The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-14
Auaacioua Yillatny.
A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY ABDUCTED AM
HELD FOR RANSOM.

BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY ABDUCTED AND
HELD FOR RANSOM.
81 Louis telegram Of the 10Th says
There is much excitement here over the
disanpearance Of Miss Zerelde Garrison. o
vo,ng lady OF seventeen. She was last
seen on saturday last, when, little after
o'clock. she left the residence Of her uncle,
q. f.. Garrison, and took a street-car Tor
wild Hunters, the terminus OF the car line,
IN the extreme southern part OF the city.
The conductor Of the car remembers her
distinctly. lie says wher she got OIL
the car at Wild Hunters she asked
To be directed to the Convent OF
the Sacred Heart, which Is only half dozen
blocks away. The conductor noticed on
tbe car-platform four rough-looking men,
who commented during the Journey on
Miss Garrison's handsome appearance; IL
Is supposed thst these men had something
to do with the disappearance OF the young
lady. AS she was studying ut the convent,
her disappearance was not noticed oy hei
family or known to the police until yester-
day afternoon. and the sisters ut the con-
vent meanwhile thought she was at nome.
There is reliable authority ior stat'nS
| that the Garrisons have received lniorma-
ton OF the whereabouts OF Miss Garrison,
and are convinced she Is alive ana sue.
They are very reticent, and are now y
y. NJ closeted at Mr. o. l.. Garrison's
Office with detectives. IL is stated tnat
letter was received at the Garrison man.
sion informing them that the girl was
held for money, and that the writer would
be glad to make an appointment to treat
| for her delivery. gentleman member
t.t~ 4l..f. toll <rn1n
also been received, dated ut point
twelve or fourteen miles south OF st. Louis,
stating that Miss Zerelde was alive ana
safe. The relatives OF the lady show by
their demcanor that they believe she Is
safe and will soon be restored to them !;
| but they will give no information except
to say "all will be cleared up by MORN
| ing" before which time they expect Miss
| ZercIde TO return. Detectives are at work,
and il is almost certain the mystery will be
solved in the next twelve hours. The
members of ibe family would not state the
name OF the place from which the telegram
came,
SAFE AT LAST.
A later telegram says Late this after
noon I'm anonymous letter was received by
the Garrisons stating that their daughter
was safe and sound. and that she would be
delivered to the family for 50 500. This fact
was published in an extra edition OF the
.evening papers, and it was stated that q
clue had been found to the identity OF the
writer. The publication frightened the
scoundrels, end at dark tonight Miss Gar
rison was released from custody. She
went direct to the Third District police
station and told Captain Frangel, the officer
in charge, that she was Miss Serelda CARR
son.
II came here" she said, ito request
that you send all officer TO accompany me
home" The Captain led the young lady
into his office. She was very handsomely
dressed, and exhibited no signs OF i'll
treatment. The Captain questioned her,
and she replied as follows:
"Four men followed me after left the
Fifth-street ear. When near the Convent
two of them seized hold of me, while one
| OF them placed q handkerchief to my mouth.
I struggled to free myself from their
clutches, but they held me so tight that /
could not move. The cbloroform on the
handkerchief knew by the smell, it rem
| dering me unconscious, and L remember
falling. On Saturday night, when L re-
turned to CONSCIOUSNESS, found myself
\ in strange room. A woman was ny
my side, and she told me that she
would not let any one hurt me. All
they held me for was for ransom, for
| they new that my relatives could pay
| well for my return to them. / was
told that if / made any cutlery there would
be trouble, and, frightened at this threat, 1
made no noise. This afternoon the woman
with whom was stopping showed me the
newspapers and told me that she intended
turning me loose this evening at dark. ]
was let out Of the house by Il back door,
and then l noticed that it was a three-story
brick building. The woman escorted me
through several alleys and then pointed
toward this station and told me to ask for
Captain Frangel."
The police believe every word OF the
girls story, and they have taken the de
scription she gives OF her abductors, and
arc now looking FOR the scoundrels.