Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-24
How the Gar Escaped a Dynam-
ite Explosion.
MAJOR WARNER FINALLY DECLINES
Press Comment on the Result of
the French Election.
LITTLE ANNIE REDMOND.
Mrs. Gurley's Latest Story Of the Child's
Abduction.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa dispatch from Joliet
ILL.,, says: Mrs. Josie Gurley, who was con-
victed OF abducting little Anna Redmond and
sentenced to Joliet prison for five years for the
crime, has made q confession which she claims
is the only true story regarding the abduction
of the Redmond child Mrs. Gurley had Just
been informed Of Harvey Guriey's incarcera-
ton in Wisconsin for bigamy and her anger
against Gurley, to save whom from prison she
had perjured herself, she said led to the con-
fesston. Her story in brief is as follows:
PRIOR TO THE ABDUCTION
q friend Of Harvey Gurley named Dick Ryan,
Gurley, Mrs. Parson and Annie Allen were, in
connection with man named MCGEE of To-
MCGEE wrote them that to complete the COM
pany they must procure bright little girl who
could learn to sing and dance. Acting upon
this Ryan planned the abduction of the Red
mond child. Annie Allen was not an actress,
but was stage struck, and the conspirators
troupe for her aid in stealing the
chlld. Gurley was promised $l00
by Ryan for his services in committing the
crime. On the day OF the abduction the child
came out to play about 10 o'clock, and was soon
enticed away by Annie Allen who was met
further down the street by Guriey and Miss
Parsons. Here carriage was in waiting and
the four entered and were driven to the home
OF Mrs. Parsons. In the meantime the child
had been rendered almost unconscious from
the effects Of eating drugged candy. Two days
later the child was brought to Mrs. Guriey's
home on State street.
CONTINUING, MRS. aUnLEY SAID:
II did not learn that the child was stolen
one until one day in November. was out for
a walk and called at Mr.. Parsons, having the
child with me. While there a man came along
who saw the child and said That is Anna
Redmond Mr.. Parsons pushed the child into
the house and shut the door and then turning
to the man said with q laugh, You are mis-
taken. That is my sons little daughter The
moment he had passed on Mrs Parsons flew
into terrible rage and bundled me of home
with the child. / was so fustered and scared
at what had heard that I hardly knew what
TO do. When Gurley heard that had taken
the child out he gave me a terrible beating and
used me 90 cruelty that could not get out of
bed for three days. Dick Ryan came to the
house and then both threatened me if said a
word about the child
SAID THEY WOULD KILL ME.
Ryan first tried to teach the child to read and
then to make her sing and dance, but she
would not learn easily. They whipped her and
and they made me whip her because she would
not learn. 1t was Ryan's original intention to
have the company ready to start on Janu-
ary l, but something .interfered with his
May l. One day Gurley came home and
said be was going to put the child in an
orphan asylum and leave her there until they
were ready Tor the road. Well, the child was
discovered in February and the theatrical
scheme of Ryan and Gurley fell through"
Mrs. Gurley says that Gurley often beat her
and she was afraid he would kill her and that
she was led to tell the stories she told prior to
and at the time Of the trial by the conspirators,
VINO would send her threatening notes in food
taken to her at the Jail.