The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-30
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In n carriage. ap1 Hmprlsonea Three
DayS-xaer Account OF lhe xMasr. Il

Mrs. Ci"nin asind6oHssed. Hnrr.,ee.u e =. 40,
IN aSarrfaEe. atsd: :Tmprasoaesi Three
DayS-xIer Account OF Ihe xmasr. -
Mrs. Annie Clafiin, who disannearod o.,
mysteriously on Monday last. was raj f,,r,a5 ad
to her daughter, Mrs. .Nelsca Brookcra Mt
the Washington Hotel. on Fourth aye,,,,a
yesterday morning. The followfnrsiE the
story of hor adventures as she related il I'd
In Tribune reporter: a,. ,..s -,
Last Monday afternoon went to No. Is
cast SSth street, where my daughters, Mrs.
Woodruff and Miss Tennie Ciaflin, live. I
rang the bell and asked for my husband.
who came out. and we walked together
down the steps Of the tunnel TO the Fourth
avenue railroad. ut first Thought would
take car, hut aftcrward decided to walk.
After nv husband left ME Iwent to see the
Sisters of Charity, In 32d street, where I
staid till about dusk. and then started for
home.
When got to the foot Of the hill two
men came up behind me and thrust me into
a carriage. | could not see either OF them,
as they threw my shawl over my eyes and
bound it there. One Of them got into the
carriage with me; ind we were driven ra-
nidly away. When | asked him what he
was going to do with me, he said ;" We
know all about you. You are insane. The
man who told us to take you said you were
making mischief between your two daugli!..
tiers, and he must put you out OF the way.
When told him to let me out, he said II
did not be quiet he wonld throw me into
the river, and so l said no more through
fear. . ,sr. .-.4 ,...'-.
We rode, should think. about two
hours. When we got out no delivered me,
still blindrolded, to 4 woman, who led ME
up three fights Of stairs, and removing my
shawl from my eyes, thrust me into room
and locked the door. 1t was small room,
about eight by twelve feet in dimensions,
with a skylight, but no window, so that [
could not see out ut all. !, .staid there all
night, aud no one came near me. The
next morning when the woman came to
| bring me slice of bread and cup Of wa.
| ter-this was all l had each day / staid
there, one slice of bread and q cup of wa.
| ter IL tried to get her TO come in and tell
me where | was and what they were going
| to do with me. On the third day she came
lin, and when told her my story she seemed
| to wish TO help me, and finally consented to
| aid me to escape il would so blinded as
came. ,. -.,..s...... ....,-. a .
| It must have been late that night whcu
she came for me, and leading me 10 car
| riage drove away with me. L asked her to
leave me near the Harlem depot, and she
did. Icamc at once to this hotel, and was
taken to my daughter. 1t was then about
t2h o'clock this morning. As Blood has
often threatened my lie, and has said h
never would stop till the id old - was
under the sod. believe he was the QUO
who Had ME taken off.
| Mrs. Clafin is about seventy years Of age
and the excitement Of her abduction, toge'
ther with insufficient food, has had sert
Gus if not dangerous effect upon her health
Her conversation was perfectly rational
and she presented no appearance Of insan
fly. But while printing her story the Tn
5une cannot undertake to be responsible
for its accuracy.-N, Y. Tribune. --e