, 1874-09-04
Her Mothers Cruel Treatment
tho Cause Of Ecr Flight:
The Implicated Police Officers Entirely
Exonorated.


pursuit aoomod hopeloss. Tuosday ovoning,
howoyor, Bomc ono told linn that woman had
at ono tinae lived with Mrs. Roos. and boon mar
ried at her honBo to Mr. Mcdonald that thoso
parties had liking for Miss Lizzie, aud sho for
them, and 1t was possible that sho might bo hv-
ing with them. This Information. though appa-
rontly lnaigntncant, proved to be Of the groatost
Importance, Bnco 1t lod to tho
RECOVERY OF THE N1ss1No a1RI,.
Yesterday morning Policeman Gallagher was
sont to Mrs. Roos to got tho addrcss OF tho Mo-
DonaldB. It was given him By q woman, who
also told Hrs. Roos what tho officer was after.
The mother would soem to have jumped ut the
conclusion that Lille wna with the MoDonalda,
as eho Immediately loft tho houBo. Gallagher
hurried to tile First Precinct Station, told Capt.
Buckley whore tho NoDonalds 1iyed.-No. sos
North Lincoln Btreot, and tho Captain and
Commissioner aheriuan drovo rapidly thither, in
order to reach tho house beforo Mrs. Roes.
They were succossful. and. what pleased them
moro, Raw Miss Little within. sho accompanied
them to the Pollen Headquarters, telling thom
on the way hor story, which
ExosEHATED THE POLICEMEN
from all completely in her sudden departure from
homo.
TITO fact That sho had becn found was soon
known around tho Glty-Hall, and tho loungorH--
oflcial and othorwiso--inyaded Hupt. Rehm's
private Office, to look at tho runaway. Hor
fathor oamo in nbont hulf-past O'Clock, and,
with tearn in lis eyes, kissed his child, and aak.
cd nor II bhe vNs not aahamed OF herYplf,
"No," aba ropliod, II don't think 1 hayo
dono anything to be ashamed Of"
ME- ices arTyaa htar sansaamensy m put da no.
Of the Police CommisBlonors, whoro she almost
tainted onco OF twice. Sho Ind beon to tho
house Of tho hloponalds, getting there just
after Capt. Bnokloy and Gommisstoner m 6horidan,
good torrns with tho family.
Tho officers Who wore charged With being in~
rlicated in the enbauction" of tho girl,-ltyan,
Gallagher, and poterson,--w notified to be at
tho Headquarters at o'olook, and they wero
proaont at TINT hour, whom
TILE DoAnD OF roL1cE
t1ok tho sSso President rs shSan osenpe
anxioua to hear Lilies Btatonont.
L111IHs STATEMENT.
She wan sworn. and testified SUBSTANTIALLY as
follows: Twill bo 10 yonrs Old noxt April. Tho
night before I loft home, Mrs. Smith and M1H.
atops, and Enua Smith camo up to
mo. autl wuntod ME to walk aa
Tar Tar as her houso md back
again. We did 80 two Or u1roe times, and thcn
sat on Mrs. Smiths steps. Mrs. Smith cntno up
In littlo while and said my mothor wanted mo
to como up to whero aomo nogrocs wers singing.
did 30, and about half IN hour aftcrward John
Patton came along, and, after hatensng to tho
Magic Mcdonald to go for It,. She got pail,
and he handed mo the money to gek Tho beer
with. Then my usother casne up aud
SLAPPED ME- IN THE FACE.
Sho had told mo two or three tlmes before TINT
to go on homo, end asked. "What ia your
hurry7" I won't home, and nftor whiis took
my Lat OF the table and won't into the yard.
8ho came down, and wanted to know what was
doing there: I told hor was not doing any
but /. would nos and sho took
hold Of my hair md dragged mo, aud tore my
dress and said would go Il che would lot
mo alone. She said she would not, and she
dragged mo up staira and called my father Ho
uss Ii bed asleep, aud sue woko him up and told
| him. and lie gavo mo two or tlirco blows because
would not Itop talking. Afterwards ho wanted
| to know tho catHo OF tho troublo and told linn
| tho noxt day to Co. aud would not go. I told
! ]aer would 40 sometime. Tho naxt eyc1ing
about . o'clock. while my father Waa readn8 the
papor, packed up my clothes. Ho said ho Haa
then turned down tho light in ho kitohon and
won't out through tho alley and up
| to Wabash avouuo aud uarrtson atraat, and
aat down outnide Of carpenter Shop. watch
maa-oao Of tho Fro Patrol-came along and
wanted to know what WAS tho mattor, and told
him. Ho snid q woman who liv0d 10 his house,
| at No, n North Green street, wanted a girl, and
II 1t Ind not boon 10 late he would send me ovor
to hia Wlfo. said I would 70 there tho no1t
morning. It was thon about l O'Clock in the
morning. I had boon sitting there all the time.
POLICEMEN RTAN AND PETERSON
had gone by. Then Hymn camc up to mo aud
easd, ''dood morning." lie pretended ho did
not know mo at first, mud said, "Where nso you
| going ?" ! said l did uot know: He
late2" I eaid did not Know. Ho said. aWhoro
are yon going now7" Iaaid, II nm going down
to tho lake shore, ana afraid tho policemen
might take mo in:' lie proposed to take mo to
1t mould look bad. { told him had hoard Of a
place to 70 to 10 tho morning-No, q North
Green atrcot-and asked ltm to tako me to a
place to stay until morning. After begging him
te], and paid 81 for bed, and registered my
nano Az
sAaAM s,EYHAa.
He did not say anything to me-, nor did no wan.
into ii bod aboait o'clock in tic the morn,5g Ian 6
/ aaw lin the next day about noon o.
Ia O'clock, aud he waatea to know
Il 1 ras going to No. "a @ Groe,l street. toll
cayo mo dollar and told mo not to spend It, bn
r. kcon 1t Tor car-fare, mud he would nav ID,
hotol bill for the balauco OF tho day that III
would 20 down and Hottlo 1t. ] ~cns to uzecl
] street. bit tho lltly ulu uot MtHb lIGt Abu Won
hack to tlo hotol, and ataid there until Thursday
/ got \ TRIBUNE and answered Hon.o advertise
mo1,ts, and wont over to Congress md panln,
streets, hut tho wonatl aaid aEo had hired Girl
AZ was coming hnn,o wont around by tho ata
Inn fFjrst Prrouct) to sae il cu,,la lind Ryal
AID Oal.asAer. 80 "a to tell t!,om t
rot my clothoy. which woro at John Mooney
sa!oon. | SAN petoaaon, and stated aftor him
aud apoke 70 him at tlo iai!Ioad.os@ohaa'g, @ M sn
I' ei,er Or or 1tyau. lie ap!a Ao tliln't know, hu
0al!agher boarslol on Fifth asouIe-ttat h
didn't know tho numbor but coula tako u
there. I sid Al! right, aud wo "ora llat comm
Gallagher nnd Callogl,an, who l., ong!noor
WobBfer's millinery atore. corner OF Yam 1,urc
street aud WabaHh avenue. n'Eed hh II h