Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
'E,isc Baltimore Aidnappinw Case.

,Eno Baltimore kidnapping Case.
i new phase cam, to Fight yesterIsy 10 the
abiuci9n c;se, which occurred % THURSDAY
night. near Cal9etton. whsn tif. J. ". Walk
CT WAS k;dcsp3ei wh IL o, tao wsy 10 meet
bis intended trila, MiIl Ella ilcy!eland.--
This phase vas the mysterious disappearance
OF the ycuag lady from her homo at CAl7e7ton.
Early yesterday mor1i1I it Tas ascertaiaed
taat W a!kef was safe il the city. Mr.. Llley,
the "b,s. maa, STATES that tbs plan OF the
elopcment- such it was 10 hive hecu-Hss as
ioIIo,Ss: Tho Two young nen-Mr. Walker,
the groom. and Mr. L!!ey. liz best uan"-
were to drive cut 10 the young la6y's house,
sud she vas TO meet them. 81 the sopg cues,
''at the gorden cote. somewher. abcu. the tine
CT half pet eight" AID thea the party we're 0
dive into town end 60 to Bsruum's Hotel
| where suite OF rooms and the miGistgr await
| ed them. When NJ. LaleY reached tho hotel
and explained tLio2s The Weddlog cake was
! lastly removed ard the dis3Ip plated guests
slowly departed. NJ. liley then sought VIM.
A. Hammond, csq., aGd repaired to Marshal
| Grsys rfTios. After c oog search Tor he miss
ing man aad bis abdnotors the police officers
returned to toTn, aud Mr.. LaIly proceeded TO
10 home of Miss McUleIland. There be found
that she too had disappeared, Leaving Der
whereabouts as complete a mystery as that OF
her intended grJon. Mr.. LsIey returned 10
Baltimore, near Lsybreak yesterday morning.
lie heard OF his tli,nd's safety early ia the
day, cad INN cdiately sought him out, AID the
t@o tod each other their nights adventures.
Mr.. Walker waS then told Of the disappearance
OF bis faLc!c, aud he inm,diato!y started to
s.aIch for her.
The Gisarpoct,d bride tad driven olo Bal
| tln2rr, wtc:c sb9 hetrl oil tic abduction Of
her intended husband, AID with womao's sa-
gacty, thiukiEg The sB!est thing TO do in such
case vss to be with bis friends, Immediately
drove to the Baltimore and Ohio dept and
took the train for Mirti1s0utg, reaching there
yesterday. She proceeded at oroe to the +; Isl.
dorcc OF hlr. Walker, ST., who telcgr,pAed her
sgie arrival lc answer to his sou iGqulrg.
Nlr. Walkers statement is that the cr,isee
wss bowling along Elnondson eVeore, when
suddea2 il came TO most decided saodstil.
La al Instant boh doors vera lhcowa vide
open and ll'tol5 p9i0ted ID. lie vas ordered
to get Gu. by party whom lie recosniz,d as
hlr. Su!cr. Io was, Of course. iIighteued,
and tolld do nothing but OBEY. lie was aeizsd
by both trims and dragged o1t. He then dis
covered that tbs crowd numbered Gfteen, if not
more. Two grabbed hiu By tho arms and ouo
seiz ID his coat collar aud forced him across tho
wet fields from Edmoodso1 avenue 70 the
Franklin road. 10 The march through this sea
Ct grass, btlag dressed 10 full evening" costume
ard TeailDX low shoes, ne codeavoct to stoop
down and lci up his pauts. as bis feet wcro
thoroughly Wet. O0e Of his attendants alked
him W, ss5iog: "Ob. ntvtr lurd that You
arc going 70 get something worse than taat."
The procession moved oa uolil abou. qu1rttr
Ia mile t:om tho house Of thu bride elect.
Here tho par:y halted ia froat Ct the large cate
that leads lao she catto yards, and we're about
entering, when they heard hack approach
ms and they ass!o stepped aud found it was
tie eva. The prisoner wGs rU. insid,, with
bis guards. AID driven across to the Frederick
road; tbercs 10 small cJuoty ros;. in end out,
uotli they came TO What Dir. Wax r Gescrbe $
81 com Glib. OF, T. which dSeIJ family Ap
phcltlcn for admission 10 this household Was
deoied, and The party then went to little old
Cfioa. Or Clubhouse. The guards put the rIis
oner 10 his dungeon and mcuated guard. They
then Refreshed themselves by drinking whiskey
aad swearing at tho co!d. Ii was o'clock a.
u. wtel Gus OF tho mcu said he was going 10
toWo 10 sec Mr.. Suffer- for ho had promised to
couc cut early in lhs m9rtiog aud tell thecl
what 10 do with their man. The man returned
about O'clock, and said ho had visited ldr.
anything moro TO Go With the business. It was
| 8 oclGck when the men said thsy wore done
with this thing" aad told him te might return
| home. Tho trio walked to Baltimore, md he
| returned TO his room and then sCunht his law.
yer. He Was gong at once to his fathers, sid
the happy snoE would be tied Inmsdistely. In
regard 10 tho drugstore businoss MIR. Walker
| said that ho had committed no crime. 1t is Gus
t0me.y Tor doctors To give Cut prescription
| Blanks with their namoi printed On tho h.cAs.
| 1t was also Customary 10: druggists wien pro-
| scTlp!ion WAS renewed TO write two on i: or re-
write /! entirely, and tbon file tho copy. Ho had
| rewritten number ofhis duplicate p7esc, ptions
! and n doing so had uso u number of these dec.
tors blanks, simply becal so ho had d number
! on hand. BIZ. Walker also ssid that he sold
lHe drug business to Ar. Hemwcod. but that bo
still owns the house. The unmarried sister did
10 Of ect to tho marriage. It was only the
| brother .ln-law. It WAS further stated that the
transaction about thu drug store took place n
year ago, and that all the matters between him.
| self and MIR. Hemwood had teer satisfactorily
! settled, and wore only brought up in order 10
oDdeavor to PR udco his betrothed against him.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. K. Z. Suter gave
himself up ID the su.hcrites Of Townaontown.
| This was telegraphed to Ii srshsli Gray, and be
Was asked if he nsd any charge against MIR. Su.
| Ter. The Marshal replied, No" a charge OF
kidnapping and a;ssulIiag with intent 10 MUIR
der Joan W. Walker was then made agaiuet
| Nj. Su:er. st his cWn instance, and ha was 70.
| leased on 81, COO 10 answer to tho charge, H. X
Boarmsn and John Marshall going hi, secur;.
| tlts.-6aito. Imcrican of to dag.
Lester From Charlottesville.
H.