, 1860-04-23

ff:fun. tl,a Cleveland Ner~ldl
Some weeks since. a young woman, apparent |
ly nbout seventeen yeara Q! GEe, arrived from |
town. She seemed confaaed and bcwiidered, !
not appearing to hare auy definite idea as to |
where she ,yAs going. Meeting backmau, she |
inquired where she could get a boarding place. |
On being asked what kind Of piace she want.
ed, she replied thpt ehe did not know, that she
had no money, and feared she should be COM
pclled to earn her iviug in a manner that she
WIS unaceustomed to. She said that she was
Ill escaped nun from Canada, and begged the
hickman not tn betray her. Il
Alter hearing her stosy the hickman took
her to a friends house, and then communicated
with the Rev. S. y. Adams. pastor Of the First
| baptist Church. The result was that the girl
! was taken to The City Hotel for the night, and
| 10 the morning brought to the house Of Mr.
Adams. Every attention was Paid 70 her, and
| 10 the fatniY Of Rev. Ms. Adams she told her
| story.
She said she belonged 10 the Convent in Non
| treai, G. ", from which it will be recol1cctcd
that Miss Reed was taken, some months since,
:nd claimed to hare been well acquainted with
| Miss Reed. The girl cl4med to have lived in the
Convent since her childhood, and supposed she
Ind been placed there by her mother. She did
| not know ler name, other than that she WIS
called Lizzie by the Sisters Of the Convent.
During her whole life there. she had neyer been
outside Of the walls Of the Convent, and saw no
man other than the priests who came to confess
the nuns. She had been kept hard at work by
the Sisters, who Inflicted severe punishment on
hsr when she faited to accomplish the allotted
] tasks. Sewing and embroidery were taught
her, besides which she had to perform many
.neniai duties.
During her stay in the Convent she had fre-
quently inquired about her parents, but a1l such
| questions were answered with sucE severity Of
nanncr TINT she was afraid to inquire farther,
and for some reason no one woula gire her the
slightest information as to who she wns, other
than that she belonged strictly to the Convent.
The str;ctsst watch wss Kept On her movements,
| SO as to prevent escape. What the reason Of
| 10 much care aud secresy can be remains a
mystery. She Ind been compelled to take the
white veil Of nosiciate, uad tue time approached
! for taking the black veil and the fnal yoWE. j
short time previous to the fatal tay. she saw M
opportunity Of escape, as The doors dbeen left
| open by the priest in going ont. She hastily
picked up ! few articles Of clothing and ran ont
making her way through the city unit. she
| reached q house which she entered, and H.
: 1uired the religion Of the family. Finding they
were lroteataats, she told her story mud threw
herself on their protection. j Baptist clergy
man vas informed ofthe circumstances, eud tha
sirt Was secreted and cared for until it Was sup
posed that she could be safely sent away. Ther
: little money was furnished her, and she wa
advised to make her way into the United State
r with all possible speed.
;. From Montreal the girl came By railroad t
Buffalo, aad thence to Cleveland. Here he
D. money guve out, aud she was unable to procee
. and fearful OF being discovered and taken BAG
i. to confinement within the hatefut walls Of th
&c Convent. she was completely bewildercd Is I
= her future course, and desperate thought
t: crossed her mind. In this plight she wandere
up town, md met the hacknan as before na'
- rated.
While stopping Ut the City Hotel she keI
s herself secluded, and appeared very much afra
:" that the Roman Catholics among the Irish Sc
ynnt girls would discover and betray her. Il
On deed her fears on this point amounted asmo
oz to monomania. At the residence Of Nj. Adau
- Traced out and carried off to the Cerver
- Every kindness was shown her By the farnil
mud her department was such that they eecan
~ rery much interested in her. Finding that sl
Y, was almost destitute Of clothing, fe.: OF t.
- leading lady members Of tbs congregation ?.
poaed 10 unite in making up some clothes
her, and ut ouco set about carrying out, t
N proposition. Materials were procured, and t
work commenced.
Three or four days after her arrival nt
:. house of the Rer. Mr. Adams, she came do'
stairs in the morning while tue family were
breakfast. On her way to the breakfast ROT
~ | she stepped out into the doorway moment
- look at the weather. She did not come ba
Her disappearance was noticed shortly ait
kfo' wards, and close examination made. No II
49, OF her WIS discovered. and the fact Was eEld
that she hud either 0ed tue house, or had b.
foscihly abducted ut the moment whcn
.1.a | steppcd out Of the doorway. If her depart
was voluntary, it seemed singular that
ty, should have taken nothing with ler. Every
p.s. ticle in her room 10y ~ its proper place,
talcd flight from The doorway.
SIN A day Or two after this, t. nan, evldentE
and stranger in the city, came to the hack St
c@5s- near the We1dell, ard engaged hack to II
sos1 to the st. Clair House aud take passenge
- the depot TIE driver was told tLat On ar
inc at The St. Ciair House ic would find a !,
unattended. awaiting him. lie was to take
iu the carriage and then drive up town S
}. not to disclose bis actual destination. 4
ds:os getting on Superior street, lie WIS then to q
RIFT proceeded to the st. Clair House and tool
- The lady as directed; she WIS closely re
ind on getting into the carriage she lifted
.v. veil, and the driser discovered it was tue
that he had taken 10 the house Of Mr.. Ad
s1y lie expressed his surprise, and inquired
@z | she left Mr.. Adams, and what WAS her lnte
course. She returned evasive replies, bu
fused to 20 buck. lie had no other course
TO drive to the cars, which he did. Her'
,.]c man was in waiting 10 receive her. To u
eAdo luiries Of the hackulan in relation TO h1s
bose the nun said lie was taking the girl t
Is. relatives, near SAndubkv, where she Wou
co., cared fur, aud that he purposcd writing he
stree,. tory. This glory Was evidently ticti,ion'
! n. IF isIt % far Sandusiv, Ky and and snee that time no
has been heard OF them.
,or1d The whole air.ir remains slrouded in
tery. If the girl WIS an impostcr she
noihins by her deception, nor was theF
iaduccncnt tia. would give plausible I
!, dates. f,r such nm ip,pnsjtin,t The c.rcumstau
rehased ~ - .1:1. G,. H. La,,eo ~ rNr Ad.ms n,
tue In subsequent departure with The strange ma
though my*ter rious iu themselves, scarcci
s1,i1e-t. so1,ant witt, the idea that she was pras
iouse. | deception. We await for further dc
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