Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18
DRUGGED AND ABDUCTED.
Startling Experience of Two Chess
ter Girls at Lincoln Park.


Taken to Philadelphia and Kept in a
House on Brown Street for Four Days
--chlorofornied and outrageously As
saulted.
CHESTER, Pa, Aug. t5.-IIomc again
and one in spasms and the other hyster-
ical That is the brief story of Miss
Eliza Mellor and Miss Irene Blizzard,
who have been so mysteriously absent
from their homes in this city since We'd
nesday. The condition Of both girls is
critical, and DR.. d. w. Jeifers is at
tending them. Evident doses of chloro-
form, the fearful ordeal of being pris-
oners and at the absolute mercy of two
young scoundrels for three days, added
to the shame that must follow, tell their
own story in the two deluded girls. As
both are Sunday school teachers in the
First Baptist Church, their misfortune
has created decided sensation.
THEY WE'RE HELD AS SLAVES.
Miss Mellor cannot talk coherently
and what took place during their alb
senee is learned from Miss Blizzard.
That both girls We're drugged and re.
peatedly assaulted Is eonjecturcd from
house on Brown street, Philadelphia,
from Wednesday night until Saturday
evening, and that their clothes and faces
bear the marks OF violence.
CAUGHT Is A TRAP.
Miss Billiards. story, gathered by the
family in the intervals between hysteri-
cal attacks, is as follows:
"When we got off the boat at Lin
coin Park, Wednesday evening, Eliza
and mysel. went to the carIousel, which
we mounted. Before we got off two
well-dressed young men got on and
said: stay on, girls, we will pay for
another trip We thanked them and
declined the offer, but they politely in
sisted, and, thinking there was no harm,
We consented. When we got off they
followed us. We did not care for their
company, and walked to the music
grove. They seated themselves at our
table and called for sarsaparilla for us.
We only slipped it.
"a rain storm came on and we ran to
the hotel, where the young men fol-
lowed US. They there bought ice cream
for us"
PRISONERS IN PHILADELPHIA.
cat that time" continued Miss Biz
card, 'we were both feeling very
strangely. We got anxious about the
boat home, as it was growing very late.
Our CONSERVATION was great when we
were told at the wharf that the last boat
for Chester had gone. The young men,
who were still with us, attempted to
console us and said they would see that
we got home via Philadelphia. Before
- haH al
through the gate on to Philadelphia
boat. They put us into cab after the
boat landed at Philadelphia, saying they
were taking us to Broad street station,
but drove rapidly in contrary di-
rection.
"Both of US realized our peril and
when the cab stopped, we made an
effort to run away, but the young men
seized us and choked us, and dragged
us i'll a house which we afterward
learned was on Brown street. | only
remember indistinctly being smothered
and taxed upstairs; after a struggle |
lost consciousness.
THREE DAYS A BLANK.
"Miss Mellor, l found the next day,
was in A room across the hall; but while
we could talk to each other we could
not leave the rooms, as a big woman
kept guard over us. | can't remember
what took place until Saturday night,
when Miss Mellor and myself found
ourselves at Third and Chestnut streets,
Philadelphia.
THE WANDERERS RETURN.
At 10 O'Clock Saturday night Charles
Matthues of Media, VINO married Miss
Mellor's sister, found the girls at his
door. How they got there, they do
not know. They could not go to bed
and were highly historical.
Miss Mellor had $500 in money and
card on which is written in pencil al. A.
Schurr, S26 Chestnut street" Her gold
watch was gone and she did not know
where she pawned it. She says she got
SO for it. Mr.. Matthues brought them
TO Miss Mellor's house, No. sill East
Eighth street, at 1880 O'Clock, this morn
ing.
Some time this afternoon a strange
woman called at Miss Billiards. house,
No. IO5 Upland street, and in suspic-
ious manner asked questions in regard
to the girls. She then quickly disap-
peared.
j. N. Shanafelt, a lawyer of Chester,
who saw the girls at Lincoln Park, says
the young men attempted to pour beer
into the sarsaparilla which the girls
were drinking.