Telegram-herald., 1890-10-16
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yesterday aissFao9a See pNs aiseos-
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aaused oysf - the caslody q her
mother
Dirty, trayel-sts ned and apparently
wora wiia fatigue. sac was conveyed
mo the house oi ; nei gtbors bat ~oen
ssxed - give "a zecount of helseif
snce tie preceding Monday, she baTst
into tears and for eme
maintained an obstinate silence,
Under severe pressure she MAS hroaghI
% Aamg that leing TOO late Tor sohoQl
uPon tie afternoon Of heT nlelt, she
bad wandered around in tae vicinity of
heg home Until she wac accosted by
man 81 trAmp-iike appearance wear
lng gray moustAche an4 ragged cloth
lng
Tbs man seized her by The arm, say
ing. ''l waaI you," and led her tor
several blocks. until met by lady. who
insisted that he should release Ine
child.
Tho lady. whose name the child firss
stated that she had forgotten, con-
ducted Eiia 10 house On SiNth St,
where SHE had remained until Wednes-
/ day afternoon.
4 As the story was evidently n trans
u. 4 4
rapid succession OF questions, la an-
swerng which, she 50 constantly cOn-
I tradictcd herself that she was threatened
with the reform school unless sno made
= clean breast OF the whole proceedings.
( She again burst into a sullen l.t Of weep
ing, and tor a few moments refused 10
I answer. Al length, being asked II II
F was not woman VINO had entlced her
/ away, she admitted that woman.
/ whose name was "IIull," had met her
+ upon the street and asked her To 90 10
/ her home with her. She accompanied
! her abductress 10 a house which the
| child claims is situated four doors from
/ West Bridge-st., on Drvsion-st., where
/ she Was detained until yesterday after
noon. Tie locality named MAS visited
I by agents of the parents, but 10 trace Of
/ the person described could be found
/ either there or for four blocks around.
I Ella states that the woman has hus-
/ band and child named May, the latter
/ being abou, six years OIL age. She
/ claims that she slept with the ch,ld and
| that no other person visited the house
/ during her stay IN it.
When asked If she was not aware that
/ her parents were heartbroken AZ her
disappearance, she replied that she
didn't know Il"
"Did not Mrs. Hull know OF it?' m
! qured the child's InterrogStor.
YES" said Ella, they read il in the
newspapers"
Did you also read the prpersY'
eyes" replied the runaway.
"Did not Mrs. Hull tell you that you
had better 20 home?'
"No, she did not"
"Nor her husbcnd?'
"No."
"lIow did you happen to take it into
! your head to return
The child remained silent and could
not be induced 20 impart any further
| information.
Ella IS 4 rather pretty blonde of ii or
u years Of age, and bears the impress
of being an unusually shrewd and pre-
cocious child. That sine has been tell
ing tissue OF falsehoods from begin
ming to end goes without saying. and
that She was decOyed away from home
is certain; but for what purpose is at
! present 4 mystery.
From facts gathered from the school
mates OF the truant il appears that she
is Of highly excitable and ensatlonal
nature that is ready to go TO any
lengths TO attain noioricty.
Promises OF pardon did not move her
in the least, and only by the severest
threats could she be induced to give
even q fictitious accountof herself.
The distracted father has spent the
lasttx days and night in frantic
search for the child, and was absent
upon a ike errand until long after ms
daughters arrival. and the mother
worn with anxiety and grief Is n tit pa
tent for the physicians ministrations.
Ii the woman Hull that the child re-
fers TO IS the same person that the moth
er believes her TO be, she bears very
| unsavOry reputation, and further dc.
velopments of an unpleasant character
will undoubtedly follow.
Meanwhile the affair remains har.
RAISING source OF anxiety to all con.
cerned.