Daily Republican., 1881-07-19
FIFTH EDITION
A Ae'RL'sSHocxISG sro,,>
a Re'eifinE Crime for wh,.,
Men may MAJ, "eh n

Ii.hos III 'tilunlnRtO Laura " ~
school girl who was enticsd dntSorath t.a
ruined and deserted. " s,' from boz
MeGrath, fifteen-year'9 9Iys: oly ia,
teriously disappeared from u ,g, gli, n
her parents, l446 Fawn straa. M aae hoas
on the afternoon of Juiv o1'e'' thisci,
diligent search was msdo Altho1
her whereabouts was oh,ai no cles
yesterday, when it was asasnaa.d su'a'ned m
she had been enticed awaSot,f'a,neial awaS VI ,In1.e,i
ton, Del, and had there hsIy tsen 10 w Wilnls
rants have been issued and aSes' \, Wa
the perpetrators will, its ex sue arrest
made ma to-day. In Delawars' ,s s',,Epss,sa, ,Es sss,
for the crime is death, vic penal
posed by the family that she WA Sas sD
to visit a friend in another nas nsu g9
city and in 4 spiritof mischisf ta!' -, ol
solved not 70 tell her Parent. Ia! "s
whereabouts. Days passed. S So m
and no clue to the mis,ipo ri,I I""Se'i
tained, A description was civ, sivon was a
police, but all efforts were @ ,1n,p.Sl ~
Her fatheI, Henry II. MnGra,S dlA' u
englnecr employed in this citu' ,' !. u
hlghly respected As an indus,rif,"%| %V
upright man. lie determined 't| NJ !,
nn the search nniil it should r.,,s ~
finding the girl, dead or alive 'N''A
Last sunday evening he was n..,
by the police authorities that a d ,.Ia 4
ing her name as Laura McGraN ~ ",
her residence as 1916 Fawu strns, 'I NV w
delphla, was al inmate OF the CjtrE.r ~,
cells at Wilmington, Del. Mr. Mcc-a ~
yesterday went to Wilmington and ~
there made aware of the shockin,
perience his daughter had pndes,raa
after leaving her comfortable bs"'
The police authorities told him n
Laura had been found by them On \.
uriay afternoon in grove near N
Brandywine.
She was nearly insane from miss
despair, Il appeared tha, She Iast
home with a man much older than h.
self, who gave nis name as lame, NJ
loney and said he wa, a native ot VI
mington, but now a resident of Pm,
delphia, where he was a clerk in aI,r
establishment, She had formed ,r,,
quaintance with him at Farmount PAX
and he induced her TO accompanv "A,
to Wilmington on July :. upder
promise OF marriage. This, i.sneelies
TO say, he never fulfilled, bu. be tool
her to a ho.el and registered hey As hi
wife, signing his own ,name as Malops
10 those who saw the couple it appeas
that they were enjoying a hopeymos
trip. w hen they started Laura had
Is stated, abou' tihy dollars in ID
possession. Out of this she bCu..
MaIoney Il suit of clothes and the ID
was paid ont for the expenses Of b
trip. \ couple Of days passed p,al
antly, but on the fourth, when all d
money was gone, the ruthan iudua
her to visit d grove near the Brault
wine and there he suddenly anil in ID
blood pushed her into the watr. I'D
made his escape without the Least n
gard for her tate The girl, when n
scrambled ashore and missed him. WI
half cra2ed with terror and glipt ls
began wandering distractedly tllma
the woods.
While she was in this state it wGg
70 meet four NCtOlg {
characters, among whom was one kn
ls Little Reddy.' Finding her il
helpless condition, these niScrtal,e \
'auItM her in Il brutal mauuer lid h
ater induced her TO take sCmr 4MIs
md kept her in the woods, hall tle \,
led, until last saturday, wher ,e vas
'escued by the Wilmington Pcas Ss
was then taken TO the City Hal WIEN
very needtul attention was &,QEa
N her. She had suffered dreall.!G
he hands Of her cowardly cap'0rs Hs
was sUiltl and torn, she Sl
,maciatcd from suffering and want
ood: her body was covered with Orus
md her mind was prostratei tG Y
lme. bne cut on bcr head was I'd
'evere and had to be dressed by y
'g.t, who found it Necessary 70 q
lway portion OF her beautiful fal'
each the wound. As frS1 She gaN
way to despair and said She vold
lever return to her home, but ate;
hort time she was induced 10 !evA
Ter parents name and address CON-
with them was OlenA
With the result Of Mr.. McGratlS Vii
o Wilmington yesterday. WarFaAa
.Gainst all concerned il. the affair vel
irSt sworn out before the Mayor alt
hen father and daughter returned y
his city, arriving n little before y
clock last night. Mr.. McGrath salu
.e had not yet been able to Obtain
a!l account Of the girls experiences
lie was still too much prOs.ta~ "
ndergo much questioning. be con-
rmed, however, the main iac's ~
iveu.
Mrs. McG:ath, who has 'IIf't,,a
from anxiety during d.
aughter's absence, was almost iran, a
With grief last night. Her husband IS Il
ermined to spare no pains 70 BRING ~
in the cowardly crimey
gainst his girl to justice. Laura ~ 90"
ractive in appearance and ehsas.m
a manner. She is SENDER, Of medinn al
eight and has brown hair and p'a]
yes. She was a mere child, not YET, ID
ing dresses, her parents say Mr' MS ns
,rath's family has friends in Willlllns,
IN, but the unfortunate gif' LID" Nv