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Show A DOUBTFUL STORY. Woman In Illinois Says That Sho Is tho Daughtei of Abraham Lincoln WIU Claim lllghts. A epieer story was told tn State Attor-my Attor-my William i: Sliutt hero today by n woman, who sn)S she Is the daughter or Abriihnm'Lliiiiiln Hho ulleges thnt hi r n.imo Is Mary Todd mill that sho has lived In Bprlligflelel for nut u )om She bus been silent concerning her uliitlon-shlp, uliitlon-shlp, sho si.) a, becuuse Bhe bud conll elenco In promises thnt the would ul-wnyH ul-wnyH bo well unci for Her desire ut tills time is tn prove her identity, In order tint she may la) claim tn ft farm In Mcn.ird count), lie ir IV tersburg Shu declares that she knows Mr Lincoln owned tin furm nt the time be was iiMuisalnulid anil Unit the pus cut owners uts lllcgall) In possession of The worn in eloes not know her exact age or wheie she wus bom She wi) sho was leirod h) Itobcit und Jane Todd on n farm neai e hambersburt. lu Pike count) and lived with them until IS years of age, wb in sha (luanelel with Hubert Todd bei mse nf his re I Usui tn toll her the mine of bei ruber She su)i Todd gave her :ooo In cash and she wtnt iiwii). llobcrl und Juno Tudd mo both fluid Several peisono, she sa)S, tnld her tint ltobeit nud Jane Told werr nnt her parents, und that Abraham Lincoln was iter futher The woman asserts that sho rt numbers when she wna about 8 )enrs old thnt Lincoln camo tu tho Todd home, when' she wns staying, nnd they tnlkcd about her Hho wns too small then to know what they wero discuss Ing, but she sa)s now that she Is nf tho opinion that Lincoln was p lying Todd to take cute nf het, The woman gave her story tn State's Attorney hhutt In writing She nsks the aid of. Ml Shut! to assist hei in proving her Identity and claiming her rights. Despite tha plausible manner In whbh the woman tills her story, th coiroctntBH of It seems lneiedlble H Spilugllell (III) tor, e.hlciikn lie orcl- H lie rule! K |