Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-16

s arrived in New Orleans on the 18th will
: his prisoner. The Picoytuae says:
The arrival of Special Officer Jourdar
with the woman Louisa Murray, from
! Mobile, created marked sensation at DO
: lice headquarters. She is taller than the
average of women, slenderly but grace.
fully formed, and presents quite an en-
+ gaglng and dignified appearance. Her
manners are those of an intelligent wait
ing maid, accustomed to the society OF
elegant and refined ladies, whom she ini-
tates in dress and conversation. She has
pleasing face, rather dark but pretty.
ANY one in the dusk of the evening would
take her to be bright mulattress. Nor
is she an ordirary woman. Exceedingly
cool and collected, her answers are given
with apparent frankness aud with tone
and manner well calculated to inspire
confidence.
She was found by Special Officer Jour
dan at her residence in Mobile, where he
visited her alone. Previously to an
nouncing himself as an officer come to
arrest her, Mr.. Jourdan entered into con-
versation with the woman, telling her
that her sister in New Orleans was in
trouble about a young white child which
it is said 'tyou left with her."
'That l left with hertz replied the
woman; 81 do not understand you"
"Your sister says you left white child
at her hOus" er- ct ;.-is ago.
''Oh no, sir. il. IS at my sister'sh house
several weeks ago, when i yelled woman
came to the gate and asked permission to
leave child there for short time saw
| the child, but | supposed it had been re-
claimed before this /"
''You were present, then, when the
child was left ct your sister's9"
eyes; it was only short time before l
left.''
"You never saw it before, them"
Never"
The officer says that this conversation
was carried on by the woman with some
little hesitation, it is true, but with appa-
rent frankness. When the fact was MEL |
TONED that her statement did not agree |
with her sisters, in the point of time at
which the child was left, she appeared |
confused. EDin Follin says the child was
left at her gate Wednesday evening, the
Sd of August. Louisa Murray left New
Orleans for Mobile Monday, the 25th of
July, and she says the child was left at
her sisters gate before she came away.
Here is difference of over t1UO aUeeEs.
Ellen Follin says her sister was not here
when the child was stolen. She says she
1OdS here. r-.
From this it would appear that while
the statement ''that the child was left
at the gate by yelled lady" was agreed
upon, details and particulars as to the
time and circumstances were not arranged.
She was told that the young lady whom
she had formerly had in her charge at
Mobile, and who is now at her sisters,
says that the child was at Ellen Follin's
when they arrived there on the 22d of ,
July, and that she, Louisa Murray, ap- {
peared to recognize it, and called it IA {
miliarly ''Charlie" and ''Camelia." This
confused her for moment, but she raj
lied, and said: ooh l called it Camelia {
because it was white, and 1 knew no l
other name. l am very fond of chill c
dren, and always address them by pet t
names" {
''But your little niece, Ellen Folin's /
daughter, says yOu brought the child to 7
her mothers" V
There was sudden flush, quick, C
transient flash in the eye like scared t
-0ok, and the woman replied calmly: O
''The child is mistaken" il
After this it was difficult to get her to b
say anything. Without refusing to speak, q
she evaded questions asked. Her quick il
Intelligence perceived that the eXtraordin- Il
Try statements were weaving around the f
;ase a chain of circumstantial evidence 81
which it would be difficult to overcome. b
1t was suggested to her that if guilty of
he kidnapping, she was doubtless urged c
o it by some third person, and if she n
would tell who that party was, and all il
bout it, it would have a good influence G.
or her. This suggestion seemed to strike b
Ter favorably. She reflected upon it in p
emily, and the officer has no doubt that a
when she regards her danger as imminent W
he will not hesitate to reveal all she Il
.nOWs.
The New Orleans Times says: tf
On reaching his Office Capt. Badger at -
nee put the woman in his cab and drove | u
With her to Mrs. Digby's house. She was e.
shered into the front room and seated "
nth Mr.. and Mrs. Digby. Contrary to IL
o upbraiding, both speaking very quietly.
he woman was dressed in the height
f fashion, wearing quite a fancy white ii
at, ornamented with flowers, and a silk
ress. Very shortly after her arrival Mr..
)igby went out and came back with little
Iollie in his arms. V
He asked, 'Did you ever see this child h,
efore2" III
Louisa Murray-'eYes." " "
Mr. Digby-"Was it at the corner of -,
'elle Castle and Camp street, II
L0uisa-''Yes." -
Mr.. D.-'How long ago2n NJ
Louisa 'Last Tuesday two weeks or
CO." g
Mr.. D.-"How did she get there?n "
Louisa-''She was brouget there by ar
ldy who had a close veil over her face" er
Mr.. D.-"Yeur sister says she was m
rought there on Wednesday, Aug. 2. eI
low do you account for the difference We
etween your statements? M
Louisa-"T must be some mis- II
AXE" w
Capt. Badger at this time dispatched Il,
is cab to the corner of Canal and Ram ar
art streets-the residence of Mrs. Cor f.
bring Miss Rosa German, the &C
Dung woman who saw the child carried at
#, to the house. We are informed that
Irs. German seriously objected to her III
ding, saying they had been put to too of
luch trouble already on account of the re
hid, and nearly an hour elapsed before fr
he vehicle returned. During this time ar
tile or nothing was said by any of the Of
arties. Capt. Badger had previously le
poken to the woman, receiving no salts N
actory answers, and neither Mr.. nor Mrs. IN
)ighy seemed inclined to say anything. W
At the end of this time Miss German .,
vas announced. ~
Louisa Murray was requested to step w
nut on the banquette, and did so, standing q,
q front of the door. Little George Dig m
y, the boy who went off with the woman m
nd was afterward sent away to purchase Of
ONE bananas, was standing quite near of
When his father motioned to him TO look ca
t the woman he seemed confused, and
apparently uncertain. Kuntz StOllberger, ~