The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-24

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who the parties were from whom she oh,
tanned the child That it was necessary
that the parties should be found out
Mr.. Broadwel then said that the parties
lived in Jefferson City Sixth district D that
they had not stolen the child Intensely
but that it had been left at the gate of then
residence and had been taken care of by
them until turned over to herself and hus
band on Monday night that they had first
heard OF It by receiving message from the
parties to the effect that they had sometime
very particular 10 tell them. on going to
the house they found the child, which the
parties were anxious to get rid of, a. they
were nirOid of the responsibility OF keeping
1t any longer that they had taken the little
girl with the express stipulation that if shc
proved not to be Digby's child they would
return it Immediately
She said further that the persons, though
colorcd were perfectly reliable, and not capa-
bic of stealing a child
| Just hero Commissioner George asked il
the wuman's name was not Ellen Angelo
and whether She did not live at the corner
Of Camp and Bcllccastc streets Mr..
Broadwcll said " Yes, that is the woman
but beg that you will not trouble her, as
she knows nothing of the abduction
have known her long time, and know her
to be above anything of the kind"
After some further unimportant cunyersa-
ton the party left the house. The next
thing was to visit the residence of Ellen
Angelo, and thithcr Superintendent Badger
and II number of Others proceeded.
The house is u somewhat unprctcntiUus
cottage, quite cmbOwcrcd in vines and
shrubbery, and looks like the residence of
some well todo retired family. The into
rior is, however, very handsomely fur
nishcd- one room especially having su-
| pGrb set of rosewood furniture, the armOir
door being one large mirror. The appoint
mCnts all Indicate that the inmates did not
want for money.
The woman of the house, Ellen Angelo,
| or Ellen Foliin Cshc is better known 10y the
latter nance, was quite surprised at the
| visit, and repeated almost verbatim the
words Of Mrs Broudwcl She denied
knowing anything of the child, and insisted
that it had sccn left ut her gate on Wcdncs-
| day last by n woman, who, though closely
| yelled, she believed to he white.
She had only kept the child 50 long be-
cause she thought the woman would return
and claim it, but that she had finally turned
it over to Mr. and Mrs. Broadwcll. A
| white lady who has been boarding in the
| house some two weeks stated, however, that
the child WAS there when she arrived A
! yciy aged negro woman cook thought the
and young son of Mrs. Folln's about
| fifteen years old, known by the namu of
George Bass) said the child had been there
| about month These were all examined
| separately, and their statements were sui
| iicicntly contradictory to warrant the arrest
of the woman Ellen FOllin and her son
George Bnss as being accessories Ia the
Kidnapping ut Mr.. Digby's child, and having
| harbofcd and concealed the same
| They were accordingly arrested, a warrant
having been issued upon an affidavit made
| by special officer Malone, and taken to Jail
| to await appearance before Recorder Camp
| bell The house, it appears, is what is
| known ms lying-in hospital, and the woman
in charge is IL very bright looking light,
| colOrcd muattO, and is said to have consd-
| cradle property. She has Il sister in Mobile
named Louisa Murray, who keeps similar
house to her own, and comes over to New
Orleans quite often. Suspicion has attached
to this woman in Mobile, and Superintcn.
dent Badger has taken steps to have her ar.
rested.
1t is thought by some that the child was
| stolen by Louisa, who left her with her sis.
| ter here, though no reason is assigned for
| the abduction.
A singular circumstance connected with
| this case is the fact that, on Sunday last,
Capt. George, with few officers, went M
| to the house where the child had been Sc.
| crctcd, acting on information obtained, g,Ics
toned the inmates, and searched the prem.
iscs The woman Ellen Follin denied then
that there was any strange child on the
premises, but it has since been ascertaincd
that at that very time thcchild wNs sccrctcd
rnnttR * INC tGre 9%tiieGr afafpts
answered very coolly: "Very well, sir as
you please. assure you, however know
nothing Of the child you are looking for
The white lady who is boarding in the
house relates to the reporter that she had
noticed II little child there, hut being "a
stranger, she had asked no questions. She
| had frequently heard the newspaper accounts
| of the " lost child " read in the house, had
read over the description carefully; but it
never occurred to her that the little girl in
the house was the child in question. She
says, further, that when the persons came mn
Sunday night looking Tor the child, they
ut first addressed her, asking very abruptly,
"Whcro is the childi' Before she could
even reply, however, or ask chem what child
they meant, they passed on and entered into
conversation with Ellen Follin, she retiring
to her room. by this piece of inadvertcncc
the officers failed to find the child, and lost
the reward.
Captain Broadwell had an interview with
the CHIEF about O'Clock. He exhibited
great indignation that my one should have
presumed to visit his house ut all. lie says
that Digby published that " no effort would
| be- made to discover the abductrcss in case
| the child was returned" lie says he relied
| on this promise when he brought it back.
| He regards the arrest of the colorod woman
| rs an outrage, and says he will go her bail
| for any amount, and would infinitely prefer
taking her place in Jail than to have her
| remain there.
lie proceeded at once to Jefferson City,
where, procuring the services of l.. Madison
| Day, he cndcavored to have the woman re.
leased on bond. We learn, however, that
Captain Woodruff and Recorder Campbell
declined to release her until her case could
| he heard.
If little Mollie Digby could speak, what
| story she might tell What an insight it
| might give OF the effects of evil passions, of
the fearful dcpmvity of mems and womcns
| hearts. But, alas it cannot even point out
those who betrayed it. II may possibly have
| carrcsscd its worst enemies and smiled in
| the face of those who 50 cruelty ill.trcOt-
| ed it,
These are the facts. They have no trace
| of the abduCtor. But there is n clue. The
mere fact of the discovery of the child nj
| fords incontcstiblc evidence of the near pre-
senCc of those who stole it. Their own
sense of fear is evidenced in the surrender
| of the infant. The detective can worl, up
| the case if he brings experience and shruwd-
ness 10 hi, aid. Some person mus have
seen the party, whoever it was, who left the
child at the house in question 1t is not
likely that any one could pass along pub.
| lie thuroughiarc, even in the night time,
with child without exciting somebody's
attention.
Every man. woman, and child, Tor ST Iarcs
around, should he seen and questioned and
no possible circumstances left uninvcstign.
! ted which can bring the guilty parties To
Justice otherwise there is no security to
the lives Of children, no protection 10 them
when ayaricc or revenge prompts the vicious
and dcprayod to steal them. The terrible
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