The New York herald., 1879-11-06
THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY.

HOW THE MISSING MISS EDWARDS WAS FouNn
AND THE STORY OF HER ADVENTURES.
The case of Miss Edwards. who disappeared from
Liverpool in mysterious manner. is still object
OF excitement in the London papers After six weeks
she discovered in London, and according to the
Daily Telegraph OF the oath. still remains at the
house Of her uncle, whittier she conducted upon
being recognized. She is suffering from a severe
nervous affection, and it is hardly possible that she
will be able to travel for some days yet Her father
and mother went to London at once upon learning
the very welcome that she had been found, with
the intention Of taking her home on Wednesday.
Mr. Edwards was. however. obliged to return tc
Liverpool yesterday morning. but her mother re-
mains to tend her. "The poor girls illness is not
to be wondered at" says the Telegraph ''consder-
ing the suiierings through which she has passed
since she left her home September Sd last JUST.
flying, there reason to believe they do some OF
the neutrality-suspicious. regarding her disappearance
Upon that day she was to visit some friends i'll the
neighborhood of Islington 4iverpool) and pay sew.
ers trihing bills For these purposes she left Fair
field. where she resided with her parents. and took
omnibus to the Monument in London road. In
the omnibus she met several persons who were
members of the congregation at the chapel which
she attended, and with some Of whom she entered
into conversation. Alighting at the Monument the
young lady went down Stafford street as q near cut
to the house OF friend. upon whom she to call.
and who knew of the intended visit. A portion OF
Stafford street and Biandford street form about the
lowest neighborhood i'll Liverpool ana before now
there have been more than one strange disappear
from this locality and in these cases it s
and manner of ministers of religion women who
carry out shocking schemes under the guise Of
'Miss Edwards, who is scarcely eighteen years
of age is subject fainting fits. and she was in this
upon her. She had either fallen or was stumbling
whom man came forward to assist her. and she re-
members giving him her address and asking him to
call q cab and have her driven home. Here begins
the mystery. That she was drugged and involun-
tarly detained her friends have no doubt. She
came to London on September q, 1t is believed
partly under coercion and partly by the reason
of the shame and horror she felt ut the outrages
Of which sho had been the victim-the unwilling
and even unconscious victim, SO far as it is pos
sible to judge from the meagre Information which
and, indeed it is doubtful whether the poor girl,
suffering acutely she has been since her restora
ton to her friends could at present give anything
more than a disjointed narrative of her terrible
experiences. She in Hyde Park. it is
believed. the 7th and sth. wearing the
she had when she left home. and she remained
in London. residing the greater part of the time
uncle on Tuesday night, the 21st of the present
month. There for the moment the authentic
naturally anxious not to enter into details Of the
painful facts regarding her detention and dis
graceful treatment but they are aware that the
cerncd in the matter to allow it to remain where
it is Hitherto. unfortunately. the Liverpool police
have utterly failed to discover the guilty parties.
| and this young woman has boon going about Lon
| don tor many weeks undetected by the officers OF
| Scotland Yard 1t remained for an amateur uetec-
tive to make good those shortcomings. The follow
| ing statements will be perused with INTEREST,"
1.-The unciejof Miss Edwards. who is business
man residing in of the suburbs of the metropo-
lis. said. being applied to last might've are
indebted to Mr. Lloyd. ex-oficer Of the Liverpool
police for finding my niece. and am bound TO say
ne deserves the utmost credit for his shrewdnesss
prudence and caution. She is at present in
my house. attended by her mother and my
household and Is quite unable 10 under
take journey. Mr.. Edwards her father.
who was obliged to return to Liverpool early on
Thursday morning. has prepared statement which
he purposes, believe. to make public. feeling that
the general interest in his daughters called for
some statement from her. must therefore. de-
cline to 20 into any particulars, but may that
there is doubt upon minds that poor girl
has been very foully treated You will, doubt. in
due learn the details but you may take il that
she found herself fanting in the course of paying
visit in Liverpool. scoundrel offered her assist
snce. cannot 20 any further, aud prefer that you
would wait for the statement collected from herself
by a relative.