The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18
LITTLE NELLIE,S ADVENTURE
Abducted by Her n Others Old Scho olmats
and Held Prisoner Two Days.

John Gallagher. cabinetmnker. and his
wife live at ~ vandam street. TheY have
two children-a boy Is 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 cnrls to her neck.
Last Thursday evening q Mrs Hall came to
visit tho 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 wont
away with her husband. Mrs Hall said her
husband had died recently. and that she had
child which was over In Brook
lyn 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
thought the trip would do Nellie good. It was
q pretty green plush cloak and warm. blue
with Mrs, Hall When Sir. Gallagher came
hall past ocloak with siRp no Sign % Nellie. he
and his wife G grew , snxiops Ne oHara; sis;
Mr. gallagher, on making INQUIRIES, learned
that Mrs; Hall hnd been there, in the after
onr the t S Wh sag
Sacs r WHssn NsD%v and he
tremely alarmed. and reported the case at Po-
lice Headquarters.
Gallagher went with him to the Prince street
station to learn il any news had been received
hsc friend end Of Capt NAMED
at the time. said he had seen woman and a
child answering to the descriptions on sunday
Clinton street and East Broadway. At about
Is clock in the evening. he said. the woman
pitiiui story about icing Ieft pcnniIess With
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
Dir. Gallagher and tho detective wentto 62
Monroe street and made inquiries mt all the
ncighhorng houses. but no such person as
Mrs. Hall had over been heard Of there. Then
this 1ikh genera! alarm was sent out on Monday
Arrest for ADDICTION Sarah Hall. 81. 8 feet g, Light
comprx5on and nar: mourning clothes Has Nelly Gal
yss nine hood .s as Ih' psh
Brooklyn to Mrs. Halls mother In law. who
lives at 1879 Butler street. He learned there
hat Hill TO aay sa has rom SGfs msSs u
beatings; She. had not been at the house at
all but the mother-in-law had seen herEo into
ication. Dir. Gallagher went to that address
yv With ,bsrn s Mrs ftTFS
At 49, Hamilton avenue the little girl was
found. When Mrs. Hall saw the policeman
NcIlie and herself in one OF the bedrooms But
Nellie recognized her fathers voice and. cry
Ing violently; tottored out in the hall to meet
him.. Mrs: Hall burst into tears and begged
Mr.. Gallagher to forgive her. As the police
man had no warrant he could not arrest her
and pair Of stockings when Der father found
her. She is too young to be able to tell much
was that when she waited tn go 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 kent her
mouth tight Shut. She was willing tn bob her
head when asked whether tho woman had
stamped her and made her cry. but nothing
could induce her to say the first word:
Mr.. Gallagher said last night that he had
Mrs Hull