Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-08
MAGGIE CRIpER MISSING.
An East Washington Girl Who strolied From
Home sunday and Has Not Returned.

An East Washington Girl who strolied From
Home Sunday and Has Not Returned.
"where is Maggie Cridery' is question that
is now pulling the minds Of the police as well
as OF Maggie's heartbroken parents. Maggie
is not quite seventeen years old and she has
been missing from home for more than forty
eight hours. and up to noon today not word
had been heard from her.
Mr.. Joseph Order, the girls father. is a
painter and has a comfortable home corner of
18th and b streets southeast, where he lives
with his wife, the latter being Maggie's step
mother. Mrs. Order. it is said. is not like the
stepmother who usually figures in stories. for
she always treated Maggie as well as one per-
son could treat another. She gave the child
everything that she could afford and Maggie
never wanted for anything. Maggie. it is said,
was quiet, easy-going people and never con-
yersed with many persons seldom having any
thing to say unless spoken TO first.
Her only companions were two girls, who
live on 4th street northwest, in the vicinity of
where the Order family orce resided.
SHE CAME FROM CINCINNATI
Maggie has been in a convent in Cincinnati,
in which city Mr.. Orders first wife, the child's
mother, died The child was left with her
aunt. Mrs. Hill, in East Cincinnati until Presi-
dent Harrlsons Inauguration, when she came
her new home and never once said she wanted
to return to Cincinnati
sunday morning she remained about the
house helping her stepmother, and about IL
o clock she said she was going out for walk
There was no objection to this and she put on
q clean gingham dress, plaid of red and white
stripes, trimmed with white lace and small
sailor hat. trimmed with black. The family
thought 1t singular that she did not put on
better clothes to walk cut Sunday, but not
m rf.h art 4 e. l~I
suspicion that the girl would not return.
SHE LEFT HER JEwELRY HOME.
Maggie had been accustomed to wearing her
mothers wedding ring, but on this occasion
she took of the ring and what other articles of
jewelry she had and left them on the bureau.
In short, she took nothing with her except what
clothing really necessary for her to wear.
She even declined to take a parasol with her
when her stepmother walked TO the door and
insisted on her taking one. Her actions In this
regard lead the police to believe that the girl
had something in view when she left home, and
were she an older person they would believe
that she contemplated suicide. On account OF
her age. however, they are disiIcllned to the
belief that she has done anything of that sort.
As already stated Maggie left home about II
O'Clock and her mother told her not to remain
away long and not to walk out in the direction
of the commons. where it was SO lonely, but to
go toward the Capitol, where she would not get
lost. Mrs Cridcr told her TO return about
clock al the latest. as dinner would be ready
about tina. time The child jokinSly remarked,
Il suppose If 1 don't get back by that time
won get any dinner" That was the last time
she was seen by any member of the family.
THE SEARCH.
When Maggie did not return at 8 o'clock
her parents were not at all alarmed, but when
at shutdown she still remained away they
went in search Of her. Sunday night and
yesterday they spent in visiting the houses of
friends and acquaintance, but none of them
had seen anything OF the pretty little CARL with
rosy cheeks.
Last evening Mr.. Order visited police head
quarters and stated his complaint to Inspector
Swindells, to whom he gave full description
of his missing daughter. Mr.. Order does not
believe she could have gone back TO Cincinnati,
because she had no money, unless it a few
cents, and he knew of no one from whom she
could get money enough to take her away. He
Is sure she has not eloped and the only thing
eft for him to suppose is that she has been
fOully dealt with. The distressed parents have
slept but little since the girls disappearance,
for they have been on constant search since
Sunday at shutdown.
Maggie was u pretty child with rosy cheeks.
brown hair and blush gray eyes. She tall
Tor her age and was slender. On the right side
of her mouth was a small mole.
The parents renewed the search this morning
aud the police in all the precincts have been
notihed to look out for the missing girl