigating the adop- ton few days ago Of Mary Louise Spas, the millionaire real estate op- orator appeared worn and pale. His secretary said that Mir. Browning was trying his level best 10 find a way out and hoped to send Mary back 10 her humbled Bohemian par ents today, but Mir. Browning later insisted the statement was unauthor- ized
 Mary was convinced that her couch and four must certainly change back to the iEnominiouS pumpkin. "I want to go home. ' she cried.
 Commissioner of Futile Welfare Bird $. Colcr was also investigating Ithe appeal of Mrs. William Si. John of Ryr. x. Y., fostrr-mothcr Of Dor Iothv Sunshine Browning, that the Irbild be given back to her. Dorothy I2. the second Cinderella adopted by Mir. Browning. has been ill at q summer camp at Crystal Lake. Vt She WIS adopted six years ago
 Flays Flappcr Cinderella
 "Thorc is no place for a littIt girl like Dorothy in a home Wilh nappcr Cinderella" Mrs. St. JohI said. And we don't want any money either"
 She told how Dorothy was thrust into her arms one December day 1T Newark, blue from the cold. The child was 2la years old. Thougf poor, Mrs. St. John, who was theT the wife of Peter Bresler, cared fol the child until adopted by Browning
 "lle dyed the clothes that were oi the childs hack when h" took he from me" she said. That's Wha he did. and then you g"t all this tall about the hundreds and hundreds 0 I dresses he's bought for her" Her "Rou of Bills" She further told investigators iron Mir. Colers office that Mir, Brownln handed her a roll of bills when h } took Dorothy When she remove the rubber band from the roll later she said, she found all S1 bills ox copt the one & note which was 0 tho outside.
 In her letter to Mir. Coler. Mrs. S
 John wrote:
 , "I cannot believe that Mir. Brown , ing is a ht guardian. and now thi disgusting farce of adopting tha - young woman! Don't you thin , there Is some cause for taking he
 nnorothy) away from him'' District Attorney Newcomhe ( d Queens county. Mir Coler and othC - officials questioned Nr, Rrownin :. concerning charges made hy his wifi
 at the time of their divorce in Far 10 last year.
 I Charges RCtraCtCh st Nr. Browning replied that his to IF mer wife had completely retractc Ithe charges. He accused Mir. Colt 10 of raising the question of nlterit motives in the adoptions because IF personal considerations. l. NIr. Color and District A'tom' is Ncwcomhn said the investigate l. would not end even after Mary r. sent home Her parents have be-
 requested to appear for Questionil
 today. Conclusive evidence h;
 been found, NIT. Coler sad. that s1
 was q years old, not IS as sl
 claimed when adopted or r as s'
 admitted yesterday. Certain recor
 Irendations had been made to \ Browning, the commissioner sal To hut he declined 10 state whoth
 they included giving up Mary.
 Admits Girl's Age
 District Attorney Newcomhe
 Queens county. Investigating 10 lea Vt inc girls age. was told by the mot !! or that her daughter was o1 yea u, old This would make her adopti n, null and void under the law. 'I "Nary was q on July 21." NJ ie Mary Spas. tho mother, told Distr Ut Attorney Newcomhe. "I am sick IT. the head about the whole thing" i'' T want my daughter back" f
 girls father said today, Mar M, place IS right here in this house a ." am going 10 soc that she con :" hack. never wanted her to Eo.' " tu Francis C. Dale. attorney for ' " Browning, said the first thing vor
 he 10 determine Mary's age.
 "lf she was q on July Sf, she V
 21 on August 2. when the adopt :, papers were signed" he said. Ill the event she was q, legal proce ,ar ings are rendered null and void. ,n. "If the girl refuses 10 sign { ed claimer 10 the Browning fortune, ast ease will probably have 10 he tai nd to court"
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