Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
Al the Home of The Rrlnlnnlls

In the cosy apartments of John Red
mond, 26lO State street, great was the re.
iOicing last evening. For the first time
IN many long day happiness reigned
-upr5me in the Redmond household. The
pHriors were thrOnged with friends VINO
offered profuse congratulations for the
restoration Of little Annie Redmond to
the family circle.
john Redmond haG arrived from Kan
kakee and he could scarce keep his eyes
from the place where AOnie WAS sitting
Mrs. Redmond, whose eyes were be din
med with tears of Joy, ran hither and
thith6r hardly knowing what she was do
ing. The reporter asked listle Annie If
she remembered the day she WAS stolen.
Il do very we'll" she replied. 81 was up
on the prairie playing, when women
came along and offered me candies and
pennies If | would go home with her. |
followed her to house ON State street
aud she gave me the candy and told me
30 stay there that night. The next morn
ing this woman and Il man tied M down
II the basement aLd went out until noon.
When they came back they took off the
pretty little dress that mama made for
me and pat me into boys clothes. The
next day woman came to the house
whom they called Mrs. Parsons. She
SAID that | ought TO have my hair cut AS
somebody would know me. So the wo-
map took me 10 a barber shop aud
had my hair cut Fl short. In a few
weeks the man came To get the rent and
We moved to School street. Then We
moved 10 Sixty third street aud then out
10 Keusiug ton aud then TO Throop atreet
rhe woman | lived with whipped me
every day and said she would kill me if
ever told my right name. had to wash
ali the dishes and dry them, and they
even made mt scrub the floor, and then
besides that they used to make me get
up early in the morning and go Cor beer,
ard had to go for beer noon and night.
Every time | went out they made me run
home every time | saw u policeman. |
guess 1t was about month ago they tied
me down i'll the basement in the last
house we lived in, on Throop street, and
the rope hurt me SO that | cried out loud.
The woman that lived in the back of the
house heard me aud she told police
mans wife that lived next door. The
next cay the humane soaiety man came
for me, and yesterday Mrs. Harper came
to 'he place where | was staying and |
spoke to her. 1t was the first time that
| had dared to speak my name, for they
had told me that they would kill me, the
people lived with, If | ever gave my
name. Last evening mamma came after
me aud brought me home"
The bright little girl in her childlike
sim plioity narrated the story of her alb
duonon and of her life with the kid
nqpers with perfec ease, and only once
or twice did she stop to tax her wonder
full memory.
"Wnat did the woman look like
AnuieY"
"She was youngish looking and had
black hair"
"Vhat WAS her nameY"
Josie Gurley and size made me say
that my uame was Flora Della Gurley.
The mans name was Harvey Gurley and
he Is n painter"
"Why did you move so oftenY
cause the landlord man came
around"
when the man at the home for the
frieudless asked yous name why did you
not say Annie Redmondr"
"'Cause aas so afraid Mrs. Gurley
would come after me, and l knew she
would kill me If l ever told my name.
The next time woman asks me to go
away wi her for candies, l won't go,
and I'm so glad TO get home now that l
could cry"
Here the little girls eyes grew moist
aud her fond mother drew her to her
bosom and smothered the bright face
with tender kisses.