The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18
GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAR.
: DETECTIVE TELLS HIS EXPERT
ENCE WITH SUCH CASES.

disappointment in Love, Severity Of
to See the World Some of the Causes
A Very Romantic Episode.
"Nen OF our calling who make spe-
cialty of criminal cases run across
some very romantic Stories" said De-
tective J. II. Fuller TO reporter. THE
thought has occurred TO me that should
l ever desire to change my profession
and become a newspaper man / would
have a good stock of yarns to spring on
an unsuspecting public. and could earn
good space for several weeks without
having to hustle around very much after
material
Tell you some Of the storiesg he
queried in reply 10 the reporters init
nation to that effect "Wel, as there
is no likelihood of my changing pro-
fessions in the near future | will give
you one Of the stories had thought Of
writing. 1t is about the disappearance
of young girls II is the most interest
ing Of all the topics have got, and as a
matter Of fact it is in that line that
private detectives in New York find the
most and more profitable of their work.
In my own experience, which extends
over period Of about twenty years,
have been called upon to investigate the
disappearance. either voluntary or other
wise, of at least 100 girls of all ages
from all parts of the country.
WHY MANY GIRLS LEAVE HONE
81 only do small share of the work
that is done in that line, however. TAX
ing into consideration the number of de-
tectlves who do as much in that line as
! myself, it is fair to assume that at least
| 5000 girls disappear from their homes
every year. Some Of them are recoY-
cred and some are not.
''Some of my cases have been very ro-
mantle, and others just the reverse;
mostly the reverse. The causes leading
up to the dlsappearances are as numer-
Gus as the cases themselves. Disap-
pointment in love, fancied wrong, Sc
verify Of treatment by parents, a desire
to see the world, the evil influences Of
improper association, the oily tongued
of the excuses made. Then there is an
other class Of disappearances which
properly come under the head of kid
naping, and still another, where the
parents are at loggerheads or have sepa-
rated, and one side or the other steals
the child, and in nearly every case, as
strange as 1t may seem, the child is a
girl.
Il recall a case I had few years ago
where mutual separation took place
between the editor of well known
southern paper and his wife. The terms
of the separation were satisfactory to
both parties, and they went their ways.
The couple had lovely little girl, 12
years of age, who by provision of the
agreement Was to be sent to a convent TO
be educated, and access to her granted
to each side. Shortly after the drawing
of the papers the wife came to New
York, and stopped on her way at the
convent. BY cunningly misrepresenting
the circumstances she induced the lady
superior to give her possession of the
child for one day.
RECOVERING A GIRL
"The child was slnuggled aboard q
train and by the next morning was be-
yond reach. Then the wife wrote to the |
husband, saying that until certain un-
reasonable money demands were COM
piled with she should retain the sole Gus
tody of the child. The little one had |
been brought up to be truthful and up
right, and before she was permitted to |
write to her father, whom she idohzed. |
a promise not to reveal her hiding place
was extracted from her. Her letters
were sent TO New York and remailed by
an aunt. This was the state Of affairs
when the father reported the matter to
me.
"A watch was placed on the aunt,
which was kept up day and night for
week At the end of that time we had
the pleasure of locating the mother and
little girl in a small place near Bridge
port, Conn. Then we telegrsphed ths
father, who came to New York as fast az
steam would bring him. The day fol-
lowing his arrival he secured his lost
one. They at once left for the south, and
that ended the matter.
Another case was that Of beautiful
young girl abOut - years Of age, who
was to come into the possession Of a
large fortune when of legal age. A dis
appointed member of the family man.
aged to get her to New York But a
young lover of the girl suspected foul
play, and prevailed upon his family to
furnish the means with which TO prose
cute a search for her.
"She was known TO have come to New
York, but here all trace Of her was lost
We started in, and as there was plenty
of means at the back Of the chase, we
made hot chase. and succeeded in find
ing her three days later. She was sent
TO a convent. and in time came into pos
session of her property, and shortly after
ward was married to the young man
who had instituted the search. They are
now living happily, surrounded by fine
little curly headed boy and sweet faced
little girl New York Press
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