The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-25
STARTLING STORY
OF A Young GIRLS ADVENTURE IN
NEW YORK CITY.
Experiences aa Thrilling a. the IneI.
dents OF any Dime Novel, and
Probably just a. True
A Girl Kidnapped
From the street.

New YoBK, February 24.-Marion Gal.
lsCh, seventeen years old, the girl who
disappeared from her home in Hoboken
January 10Th, was discovered at Sixth
avenue and Forty-second street at mid.
night last night, by a gentleman whom
she asked to get her a coach. She stated
her name and was given into the
hands OF the police, who restored
her to her parents. Mis-, Calisch
claims she lost consciousness somebow nm
the day Of her disappearance, and when
she recovered found herselI In n nl"inIn AMI
unnamed room IN locality strange to her,
n bed and attended by q Colored woman
She was confined to her room, but not In.
inred or insulted until last night, when
she was taken In coach to Forty.sixlh
street and Filth avenue and let 90,
John Harris, q travelling salesman, ar.
rived at the Grand Central depot abont
eleven o'clock last night, Passing SIKH
avenue and Forty.HeCond street he noticed
a young girl talking excltedly 10 a Csb
driver who, laughingiGoarsely, pushed her
aside. Harris soon learned that the yonnv
girl was endeRvorlng TO induce the cSbman
to take her TO Hoboken for thirty cents,
all the money she had. When the slran.
ger appeared she appealed TO him with
fearful eyes, saying she wanted TO get home
and asked him II he would only supply
her with suCh, as her father would will.
ingly pay twice the charge. Harris told
her TO take an elevated train, which she
could do for ten cents. She replied that
she was ashamed to be beseen by any one
and desired to get home unobseryed
AsCertaining the girls name he remem.
bered her story and took her 10 the sta.
ton house, telegraphing on the way 10
her parents, To the police officers, the
girl much agitated, told the following
story.
/ was troubled sometime with malaria
before leaving home on the day mention.
ed, and seem to have lost my memory, for
all ! can say Ia that l travelled q great
deal, and only remember on awakening,
what seems to me to have been long
time after leaving home, and finding my.
self In room with colored woman and
white woman. They had taken off nv
saCque and outer clothing and l was
in bed at the time. They did not seem 10
hinder my departure, hut would not give
me my clothing. l then asked them II
they would telegraph To my folks, and
this they promised to do, which / believd
they did. They kept telling me different
stories every day, however, till / finally
demanded to be taken home. At first
they refused, and said my folks did not
want me or they would call as they had
telegraphed to them, but on my insisting
they said all right, and last night about
s O'Clock ordered carriage; three
Of us entered and drove about for
some time, when began to see they were
iooling me. When we were passing the
corner Of Forty sixth street and Fifth
avenue, | opened the door quietly and
sprang out. Where l ran, ! don't know,
but | strolled about until this gentleman
[polnting TO Mr.. Harrisl found me trying
10 get home.
The young woman persisted in the
truth OF her story, and said repeatedly
that she thought she must have been nm.
der the influence OF some drug, for many
things occurred which she could not re-.
member. She was then requested TO wait
In the Captains rooms till her folks call.
ed, which they did about two o'clock this
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Kalisch and A
brother Of the girl called to get her, and an
affecting scene ensned.
The mother Of the young girl clasped
her 10 her breast and embraced her con.
vulsively, while she sobbed aloud with
Joy, crying "My poor daughter, my poor
daughter" The father and brother also
exhibited considerable feeling aud EN-.
braCed and kissed her several times. Their
Joy at finding her seemed unbounded, and
calling a carriage the father and reunited
family hastily drove away.
Inspector Byrne says he Is fairly certain
that Miss Oalisch was not confined In
common diBreputabe house. When her
disappearance was first reported he sum.
moned all the ward detectives and every
known house OF that kind was well
searched.
CalisCh said yesterday that his daughter
would not be allowed 10 talk again for
several days, and when che recovered from
her agitation she might tell another story.
Inspector Byrne, who considers the stories
told by the girl improbable, has invited
Mr. CaliSch 10 bring her To the central
oiiiCe Saturday night, when, II abe Ia dis.
posed 10 do so, she can tell the Inspector
her story privately or In her fathers pres.
ence.
The action Of the police will depend
entirely on what Miss Calsh then says II
she comes with her father. The police do
not put any faith In the anonymous re.
port that a resident Of this city who had
betrayed the girl and who had placed her
IL the house at Frty:Slxth street and
Seventh avenue to get rid Of her, was peen
with her few nights ago at solaris Uni.
verslty Place.
The person who says he saw her 20
there gives very good description Of her,
but says the woman he refers 10 often
passed nights away from home and went
TO Philadelphia. Inspector Byfne will
make many inquiries In regard 10 this and
other circumstances, which may afford q
Clew pending the expected visit Of the
Young woman and her father.