The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-13
REVISED ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS.
A ST. LOUIS SENSATION.
Mysterious Disappearance of a Beautiful
Young Lady.

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ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12.-Great excitement
! prevails here over the disap )earanee OF
! Zerelda Garrison, aged II. a beautiful
! belle of the city. She was last seen Sat-
urday at l o'clock, when she left the house
of her uncle, L. Garrison, with her sister,
Mrs. Norris and came down town to the
corner of Fifth and Olive streets. and there
took a street car for Wild Hunters, the
extreme southern part of the city. When
| she left the car she asked the conductor to
direct her to the Convent of the Sacred
He art, dozen blocks away, and has not
been heard from since. The conductor
noticed four rough hoodlums on the plat
form, who commented on her beauty II
is supposed they had something to do with
her disappearance, and horrible suspicious
are aroused. Miss Garrison was going to
the convent to study. She had been going
there for over year, but always before
had gone in carriage. Her disappear
ance was not known till yesterday. She
lived in The suburban town of Kirkwook.
She is "A relative of Commodore Garrison.
Every clue is being followed.
Zerelda was strikingly handsome and
mature for her sge. She had brown hair,
eyes full of expression, fair complexion,
graceful carriage and weighs 100 pounds.
A hundred persons are hunting for her
Her mother has not yet been Informed OF
the loss. The relatives are sure of foul
play.
At 10 O'Clock tt e Post dispatch published
an extra. which sold like wild fire. The
extra contained the following. At O'Clock
this evening Mrs. Oliver Garrison called
at the office of the Post Dispatch to report
in person that Miss Garrison had been
found during the evening and is now at
the house of her uncle on Pine street
He does not think she suffered any viu-
lence at the hand of her abductors, other
than being chloroformed on Saturday last
when the ralffians obtained possession of
her person. That She was chloroformed is
absolutely certain, though Miss Garrison
has quite lost her memory of the place and
occurrence. The young lady was returned
this evening by one of the ruffians him
self, who had probably become alarmed at
the excitement of the public, and the pro
of his punishment The Young
lady is suffering from chloroform, the
great previous shock, and confinement. but
is not seriously i'll. Two of the ruff1ans.
are already arrested. They belonged to
the notorious gang of Carondolet hood
lums.
THE YOUNG LADY's STORY
Miss Garrison was found and returned
to the home of her uncle between and
9 O'Clock to night. The Young ladv's
statement is, briefly that while on her way
from the street railroad to the Convent
she vas aceosted by two men, one of whom
wanted her to GO up town with them She |
refused, Whereupon one of the men threw
a handkerchief saturated with chloroform
over her face. She did not return to con
sciousness until Sunday morning, when she |
found herself in a comfortably furnished |
room, in q strange part of the city to her, |
and was attended by middle LACED woman, |
who treated her kindly. The two men |
zisited her several times, and tried to pre- |
vail on her to write to her relatives, stating |
hat she would be released for money. |
This she refused TO do until Yesterday. |
when she sent note stating she was in
he city. but could not state her where
sbouts. This afternoon one of the meni %
whose custody she was visited the resi-
lence of Mr. Garrison and stated to the
aides present that he knew where Miss
GARRISON was, and would produce her for
$500. The ladies said they could do moth
ng in the matter. but TO return in an hour
or so. The man returned and went with
Mr.. Garrison to the place of coneealment
followed by detectives in the rear. No
riolence of any kind was used towards
he young lady, their object being ev-
lently to lead her gradually along and use
her in opening financial negotiations with
Ter relatives.
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