New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-31
STARCU FOR A MISSING GIRL.

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SECURING HER. L., 90 ,;.tla
1;-z,e Selden. who was kidnapped from pIooNS
- Monday afternoon. at a late hour last "is,'
ooo,,ed likely TO be unraveed. Every PUS''0'
Glow wa. followed by superintendent N"'i'p - 60
.be officers detailed upon the case auu W.
which came to their ears was investigated -.
NOR persons were found who saw a woman Az
;nc the meaCre description Of the supposed N'''N'
nor before she and the enid os'Pi
!, was reported on Tuesday that woman N"o""
IN the police answered the description Oh 'n'
,,hois believed 10 have taken the girl ms No"'"
Margaret Wells, age sixty-hve' Win no -
was fonnd Yesterday. As she could tell Sa'S''o'v
,r, who're she had been she was not aTresteu'
Anotber woman answering the desoIp"oi
- orrested Yesterday. she pIo''U
To he a harmless lunauc VINO W.
fo,r,orlc q Sister Of Charity IN the HOUSE " III,
C,ooI sbenberd IN Brooklyn. \ Young lhan ""''"
Oates re,orted to the police that man unNho""
70 him. who was leading httIe gr.'
astod 70 be directed to Mr. Seiden
bonse on Tuesday night as Ne h'u
,lo-t child TO take there. Cakes could not rec"n
alotber the child with the man was boy or a girl
aud the police discredited the connection OF inc
s,,r,- with the missing Lizzie Seden. The police
men of duty yesterday were directed 10 WISH al '"'
bopses IN the city and make inquiries lot INC "Ou'H
and child who are wanted.
Az an early hour last evening what is supposed 10
he definite clew was found. 1t led to jersey Olty'
where il was confidently expected that Oo'h .no
child and her abductor would De spee'"i9
I'D In successive steps the woman was
traced as follows: man Weu'
police HEADQUARTERS IN BROOKLYN. and said thai on
Monday afternoon he saw a woman and cnn''
onsve1in the pu blished description Of those sou4t
in an icc-cream sa oou IN Couri-st.' BI3oA!yh nc
woman asked the child about IT'S taste Ior an
iu q way which showed that she ana ho' N"u~ , ~
very well. The next trace OF the woman wa eiNe
ly man who desired not 10 he named. W no stlH
that Tuesday afternoon ne saM So
woman and child IN John-st., tins cliy, near
Wiam-st. They were sitting on the Steps, auu ~
child was crying. He thoutht M hrst Una, tnf
Srnn,,n Vas causing the child 10 cry IN order u
SCENE money from paSser>-oY, but lounu, On 80
attention. that SIZE was rtlhe 10 qtlC' w $50 -,
w. calling her attention % ne pictures III 'Ho WIZ
~" rl,. Yesterday morning a woman named Cath
mine Murray stopped Oiicer BARRETT on the ioGItI
1r.cucr Police and informed Inn iAal on 'ne ",-'ii
IefYr. size had "a oman accOlupai'c u ~ a 0H'.
answering the descriptions ,~ a. Tod, 49, INT
that the woman had applied 10 nrr Tor ioH.is', o"'
had been refused because sle was a'o"0'
Il irrctt', interest was aroused, ana nr W "a" d"
e.orci through the lOl gng-hOuses In CathaIlne-sl
and H. vicinity. lie mel with 30 success Moo
had seen any woman answering the deSeit t,Vu
Sn,.l i. I've and he reported the failure Of his
Investigation at the Stat0n-hou5e. 4 snort uiHe
aftr,wtrd young man uaned JOAn tOIh9 'o.u
Barrett that be had met a woman an'N erius 'l1 NC
klrl
ii O'Clock. she ASKED hn II n coulu mo-" -, -
where sic could obtain lodgings Tor me nIgA' ana
he referred her TO MIR, MUIR ,oI No - O"lN"4Iuo
IT, re SAID thar the woman va %
middle 9-e ami dressed al dark cloth.ig 81, n"t
Mimic giri about I'VE years Olu by the Aand anu h't
considerable trnub- 10 SlOp the sOObng OF the cAild.
lie vl.c.l ia tine street wAlle the woman eAIII'"
Mrs NulI.4y's house and asked for a room IL
very few minute. the woman IedPpedIru anu 'Vlu
aim that Alrs. Murray had refused her lodg.ngs De
,ause she was unaccOmoaulcd by, man ono sum
.he nad zen 10 ROckaway bedCh, Dut hio mss q
he las, boat ana had arrived Ia bIO%H-S II on nc
MoOdnaVen Railroad She hNeI ~ ~" 80,
Size sad, and had taken an annex boat To Jersey
Civ but hal missed the RAILROAD tram ana nau
been O1iI- e4 to return TO Nc"-lo OH. enc s'4 a49
desired to - to jersey CIV, out "a'
afraid TO walk through tae streets without
protector. IOlllus offered his ntINIccs, anu tncJ
were accepted after she had a,ccTtned who Collins
was from his sister, who was standing At lie" Ioei
away Collins then went with her. lie noticed
tf,t the child seemed exceedingly urea, ana ne
lifted her up III hl> arms ana caiflei Hef. enc /
seemed 10 be- under The influence OF some narcotic |
Once. however she SPOKE anu he Thought tn'' 1 i
M .,-ae ultficultv IA artcu4atlng her words lie
Rad no conversation with the woman On any topics
other than the mosl orhu"t9 Jus y ' nv ,oIt
uearrG tie CoTlaudt street Ferry Col'a' "Vo'I
the nee ~ the nttle gir ue anne uutdsieed ana 4e
10 the ground. he STOPPED 10 p'Sh ~ II up p1.
tie woman OLD him 10 Ner inIhu lhe CAIi, s'i4
NO. / nave plenty Oh diners az nome tle /
though he heard tne woLaa mdlter les II yVu are
alive 10 wear them Ills rcuiafh aroused OoIliil'S
,u.,,n.s bur there not bong any apparent reasons
foI ,log9.Ag the woman ne Went Oh WIN hef W heu
fhrv a'f.v.o AL the Jerry house The woman asked /
tlm Al Lee could loan Lei cCbis. She SAID su0 H'tu
money. Dlt dld no, care - change bank -"le. Tic |
gave ucr > ceuts ana she entered the leTry-Aousr'
Collins returned nome ana Thought 10 more OF tie /
Dccurr, nee ANTI yesterday molhlhs Mneh ms d.
tenuOl vas called 10 the abduction Tor the Arst |
time 49, ,Ec Wapat eIs.
room u the woman sue immediately suspected /
that via. ah,ll was not W4tn IL, ino.h T. She asked
tine woman il the .ItJle girl was her 0aaghcr ami |
was aY .,gplei: - " as. Yes. OF course, Size 10 !
tIced 1iAt the cnlld L-ht-c lDred fTOcK and .
a straw Lat trimmed Win rcd uDDOl. she thougAt /
HHn4 .4I 4
tod ner rlstautIaIy tie ,1ne story that she had |
tod Coll lis aid pleauod - nara 10 be allowed o
REMAIN o,o4 nIglt 4irs. murray refused hoSever,
ana the woman went away. She ihjught me Wo- |
man was between iAlIfy ana lOIiy years Olu She !
was stout and tall Inc woman ga not
cal tn cu.Iu by any name WINE eh~ "as /
~ The house. bat seemed 10 regard u ahecuonaicy
Alter o., woman Lad lett ncr Mis. Murray sal /
gown and began 10 read the evening papers Ia !
one OF tu,u read story OF the abduction ana /
d description o. the chlld. lie woman ana the /
child hla aroused hrr suspicious, ana tneh they |
wore confirmed. Nr1ppn. shawl around hcI, sue 1
ran out mo The street Ia search o. PoiIceuAL /
SAe ooaid End none and returned home. Yesterday, |
however, ,ue related the i-ctcht Ol the preceding
night 10 Officer barrett.
AZ was a-certaIncd yesterday that woman and |
cll.d GA s,od IN similar manner 10 lh2se whom |
lie police are searching LOT crosse me catherine
Street Ferry on tuesday nlSht about !
Il O'Clock. Ine attention OF one OF the deck-hands
was caItd 10 The woman Dy the strange manner IN /
winch she conducted hers 81. Sue walked ire /
Queutlr 10 and I o. and when The boat neared the |
tlly She took the child her arms ana iOndled u |
very al. cti0uately. She rau rather than walked |
iron tIe BOAT and disappeared Ia the crowd. A. |
the CORTLAND Street Ferry to Jersey City John |
Bauvcll the ferry -II4aoter. remembered !
woman and child passing through the ferry |
house "a l;tic AFTER II OclOcN yesterday morning. |
IL s.d nai me ciid appeared 10 De very tired and
The woman rested time ia tie wal lug |
loom before she went Oh the Terry boat. The enid
carried 81. .eIil hstlo bundles. lie gave dcecrp-
lion OF nat TALES III every respect with
thai gwen 10 the police.
George spencer aid J. B4gley, gatemen ol the |
New BruusWICk, the terrY-DOat Oh Wnlcn Lizzie |
soueu Was taken TO New-Jer~ey, remembered mat |
early yesterday morning they noticed woman and |