The New York herald., 1874-08-25
ANOTHER STRANGE ABDUCTION.

The White ADOPTED Daughter OF Nova
Scotian Indians Kidnapped at New
port-A Deep Mystery-story or the Lit
tle WaiT-Her Probable Fate.
5fl NEWPORT, R, l., August %, 1874
AT the commencement OF the season TWO Indian
women with three small children one girl and
two boys, came to this city and pitched tent In
which to live upon the bathing beach, near tho
ticket once. The children were left to play In and
about the tent while the women went about the
city and offered for sale ladies' fancy baskets and
other trinkets peculiar to the Indians. They be-
long to tribe who are located at Liverpool Nova
Scotia.
One OF the children above referred to was an
interesting and beautiful girl, of white parents,
aged about nine years. whom one OF the women.
Mrs. Lizzie Charles adopted when she was four
years Of age. Rer mother having died, her father,
marrying again, gave ner to her TO bring up, and
abe consented, as she had no children OF her own.
The other two children are Indians and belong TO
Mrs. Charles business partner.
THE ADDICTION.
On Friday all three Of the children were at play
In the vioinity Of the tent when well dressed
gentleman took the girl by the nand and asked her
II she did not want TO take walk with him She
answered. MOP but at hts promise to her to pur-
chase some candies for her she consented. He I'M
| mediateiy took her inside the tent and removed
and replaced them with new Ones which he had
| brought with him, and which 60 to prove that he
knew OF the exact Whereabouts Of the girl he
| walked rapidly up the hill that leads from the
beach with hts prize, and as II was nearly dark ho
| did not attract much attention from the passers
| BY Some Of the townspe0ple, however, who had
| Deeu accustomed TO see the girl IN company With
her darkskinned companions, rolicking about
| among she sand hills. and VINO nad valnly conJec-
the
the couple as they passed down Bowery street, OPP
posite the Ocean House, but thought nothing Of
they were again seen at the depot Of the Old
Colony Steamboat Company on Longwharf. just
previous 70 the ARRIVAL oi the steamer Providence,
on ner way from Fall River TO New York.
| 30 IFs GRIEF OF THE SQUAwa
In the meantime the sQuaws arrived home rom
their hard and toilsome days labor only TO and
that little Charlotte Wyeth, for that was her name,
aDUsS
proceeded TO the station house. Wild with grief,
and ths ponce ne aS or was OF no
The(HERALD CORRESPONDENT called At their tent
this afternoon, bus their inability 70 speak English
distinctly rendered his visit void of success, save
the cleaning Of the facts above mentioned. He
! could plainly see, however, the sincere grief Of
those ignorant women, especially the one who had
PROMISED care for the cnild, and for whom, she
informed your correspondent her tribe and her
when sne returned nome. She ima9ines that many
OF the white people In Liverpool, who knew all
about the child WIN beea that she has either sold
or murdered her, and she uttered these words
ner grief was heartrending A A A't
FATE or THB GIRL.
! There are various opinions IN regard to the
motive the Kljnapper, the most probable one Of
i which Is that Its unnatural father. repenting of
his folly anu knowing the ultimate fate Of the girl
II lett IL her present condiuon, determined to
| undo what ne had done In an untnnkng moment
| followed the Indians to this place. and seeing q
| good opportunity took possession OF the girl. AZ
all events her fate can be no worse than 1t was IN
| her relations to the Indians, not bus what they
| were as kind to her as they knew how to be, Dub
their barbarous mode or living was never intended
Tor Chls poor unfortunate wall While here sbo
| was obliged to lare the same as her guardians,
! having a. Q bed the cold ground, while through
top OF the tent the stars could plainly he
The many who visited the beach were drawn BY
| sympathy to her, and many were the pennies that
were dropped into her snow white hands.
AN IAPKNETRABLE MYSTERY.
The police have the matter In charge, but do
not believe their efforts will be successful In fnd-
! ing clew to her whereabouts and the affair Will
doubtless forever remain q mystery and the fate
| OF little Charlotte be known TO but few.