The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-07

mamma would take it awful hard, and, Oh,
cear i don't think | can go home again.
Miss Churchill further stated that she had
been planning to leave home for some time.
and, when she reached this city, she had
but sl.70 in money; that she went
to an intelligence office and by this
means procured situation at the Brunswick
as chambermaid. She remained there about
four weeks and then secured situation at
the Insane Hospital, where she has remained
for the past seven eight weeks, making a
very faithful Land at work which Is re-
garded as the hardest in the Institution.
She was always quiet and ladylike, and was
a favorite with all.
After considerable party Miss Churchill
returned TO the Hospital. and telegram
was sent to her father at St. Louis acquaint-
ing him with the fact of her discovery. He
telegraphed Immediately that he would
come to this city on the first train, which
would arrive at O'Clock.
Yesterday evening A reporter visited the
Hospital to meet Colonel Churchill, and while
waiting his arrival endeavored to get an inter-
view with the daughter This was positively
refused by DR.. Fletcher. as he said that the
lady bad positively declined to be inter
viewed after her return to the Hospital
About o'clock hack drove up to the door
and in a few minutes left again. and after
half hours waiting the reporter was in
formed that the lady had left the house.
She had certainly passed out very quietly
and on every hand there was a very marked
desire to keep her hid from the newspaper
scribes. When the Superintendent was
asked regarding the objective points of the
hack and its occupant he was informed that
the latter could probably be found at the
Grand Hotel.
Hitler the reporter went but found that
Colonel Churchill had not come TO the city
as expected. Inquiry, however, revealed The
fact that the young lady, her uncle, DIR. Rob
a L ell ~Ff IA9r
Haute, and a lady, whose name could not be
learned, were eating supper in private
room. Presently the two gentlemen APP
peared and were approached by the reporter.
In answer to a question DIR. Van Nalzah
said that Miss Churchill would accompany
them home leaving the city at IL o'clock;
that she perfectly willing to go and that
no cOmpulsiOn had been used or was neces-
sary. He also stated that she would not see
n reporter under any circumstances. The
party left on the train for st. Louis at IL
o'clock last night.
There is certainly good deal of mystery
connected with the affair but the lady posi-
lively refused to throw any light upon her
reasons for leaving home. 1t is assumed that
it was schoolgirl freak" but as she had
good comfortable home, and no apparent
difficulties TO contend with. this is hardly a
good answer to the question as 10 the cause
which impelIed her to leave. Whatever her
/
but she has succeeded in creating quite a
sensation in st. Louis, and all parts OF the
country have been more or less affected by it,
The part which Captain Bob campbell
played in the Churchill find is worthy of
special comment He was at the Cen
trail Station when DIR. Fletcher tele-
phoned to the Turnkey that Mary
Churchill, he believed, was in the Hos
pital as an employe. Campbell then went
with an entire stranger, sought the girl out
and studiously avoided the members of the
press who bad learned of the telephone mes
sage but could not find any more details.
To DR.. Fletcher belongs the merit of the dis
the dirty work of attempting to keep the
find" a secret. The members of the press
have always been courteous to the police and
look to them TO furnish news, whenever they
have il, without any discrimination. When
Campbell. or any other officer, attempts to
conceal for day or even an hour, a piece of
news from the press. he is robbing the peo-
pie of that which they have right to expect
from the force which is supported by their
money. Campbell learned about O'Clock
that the girl was at the Hospital and though
he was out till after in the morning
he avoided the Station as he went home. and
| spoke OF the capture to no one except a
member of the force on distant beat, who
he knew, If he knew anything, could not be
able to give the information before morning.
| The police force is organized for the benefit
| of the city. and the people have an undoubt-
! ed right to know everything of interest con-
nected with the movements OF the force and
that, too, at as an early an hour as possible.
When conducted on this prneipalit is worthy
of the name, and no man should be allowed
on the force who is actuated by any other
motive Such action would be highly dis
creditable to any employee of the force and
especially is this true OF an officer.