St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
SOCIAL SENSATION.
A Prominent Business Man and
Naval Officer Arrested for Abb
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A Prominent Business Man and
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duction.
PITTsBURG, April 11.-Ensign Ryan,
of the United States navy, and j. FL.
Meade, president of tine Arctic Ice COM
pany, were arrested here last night on
the charge of abducting the daughter of
w. j. Parsons, of Allegheny City. The
daughter is the leading soprano in the
choir of one of the most fashionable
churches here, and the affair creates
social sensation. Lieut.. Ryan and
Meade, it was learned, met Miss Par
sons on Jan. 81, and the three went to
Trenton, where Ryan and the girl Occu
pied a room at the American house as
man and wife. After few days stay
in Trenton, Ryan took Miss Parsons
to the Windsor hotel in New
York. Here traces of the girl
were lost, but Ryan and Meade were
tracked back to PittSburg and ar
rested. Both men were held in $4,000
bond, which they were unable to pro-
cure. Late last night Ryan made a full
confession embOdying the above facts,
and told where the girl could be found
in New York. Ensign Ryan made a
denied that he had in any way been re-
sponSible for Miss Parsons disappear
ance. He was well acquainted with the
girl, and shortly before she left home
she told him she was going on the stage
and asked him for information concern
ing certain professional people in New
York. Ryan claims that he tried to dis
suade her from going on the stage, but
she persisted. She assured him that
her parents had not objected to her en-
gaging in that employment and said her
mother had taught her elOcution.
THE GIRL FOUND.
NEW YORK, April 11.-Miss Minnie
Rose Parsons, of Pittsburg, who was re-
ported to have been abducted by Lieut..
Ryan, brought here and deserted, was
found by the police to-day at boarding
house in Clinton place, and was taken
back to Pittsburg. Her story is that
she and friend, Carrie Hamilton, were
ambitious to become actresses. They
met two young men, calling themselves
said they were theatrical agents, and
could get the girls positions if they
would accompany them East. The girls
started for Trenton with the men, but
Carrie grew suspicious and turned
back. Minnie, who had been Smitten
with Marshall, went to the Trenton
house with him and was registered
as Mrs. -. Marshall. Thence the
couple came to New York and
lived two weeks at the Rochester
house, cheap resort in Blocker
street. Marshall then deserted the girl,
giving her $50 and telling her to do the
best she could for herself. She got
place as store girl, but soon managed
to get into Duff's opera troupe at Sl5
week. ~ The company went to Boston
for two weeks and were there while
Minnie's mother was hunting the town
over with the police for her. Minnie
was meanwhile promoted to more lu-
crative position as singer. The COM
pany recently returned here and the pc
lice found Minnie to-day. They told
her that Marshall was Lieut.. Ryan and
she was greatly surprised. She said
she would willingly return home to
prosecute him, and she started in the
company of detective to-day. The
police say that Ryan is Philadelphian,
of a wealthy and respectable family.