Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-02-05
A NOther- Recovery of Her Child.
FINDING Of u Girl Wh0 Has
Been MjsAiI.x for Ten
MSnths Her DiAap-
peArAAcP Due to
Aee Own Per.
NerATNGSh.

From IL y. \. rrhune.
The abduction Of Charley Ross.
the disappearance and death Of JoS-y
Sullivan, aud other ras-> Of u similar
character have impressed the public
mind SD strongly that the story Of the
finding Of Sarah Mckenzie, \ girl
twelve years of age. who disappeared
suddenly over ten months ago, caused
much intercs, Yesterday both at the
Police Central Office and at the
Washington Place Police Court. 10
March, 1875, the police stated, Mrs
Martha Mckenzie, living at No. 3l6
Fourth avenue. sent her daughter
Sarah to grocery store in the bei Oh
borbood to purchase eggs and butter,
telling her 10 hasten home as qickly
as possible The girl did not return
and was not seen again by her moth
until yesterday Mrs Mckenzie lcft
no effort untriri to recover her lost
daughter, and brr disappearance was
set down a. case of abduction. The
city was searched aud VOID was SEPT
to Philadelphia, Pa, where Mrs. Ne.
keDzie bad formerly lived. No trace
Of the child was found, and as The
time passed on,the hope Of The mo,Ler
grew fainter and fainter, and at length
she despaired Of ever seeing ber
daughter again. 1t is stated that
Mrs. Mckenzie was married when
only fifteen wears Of age. Her bus
band was diSsolute. and five years
ago she separated from him. and fed
to this city with her Guild. To avoid
discovery BY her husband, she assumed
the name of Mrs Secor. She rented
a portion Of the hous. where sue now
lives, and supported herself and
daughter by such employment as she
could secure. In The same tenement
lived q woman fifiy-hve or sixty wears
of age named Ellen Agnes Murphy.
Mrs. McKenzie's daughter frequently
visited Mrs Murphy. and whenever
the mother was obliged to 20 ou, for
hours she left Sarah with this
woman.
On Thursday man named Il
Shay went to Mrs. Mckenzie and
asked her il she knew u woman named
Seymour. In the course of the Con-
versation Shay said he knew some
thing about the finding Of girl who
had been lost. be believed by Mrs.
Seymour. Mrs. Mckenzie said that
she lost her daughter last March, and
when Shay had described the girl b.
was speaking of, she believed tfat il
was ber daughter Sarah. Shay told
Mrs. Mckenzie that he obtained his
information concerning the lost girl
through some conversation that br
overheard in Wooster street several
days before. lie hintcd that it would
take money to pay the expenses of
seurch. Mrs. Mckenzie made ar
rangewents for Shay to call again
Yesterday morning. and then wen,
to the Police Central Office, where.
about 10 7. NJ. sbe saw Inspector
Dilks, and told him her story. Il,
was thought TO be mos, probable ,ha,
her husband bad found her hiding.
place and bad kidnapped bcr child.
Mrs. Mckenzie was told to 60 home
an.l wait for the return Of Sha,
according to bis agreement.
Detective Won Gerichten was DE-
tailed TO attend to the case. Early
yesterday morning he went to NJ
3l6 Fourth avenue. and had Il long
talk with Mrs. Mckenzie before Shay
arrived. 1t WAS arranged that the
detective should be concealed where
he could hear all that was said. Shay
arrived promptly at the appointed
hour and said he thought he could
find the child If he was given lltti"
time and money to NEE, the necessary
expenses. Af;er long series OF
questions Shay stated that the child
was in Wcstchester county. but
answered other questions in such %
manner as to throw doubt upon bis
whole story. Detective Won Geric!,-
ten then came forward to the aston
ishment of Shay. whom he told that
be must either tell the whole truth or
be locked up. Shay seemed to tc
exceedingly terrified. and asserted
that be would tell everything be knew
about the case. He said that he had
overheard two women talking about
girl who was lost from ber home.
Her mothers namc be had been told
was something that souudcd like Sev
niour. I, n,gh, have been Secor