Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-28
Mary ChurchiII at Keokuk.


Mary ChurchiII at Keokuk.
ST. LOUIS, August PA brief dispatch
from Keokuk, just received, announces
the finding this morning of Mary Church
ill, the young girl who disappeared from
her home here week ago last night.
Very Fond OF Young Men.
The GloJe Democrat says An impor-
tant ally TO the searehers was discovered
yesterday in the person of young dOmcs-
tic named Belle, who is employed at 2739
Morgan street, the first house west of Col
Churchill's residence. She declares she
knows the young men who were in the
habit of meeting Mary in the alley, and
could identify them if she only saw them
She had not seen any of them since the
disappearance. The girl had made con
fdant of her in order to protect herself
from the espionage of a servant who was
always stationed in the rear of the house
when the young man called. Belle said
she knew secrets which had been reported
by the young girl, but she would not speak
OF them. A reporter and a detective en-
deayored to prevail on her to speak, but
she could not be induced to disclose any
information. No personal condolences
could be extracted, and the only statement
of value was TO the effect that on Sun
day evening about o'clock she was sit
ting in back window with young man.
Presently footsteps were heard advanc-
ing down the alley, and the person, who
ever it was, began whistling lively air.
Her young man inquired il all her beaux
were as musical, and she replied indig-
nantly that no yonng men came through
the alley to see her. With that she closed
the window, remaining, however, close
hy Tho whistler raaSlI hiA rpfrl N a { snl
Chuichill's, and soon after the rustling of
grass was heard as If some persons Were
walking through it in preference to the
brick walk to avoid making noise. In
less than minute the gate crcaked on its
hinges, and that was the last sound heard
in the alley. The young man came down
the alley, from Leffingwell avenue, and
went out on Beaumont street. As he
passed her window she noticed he wore q
straw hat with black band, but could not
make out the color of his clothing
Cant you mention some of the young
men who used 10 call on herr" persisted
the reporter, E :
Il know the young men that she was in
the habit of meeting, butt am young
myself, and don't want to give anybody
away" With this significant remark Miss
Belle closed the interview.
The police have found boy who carried
notes from Miss Churchill to different
young men, and with such an informant
to guide them, valuable disclosures are an
ticipated. Ciiiuf of Detectives Gam Boyd
condition then that the whereabouts of
the girl might be discovered at any mo
moment. They had previously been work
ing on false theory.
Miss Carrie Nettl6toG, residing at 2S39
Olive street, was seat-mate OF Miss
Churchil's, and when seen by the reporter
she manifested all q woman's ingenuity in
evading direct answer without being
guilty Of positive prevarication. She said
she did not think Miss Churchill had been
abducted, There was Alice Hobgood, the
most intimate companion Of the missing
one, and after the disappearance she had
called on her and talked the whole matter
| over, Miss Hobgood knew more of Miss
| Churchill than any other girl in st. Louis
and she had said That the latter was always
| in good spirits, being remarkably Ylyaciou!
| in school and given to reading light litera
ture. She used to carry to school ten-cen
| novels and romanoes, and read them dur
ing study. She also carried ahopt her ;
large quantity of newspaper and magazine
| scraps OF poetry, and in copying passage
she consumed whole quires Of paper. Th'
suicide theory did not find much favo
with Mia Nettleton, and she declared Will
a merry laugh that when Miss Churchill
| went to the Natatorium the girls "had t
duck her to get her into the water"
"Sho was not fond of young men q
Indeed, she ~Gs very fond of youn
mems company" was the emphatic re
tort.
Being asked il the missing girl was slo,
in her studies, she replied;
at is a fact that, in rcciting her lesson
| to the teacher, Mary used to put her boo
on the back Of the girl in front of her, an
read off the LESSONS, especially iu eeogri
ply"
Eta Shaw, who resides with her aunt {
2S16 Olive street, was a schoolmate and II
innate acquaintance Of Mary Churchill,
Globe. Democrat reporter called at Mr.
Smiths last evening, and inquired {
Miss Shaw what wsrG her impressions {
her missing schoolmate.
"Oh! / thought the world of Mar
Churchill" =" she said. 'She was so amiab
and so good in her disposition, and l fe
awful about hes disaBpsarshte. shR W;
not in my classes at school, but / kne
her very well. She was very fond of III
, company of young men that knew frol
her actions and expressions; but / nev'
saw her with but one young man or bo,
and that was Ray Colcord, who is on
about fouftegn .eREs cid, She was pa
) sionately fond OF the Stage, and trequspt
declared that she would give everything
the world if she could only be star, lii
Mary Anderson, who was her ideal actres
Among actors Lawrence Barrett appeart
to be her faygrjtf, and she often said thu
he was grand aGtQr and had sueh MI
ways. At school she was continually VII
ing notes, but l never knew TO whor
> She often told me that she had made
'nica mash on young fellow on the stree
She was very ,iqAq IT figt;ng end dancin
: all the dances at the Pickwick this sprin
She was very fond of and very proficiel
+ in music; indeed, she was grand pc
former on the plane"
velaston Ths ospSr a aSpeahf4b fb q
2 "Why, do you know that had very :
I markabie e4pefienoe this aitarnqqns ! v
down town with my son and Eta, and
3 o'clock, Just as we were passing Sug6nt
4 on the corner OF Fifth and franklin av
nue., and while l was looking at Sugent
, iron gates, noticing how they were beiI
closed, Eta stopped short and looked baC
at three girls that passed along Fifth goir
toward gfqHki.4 sNeAi-g. tErGGa arnur
and asked her what was the matter: SMh
I that's Maryt said she.
II Was So llt9hl Hll NAullllS we Sal
and talking To my son that paid ia atte
ton to the remark for few moment
Then asked, What Mary?'"
/ {" "Merv CHURCHILL, was her quick repl
: "'Why didn't you run ::nd -tnn he
< said ],
Turning to tha gifl, who was standiI
=. near her aunt, the reporter asked her
she was certain she had seen her form
: class-mate. She replied
: 81 know Mary Churchill, and feel po,
I tive that l saw her. As | turned arour
| and looked at her, she turned too. 81
wore white rough-straw hat, with plume
, and dark gray dress. ] am sure it W
e Mary. l watched her until she got lpyor
q the cornef ot EraHklln avenue, and tn,
told my aunt that L WAS sure il was Ma
Churchill"
Miss Eta Shaw was, in schoolgirl pa
l lance, 'chum" of the missing girl, az
r it is a noteworthy fact that she stongly 7
| sembles Miss Churchill. ..t.-
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