Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-27
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Ella CardweIl Found and Interviewed by
Gazette Reporter.

Ella CardweIl Found and Interviewed by
Gazette Reporter.
The mystery attending the disap-
pearance of Miss Ella Cardwell has
been solved. She was found yester-
day afternoon by GAZETTE reporter
and Marshal Rea, at the house OF Mr.
predig. who lives on Throckmorten
between Weatherford and First streets.
The hest explanation of her conduct in
leaving home is told in the following
letter which was received at the
GAZETTE Office yesterday:
"FoRr WORTH, September -.
Mr.. Editor
| am the lost girl, Miss Ella Card
well. wish to state my
reasons for leaving home.
started out yesterday at 10 o'clock to
find me home. was trying to hire
and succeeded in the afternoon. |
want to work and got money enough
TO take me to my relatives in Arkan-
sas. left bone on account of i'll
treatment from my mother and this
party whose name is j. w. Turpin.
will never return home till my mother
promises to treat me as her child. |
succeeded in getting home with
Mrs. Bredig. This said party that is
searching for me Is the cause Of all my
trouble and leaving home, and never
will return till my mother promises
that never shall he imposed on.
will die before | will be imposed on
any more. | wish this to be pub
lishod In the paper to correct this
mornings account. | am only four
teen years old and not competent OF
writing myself but am composing il
and this is my signature.
Miss ELLA CARDWELI4.
Armed with this letter, the reporter
sought the city marshal and together
they set out to find the missing girl
Marshal Rea visited the girls mother
and learned that she knew where Ella
was and seemed satisfied about her
but would not tell where she was hid.
den. After inquiry and diligent search
size was found at the residence of Mrs
Bredig on Throckmorton street. Miss
Ella is a very intelligent looking girl
fully developed, with very resolutt
expression Of countenance. she stated
to the reporter substantially as follows
Mr. Iurpin, who boards with m,
mother has prosecuted me until
could stand il no longer.
His prosecutions were allowed by
my mother, and yesterday morning
nad fuss with him and told him II,
had To leave or | would do so.
started out to find employment t.
make money enough to carry me {,
my relatives i'm Arkansas. / am per
fectly willing to return home if Mr.
Turpin will leave it, but | will neveI
90 bacl5 until he does leave. The re
port about my being at the depot yes
terday is a mistake, as | was not there
Mr.. Turpin wanted me to go down OF
the street cars with him yesterda,
before | LETT home, but / refused. Ny
mother has been to see me since
came TO Mr.. Bredig's. / love m,
mother, but / am tired of being I'M
posed on and bossed around by Mr.
rurpin. | would return home now j
he was not there.
Mr.. Bred 6 substantiated her state
mont go far us 1t applied to him ant
said he employed Ella to help his wife
who is quite delicate, i'm the work abou
the house, and that the girl could sta,
as long ms she desired The cas-
| now stands thus: ELLA will not retur
! home until Turpiu leaves the mothe
| knows where her child is and seem
satisfied under the circumstances {
let her remain with Mr.. Bredil
Mars 1al Rea Is locking for Turpin t
hear his side of the story so he vii
know how to act in the premises.