The morning call., 1890-08-13
WAS NOT KIDNAPPED.
Violet NeYins Arrives on the
Steamer San Juan.
She Was Not Abducted by Her Uncle Con-
molly, but Was Adopted by Her Aunt,
Who Resides in This City.

On the 18TH OF last month the following
dispatch, received from New York, was
published in the papers here, showing that
young girl, named Violet Nevins. had
been kidnapped from her home, near Dublin,
Ireland, and was on her way to relatives in
this city:
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Times says: When
John Z. Connolly kidnapped his little niece. Violet
Nevins, as she was walking along GlengaIy road,
near Dublin, Ireland with her cousin, Miss Mar
TN, about mcnth ago, and shipped the child of
10 her mothers Roman Catholic relatives In
America in the care of the stewardess OF the
steamer State OF Indiana, he probably thought
that lie had done very clever work. Connolly
had been proceeded against by the child's Prot
estaDt relatives in Ireland, ana has been ordered
by an Irish Judge to produce the child in court.
Connolly has very difficult task before him 10
secure the return of Violet, for it has been
tained that she Is now on her way TO California
relatives, one of whom is a married woman In
San francisco, and the other, Sister Alexis OF
Fort Dodge, and Is masfDg the trip on the steam
er San Marcos, by way OF Panama. After arriv-
Ing In this city, In charge of The stewardeSs OF
the steamer State OF Indiana, Violet was taken
10 ~. Joseph Home, which is In charge oil the
Sisters OF Mercy.
NEW RETREAT FOUND FOR HER.
After the fact of her having been kidnapped
was published, new retreat was found for her
with friends, pending The expected arrival OF
friends from San Francisco to escort her TO her
Western home. Weeks passed without any of
them putting IN an appearance and finally
tiers of Mercy in this city stating that no one
could come 10 New York for the child, and ask
ing that she be forwarded to her destination in
care OF some trustworthy person.
The letter, however, failed to inclose any re-
mirtaDce for Violers outfit or expenses and the
Sisters OF Mercy III this city advanced the neces-
say funds. Sister AloysluS, who had taken the
deepest interest in Violet during her stay in this
city, decided to send her by way OF Panama. She
accompanied the little one on board the steamer
San Marcos, and delivered her to the stewardess
Scotch lady and her husband, who we're maxi
ing The TIP In the same steamer, became inter-
eSted ID the child, and promised the Sister 10
help care for her during the voyage, which Will
last about twenty days.
Besides paying her passage the Sisters of
Mercy purchased for Violet an entire new outfit
of Clothes aud she started on her voyage 10 the
Pacific much better equipped than on her arrival
in this city. Her immediate destination is the
convent OF the Sisters OF Mercy at Oakland,
where she Will remain until The excitement over
her abduction has subsidized, when she viii he
given home with her aunt In San Francisco.
William Lane Booker, the British Consul in this
city, thinks that II the facts are as stated there
would be little trouble about Violers extra
dillon.
VIOLET IN SAN FRANCISCO.
1t was ascertained that the steamer San
Marcos, mentioned in the foregoing dis
patch, would connect at the Isthmus of
Panama with the Pacific Mail steamer San
Juan, Captain McCrae, which arrived in
port late yesterday afternoon. AS soon as
the steamer made fast alongside the mail
dock reporter boarded her and soon found
that the story as mentioned in the dis
patches was known to all OIL board
The ships passenger list, however showed
no girl named Violet Nevlns, but il was
ascertained that there was girl on board
named Lulu Grant who answered to her
description. The stewardess. a Spanish
woman, who had charge of the girl, refused
for some time to let the reporter see her,
but finally relented, saying that she had
received letters from the Sisters in New
York to take charge of the girl and deliver
her to her aunt IN San Francisco.
She said the aunts name is Hardwick
and that she lived on Hyde street. but
further she refused to say, and there seemed
to be quite mystery about the little girl.
When the girl was brought into the social
hall she told the reporters that her name
was Lulu Grant and that she had lived on
Glengarry road, Kingston, near Dublin.
MY AUNT TOLD ME so.
isn't your name Violet Nevins?" asked
the reporter.
Yes, sir"
Then why DO you say your name is
Lulu Grant?"
My aunt told me to say So" was the
answer.
The girl is very pretty and engaging,
with slight Irish accent. She was we'll
dressed and was quite self-possessed. al
though seemingly tritle frightened at the
numerous questions put to her by the re-
porters. She said she had never seen her
aunt, whose name she thought is Hardwick.
The stewardess said that she had letters
from the Sisters in New York to take care
OF the child and deliver her to her aunt
here, who may call for her.
A lady Of uncertain age, whose baggage
bore the name Miss Annie Bennett"
whose name on the passenger list is Miss
declaration miss Annie Berndt." accom-
panied the girl from New York, but re-
fused TO give her name to reporters refused
to leave the girl and said that she had
charge of her and not the stewardess.
Al $50 o'clock in the afternoon Captain
McCrae took the girl up to the office OF w.
r. A. Johnson, port agent of the p. NJ. S.
S. Company, and informed him that her
aunt, Mrs. Edward HartrIck, lived at SIT
Haight street. Mr.. johnson drove the girl
to that address, and found that the family
had moved yesterday to 916h Oak street.
IN HER NEWLY FOUND HOME.
Mr.. johnson drove the girl there, and
what will no doubt prove TO be a happy
California home. When a reporter called
al 9l6h Oak street last evening, Violet was
fast asleep. Her aunt. Mrs. Hartrick, said
+" cannot see how the papers got hold of
that story; all / know is what l have seen
in the papers. Violet is an orphan, the
daughter of my sister, Mrs Frank Nevins.
Her father, who was book-keeper, died in
1886. and her mother died in October of last
year. She lived sometimes with her aunt,
Mrs. James Connolly, in Liverpool, En-
gland, and sometimes with her cousins in
Kingston, Ireland, and l offered to adopt
her. Since then L have heard nothing of
her, except what have seen in the papers.
/ have two daughters, and l shall bring
Violet up with them and treat her as one Of
my own"
Mrs. Hartrick has nice home at 916b
Oak street, and there is no doubt that Vio-
let-or Lulu, as she has been called on
board the ship-wll soon forget her old
country home and become true daughter