The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
CALLING FOR HER CHILD.
A CHICAGO MOTHERS APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN POLICE.
A Daring Female Kidnapper's Crime
Laid Before the Memphis Police De-
partment-The Criminal Believed To
Be in the South, Possibly Here.

Yesterday the policc authorities received
n letter inclosing lengthy circular, at the
head of which WAS, OF rather is, rs fair a
picture Of q beautiful little girl as eycrany
llmner painted.
1t was from the superintendent Of police
at Chicago. The letter and circular gave
The history Of one Of the most cruel cases
OF kidnapping ON record.
The victim Of the cruel strategy, IL is
stated, Is Annie Tessie Redmond, aged six
yeaH. Continuing the statement says
that she was a child Of the most beautiful
appearance, with large, dark blue eyes, "a
wealth of chestnut hair" that hung in
luxurious ringle,s down her back. Her
face was fresh and roseate, and the inno-
cent smile which her face ever wore dis
3, played perfection Of teeth like pearls be-
tween her ruby lips.
II was on the sd day Of MAY, 1885, the
circular proceeds TO state. The child was
perfectly familiar with the principal streets
Of the city. While her mother had stopped
for n few moments in one Of the great
store houses on Dearborn street, she inno-
Gently told Annie 10 90 ashort distance be-
yond and make a triiling purchase, for
which she gave the child - cents
Iitheand free the child boundedo out OF the
store, and briskly walked down the street
She was within few dooH OF her dcsti-
nation, when suddenly a woman about
thirty-fye ycars Of age, dressed In hand
some drab suit and stylishly trimmed hat,
seized the child by the arm, and ere she
ATTEMPTED 10 scream n handkerchief was
thrust in her month, and in an instant she
was lifted into n carriage and hurricdly
driven away-to where Is not known.
The mother, impatient from waiting for
her child, went to the drug store. There
she was politely informed that the child
had not been there, and being we'll known
10 all Of the clerks OF the establishment
they confirmed each other in the aiiirma-
ton that she had not been there that
afternoon.
The mother was frantic with tar. A
friend with oommcndable presence OF
mind communicated the fact nj once 10
the police headquarters, and ever since
the officers have been on the look out Tor
the missing girl.
The parents Of the lost child are among
the wcalihest and most influential in the
city, and offer the most tempting reward
for the recovery Of their idolizsd daughter.
The police have been sharply ON the
alert, and think that the kidnappcr has
come south, and that most probably she
l. in this city.
The police are urgently appealed TO with
the most liberal reward Tor the recovery Of
the child.
The woman Is said 10 have been sus'
pcct In the city. and the authorities ar
quite sure that she Is n notorious charac
ter who follows kidnapping M business
Further, Il IL thought that She " the Samc
woman who kidnapped the two young
girls In Cincinnati, In June, 1887, and
about whom there was ~ much trouble e
the Cincinnati authorities both In Mobile
Ala, and Houston, Tex.
The name Of this ficndish woman Ia mol
now recalled, but from the very accurate
description given she Is most likely the
heartlcs. thief who has dcthroncd q homo
OF It's happiness In this instance.