Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-12
A VILLAINS VICTIM.
HOW MINNIE ROSE PARSONS WAS LURgD
PROM HONE.
Abducted BY Naval 0noG and Puuinnt
Society Nan Of PitsbsE-LAd b
Den Of Shams-fhs VillSn
Under krsA

NEW YoRK, April 11.-MiLnie Rose
Parsons, The ls-yearold girl for Whose ab-
ductien from her homo In Allegheny City,
Pa, on the sist Of last January, Li<utsn-
ant Ryan. Of the Unitsd States Navy, and
]. r. Meade, Q young society man, sss
now under arrest and locked up ct Pittz-
burg, Pa /, in dekultef $1,000 bsil sacA,
was found BY two of Inspector
Byrnes, dstec4ives In . board
ing house on Clinton PiacA to-day.
She wa st oncs taken 10 police Asadqsar-
terr, where, afssr two hean' patisnt quss-
tisuine, hs sseessosd D estttAg hsr 10 tell
her story.
She said: my dearest friend 10 Carrie
Hamilton, who lives in Pittsburg Some
days prior to my leaving home was intro
duced by her to two young men, who were
named 10 me ]. r. Marshal and j. H.
Meade. I understood from Carrie that they
were theatrical agents. All my life have
lonsed to be an actress, ard may account
10 measure for the fancy took TO the
men, whom I believed might help me in
the profession intended 10 adopt"
BY specious promises aud assurances
that he would obtain for her leading
position in New York a. an actress, Mar
shal or Lieut.. Ryan, his real name, got her
10 consent 70 leave home. Carrie deter
mined TO do the same, but after they had
started she became home sick and returned.
Minnie would not turn back, however.
and by Ryan's directions she went to Tren-
ton, N. j., and registared at the
Trenton House a Mn. MarshAl. She
reached there one morning and he arrived
in the afternoon. They occupied the same
room a. man and wife. They remained
there few days and then came on to this
city. Ryan took the trusting young gtfi
TO an infamous house on Blocker street,
where they registered on the 5th Of last
February ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Msrshall.
Ryan tired Of his victim In ten days
after their arrival In this city. He gave
her $50 bill and kissed her sfsctiouately
one morning, telling her be hnd 70 90
down town on business, but that he would
return In the afternoon. That was the
last she has seen Of him. With breaking
heart shs waited day after day, . stranger
exiled from home by her own action, to
hear from the man who hAd lured her
away, but no tidings cana from him.
Starvation fually stared her In the face.
and the unfortunate girl was obliged TO do
something. She went out, and after
wearisome search got position 10
store.
The salary barely sufficod 70 give her
enough to eat. What to do she could not
imagine until she thought Of utilizing her
voice. She belonged to . choir In Pitts
burg. She went 70 theatrical agency aud
secured q situation at . salarv Of el6 =
week to sing minor parts with Duf's Ope-
n Company.
What were her parents doing all this
timer searching the country for her.
Through fear or some other reason, his
Hamilton did not tell ~bat she knew, and
OF course the men kept dscreetly silent.
Broken hearted, Mrs. Panons finally oams
to New York, and called on Inspector
Byrnes. Sbe told him Of her los. After
q di!iRent search bis men fouud her -
stated to-day. While relating her exper-
fences to thdInspector. Mis- Parsons wept.
Miss Parsons left on the 5:l6 train for
Pittsburg. She eIonerates Miss Hamilton
and Meade from al blame In her departure.