The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-02
LIZZIE sELDEN BACK HONE
Tho Kidnapped Child Recovered.
De'eo'Ne FINDS the Girl Asleep with n
,0"nR Woman In Brooklyn Dwelling
The Story OF the Little One. Waud.r,rc.

ihucn excitement, was found this norn;n,,
AT lO2 Park avenue, BROOKLYN. She va
sleeping with Maggie Keppcl. vouro
woman who lives with her mother NJ lbs
ialk avenue. The young woman was .r-
rested and the little one taken ia lis Lor,o
rom which it had been stolen MonJor
afternoon. The story OF the arrest ~ Mao.
gle heppel is one OF the most inter,
ing features about the whole case Cba,,o,
McLaughlin lives, with his family In
Ihe same house, on Park avenue. in w:Iich
,ne woman and the child were found. On
Monuay nlghtab 10 O'Clock he met Ma.
&c hoppel in Park avenue. Maggie had =
Htlle chiid by the hand that McLaughlin
supposed was her little niece. lie asked
ncr WhoIe she was going, and she REPLIED
snc was locked out, and inquired il ne had
u Key lie sNd he had, and going TO their
mouse opened the door and saw her pass
up STAIRS. He heard her knock at a door.
put she almost Immediately came down
S'Slrs and said She was afraid Of her
1othor, and thought she would 90 and
S'op at Trends house fer the night.
CROSSING TO NEW YORK.
She asked him to help her to find tbe
place, and he consented to 20 with hcr
Ihcy then went to a saloon, where Nongic
had sherry cObhlcr, the child bcipg, Sin
with them. Maggie talked about going 10
liooohcn, saying She had a sister who lived
'hcre, and Mclaughlin, she, and the child
got IN Nandcrbiit-ayCnue car nj the corner
OF lark avenue and Navy street. Tbcv
crossed TO New York by way Of Cafbarinc-
Strcet Terry, and on reaching the other side
~ The river walked TO the corner q Oliver
ana South streets and took a Sccond-aye-
nue. car. Maggie saying that She was
gong 10 her sisters house, in east Tvpn-
tlcih street. When they reached Twentieth
street and second avenue Mclaughlin said.
" Here's IWcnticth.N CON- she rcp,;cd.
" forgot; my sister lives in I'Wcnty.s;yth
street The Ger stopped ut Twcnty-Gnh
street and they got out, Mclaughlin taking
the child in hiS arms and carrying her TO
The sidewalk. They then walked from
IWenty-iiith to Twcnty-siX,h street, and
when they reached q house about midway
between Second and Third avenues the
woman said: Here's where my sister
lives; I'll ring the bell. but fear my sister
will sec YOU and know YOU" Mclaughlin
Interpreted this remark rs meaning that
she wished him to 20 away, and he moved
about fifty yards from the house.
M'LAUGmlN LEAVES HER.
Presently he saw Maggie and tie child
coming towards him. and the woman
seemed TO he surprised TO see him. $50
YOU are barred OUT hc said. yes" she
replied, "l1It am going up here in Third
avenue 10 get a key for the house." Me-
Laughlin, ~ ne describes il himself. then
believed that the woman wanted to shake
him. and he returned TO BROOKLYN, bid
a. o. LOT Ia,
was well acquainted with the woman,
does not seem to have paid much
attention TO the little girl. On reading
the account @: the abduction OF Liz
Zic Scldcn, however. on Tuesday, and find
INK that Maggie had not returned nome, lie
p, once concluded in his own mind that
Maggie Kcppel was ihe abluctrcss and that
the child Size had with her was Mr.. Scldcl'S
stolen daughter. lie was fully impressed
with the Importance OF hi, secret, but Ge-
tcrmincd that he would only communicate
il to Detective Shauehne,,y, OF the Fourth
precinct. toward whom he entertained
strong feeling OF regard.
WAITING FoR HIS DETECTIVE.
Several times he went to the Myrtle
avenue station on Tuesday evening and
yesterday, but not finding Detective
Shaughues>y there be failed 10 tell what
hi> business was. 1t was not until after .
O'Clock last night that he met ShaughneSsy,
who had been ont all day on the case. lie
called him outside and related TO him the
details OF his adventure with Maggie
kcVpcl. Detective Shaughnc>ay, before
parting with Mclaughlin last night,
told him TO make careful inquiry at
the house and report to him. McLaugh-
lin was too anxious to sleep last night,
and from some noise he heard III the hcl-
pei apartments became satisfied that b0th
Nagcic and the child had returned home.
In fact. he heard Mrs Keppcl, her mother,
sc0iding her for stopping away so long.
Mclaughlin lost no time in notilym
~lluohnea~sy. who went to the house a
O'Clock thi, morning and Immediately IT.
rccted his steps 70 the room usually occu-
pied by Maggie. He knocked 1t the door,
and q voice said, "Come IN!
TIE LOST ONE FOUND.
On opcning the door he found The Wo-
man i'm bed. with the missing child asleep
rs her side. ShauGhnesSy took the iittlc
one in hi- arms, and great WIS iliS dehSht
yybcn bv the mole on the LETT cheek ana
other urmi.takable marks he identified hel
90 Lizzie Selden. Shaughncssy told the
woman to drc,, herself. In hall an hour
Maggie emerged from the room' presenting
ANYTHING but the appearance when the
,,ublishcd description OF her would lcad
any one 10 expect. Instead OF woman OF
from forty 70 forty-fye years OF age she
do,s not seem to he more than twen'y-four
or twenty-five. and her mother says she j.
only tWcnty-twO. She Is net ~ any means
unnrcpo~ cssing-lOOking. she !" Il woman
OF medium height and build, Wilh iiShI-
brown hair. fair complcNion' ana roaHo,
f,lll face. She left the house IN colEp'il!
with Detective Shaughnes,y. Hcr UieS";
although ,omowhat shabby, Wa neat Ilu
Iid not correspond with that gwen III leT
DESCRIPTION. She did not seem % rehlNI
That She had done anything CRIMINAL ana
expressed her surprise when SnG was ~
for,ncd that she would be obliged TO 90 10
the station. The arrest was accom- l- ,i't
go o,,irtly and withal 50 unexpectedly 'lat
SLoiiohnc>sv marched to the Myrtlc-aVenue
-taIion win the woman and the child WITH
orlt attracting much attention.
THE FATHER GETS BACK HIS CHILD
Afr ealen was Immediately sent ior'
o,I almost byeathleSs and with paic'
,rr@,v foro. which fully told OF the agony
va iCr,, eilsnense OF mind under when ne
I,J iohnred. rushed into the room: W
n ,i,i ne exclaimed, Selling Lizzie in has
oi1n. and embracing her fondly' Wi'le 'i'o IA,
trars poured down his checks on thc in,,
of his restored darling. 1t was atouch.ns
scene. Mr.. Scldeu was 40 n!uch oNcio ot';I.,
,,i,h daiioht over The recovery OF Ms ''il'u
,t"t he bad not a look on Woid OF ahsVi
g." '','' t,'e woman who had been The c'''sc y,
~ much misery and distress 10 MN "iiU
~, ~ ', samilv 4 carriage being called ne
lI,3 ,0'- round 10 his home with the chlla
u ,,itoro .iiiI more touching seen, was en-
! NH'i' ." -; t.I tipf she fOunU iA'