, 1876-02-25
UNDER ARREST.

About two yeasR ago q travelling man, con-
nectod with welI-known house on Wabash nv
onuc, while stopping at Sioux CitJ, Iowa, mado
tho acquaintance Of young girl residing there
and succeeded In persuadipg her to etope with
him and sottio III Chicago. In d ysar they sep-
Aratcd Bome time ago her parents ascettaincd
hor whereabouts, occupation, etc., and instructed
in acquaintance 70 aud hor and loturn her to her
home. 70 as to reform her. lie traced hor
to houss on Wess Washington strces,
but upon inquiry could learn nothing az to
tho then location Of Frankie ThuratoE, which
nAmo sho had substituted for that sLe originally
bore. He continued his search, and by sotno
means learned that sbo waa occupying room 1T
on tho second floor of house No. 100 Washing
ton street. corner OF Desplalnea. Ho visited
tho house and SAW her. uo had previously bcen
advised that aho waa then undor care of Dr.. G.
Madison stroe.s. When he saw tho ei.l
ho realized tho truth Of what ho had been told.
aud asked hor a. tho facts in tho caso She told
It WA the second time within the past sightceu
months thas Payne had treated her. In tlis
case sho applied to him for the purpose rnen.
toned and he refused. Finally she recalled tho
fact thAe Bho had boon under hts caro- before
undcr hrn!at circumstances. and threatened that
It lie rcfused to repoas tho operation she won aid
inform on him. Bong thus intimslatcd, 10
directed her to 90 to Airs. Wngner's which abe
did, aud OH tho 22d Of lAst December he visited
her. It was agteod. sho added. taat In tho evout
Of any fatal rcsutt her body WAS to become his
property and ho was 10 dispose Of II by ship-
plug It 10 = barrel to Bome distant point.
Whtto a. Mra. WAguors, aho stated That
Y DO widow residing In ths South
Dl7tsIon, had been under this Doctors
caro for tbs same purpose aa herself; Also a worry
handsome young woman about IL or 20 Years
old, who bad come hither from city 10 Michi-
gan. The latter Was cured aud returned to her
homo, hut tbs Widows case WAS a. ono timo so
critical that the Doctor remained in tho hotss
constantly Tor 1vo days, and that ono night
person sho boeiovcd to bo tho object Of hia caro-
beloved that she had dlod, and tho Doctor had
disposed Of her body.
The condition Of Miss Tnurston was such that
abe Was unable to be removed, and tho detective
before aendlng hor homo. Within fortnight,
to fully Inform himself whether the girl spoke
the truth. bo decided to call on pnyuo, and b.
strategy. If possible. confirm tho story bio had
found the Doctor In his Office. aud asked pri-
yate intoETlow, sud that tho Doctor admitted
what kind OF business ho Was In. thus confirm
Ing the girls story.
The detective mado Arrangements to rcmoyo
Miss ThutBton to her homo in Sioux City 70
which she Waa anxious to go, and day WAS set
fer departure. On gong to tho house to &C.
company har to the train hs wss met by the in-
formation that she had loft The evening before,
but whithsF she bud gone no ono seomed to
know othot than that Bho had gouo TO Rockford
toIbo married. by dnt OF search he at last traced
aeF to the depot Of i road that terminates In
Cinclnnati sud pnrauin9 hin inquiry TO that city,
asco1talnsd slat dho had Arrived thoro safely,
hut BY dlod d. iast weok as house supposcd. to 30
No. 1A3 Sycamore streot. He !osrnod
further, incidentally, Of other, vomou WHO
had poen undcr, this Doctors care, one
Of whom is now hanging between life and
death at her mothers house on Gordon street,
ln the North Dlyision. Thia was tho case OF Ada
Dunlap, boasder At tho house Of Laura john.
son. No. II North Union strest third case
20 discoyetod W was that Of woman namod
Libbie Thompson, residing At No. 2t8 West
l.audolph street. The reporter called 1t No. al
Union street. when tho statements in regard to
the case OF Ada Dunlap wsro cou!irmed, aud
also At No. 218 Randolph strcet. Ho learned
that the girl Lbble Thompson had been alex,
suffering from a suspicious compliant, but. NJ
sho had removed no authentic report in this case
was obtained. Tbs Doctor WAS Arrested yoster.
day evening" and Is now It tue Madison St.eet
Station.