St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-17
She Falls Into the Hands OF Two very
Bad People But is Finally
Rescued.
A Runaway from Merriam Park-A forger
Arrested-A Tough Pickpooket
in Limbo.
The State Pharmacists and the United
Workmen Hold Meetings--A
Pastor Installed.
Aid. Dowlan Retains HIS seal III ING
Council--Other Interesting
Local News.
A LITTLE GIRL KIDNAPPED.
The Notorious Ed and Maud Golden
Arrested for it.


Complaint was made yesterday to Chief
of Police Clark, by William van buren, OF
Merriam Park, that seyenteen-year-oiu
daughter of Edward Belmor OF Mlnneapo-
lis had eloped the night before from his
house. with sixty-year-old cripple named
Nathan P. Stiles.
Mr.. Van Buren, lives in what was the
old HALFWAY house." and is employed at
the Transfer packing establishment. He
explained that the girl Miss Minnie Bell
rer. visited his house on occasions, the TWO
families being friends. Stiles was an ola
acquaintance and boarded for Tune with
the Bellmers in Minneapolis, sometimes
with the Van Burens, and again with Otner
friends. The young girl came GOWN
to visit her acquaintance at the park on
Monday and was TO return on the II O'CLOCK
evening train to Minneapolis. Stlles was
with the Van Burens and he was to escort
the maiden to the train. They left, and
Stiles not turning up again or on the next
morning. the suspicious of the family were
aroused by the discovery that his clothes
were gone. whereupon the case was re-
ported to the police of both cities. MI. Van
Buren, said Minnie was
AN ADOPTED DAUGHTER
of the Bellmers and he feared, from her
behavior and conversation, was inclined to
be fast. He believed that the girl had been
enticed away by Stiles and the notorious
Maud Golden, who claimed some relation
ship with her. His theory was that the
woman. who had obtained great hold upon
the old man, was intending to open house
of ill-fame in st. Paul on money furnished
by him. and she intended to introduce the
girl. who was good looking, to life OF
shame.
About 1870 last night the police arrested
Stiles. Maud and Ed Golden, her husband,
and Minnie Bellmer at boarding house on
Rosabel street. near Fourth. To a reporter
Stiles told conflicting story. He is man
at least SIS years of age, wrinkled, quite
gray and speaks in trembling voice incl
dental to age. He said he left with the girl
for the train; that she wanted to go over to
the transfer and see ''a friend, Maudie;"
that he urged her to go home: that finally
he went to the transfer with her, where
they found Maud, and that in the
morning he came down to st. Paul
and the girl and Maud fol-
lowed on the next train. About the only
thing which had a ring of truth was the re-
mark that he had bought good many
presents and clothes for both, especially
view. but being little the toughest female
which the reporter ever came across, the at
tempt was abandoned through fear of her
claws as well as a desire to get out OF ear
shot of her tongue
THE LITTLE GIRL
was brought into the station separate from
the others, but the sharp-tongued female
heard her voice and called out to her in
or-,,.I Of r11l& n
bold front and was very saucy. At the cell
door, however, she hung back, cried Bit
terly, begged not to be locked up, or at
least to have some one-any person
for congratulated up with her.
She then talked freely. She had
no relatives but a grandmother,
who lived in Galesville, Trempeleau county,
Wis. a Mrs Mary A. Douglass. She was
called Minnie Bellmer, but her right name
was Fisher. The Bellmers abused her, she
said. and she wanted to go to her grand
mother because she was afraid to go back,
as thew would beat her. She said there
were two big boys in the family, but last
winter she had to cut wood for the fires.
The old man Stiles sent word to her to come
to Merriam Park, and on the way to the
train on Monday night had told her that
Maud wanted to see her at the transfer
station. She had known Maud Golden,
whom Stiles claimed as niece, and in this
way the acquaintance began.
THE WOMAN GOLDEN
told her she could have good home if she
would come and live with them, and she
wanted to get away from her home so badly
that she was willing to go with any lady
who would treat her well. The girl says
she is II, though she looks younger. She is
of slight build, rather good looking, with
dark hair and eyes. 1t seems to be case
of i'll treatment on the part of the family
with whom she lived on the one side and a
desire to use the girl for base purposes on
the part of the Goldens. The old man is
childish and victim who is being played
for his money. The Goldens are well
known to both the St. Paul and Minneap-
oils police as the most disreputable pair,
probably. in either of the two cities, being
arrested frequently for blackmail and rob-
berry.