Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16
MARY CHURCHILL.


me Missing st. Louis Girl, Mary Church
~ discovered at Last-An Enterprisin.
Newspaper Reporter Ffnds Her EN-
Pioyed at Indianapolis Insane AsvIum-
Mary Returns to her Home In Comnan,
with her Father.
ST. Louis, No., Nov. g.
AFTER nearly three months of anxfetv
curing which time nearly the entire detec.
1--WE iorce OF the city, aided by the repor.
toriai fraternity, have followed clew after
clew, only to find themselves on a false
scent In their search for the missing Mary
Chuchill, the girl has at last been found.
and the credit Of her discovery and return
to her home belongs to Mr.. Thomas 7 Gal.
iaSher, OF. Louis newspaper reporter.
On Saturday last, from information re.
ceiVed In the course of following up other
crews, the reporter in question became con-
vInced tnat Mary Churchill was an inmate
In some capacity of the Insane Asy-
ium at indianapolis, and, in company
with captain Campbell, of the indianapolis
police, drove out to that institution. carry
ing with him likeness of the truant girl.
upon meeting DIR. Fletcher, the Superin-
tendent OF the Asylum, and producing the
likeness, the Doctor declared it to be that
OIL young lady employed in the laundry
and known as Jennie Lockwood, who had
been there since the Sd or 4th of September.
The Matron, Mrs. Frances A. Talbot. was
Of the same opinion, and Jennie was sent
for. Here new dilemma arose-she had
gone down to the city and was expected to
remain over night. With a hot clue. how
ever, the reporter was not to DO thwarted.
and accordingly proceeded at once to as.
certain the whereabouts of the girl: and.
accompanied by Mrs. Talbot, proceeded to
the home of Annie Holtgen, in the south.
ern part of the city, with whom "Jennieo
had gone to spend the night, and there
found her. Upon meeting the reporter
Miss Churchill-for such il was-wns
considerably taken by surprise, but finding
she was discovered made no attempt TO
neny her identity and at once engaged in a
conversation with regard to her parents
and the other members of the family. The
party at once returned to the Asylum
and Miss Churchill was placed in
charge of DR.. Fletcher, who kindly
assured her that il she did not de-
sire to return home she could remain with
him and he would do all in his power to
make her happy. -
Upon receipt of the intelligence in this
city Colonel Churchill Yves at once eommu.
nlcated with, and he made immediate
preparations to go and bring his daughter
nome, arriving in indianapolis Sunday. The
meeting between father and daughter took
place at the Spencer House and was strictly
private, though from their manner as de-
'cribed when seen few minutes later, it
must have been one of satisfaction to both.
Colonel Churchill, accompanied by his
laughter and her cousin, Dr. Robert Van
Valzak, of Terre Haute, and A. J. Kelley,
also of Terre Haute, left Indianapolis Sun
day night at eleven O'Clock for st. Louis,
and arrived here this morning.
Miss Churchill tells how she left home as
follows; l 81. f
knew that father and mother would
De back from their drive about 7:30, and
knew that in order to get away I would
have to leave home by that time or a little
before. When the hired girl came in with
me baby, went over to Lucas avenue to
look at the chimes to see what the right
time was. The clocks in the house were not
running correctly and / was afraid to trust
them. / knew / was noticed, and the only
shlng that has made me mad was the story
mat got out that L went over there to meet
that nasty Mr.. Caldwell. Oh! l despised
him when went to his school,. l never
looked at paper, and was afraid to, but
that story got to my ears, and it made me
30 mad that determined to write home,
continue my story, went back %
The house, put on my extra dress
and put veil over my face and went
out the back way. There was nobody in
The alley when got out at the gate, and
burned east toward Beaumont street. When
about half way down the alley a colored
boy, who lived just across the alley from
our gate, met me, and my heart came up
into my mouth. was just sure he would
recognize me, but he didn't, and felt
greatly relieved when l got away from
him. When l got to Beaumont street
crossed and went straight down, the alley
TO Jefferson avenue. There 1 turned over
10 Morgan street and went down on the
south side of it, for number of blocks, l
can't remember how many; from Morgan
street went south on Washington avenue
and walked east along it to Four.
,eenth street. Then l turned south
again and walked on the west side
Of that park in front of the First Presby-
terian Church, and kept along that way tc
she next park, on what streets | can't saw
was really too much excited to remember
the streets was on. / know that on
Twelfth street passed the north end of the
Four Courts and finally reached the depot
at the north end. Then turned east to the
cHITdnCe Oh the Union Depot ana
went into the ladies' sitting room where l
remained until they called out some train
i didn't know exactly what-and went
put and got on board. Iguess it was about
The last train that left the depot. The con-
ductor suspected me. know he did. He
said he would like to see me in daylight so
that he might be able to tell if was the
he girl l represented myself to be-"
DIR. Fletcher, in the course of a conversa-
lion with regard to Miss Churchill said:
She came here about the Sd or 4th of
September. She came to mr. and applied
TOR work. i asked her what she could do,
and she answered that she could do any
thing. 1 was struck by her appearance,
and concluded at once that she was getting
beneath her station and training in apply
ing for the work we could give her here. 1
took up her hands and looked at them.
They showed no signs of work, and l said
70 her, My little lady, you have never
done any work, you can't do our work.
Oh, yes, Ican,' she answered. She acted so
much like lady and pleaded 50 hard for
place that l finally said: Il have no place
Tor you, but will make oDe,' so l placed
her under Mrs. Frances A. Talbot, matron
Of the iron-room in the department for wo-
men. am glad that did so, for she has
proved an exemplary girl, and l think al.
most as much of her as il she were one Of
my own family. When she came she had
the life af Marie Antoinette under her arm,
and since she has been here she has read
works on history and Grecian mythology.
Oh, l tell you, she was a rare character
among asylum girls. She asked permission
TO practice on the piano and gave it to
her and she delighted every one with her
performances" ~
Daring Train Robbery.
,DANvILLE, ILL.,, Nov. 3.
At an early hour this morning two most