The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-16

phone. Communication was kept up be-
tween Mr.. O. L. GArrison's Office and the
mansion, and whenever ANYTHING new was
learned ii Was promptly ieIepboped.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
About thr,e o'clock In the afternoon a
young man. roughly dressed. and abcnt q
wears of age rang the bell. Mrs. o. l..
Garrison opened the door, and asked him
what he wanted. He appeared very ner-
vous and hesitated some time before an
sxerins He finally said he wanted 10 see
member of the Garrison family. He
was invited into the hallway.
q came ON particular business, and want
10 see one oil the Garris0ns," he said. at
ter he had entered.
well, 1 am Mrs. Garrison" replied the
lady.
By this time all the ladies in the house
aocked eagerly around the man in the
hope of finding out something abost their
missing relative.
"Ohl You know where she u.s." broke out
all the Ia ::es In a chorus.
ayes, know where she is ris lat now"
said the man.
"Where is she-where is she ?" the ladies
asked inplOringly.
II can produce her in tive hours for
$780," said the man, with considerable
hesit alton.
The ladies intimated that they doubted
the mans sincerity, when he sad he did
net want q cent until he restored the young
lady to her family. Mrs. Garrison told
him to tell her where the missing girl vas,
and if she was found be would be paid for
l.is service.
The young man then went out saying
bis partner was outside, and he wished to
consult with him before making any
further arrangements. In an hour the
young man returned He said that Miss
Garrison had been abducted.
THE MEN WHO ABDUCTED HER
were !. lends of his, and from ole of them
he learned where she Was. He had nothing
poor he wanted to turn his information
into money. At the same time he did not
want to be discovered He again renewed
the proposition to produce the young lady
for $500.
Mrs Wells, the sunt Of the missing girl,
said that none Of the men were about the
house, and she Gould not make any con-
tract The visitor went oHt again and
few inmates. While he vas eat the cir
| Garrison's sf6ce The man WAS inforsed
that gentlemen friends would arrive il
| few minutes and would accompany him
| TO where Miss Garrison was detaineS. He
said be. would slow ne one but a lady TO
ore male member of the Garrison family
4 81 49,
one but q Garrison. By this time Messrs.
ID. z Ferguson and E. A. Hitchcock ar.
rived, accompanied by Detectives ONeil
and Stewart After considerable parley
| the man consented to enter q carriage with
the detec.:ves and Mr. Ferguson and take
them to Miss Garrison. He vas asked to
give his name and business, bat refused
| He said it would take two hours
To RETURN Miss zERkLDA.
The report that clew had been found
| spread like wiid-6re, and q number Of
friends fiscksd to the residence. The situ-
alton wss discussed over and over again
Some thought the nan was an impOster
and did not know the whereabouts of the
missing girl, while others were confident
ne knew all about her Minutes seemed
| like b ,urs, and every one whs had watch
Was continually taking it out and looking
n il. Each time there vas . ring grand
rush would be made for the door, expect
ing il would be some one with news of the
absent girl. When the two hours were
about up everybody stood near the hall
door listening for carriage to drive Rp
bearing the young lady.
Il don't believe she is coming" said one
of the Miss Garrisons, as the door bell
rang. The door was promptly opened and
in walked tall, handsome young lady
dressed in black. She stood erect and
seemed to be trying TO suppress sob.
She looked straight ahead, her eyes resting
on no particular object. As she crossed
the threshold chorus of voices cried, "It
is her."
''Oh Ohi oh u she exclaimed, and Ze-
zelda Garrison threw herself into the arms
of her sister. Mrs. Norris.
THE LADY's STATEMENT.
This statement was made to q Globe
Democrat reporter at the station house, by
Miss Garrison, the place she sought i'm
nediately after. as she says, she was re-
leased, and at which place she had ap-
piled for protection.
"Last Saturday afternoon 1 went devn
to the convent o. the Fifth street cars. I
usually take q carriage, but did not on
this occasion. Just after had got of the
car it must have been $50 or 3 o'clock
left NY sister at 1:30 or 2-near the ST..
Louis saloon II don't remember whether it
was east or west) two gentlemen-I call
them gentlemen because they looked and
we're dressed like gentlemen-two
fellows came up to me and said "Come
Gown town with u.s." said, "No. won't
I'm going to school," Then one of them
said, But you must come" This is where
two roads fork. He was a blonde, about
six feet high, and about 200 pounds
weight. As he said that be tapped me on
the shoulder. l don't know what else
happened, but he must have chloroformed
me. remember he put a handkerchief
over my face. When L recovered con-