The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-01
A Kidnapping aud a marriage.

"Welli what are you doing hereF'
ueried reporter of the HERALD of
right mulatto girl in the corridor (ssve
30 name) OF the cslaboose yesterday
fternoon.
81 don't kI low, sir; l was arrested by
hat man." pointing to Officer Waller,
but what for | don't know, AZ | have
lore moth mgr
"You e.re charged with assisting in
little girl. Open up, now,
md tell me your name, business and
he part you played in spiriting away |
Alice 'Jesrnel,'' demanded the newspa-
per III an.
"My name is Lula Sweat and it Is |
spelled with two It's. | am a chamber |
maid as the Commercial hotel, situated |
at 1921 Elm street and managed by Oil |
yer az Cearnel; / was down in the base |
ment story of the building about an
hour ago when Mrs. Cearnel came rush
ing down flight of stairs from her
room, In an upper story, crying In o
loud tone, Alice Is gone, Alice Is gone J
Who has seen Alice p Myself and sew
eral others set about at once to look for
ner, but could not discover her. While |
engaged in this task the officers ar
rested nae at the instigation of
ME- 1HhlilVig w NbbAoph AAAR VI lbAh-
ing her while the child escaped, and l
was brought here by the officer This
is all ] know, and can prove my inno-
cence, II given an opportunity.
The scribe then visited the CONNER |
cial hotel and inquired for Mrs. Gear |
mel. He was directed across the street |
and there met the lady, Stating his |
business, she reluctantly made the |
following general reply to his interrog-
atories:
"My daughter Alice IS not quite 10
years of age, OF frail constitution and |
not yet developed. Boarding |
at the hotol is q young
man by the name of J.J. Teasdale, who |
is an employe OF the Dallas Paint works,
on Elm street. His marked attention to |
Alice attracted the notice Of her father
and myself, and on account of her age, |
we decided to watch her closely and |
permit no further association between |
them. lie has only taken her out once,
and that was for street car ride, but
could discover that they Were fond Of
each other. My husband and myself
concluded yesterday that we would
send her to Bryan in order to separate
them, but decided last night that we
would not. This afternoon, while in
my room upstairs, l called for
Alice several times, and was in the act
OF starting downstairs to look for her,
when the negress, Lula Sweat, seized |
me, threw me on the bed and held me
so tightly by tho wrists that / could
scarcely move. / cried to her to turn
me loose and did all could TO extricate
myself from her grasp, but so tightly
did she cling to me that my arms yet
pain me from her hold. She finally al |
lowed me TO escape, and upon searching
the building / found that my child |
had disappeared. Immediately |
sent for my husband who |
was at the depot, and he at once notified |
the city officers and personally went In !
search of our daughter. There is hardly |
any doubt but that the whole affair was
preconcerted, and that the negress,
Lula Sweat and others around the hotel |
were parties to the transaction. i can
not imagine what motive actuated |
them, unless it was just for the fun Of
the thing"
The reporter and Mrs. Cearnel 3were |
talking ON veranda, and at this juno.
ture of the conversation some one
In an adjoining room admonished the
lady that she was talking to q newspaper
man, and what she said would be pub
lished. She then became quiet and re-
fused to disclose any further facts.
While imparting the Information Mrs.
Cearnel seemed very much affocted,and
several timos sobbed bitterly.
After leaving the lady, aud while On
route down town, the reporter noticed
several officers standing in front of tho
American house, on upper Main street.
He approached and onquired for
news. He was told that Officers,
Wall or and Beard had traced the child
A Iinn anH rnagH q A n hot hui ,.Il
that the coul 10 were then domiciled In
one of its rooms. IL was further learned
that after leaving tho Commercial ho-
iel the parties secured close carriage
and drove TO the county clerks office,
where license was procured. They
then picked up Justice Kendall and
iourneyed on back streets and through
An alley 10 the rear of the American.
Here they alighted, entered the hotel
through the kitchen and were
made one by the officer. They
then engaged room and
locked themselves In. Marshal Arnold,
with several of his force, surrounded
the house, but the proprietor would not
permit him TO search II without war
rant. In short while, however, Henry |
Lewis armed with q warrant, and took |
the couple in tow. They were taken to |
tlt anu hilNMtI W NuutNr
ton, the bride stated that she was Is |
years of age. Tho last heard from them |
by the reporter, they were under tho |
wing Of Mr.. Lewis, and in |
quest Of some one 10 act az .ecurity for |
their appearance tomorrow.
Mrs. Teasdale appears TO
be only a child, aud one
would not, from her personal appear
anoe, believe her TO DO more than II
years old. Her dresses are worn short,
her skirts extending but a short diE
lance below the knees. She Is of slight
frame and build, and has childish OK
preston of countenance. Her eyes are
a light blue, her complexion fair and
her hair OF a light brown color.
The groom will, doubtless, be prose-
cuted by tho irate parents for perjury
in securing tho lioense-certain 80 II
they arc as much incensed to-day as
they were yesterday afternoon. His
bond was placed at $1,000 by County Al.
torney Clint.
LATER-Teasdale has succeeded In
giving bond In the sum OF $1,000, and
the bride has returned homo with her
father