Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-13
more OF the Glenwooa Abducs,ou.

More OF the GlenwOOd Abduction.
A correspondent of the Council
Bluffs Noapayiel furnishes the follow
ing further particulars of the Glen
wood abductiou:
And now let me tell the story Of the
girl as briefly as possible. BY every
means in their power Duval and the
woman Tyncr wrought upon her mind
to mould her to their purpose. They
pictured the bright life she should lead
il she would harken 10 them. Hiding
their real purpose, they told her jf she
would come to st. Louis she should
have home with relations of theirs, a
piano to play upon and opportunities
to become great musician and vocal
list. But who can tell all the wilcs they
used TO poison her mind and prepare
her for the fatal leap into the dark
ness9 Suffice it to say it was accom-
plished and she fed with them. Attic
Pacific House, Des Moines, the first
opportunity was taken to debauch the
person of the girl.
The State Register asserts that ssDu-
val, with the assistance of the woman,
accomplished his purpose" Is not this.
to say the least, reckless and ill-con-
sidered statement for the Register to
put in circulation, based az it was, up
on first rumors and reports, making il
as decisive and unqualified as It does
Upon its truth or falsity depends what
is more to the girl than her life. She
denies that it is true. She saw awaken
ed in the night by Mrs. Tyner calling
to Duyal to come to the bed in which
the two women were sleeping. He
came. and now probably the real pur-
pose of her betrayers, and the horrors
Other situation burst upon the young
girl. BY every inducement, Duval en-
dcavored to accomplish her ruin, and
at last had recourse to force. But Vic
toria resisted with all her power, call
lug upon the woman (Tyner) to help
her, which she refused to do. In the
struggle she was bruised and famed. -
Finally she broke away, sprang over
Mrs. Tyner, and remained crOuched
down against the wall, in mortal ter
ror, until morning, Duval not modest
ing her again.
In the morning the situation of the
girl was pitiable. What little money
she started with, OF her own, was near
~ expended, and she had only the
school clothes in which she left home.
Unsophisticated, and ignorant OF the
world, she knew not what to do, and
with threats and promises her COM
panion obliged her to 70 on. She
says Duval threatened to shoot her If
she refused to go.
As has been stated, the party were
arrested on their arrival at Ottumwa.
They, Dnval and Mrs. Tyner, were
brought 10 this place, heavily ironed,
and are now in jail
| was in Mrs Tyner's cell this after
noon when her husband came in, it be-
ing the first time he had seen her since
her flight. When she saw him enter,
the guilty woman shrunk suddenly
away, crouched down upon the floor
and sobbed convulsively. Tyner stood
for few moments trying to speak, but
broke down weeping bitterly, sank
upon stool, and both were silent -.
Those present stole away and left them
alone with their sorrow and guilt.
Duyal refused to say anything in
answer to inquiries, only rcmarking
that but one side was being told and
that he would soon be out. 1t is ru-
mored that he has in his possession
letters from Victoria, in which she
desires 10 go away with him, that her
home is unhappy, her father beats her,
etc. The truth or falsity Of this report
will of course come out Mt the cxami-
nation.
Mr.. Layton talked with me long and
earnestly, and it was easy TO see that
both he and the mother were nearly
heart-broken. The manner Of Victo-
ria is modest and lady-like.
Taken altogether, it is one Of the
saddest and most shocking affairs that
ever occurred in this community. Don.