Telegram-herald., 1888-07-08
ALLEGED ABDUCTION.
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working On very queer abduction case
thai 10 psrpiexing nom the fAcs hat ne
@ use can bs assigned ior the alleged crime.
The c<s< has been ksps quiet BY TIE enc
iAls in orasr that they nixhs have ne
obstacles thrown in thsir way. INT IL
leaked cut TIE fscis Of the case - far -
known 81 the present writing, leave enc
considerably IN the DARK The yopsg isdy
who was the principal figure in The drama.
is Miss lAzIis Smith. who has lived with
the family of Mr.. A Il. Mayer. Of LIS
Hunter-st for the pas. SIN ysars She is
quite handsome ana looks 10 ~ not over
l6 years Of age hf. Assers family are
greatly attached 10 the young lady. ca
pscisily the childrens IN whose company
abe spends mosi Of her tine. On Monday
evening, after putting the children 10 bed.
Miss Smith wss satIlng IN ths adjoining
room reading.
Ii being time 10 retire. Mr.. and krs NAY
or began 10 lock the house np. snd whiit 90
engaged discovered the absence OF the Eirl.
A thorough search wss st once connsnoed
but she could not be found. The nsishoofs
hsa not seen her. nor had they any trace OF
her. The police sergeant wss notified snd
the officers pglt on the lookout for the miss
ing young lacy. Tuesday morning Dstec-
tive Kelly was detailed by Superintendent
Murphy 10 work up the case. About 10
clock that morning. while lac and Nj.
Mayer were walking on HunIsf-sL several
blocks north of the rssidenoe OF the latter,
the saw the girl approaching. She seemed
10 be very weak aud 10 be nearly exhausted.
After abe had been taken home and a.
lowed TO rest. abe told hsr story.
On Monday night. while sitting IA the
room reading, she heard some one in the
aide yst6 calling her. Thinking IL was krs
X. b. Adams. q neighbor. she pat down her
book and went out 20 the side gate There
she was confronted by large woman, who
| seized her and placed handkerchief satu-
| rated with chloToform over her mouth and
nose. The woman said she had something
10 say 70 the helpless giH and led her away
about two blocks and placed her in buggy
or wagon. Then the girl lost consciousness
and when she recovered she Was ia lsrge
well-furnished room. The woman xss De
side her and told her il was twelve O'Clock
l al night; the morning OF the Fourth. Aftel
telling Kiss Smith that abe had been ther.
4 since Monday. the woman read a note
Il which she said Mrs. Mayer had written 10
| which the latter lady said sne oid not want
L Miss Smith and that she was 70 make the
\ place where she was her home. Soon after
j ward the woman went out and locked th'
door. After few minutes Miss Smith gol
up from her chair snd went 10 the window.
There were no houses around and there
being some carpets and bedding on tn
ground under the window she jumped out
BY the jump she injured her back. but sfts
little made her way 20 . number o.
houses. thinking il 10 be North Columbus
bur found IL TO ne Westeryille. She stoppe'
over night al cabin IN the outskirts and il
the morning walked home.
| What the motive of the abducior conl'
/ have been is not known. Miss smith state
that there were no men about the place
Yesterday Detective Kelly had Mrs haye
and Miss Smith 40 over the ground IA
buggy and verify the story. Tins wss sue
cessiul until the cabin where the girl spen
the night was reached. Beyond that so
| could bot 60 Miss Smith described m
| woman, and said she had been followed OF
her on the day Of BArnuns circus, Nay II
Detective Kelly is still working on "a
case and trying to unravel the mystery.