St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-10
A Hawkeye Heiress Is on a
Still-Hunt for g.
Parent.
Fire Makes the Garden Spot
of Montana a Barren
Waste.
Mountains Of Salt Found in
Burleigh County, Dak., by
a Farmer.
Arthur Redmond, a Desper-
ate Murderer, Breaks Jail
at Huron.
Special to the Globe.


SIOUX CITY, To-, Sept. 9.-The press
dispatches few days ago contained
brief account of the search that was be-
ing Instituted for the mother of young
woman who is now a resident of this
city, and who has a fortune awaiting
her proper Identification. The story of
the girls life is full of romance, and
might serve the novelist admirably as
the foundation for thrilling tale. A
little more than twenty years ago Viola
Adams was married to young man
named Andrews. Her parents opposed
the match, and after the young people
were welded refused them shelter under
the parental roof. All went well for
awhile, but soon the husband tired of
his bride and tegan to abuse her. The
advent of baby girl did not mend mat
ters, and at the end of about two years
Mrs. Andrews took her girl and went
home to her widowed mother, her
stern father having died in the
meantime without breathing forgive
ness for mis- erring child. He had not
forgotten his infant granddaughter.
however, and his will provided that
$40, 600 be set aside, the interest and
principal to 90 to her when she arrived
at legal age. Two weeks after his wife
had left him Andrews went to the house
and stole the little girl. leaving Chicago
and going to Des Moines, To-, then
prosperous village about one-ffth its
present population. The child was
given into the charge of a Norwegian
family named Nelson, by whom she
was taught to regard herself as one of
the family. She was called by her
Christian name Jeanette, but instead
of Andrews she was made to believe she
was a Nelson. 1t was always matter
Of surprise to the neighbors that she
was better treated than the remainder
of the family, was better dressed, and
dvring her school days was always
SUPPLIED WITH POCKET MONEY.
She was taught to regard Andrews,
who remained in Des Moines and be-
came prosperous business man, as
dear friend Of the family. He had given
her manypresents, and it was he who
had given money to the Nelson's to be
given to her. One day last June jean
nette became i'll, and a physician, DR..
J. II. Brewer, then a resident OF Des
Moines, was called. He made several
visits and became exceedingly inter
her why she was living with the Nell
sons. ''Why," was the reply, "they are
my parents" The doctor saw that this
could not be. The girl bore no traces
of Norwegian blood. She is a pro
nounced brunette, while the family
were all blondes. The pseudo father
and mother were each over seventy
years old as well. The case in
terested him, and he bgan to
Investigate. The disclosures were
startling, and yet there was abundance
of evidence of their correctness. There
was little else to work upon, except in
the friendIiness of Andrews. The
doctor told Jeanette to go to him and
claim relationship, and perhaps by thus
confronting him he might be startled
into making admissions. At first the
father denied, but the girl was per-
sistent, and the father finally told how
he and Jeannette's mother had parted:
how he had stolen her when a child,
and intended keeping her until she
should become of age, when he would
90 with her and claim the Inheritance,
now greatly augmented by the accumu-
lations of all these years. The
father stated that his wife had taken
her maiden name of Viola Adams
and still lived in Chicago, and that years
ago she had offered from her fathers
estate reward of $4,000 for the return
of her stolen child. Having become
satisfied that she was no child of the
Nelson's, Jeanette would remain there
no longer, and placed herself in charge
of DR.. Brewer and became a member of
his family. A few months ago he moved
to Sioux City and she came with her
new-fOund friends. 1t seemed an easy
matter, knowing that her mother was in
Chicago. up to at least a few years ago,
to establish communication between the
mother and
HER LONG-IOST DAUGHTER.
but up to this time it has not been done.
1t was in furthering this end that the
assistance of Chief of Police Hubbard,
of Chicago. was sought, and by him the
outlines of the story were given to the
press. 1t is claimed that the Nelson's.
having no notion of giving up so rich a
prize, have done all in their power,
aided by the father of the girl, to pre-
vent the desired meeting. The heiress |
was seen by your correspondent, and is
a handsome young lady, tall and grace |
full, with regular features and beautiful |
black eyes. She was averse to relating |
her story, but on being told that DIR. |
Brewer had gwen the facts to the re-
porter, said it was all true.
'.Only few weeks ago. she said, lone Of |
the Nelson BOYS, whom / had always SUD-
posed was my brother, came here and pro- |
posed marriage to me. of course rejected |
him. He said that he knew that / was heiress
TO a large fortune, and threatened to kidnaD |
me if the large reward offered by my mother |
years ago still held good. But l have no |
fears, and hope soon 10 find my mother,
whom have never known u