The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-08
THE SAD AyORY

of Wayward Girl who ; eclines 10
Return 20 The Home of FOrgiving
Parents.
Fannie Smithson, the young girl that
eloped with one James Tucker, from Wood.
bury, Tennessee, and who was deserted here
BY her faithlsss husband. still declines 70
return home TO her parents. Tucker, as
has heretofore been published, ia a
msrried man of family, and he is
now in jail at Woodbury. on the charge Of
bigsmy. The girl is still living with a col.
ored family across the river, and positively
refused Sheriff jones snd his deputy, George
Miller, to either return home or 10 go and
live with some respectable family until her
parents could send for her She appeared to
DO determined to live as she is
doing among the colored people Yesterday
morning deputy sheriff Miller, who had
written the girls uncle that che had been
found, received the following letter from
him:
WOODBURY., Tenn. Sept. 9, 1881
C. Miller, Deputy Sheriff;
iYours of August 23d to hand, which brought
glad tidings TO the parents of the lost girl
Her father is here to-day, present while am
writing this letter. He feels under many
obligations to you and hopes to be able TO
reward you for your trouble. He Is poor
but an honest, hard working man. His
request is that If it can
be done, that you place his
daughter in the family of some respectable
person so she can be watched over until BIO
can got means TO 40 after or send for her.
Mrs. Gallagher, of your city, with whom
she lived for a while, may bs willing to take
her until she can be sent for. There waS
not stain on the character of the girl until
she was abducted by that scoundrel,
who will soon meet his reward BY being sent
TO the penitentiary. This unfortunate girl
is to be pitied rather than censured. Tucker
is good-looking msn of over average intel
lect, and by acts of kindness won the girl.
affections and ruined her Mr.. Smith.
son wants you to write wha,
the railroad fare is from Dallas to Murfrees
boro or Nashville, 80 as to know how much
money to send in case he 10 not able 10 &c
himself after her. He requests you further
to look after his daughter, and
see thst she is not further de
based before he gets her home
He wishes you to say TO the girl that he ha.
almost been crazy about her. That he
wants her TO behave herself and act like
lady, and not to do anything to disgrace
herself, and for her 10 see If some good fam.
lily won's take her in until she can be sem
home, that he would have been able nov
to send for her, but that he spent every
thing be had in travelling searching for her
Tell her to write to her father and direct he
letter to Woodbury., Tennessee.
Respectfully,
II. J.Sr. JOHN.
Accompanying the letter was the follow
Ing from the hayward girls father, OF
which was written, "hand this TO Fannie"
"Fannie, l hope to God you will no
finally be lost 10 ruin. l want you to be-
good girl, and act like lady until cal
send for you. If you can get home TO sta
at until can send for you, do that. DireC
your letters 10 me at Woodbury., Canno
county. Tennessee. From your father,
j. II. P. SMITHsoN.
Deputy Sheriff Miller saw the girl aftel
ward, but she declares her intention of neve
returning to the home of hor parents. Sh
isa beautiful blonde, of some sixteen sun
mers.