The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
ABDUCTED FOR TIE STAGE.
Little Anna Redmond of Chicago Mira.
Gurley's Confession.

Little Anna Redmond of Chicago MIRA.
Gurley's Confession.
JOLIET, ILL, Sept 2A-Mrs. josie Cur
ley, no was convicted OF abducting little
Anna Redmond, and sentenced to Joliet
prison for Ave years for the crime, has
made confession which, she claims, is the
only true story regarding the abduction OF
the Redmond child. Mrs Gurlev mad lust
been Informed OF Harvey Gurley's inca csr-
alton in Wisconsin for bigamy, AID uer
anger against Gurlev, t. save whom = N
prison she had perjured herself, she ays.
led to her confession. Her story, in BRIEF. is
as follows:
Prior to the abduction, friend of Harvey
Gurley, named Dick Ryan, GGrley, Mrs.
Parsous and Annie Allen were, in connoc-
tion with man named McGee, of Toledo,
o., getting up theatrical company.
McGee wrote them that to complete the
company they must procu a bright little
girl, VINO could lear to sing aud dance.
Acting upon this, Ryan planned she a5duc-
ton Of the Redmond child. Annie Allen
was not an actress, but was stage struck,
and the conspirators agreed to secure her q
place in the troupe for her aid in stealing
the child. Gurley WIS promised 500 by
Ryan for his services In committing the
crime. On the day of the abduction the
child came out TO play abou: 10 o'clock and
was soon enticed away by ANNE Allen, was
met further down the street by Gu ley aud
Mrs. Parsons. Here a carriage was In waits
ing, and the four entered aud were driven
10 the home Q Mrs. Parsons. In the mean
time, the cnild had been re ldered almcsb
unconscious from the efferts of eating
drugged candy. Two days later the child
was brought to Mrs Gurley's home, ON
State street.
Continuing Mrs. Gurlev said: 81 did NOS
learn that the child was a stolen one until
one day in November. / was out for walk
a ID called to SEQ Mr.. Parsons. having ths
child with me- While there O man came
along who saw the child and said: That is
Annie Redmond Mr.. Parsonss pushed the
child into the house and shut the door. and
tasn turning TO the man, said: You ara
mistaken. that is my sons little daughtefs
The moment ne had passed Oh Mrs Parsols
hsw iuto terrible rage, and bu died me Ok
home with the child. l was so fustered and
scared at what | had heard rnat hardly
knew WI at to do. When Gurley heard
that / bad taken the child out he gave
me terri lie beating, and used me
30 cruelty that / could not get out OF
bad for three days. Dick Ryan came
TO the house, aud then both threatened
that IL / said word about the child they
would both kill me. Ryan first tried to
teach the child to read, and then TO sing and
dance, but she would not learn easily L ey
whipped her g. ID they made me whip her,
because she would no5 le4rn. IL was rL LyanAs
original intention t. have the company
ready to start on Jan. 1, but mething in-
terfered with his plans, and the date was
changed to Nj y /. One day Gurley came
hsme and said he was gong to put the child
ia an orphan asylum and leave her thers
until they were ready for the road Well,
the child was discovered in February, and
the theatrical scheme of Ryan aud Gurley
fell through"
Mrs. Gurley says that Gurley often beat
her, and that she was afraid he would XIII
her, and that she " as led - tell the stories
she told prior to and at the time of the trial
by the conspirators, who would send her
threatening notes 10 food taken to her at the
Iail