Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-22
STILL In A TANGLE.
That Peculiar Penneyluna Con-
spiracy-Abduction Muddle.
MYSTERIOUS POWER UNEXPLAINED
A Girl Who Yields to the Will of Those She
Doesn't Like.
HER STATEMENT AND HER BROTHERS

The different persons implicated in the
Penneyluna alleged conspiracy abduction
case claim they have obtained so much noto-
riety already that they prefer keeping quiet
and not saying any more until the hearing be-
fore Mayor Pearson. ''Then," they averred
yesterday, "we will say all that is neces-
ssry."
Miss Mary Penneyluna, however, the
young lady about whom all the trouble has
been started, reluctantly stated the follow
ing to reporter yesterday:
81 am very glad 1 got away from the peo-
pie, and nothing in this world can induce
me to go back again; in fact, I will sooner
commit suicide than go back"
When asked why she did not want to re-
turn to Miss Hilkey, she replied that she
had been treated badly; that she was afraid.
"What is the reason these people seemed
to have such a control over you?" she was
asked.
II do not know; but I was always very
much afraid of them, and of course have
my reasons tor that; but do not want to
say what they are"
| Her brother, Alexander Penneyluna, said
his sister had been with them so long, and
they had succeeded in getting such control
over her. that she was quite in awe of Miss
Hilkey.
| POSITIVE ON ONE POINT.
who is the legal guardian of your sis
ter?" Mr.. Penneyluna was asked.
Nobody, that know or" was his reply;
''but certainly not Miss Hilkey; and that
story, that my mother told her on her DEATH
bed to take charge of Mary, is all nom
sense"
Mrs. Leith, the lady who was charged
with conspiracy before Alderman Porter,
was in high glee yesterday, because her
the forenoon, and she said that, now she had
her mother here, she would see Miss Pen
| neyluna did not come to harm.
| Human Agent O'Brien last evening Wis
tied the house, No. 173 Ellsworth street,
Allegheny, where Miss Mary Penneyluna
and her brother, Alexander, are rooming,
| and made arrangements to present petition
in court on Wednesday morning, asking
for the appointment of a guardian for the
girl, to prevent the Hilkey girls from hav-
| ing control over her in the future.
|
brother told their version of the case from
the time they became acquainted with the
Hilkey girls to the present. Alexander
Penneyluna said:
'Some time after my father died, and
while my mother was sick, / advertised for
girl to do the house work. Emma Hilkey
answered the advertisement and was en-
gagged under the name of Hattie Dickson.
She was with us but short time when she
took sick. DR.. Joseph Dickson was called
to attend her. and knowing her family, rec
ognized her as Emma Hilkey. However.
she remained with the family, and 1 paid
her doctor bill.
EMMA TAKES CHARGE.
Ny mother died on April 20, 1884, and
Emma Hilkey still remained, taking charge
of and managing the household affairs. I
still ran the saloon my father left us until
the latter part of September, 1884, when.
owing to Emma's recklessness and careless
expenditure of money, was obliged to give
up the business. I continued to get in a
worse condition financially, and some time
in 1885 my money was all gone. was un-
able to make up a months rent, and Emma
made the proposition that if would sign
my furniture over to her she would advance
me $50 until I could pay it back.
The next month came around and
but gave Emma a watch worth S125 for S25.
l never was able to redeem either furniture
or watch and it was not long until Emma
had everything. She then took charge of
the house, and went to work, turning all
my earnings over to her. At my present
occupation 1 have made from $40 to S18 per |
week, and the most have been allowed to |
retain out of that was 20 cents a week for |
tobies. could scarcely get enough to keep |
myself respectfully clothed"
MARY TELLS HER STORY.
The girl told the following story to Mr.. |
O'Brien: 81 went to work for Mr.. s. S. |
Marvin in 1887, at s. per week. After |
a while I got So so. I turned all my |
money over to Miss Hilkey. 1 had always |
been treated badly by the Hilkey girls, and |
where he paid my boarding at hotel. |
Emma Hilkey had spies to watch me. Ny
brother gave me money and told me to come |
back; but I went to Mrs. Bauer's house,
No. 9 Walker street. Mrs. Bauer was
friend of my mother. But my brother
learned was not at Hilkey's, and he came
to the city and got me to come back. I was
treated better for little while; but matters
soon got as bad as ever.
SHE BECOMES A MILLINER.
"Last year 1 went to learn the milliner
trade with Mrs. Roller, on Ohio street.
was at work nine months without pay, but
my brother gave Emma all his earnings and
did the housework, so my boarding was
well paid for. 1 worked seven weeks for
Mrs. Roller after I was through with my
trade, for which 1 received So week. 1
gave that all to Emma.
81 deny emphatically that Mrs. Leith
ever asked me to go to New York, or that
ever asked her to take me. She never even
to me that ought to leave the
Hilkey girls. have often told my brother
that if he did not take me away
1 would kill myself, and 1 meant
it. 1 have the highest regard for Mrs
Leith. The only reason 1 went with Emma
the day she saw me on the street car, was
because did not like to raise a commotion
among lot of passengers. / don't like the
wide publicity this affair has gained; but 1
am through with the Hilkey girls, and will