The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18
LITTLE NELLIES ADVENTURE
Abducted by Her Mothers Old Schoolmatt
and Held Prisoner Two Days.

Abducted by Her n Others Old Scho oImatS
and Held Prisoner Two Days.
John Gallagher. cabinetmnker. and his
wife live at ~ Vandam street. They have
two children-a boy Ii months old and girl
Just turned years. The little girl. whose
name is Nellie. is the prettiest little tot in the
neighborhood. with large blue eyes, fat. rosy
cheeks. and soft brown hair which falls In
wavy curls to her neck.
Last Thursday evening Mrs Hall came to
visit the Ga!laghers. and stayed with them
until Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Gallagher had
gone to school with her but had seen little or
nothing of her after sne married and won't
away with her husband. Mrs. Hall said her
husband had died recently, and that she had
child which was over In Brook
Ign with her mother-in-law. On Sun
day afternoon she asked Mrs. Gallagher
whether she couldn't take Nellie over to
Brooklyn. where she was coin: to got her own
little GIRL Mrs. Gallagher was i'll in bed. and
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and his wits, grew anxious. Mr. 0'Hara. sis;
ter q Mrs. Halls lives at ~ Bank street and
that Mrs: Hall hnd been there in the, after
noon with the little girl, and had said she was
sured Mr. Gallagher somewhat; and he wept
tremeIy alarmed. and reported the case at Po-
lice Headquarters.
A detective was detailed to the cnse, and Mr.:
there ! friend OF Capt. Thorn pson. named
at the time. said he had seen woman and
child answering to the descriptions on Sunday
E n IN tire s and Tass & ha
* o clock in the evening. he said. the woman
came in with the, child bcgginE She told
her child by the death Of her husband A COL
lection was taken up for her at the club rooms.
She said then that she lived at ~ Monroe
.Mr Gallagher and tho detective went 70 90
Monroe street and made Inquiries mt all the
Mrs. Hall had ever been heard Of there. Then
this general alarm was sent out on Monday
night:
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eSes blue dress AMI %Ei;s apron sreea plush coat
~elen hood aud tasssl. w'LL,Ax MURRAY.
pS oa TnssaS a2 h Nj Went Vito
lives at 1872 Butler street, He learned there
that Mrs. Halls own child had been placed In
Ieatinss. She had not been at at tie house at
all but the mother-in.iaw hid seen her into
in company with Il policeman. Mrs. FitZser-
aid. who lived there had left Mrs. Hall that
At 1872 Hamilton avenue the little girl was
found. When Mrs Hall saw the policeman
Nclie and herself In one OF the bedrooms. But
Nellie recognized her fathers voice and. cry
ing violently; totteret out in the hall to meet
Mr. Gallagher to forgive her AS the police
man had no warrant he could not arrest her.
and a pair Of stockings when Der father found
her She is too young to be able to tell much
was that when she wanted to 60 home and
started to cry the woman slapped her and
threatened to throw her out II the window. 4
stared out of her big blue eyes and kept her
mouth tight Shut. She was willing to bob her
slapped her and made her cry but nothing
could induce her to say the first word.
Mr.. Gallagher said last night that he Ind
decided not TO make any complaint against
Mrs. HILL