The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22
WITHOUT A NAME.
Sad Romance of big
Bills" Daughter.
KIDNAPPED WHEN A BABE.
The Police Receive q Pathetic Story
From s'Gussie," Nameless Or.
phan and Heir to Fortune.

Who was big Bill !"
That is question the police of several
cities are trying to fathom.
The attempt to establish "Bill's" identity
grows out of peculiar, romantic story that
comes all the way from Dallas, Texas.
Down there in the big State resides
young woman who is without name other
than "Gussie." Seventeen years ago she
was born in this city, and has had most
checkered career. Recently she learned
that "Big Bill'' was her father, and in her
effort to discover his true name she is being
assisted by the police and others.
Incidentally. it may be of interestto know
that little fortune is awaiting "Gussie'
when she gains her name and establishes
her birthright
Here is the remarkable story lin three
chapters. The first chapter is in the form
of a communication which Chief Crowley
received from Chief of Police Arnold OF
Dallas. Texas. In the letter Chief Arnold
writes:
lat the request OF the lady officers of the
Girls Cooperation Home OF this city, / in
close TO you statement from the young
lady, 'Gussie,' and a deposition OF one
FrauZ Fielder of Oregon. / hope that sons
one may read 10 that knew the girls father,
Big Bill Perhaps some of your officers
may know this man."
Now comes the deposition of Franz
Fielder. which forms the second chapter.
1t was made at Portland. Or, last August.
and says:
Ihaye known little girl by the name OF Gus.
sic, who, In the year 1879, was Ia charge of
Mrs. Mary Cans, widow residing al th- time
stated near North Beach in San francisco. 1
was rooming with Mrs. Cans and was personally
acquainted with the girls father. / have for.
gotten his name, but be was known and called
! by us as "Big Bill" and lie was then a mate on
coasing schooner out OF San Francisco. He
| visited his daughter Gussie every time he came
ashore. or the circumstances relating to MS
daughter know these: That her mother died
| In San Francisco when little Gussie was about
| 9months old. aud after the death OF her mother
she was given In charge OF Mrs Cans, her father,
big Bill" paving the expenses until ne per-
ished, as was told. with said coasting schooner.
After the death of her father Gussie was raised
and educated by Mrs. Gaus until the latter died
In Denver. Colo. left Denver 10 1892, and have
not heard OF the girls whereabouts since After
she moved from San Francisco 10 Denver Mrs.
Cans married saloon-kceper whose name
have forgotten.
/ remember that Mrs Cans Intended to allow
Gussie 10 become her heress to the extent OF
$4,000
Gussie's pathetic story, as written by
herself, forms the third chapter. 1t is sub
stantially as follows:
The earliest recollection of my life is that of
| living In large frame house in San Francisco.
remember being taken TO Denver by woman
whom supposed was my mother and a man
named Franz Fielder, whom 1 supposed was my
| father.
There was some disturbance about my going.
L remember seeing tall, dark-complexioned
man making every effort TO keep them from
taking me. When Franz Fielder ana this
woman saw that they could not take me with
them without getting rid OF this man they intoxi-
| Gated him aud while lie was under the influence
Of liquor they boarded the train bound for
Denver. was known as Gussie Fielder and
| supposed that was my name.
Next we all started for Chicago 10 make a visit
Inc way to Chicago Fielder T Us an aS'H wen, To To
Denver. AT Chicago Mrs. Cans married one
John Drunk, who induced her to draw her
money from the bank. The money disappeared
and Brunk is supposed TO have stolen IL.
Mrs. Drunk died four years after her mar
risge. Before this we had moved TO Denver
| Alter bis wife's death Brunk TOOK me back TO
Chicago, where Mr.. Sudenspinner's daughter
informed me that Mrs. Cans had not been my
mother. From that time until now my mind has
been In a constant strain as TO who my parents
were.
Next remember being again In San Francisco
boarding with family named Stimale. We
stayed there only two weeks and then went TO San
Antonio. We stayed there only a few days and
then John Brunk TOOK me 10 Dallas Tex, where
! am now. Here be Kept boarders for about
four years until he was accused of numbering
one OF them He was arrested aud the house
closed up. j then stayed with a lady aud her
children and vent 10 school. then left her and
boarded Ia East Dallas and wrote letters on the
denly deprived OF my situation and went 10 the
Girls Cooperation Home and worked for my
board until Mrs. Shelly, Que Of the officers of he
bone, asked me 10 come 10 her house aud do her
husbands writing.
When / iod Mrs Shelly the strange story OF
my life, she determined 10 tnd out who my
parents were. Surely nothing but Providence
could have brought me In contact with so good a
lady as she. She has untanged half the web
that Is woven around my life and says she will
continue until she 1nds out what my name Is. /
once heard Mrs Brunk say something about a
Mr.. Rees as being very cruel 10 me, and thought
peihaps that might be my name, aud went by it
for a while, but / found out that ii was all
mistake. l am supposed to be about II years
OF age. GUssIE.
So far the police of this city have been
unable to discover anything in connection
with the life Of "Bg BilP' and his unfor-
tunate daughter Gussie in this city, 1t is
supposed that the girl was kidnapped and
the man who objected was her father.