, 1875-03-02
SAVED.
A Milwaukee Girl Takes to a
LiEo of Sllnmc.
Her Discovery By Her Father in q
Chicago Den.
Her Return to Her Home.

Her Return to Her ItOmes
About fifteen months ago tho chroniclors Of
local eventa for Milwaukee papers were obliged
to note tho disappearance from her homo In that
city Of a young and beautiful girl, scarcely II
years old, named Kitty Honncssy. sho resided
NJ No. 31 Second street with her father, james
1ionnessy, a respectable and 7el.to-do.cttizen,
and seemed moro than commonly endowed with
tho affection Of indu1gcnt parents, aud with
tho attractive luxurics OF happy homo. But
ahe was young, giddy, and WsyVard, aud, ro-
aonung prond.spiritedy tue necessary restraints
imposed upon her, fancied that hho Was hasahly
frosted, and, in obedience to foolish Thlm,
one night .-.
LEFT HER HoME,
mover. n eht said In a note left behind, 10
return agalp.
Hor disappearance vss promptly reported to
tho police authorities of Milwaukee. who wero
induced, by the vcl-knoun prominence Of the
father, and tho beauty and social poaItiou OF tho
daughter, to mako moro than ordinary efforts to
fiud the place of her concealmont. Thcir sxer-
young runaway had VOL disguised tho
direction Of her flight, and CON-
tinued to maintain her secIuaion With
Sessi wsns g. "sP aaa hs Psa .eiv q tne police did
moet with tho encouragement Of tho b'igltest
ctev. tho soaroh for Tho misguided girl was given
over, and the hopos Of tho an1ioua parents. kept
alive while efforts weso proceeding t9r n3 hes
tho bitterness Of dtspar. Further employment
Of tho police In this direction seemed utterly
futile, aud 1t waa finally abandoned. The father.
since thon, inspted BY dleodor Leg % hoPs OF discoE-
INSTITUTED 1Sou1n1Es FAn AND WIDE.
For yoar ho visited other cities, and sot On
foot every Inquiry that might possibly lead tho
search in Tho rght diroetioh. Ie % wss equally
PEELED to regard his daughter a lost beyond ro-
eoscry. ...
Tho mystery became quite . local sensation,
which lasted for time but ut last lost 1ts inter-
the lack OF further developments. day or two
agoithe father WAS informed oy q woman Of 1ucs-
tiouablo appearance, who called at Ills residence,
that
HIS DAUGHTER wAs IN CHICAGO,
an inmate OF a low don Of tnfa,ny kept By do
prayoi woman named slol1lo Ryder 1t 160 West
Washington street. His first impulse was to
disregard this information, to believe which
would bring bin Ersator zorro" than tue s ea. r..
woman that hor assertions wore trne, and, over
mastered by fathor's NATURAL foolings Of ntfec-
tiop, he determined TO reclaim bis daughter
from tue wretched hie OF soctnl ouscaht.
Haateniug At once to this city, ho repaired to tho
place which the woman had designated.
From tho fallen creature presiding over it no
was informed that Kitty ucnnessy Ind once
been an iunnto Of hos house. but that esio had
dcnarted-wboro sho knew not. Mr. HenneasJ,
upon tho receipt of this intelligence, determined
to place tho matter In tho hands Of tho Chicago
police. Repairing to tho Madison 9treet Station
for this purpose. 10 Was roceiyod BY sorgt bytne
to whom hs told Ills story. Tho Sergeant prom
iso6 tho anxious fathor % do all ho could to re-
store the esrine girl. IIs dctorniaod himee!f,
to mako search tor her, accompanied by Officer
Tom Brannock.
TnE wAYwAnp KIrrY wAs n1scoyEnED
At :" Mot!lor Donnette hoYol at No. 20 South
Desplaincs street. She was overcome With eno-
ton At the stght Of her father. and dceply con-
fused With tho discovery Of her shame. She was
sadly changed from tho picture Of prepoaaesatpg
innocence which but little more than year
ago sho presented. Tho waywarduess thae tn-
ducod hor TO leave her homo followed ita most
natural and certain course, aud not many months
after her dlHapposrhnce led her to voluntarily
adopt tho degraded life OF courtezan. With
this deadly career Hho seemed to bc infatuated,
and rapidly sank from bnd to worso until
aud tho reck1essuesB Of QUO determined to re-
gard herself lost beyond redemption brought her
10 tho low don in which she WAs found. Her eyes
ware b!aared NTH tho effects Of strong drink,
her hair wAs unkempt, her tlrcHs waa Blatteruly-
ste had fal1on until Bho presented tho appear
Ance nf tho lowest prostitute.
But through all thoso evidonoes Of shame
suME TRACES or HER FORMER sELr
wnro visible. They appealed. strongly TO tho
afflicted parent, who rIomtacl Aor ful! and con.-
poto forgiveness II eho would instantly forHako
her wratched slfo. md return with linn to
hor home. sho stou.iy refused At first
to sccode to this demand, but whon tho torrors
Of her mode Of life and It's certain terrible re-
suits wero depicted to her by tho officers sho
consented. aud father and daughter returned to
milwaukee, Last oVontnE.