, 1874-11-20
a GIRL ABDUCTED,

NNlAlEAA 1EUlR%ENENCE Vk LIE 4u441Gf4s
Another case has como 10 light which helps to
prove, if any further proof is necessary after Tho
lato TRIBUNE Developments, that tho Chicago
gamblers aro d dangerously criminal class OF
men, ard tllat tho police, when calIcd upon to
fcrrot out their 1nlsdaods act with au apathy that
cannot holp arousing suspicion that when sin
aud stamps on one sldo aud sorrow aud poverty
on tho other appeal simultaneously to tho aycr-
age policeman or detective, lie is very seldom in
Glued to looif fayo1ably upon tho latter auitors
for BIS assistance.
Yesterday afternoon & poor woman who gave
her natne ~ Mrs. Gordou. aud hor rcsduuce aB
No. 6GG State Btreot, called ut The TRIBUNE Of
fee, aud told tho following story: S4o was tho
mother. BY u former marriage, Of q gir1, now Is
years OF ago, named Amelia Margaret Young. q
very pretty, interesting girl. For tho past yoas
tlis girl has hcen work'ug at dibsonfs papcr-lag
factory on Lake at1eot, between Market and
Franklin. Although tho young girls ]abora at
this place did not Yield lor much money, still
sp Wnb nblo 10 clotho herself respectfully and
contii1ute to her support at homo. During tho
year that ahe lad Geen engaged at the factory
tl1ere was nothing notcoablo III Aor manner or
Conversation winch would lead any Of hor
friends at hume 10 Buppoae chat hor loyo Of homo
aud its surroundings was being slowly but hulely
undernl,n sd by tho destroyer. Last Monday. how-
ever, tho fl,et int1mat'ou Of tho horrible truth
arose.. On tho morning OF that aay, !" "Cannio. :"
aa tho young girl waa known among her moro
intimate friends, went to work ns usual, but
tallod to couio homo at all during tho evening or
Mght of that day. al night Ling tho nlother
aud father ot tho girl made ,lar,smtt1ng search
for her, but in win, and it was not until two or
three days pasacd that they gained oven q hiut
Of what had become Of bel.
Wednesday thoy cross-aueationnd the favorte
companion Of thoir daughter IN tlas factory, who,
af, fnHf fSrA Hns,fa n Er4A tof1Y
of Cannio's whereabouts, comics a. lust that
Cnnnie had told her thnt a.le WAS keeping COM
pany with eau,hlor named Blon,ilo, "ho Lad
promised to SECURE her d p!aeo to do housework
her mind to do ns tho gambler advised her, ac-
copt the placa, where Blondio promised hor l!e
w.1lId frequently whit lor. As Hoon ID tho dis
tractcd parents heard this thoY went to tho
Central Police Station, hut here. to their sur
prise. they found that ther story vas listened to
with impairment and ridiculous ala!los.
oat that Blonde was ono Of tic
Mcdonald gang Of threo-card mouto men who
hang around "Tho Store" on Clark street.
Armed with this information, they again sought
the police station, mud, leaving With the police
all tue facts they knew about tue case, which
was, unfortunately. they being poor pcopio. all
tEey could 'pnt ups" went homo to n"alt de-
YolopmentB.
Worry often afterwards they called at tho Cen
tral Station, but without ever finding the re-
| naotest siGu TINT tnolr case had received the
slightest attention, and yesterday morning
lhoy decided to call at rinl;oston's Agonoy and
see IL they could there procure the asssstanen
| necessary to the recovery OF thor lust CHILD.
The Pinkcrton people were quito trunk, stutlng
| at once that 90 per day was the loast for whca
| one OF the kleeploss would movo in any business,
aud recommending the pour people to 80 ut once
to THE Tribune. aud mako their statement.
| Tho pInkortun man. when ho hoard tho circnnl.
stances Of the case, at said that tile police.
| when they first heard OF tho news, could not
have had any difficulty in finding tic girl and
occurring her sbtluctor, and ttat oyon nov tlloro
Was some hope il she mado ler complaint to
| This TRIBUNE, as that paper was mailing things
lively for tho police. and they were beginning to
! move round under tho stirring up they arc TO-
| celsing daily.
| Such WAS poor Mrs. Gosdon's story, told in =
plain, unpreteutious manner. 1t IL cloar thai Ill
| abduction OF a worry cruel nature has boon aonl-
| milted, and equally clear tint tho police havo
| troatcd the case with criminal apathy. It il
proLable, however, that il tho police authorities
wore consulted In tho oaso tAoy would shake
theii heatIH knowingly, just ~ thoy did when
asked aI'out tho burglars, aud aay, "Wo don't
| kuoW anything Abont it"