The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
GONE WRONG.

Lady of Kansas City Falls into the
Hands of a Bad baggage Master.
Miss Mollie Hall is bright, hand
some maid of some seventeen summers |
and has been living with her sister, a |
Mrs. Fletcher. of West Sixth street |
Kansas City, for some time past, togeth-
er with another younger sister, and I'M
til recently, all dwelt in peace and har-
mony under the same roof. But as is |
frequently the case in this wicked and |
perverse generation, the serpent entered
this peaceful abode and succeeded in
charming the fair Mollie, and leading
her into ways that are dark and paths
thai are past finding out. The charmcr
was one Smith, baggage master on the
A. 7. & s. f. road. and on last Monday
morning he induced Mollie to leave her
home and take trip with him on his
run west. They reached this place
Monday evening about six O'Clock, the
train that day being couple of hours
late, and together with the rest of the
passengers, took supper at the Park
Place Hotel. They continued on their
way with the train as far as Newton.
In the meantime the friends of the miss
ing girl began telegraphing to different
points along the line, giving descrip-
ton of the girl and instruciing that she
be appIehended and held if met with.
The railroad officials here were among
those along the line tclcgraphcd and
were ON the lockout every time a tram
passed. Yesterday when the :48 train
went cast one of the depot agents was on
the platform on the watch. He entered
one OF the COACHES, and about the first
person whose face he looked into was
that of the girl described IN the tele-
gram, us he firmly believed. Going up
TO where she sat he remarked: This is
NJ IS Hall. l believer mo. sir, I'm not
Miss Hail." replied the young lady very
Indignantly. rs it possible that am
mistakene thought Jon looked like
lady of that name from Kansas City"
"I'm not Miss Hall, and I'm not from
Kansas City, either" she demonstrated
with great emphasis. MIR. - thought
pDSSlUiN III 10 hAlSSdAChp ASiS
the car, hut stood on the platform in
full view of the lady, when the bag
gage master, Smith, passed through
and Whisp, red To her and pas ed on.
Tue railload official went back
into The car and by snme means per
suaded the girl to go to the Park Place
hotel and Stay until next day, and i'm
mcdiately telegraphed for her sister,
Mrs. Fletcher, who arrived here this
morning at five O'Clock. Mrs. Fletcher.
accompanied by a railroad official, pro
ceedcd TO the room occupied by the way
ward Mollie. Three or four raps we're
gwen before any response came. FINAL
~ the door was opened, and before the
visitors stood slight figure, clad in her
night clothes and black dolman thrown
loosely about her shoulders. The first
words spoken were by Mrs. Fletcher,
who broke ont in bitter but somewhat
subdued voice: "Moilie! Mollie Haliil
Holie HGH!!r what have you done
Why have you brought this disgrace
upon uss'' Poor Mollie, for once, at
least, was penitent and appeared almost
heart-broken, weeping like a child for
some minutes as she stood before her
equally sad and heart broken sister. The
two spent the balance of the morning,
until IL o'clock, together, and during
that time each conversed freely and
often wcpt bitterly together. They
both left on the ell O'Clock train
for Kansas City, where Smith now Ian
cuisines in Jail on the charge of alb
duction. Il is hardly probable that this
charge can be sustained, as the girl says
she voluntarily lefs her home with him
and will piopably appear as witness
for the defense instead of against Smith
Miss Mollie Hall is said TO belong Il
, very respectable and sristocratic fam
lily, her parents residing at CiIiicothe
Ohio, whittier Mrs. Fletcher says she i
going TO take her as soon as the presen
scrape is cleared up.