The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-08
A YOUNG GIRLS CHAMPIONS.
Rescued from Her Guardian by a Crowd
A Bitter Contest.

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A special dispatch from Louisville SAYS.
A night or two aeo a policeman found a
young girl sitting ON curbstone crying.
When spoken to she begged to be taken to
the police station, where she gave her name
us Mary Crittney, of Taylorsville, Indiana.
She told startling tale of abduction, and
said she had been compelled to come to
Louisville by miscreant named Frank
Wright, who had been hired to take her
here and place her IN convent against her
will and contrary to the wishes of her
friends. She had escaped from Wright at
the very threshold Of the convent, and beg
ged that her friends be notified OF
her trouble, and that in the mean
time shelter be obtained for her. The
chief OF police took an interest in the girl,
and commenced an investigation Of the
case Immediately. He sent dispatches to
Tay.orsville. and shortly received mes
sage from farmer named Garrison to hold
the girl until he could come. The follow.
ing morning the sisters of the convent, who
had been informed of the girls coming,
went TO the chief and demanded her sur
render. The chief promptly refused. Yes
terday there arrived from Taylorsville two
parties-one the farmer Garrison, and the
other a woman named Mccormick, who
showed papers taken out last week ap.
pointing her Mary Crittneys guardian.
She said that the girl was bad, and that it
had been determined to pace her in a CON.
vent to try and reclaim her.
This morning the matter came up in the
city court and Miss Crittney and the Nc
Cormick woman repeated their former
statements on the stand. Then Mr.. Garri-
son was called. He testified that he had
come TO Louisville at the earnest soliCita-
ton OF several OF the best citizens of Tay-
lorsville to SEQ that the young lady was
treated right He said She was high
spirited, but that no woman in Taylorsville
bore better character. She had been
badly miStreated by her friends and had
been so prosecuted that she had been com.
PEELED to go to neighbors for protection.
The judge held that no oiiense had been
I committed within the jurisdiction OF the
court, aud that as Miss McCor lick had
papers showing her to be the girls guar.
dian she had the right to take charge Of her
The woman then took the girl by the arm
and tried to lead her into the street, but she
held back and refused to 20. A large
crowd gathered watching the two women,
and every one who had heard the case
seemed to sympathize with the girl. As
the latter was being pulled across the side,
walk, some one in the crowd saw Major
Kinney, somewhat noted local lawyer
coming across the street, and shouted
There's the major, let's get him to take
the girls case" The crowG yelled "Ye
yes" and in moment the lawyer was
surrounded by dozen men explaining the
matter and urging him to help the girl out
promising him good sum if he succeeded
lie went into the courtroom and obtained
reheaung of the case. The girl wa
brought back, the case argued and the
order giving her into the custody of the
Mccormick woman rescinded. The cir
was then released and given home unit
the final settlement of the case. Miss Nc
Cormick says she will get a writ OF habeas
corpus and have the girl in a convent before
she leaves Louisville while Garrison says
he will stay here and get Miss Crttrey Cleal
if it takes all summer. The object of the
fight is handsome young lady of II, III
telligent and seemingly straightforward
The matter will not be finally decided fol
several days.
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