The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-15
LOOKING FOR AN HEIRESS
Romantic Story Of q Young Iowa Girl
Who Was Stolen From Her notheP.
Ten Thousand lDOllar~ Reward Offered
fer New. Sr the Mi-.ing Girl
How She discovered WhO
Her Father Waa-


n few days ago contained u brief account
of tine ssarch that was bcing instituted for
the yosing woman who is now u resident
of this city, and who has u fortune await
ing her proI'cr naturalization. A little
nlorr than twenty years ago Viola Adams
was married. tn man named Andrews.
Her parents opposed the match and after
the young people were welded. refused
them shelter under the parental roof. All
went we'll for awhile, hut soon the h,is-
band tired of his bride and began to abuse
her. The advent of baby girl did
mend matters, and at the end OF about
two years Mrs. Andrews took her girl and
went home tn her widowed mother. her
father having having died in the mean
time without breathing forgiveness for
her. He had mot forgotten his infant grand
daughter, however. an, his will provided
that $4,000 bc set aside. the interest and
principal to go to- her when si," arrived at
Two weeks after his wifi, had left him
Andrews went to the house and stole the
little. girl, leaving Chicago and going to
Dcs Moiues. Iowa. then "a prosperous viii
lagc of about oiU-tifth its present Is,ptiia-
tion. Tho child was given into the charge
OF "a Norwegian family named Nelson. 10y
whom she was taught to regard herself as
one. of tlie family. She WAS called toy hcr
Christian name, Jcanitcttc. hut instead Of
Andrews she was u,,.tis. to believe that she.
WAS N Nelson. IL was always matter of
surprise. To the uciyhborS that she was bet
ter treated than the remainder of the. fam
school days was always supplied with
pocket money. She was taught to regard
Andrews, who remained in De> Moines
and became. - prosperous business man.
as dear friend of the family. IA. had
given her many presents, and il was hr
who had given money to the Nelson's to la
given to her.
One day in June last Jcanucttr became
i'll, and a physician. DIR. j. h. Brewer,
then IL resident of Dcs Moiucs, was called.
He made several visits and became sN-
cccsiirgly Interested in his patient. He
became convinced that she mot
child of the Nelson's, and strongly
pecteSi that Mr.. Andrews VIA, ia SOM" way
related To her. The doctor told Jeanu.ttc
to go to him and claim relationship, and
perhaps by confronting him he might ic
might tSc startled into making admissions.
Al first the father denied. hat the girl was
persistent and the father finally told how
he and Jeannettc's y mother had parted how
he had stolen her when "A child and in
tended kacrang her until she. should la
come OF age. when he would go with her
and claim the Inheritance. now greatly
augmented by the accommodations OF all
these years. The fathsr stated that his
wife. had taken her naIp" ~ Viola Adams
ago she had offered from her fathers .--
tate a. reward of S1O,OUO for the return of
her stolen child.
Having become satisfied that she wa.
rcnlain there. no longer snd placed her
self in the charge of DIR. Brewer and iss-
came nnrinis.r of his family. \ few
months ago he moved to Sioux City and
she came with her new found friends IL
seemed am easy matter. knowing that her
mother WAS in Chicago AT least up to- "a
few years ago. tn establish coinniuIicati
between the mother and her Iong-io-t
daughter, but mp to this time il hns not
been done. IL WAS in fIrtllcring this end
that the asSistafc. of Chief of Police Hub
the outlines of th. story were giv"r, to the
press.