The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-13
A St. Louis Young Lady Chloro-
formed and Held for Ransom.
She Is Finally Returned to Her Friends I'm
harmed by the Villains Who Perpe-
trated the Outrage.

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minus of the car line, in the extreme south
ern part of the city. The conductor of the
car remembers her distinctly. When she got
oil the car at Wild Hunters, she asked to
be directed to the Convent of the Sacred
Heart, which is only a half dozen blocks
away. Since then Miss Garrison has not
been seen or heard Of The conductor noticed
on the car platform four rough looking men
OF the hoodium stamp and they commented
during the journey on Miss Garrison's hand
some appearance, and said she was the most
beautiful woman they had ever seen on the
cars. 1t is supposed these men had some
thing to do with the disappearance of the
young lady, and most horrible suspicious are
aroused. Miss Garrison was returning to the
convent to pursue her studies. She had not
since the Christmas holidays, having
been detained by visits of friends She had
been studying there for over year. She
always made the journey to the
convent in carriage, but her uncles horses
were lame Saturday, and so she decided to go
in the street car. Her disappearance was not
known to the family or the police until yes
terday afternoon, as her relatives thought she
was at the convent, and the sisters at the con-
vent thought she was at home. Zeralde Gar
rison is daughter of Mrs. Abram Garrison,
and lives at Kirkwood, a suburban town
twelve miles out Mr.. o. L. Garrison, secre-
tary of the ST. Louis Steel and Ore Company,
is her uncle, and she is relative to Commo-
dore Garrison. Detectives since yesterday
have been following every clue but without
avail.
Zeralde Garrison was only seventeen, but
as we'll developed as girl of twenty-one.
She is strikingly handsome, has brown hair
and eyes full of expression and life. Her
complexion is fair, and she is graceful in
carriage and stylish in appearance. She
weighs about 135 pounds. All night detect
ives and Chief of Police Campbell have been
searching the vicinity of the convent for a
clue, but in vain. Men from the Vulcan
Steel-works, not far away, aided
a sergeant OF police and a squad of men
examined all the ground but without result.
Mrs. Abram Garrison, the mother of the
girl has not yet been told of her disappear
ance. Relatives have no theory, but feel
sure that foul play has been practiced. The
excitement in the city is intense, and the
probable fate of the poor girl is the uni
yersal theme of conversation. The police
are actively at work but so far their efforts
have resulted in nothing The Sacred Heart
Convent is a noted Catholic educational in
stitution, situated about five miles south of
the center of the city, and enjoys high
reputation. The vicinity of the Convent is
very sparsely settled.
LATER INFORMATION.
There is reliable authority for stating that
the Garrisons have received information of
Miss Zeralde Garrisons whereabouts, and are
convinced that she is safe and alive. They
are very reticent, and are now, at s P NJ,
closeted at Mr.. o. L. Garrison's office with
detectives 1t is stated that letter was re-
ceived at the Garrison mansion, informing
them that the girl was held for money, and
that the writer would be glad to make an APP
pointment to treat for her delivery. A gem
tleman member of the family stated that
a telegram had also been received dated
at point twelve or fifteen miles south of
st. Louis, stating that Miss Zeralde was alive,
safe and in st. Louis. Relatives of the young
lady now show by their demeanor that they
believe she is safe and will soo0 be restored
to them, but they will give no information
except to say: "All will be cleared up by
morning." before which time they expect
Miss Zeralde to return. Detectives are at
work, and it is almost certain that the mys-
Members of the family would not state the
name of the place from which the telegram
came.
THE YOUNG LADY FOUND.
At 10 o'clock the Post-Dispatch published
an extra which sold like wild fire, as the ex-
element in the city was great The extra
contained the following:
cats o'clock this evening Mr.. Oliver Gar
rison called at the Office of the Post Dispatch
to report in person that Miss Garrison had
been found during the evening, and is now
at the house of her uncle on Pine street. He
does not think she suffered any violence at
the hands of her abductors other than
being chloroformed on Saturday last
when the ruffians obtained possession of
her person. That she was chloroformed,
however, is absolutely certain, though Miss
Garrison has quite lost her memory about
the manner and place of the occurrence
The young lady was returned this evening by
one of the rutfians himself, who had probably
become alarmed at the great excitement of
the public and the probability of his punish
ment. The young lady is suffering from the
chloroform and the great previous shock of
but is not seriously i'll. Two
of the ruffians have already been arrested
They belong to notorious gang of Caronde-
let hoodlums.
PARTICULARS OF THE FINDING.
Miss Garrison was found and returnd to
the home of her uncle, o. L. Garrison, be-
tween and o'clock tonight The young
Iady's statement is briefly that, while on
her way from the street railroad to the
she was accosted by two
men, one of whom wanted her to go up
town with them. She refused, saying
that she was going to school, whereupon one
man threw handkerchief saturated with
chloroform over her face, and she became
nsensible. She did not return to full con-
;ciousness until Sunday morning, when
she found herself in comfortably
furnished third-story room, in to her
1 strange part Of the city. She was
attended by middle-aged woman who treat
I'd her kindly. The two men visited her sew
sral times and tried TO prevail upon her to
write to her relatives, stating that she would
pc released for money This she refused to
10 until yesterday, when she sent brief
postal saying that she was in the city and
'afe, but could not give her whereabouts