Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15
\ QUEER CASE
OrAbduction at bridgeport sunday Night.
\ Colorcd Girl stolen Away.

\ mysterious disappearance occurred
In Bridgeport Sunday evening. and
while the party in the case who di>1p-
pcarcd has turned nap again. the myS-
terry has not been cleared to any conSid-
cradle extent.
Manuel Robinson. "a very respectable
colorcd man. lives iu the west end of the
town near McConnaughcy'S coal bank,
and Sunday evening hc started To church
with his wife and family. His daugh-
ter, Maggie. a Girl of about fifteen years
old. aud quite tall for her age. went
back into the house presumably to get
her oycrshCcS. although there seemed no
necessity for them as the weather was
fine.
That was the last her parents saw Of
her. and when they returned home from
church and found her away. they uatur-
ally became very much alarmed and at
once Instituted search for the missing
girl. but no trace of her whereabouts
could bc discovered. although the search
was kept up all day Yesterday until
about $50 o'clock. when Mayor Mitch
ell saw the missing girl comingup street
and hc Immediately stopped her and
took her To- his Office. where in the pres
cncc of a number of witnesses he qucs-
toned her concerning her disappear
ance.
The girl talk, we'll and has been at
tending >choolright along. being In room
five. but she seems t0 Dee little affected
In the top story. although She told a
rather straight story. and 10 is certainly
a singular and surprising one.
She said she had gone down across
the bridge TO go over iu kirkwo0d. and
when she reached the railroad crossing
some men. she could not tell how many.
jumped from behind caboo>c, threw "a
piece OF gum coat. or something OF that
kind over her head. tied 20 rope around
her body under the arms. and thfoatcn-
cd 10 Kin her il She cried cut. They
then took her down the railroad track.
sometimes dragging her. cumotimc>
carrying her and other times making
her walk. Size said they talked about
having a girluamcd Harriet Rogers and
She supposed they had made % mistake.
although she was So frightened she
didn't think Of telling them. although
at one time when the men talked OF
throwing her m the river She begged
them not 10 throw her ia thc water.
At last the men laid her down on
path alongside of the railroad track and
beat her over the back with switches
until She became iuScusiblc. When she
recovered consciousness il was still
dark. but She got 10 her feet and started
down the railroad track. NOT knowing
which way she was going. After wan
dcriue about some time she came To- q
house and sat down ON the front steps,
where She slept until near daybrcak. iu
thc meantime having become dreuchcd
with rain. She then got nap and walked
on until She came 10 another house.
into which She went TO ask for
"a drink of water. She found
Rev. Adkins. col0rcd minister. lived
there. She was given her breakfast.
aud She went 90 another house and
helped the lady. who proved 90 be- Mrs.
Bag formerly of Bridgeport. with
work. and ate dinner there. She said
she was ashamed to tell them of what
had happened her for fear they would
think .h, was lying but She went To-
another rouso and tried 20 get some
work TO do. as She had uo money. She
told the lady of the house her terrible
experience. and She gave hcr enough
money TO return home on the train
The story is indeed % very strange
one. aud the girl says that as far as she
knows the men did not attempt amy inn
proper liberties with her. She also says
She could not tell how many men there
were. as She had the cloth over her head
and was almost smothcrcd and frightened
To- death. Her dress wa, badly torn and
she said she was sore AN over. The girl
certainly had some di>agrceablc expert
cncc. but what the object of party Of
men taking her on such journey could
be. cannot Dee fathomcd. and IL is not
likely TO bc. a.. the girl could give no
description of the men.