Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-07-11
ssHe came lii one day disguised as


/ 'sHe came lii one day disguised as
a beggar, and wanted ten cents. ]
thought / remembered the face, but
I couldn't think who it was until after
he had gone. The next time was
poisoned was ct a wake. I was serv-
ing the coffee and cakes to the guests
and took mine last. 3 Before took
lit, girl in the house made some ex-
cuse to get me out of the room.
When carne back I drank the coffee,
and soon afterwarti : fell into stu
por, and did not wake up until the
next day. While r was lying sick
my father overheard another girl say
to the first one: You'll get your
money when the works DONE
learned sfterward that the girl met
this man the night Of the wake. Last
July 1 was working at dress-making
for lady. ] was at home one day,
and q German woraaa who lived near
US brought me some lard, saying that
the lady for whom / worked had sent
it to me. ] thought it very strange,
but thinking that the lady meant it in
kindness, I took it. / used some to
fry potatoes for my fathers dinner
that day."
"Was he pcisoned?'' -
ssHe took sick almost immediately
afterward-."
eyes," said Mr.. Iorrey, sand 1
have never been we'll SINCE
"Now tell me about the abduc-
ton"
"One night, about six weeks ago,
Louisa Freyborg, neighbor's little
girl, and l went to the gospel tent
services-they now hold them in a
church in Thirty-fourth street. AS
we were coming home / noticed 3
hack on Eighth avenue, near Forty
second street. A rough kind of a
fellow was driving, and four pretty
hard looking customers were walking
on the sidewalk, keeping up to the
hack. got about half way between
Eighth and Ninth avenues, when l
was suddenly surrounded by ruffians.
Just before the attack heard some
one say, III you're going to do 1t,
now's your chance 1 turned around,
but before / could scream one OF
them came behind me and clasped
his hands over my mouth, while an
other seized my hands. Two others
came to their assistance. They were
dragging ME to the hack, when q
couple of gentlemen came along, and
they let me go, jumped into the yehi-
Gle and drove off. Louisa was scream
ing, and the gentlemen came running
up. They escorted me home. 1
forgot to say that before we turned
into Forty-second street Louisa called
my attention to the fact that the men
on the sidewalk were signalling the
hack-driver, and pointing toward us.
1 said they were only having little
pantomime. Before the Eleventh
avenue poisoning took place l was
sitting near the window when / heard
the report and saw the flash of pis-
tol; / heard the bullet strike the brick
about six inches FROM the side of the
window, and l saw where it had
knocked O. chip off the brick"
Sand you suspect this man of all
these things?"
ST do, because they always happen
Just after he has been around, and he
has an interest-or his uncle has-in
getting me out of the way"
The girl mentioned the L.sn's
] name and gave other particulars as
to his former business, &C., by which
he could be easily identified. She
always named persons who had lived
in the same houses with her, who, she
believed, had been employed by him
to poison her; but the publication of
their names would be impolite, as
the police are working up the case.
MIR. William J. Best, an old friend
of her mother, has taken up the girls
case, and is sanguine of success in
obtaining the property. Mr.. Dewitt
C. Sprague, whom she formerly en-
ployed, offered her $50, 900 for her
claim. ...
Miss Torrey tells straight story,
and it has all the appearance oftruth.
She limited that the estringement with
Lady Seagrave was caused by her
mother falling in love with a man
beneath her station in life. Mr. Tor
rey is good.nAtured anu fairly in
telllgent man, but looks coarse be-
side his daughter, who has evidently
inherited the Seagrave blood in full.
If possible the girl will go to Ireland
shortly to prosecute her claims in
person.
ELIZA PINKSTON.