The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-19
THE SPIDER Girl"
recovered by Hsr Arkansas Father
After a Long Search,
grgDS HER At THE MUSEE THEATRE,
where She Was Being ExhibIted-A
Ra,cally Manager Gave the Child
Io,o the Possession OF other Parties.
Mad Not Paid the Father Anything,
ue Takes Her Back TO ARKANSAS.

Tho engagement Of Rose Lea Plem-
NAM, known to the amusement world
1.-THE spider Girl" at tho Musee the
ava came to sudden end yesterday
svcpias, simultaneous with tine appear
oucs Of her father, Thomas PIemmons,
ol little Rock, Arkansas.
The spider gil is one Of the greatest
living freaks, but has only been on OK
bib.lIon for few months. Hor father
mad, a contract with ], A. Ackerman
,lopt five months ago, by the terms Of
which no WAS To manage the girl and
nay him a stipulated mdnthty amount,
Ac.crmrn it acems was better ut prom
hin. than fulfilling his agreement, US
scromin. to Mr, Plemmons, he has not
received cent.
Ahoa. two weeks ago, after eRdeayar-
in, in many waya 10 discover ACker-
mans and tho girls whereabouts, but
without SUCCESS, he lad the chief Of
poJce Of Little Rock, hiH home, send
out the following postal carr! 10 the
police hcadquartGrs in all tho cities and
towns IN the country:
REFORMATION WANTED,
Regarding Rose Lea plsmnons, tho
Ca.iornia spider Girl, Was last heard
from in WorlI's Museum, New York
div and Was under the management Of
!. l. Alderman. She is eighteen years
odd aud weighs twcnty-sevcn pouude.
The partins who hayeherare smuggling
her whereabouts, aud lGr parents, who
reside IN Little Rock, are anxious to lo-
cate her. Any information regarding
tir location at tho girl will be thank
fully received by tho Undersigned.
Crank MuMAIGUN,
Cliei Of Police Littlo Rock, Ark,
About ten days ago Mr.. Plemmona got
an inklius ii the whereabouts of tho
child. and followed up tho clue unsuc.
cessIuIy until yesterday, wllOn hG
arrived here from Pittsburgh, where the
freak waa shown last week.
Mr. PiemmOus went to tho Hotel
Wilhelm, aud after discovering that his
child WAS being exhibited ut the Musee,
hn luutGl up lawyer, Mr.. John j.
ContI, told him tho circumstances, and
said he wanted to got possession OF the
child. Previous To this he wanted the
police to go mp TO tho Mmsco and take
iorcible possession, but this tho latter
would not consent to do, and he then
went to the lawyer.
Las! evening about 7:3O o'clock tho
father Attorney Coniff and Lieutenant
Lukens proceeded to the theatre and
asked to see Alderman, and were in
formed that Alderman was not with tho
concern and had made a sub.contract
with Professor Leon, who was exhibit
ing the child aud paying Alderman.
When Icon WIS informed that Plem-
mons wanted his child he at fret re-
fused to give her up, saying he had con-
tracirl with Alderman. He was then
informed that Alderman had broken
bis contract with Plemlnons by not
paving the latter what was due him.
leou then wanted to make an arrange.
ment with plemmons for the balance Of
the wook, but the latter refused to have
anything to do with such an arrange
meni, and repeated that he wanted the
child.
Seeing that nothing could be done in
Interference, Leon made no objection to
the father taking the child.
The meeting between tho father and
child in the curio hall was worry affect
ing The child is incapable OF speech,
and cannot move any part OF the body
excepting her little skeleton hands.
She saw her father Immediately upon
bis entrance into the hall, and her face,
though incapable OF a smile, lighted up
in some inexplicable way, showing the
pleasure she felt ut seeing him. Her
hands she clapped together, making
the only movement sho Ia capable Of.
The father picked her up in his arms
and kissed her, aud then in company
with his attorney and Lieut.. Lukens
loft the theatre and returned to the
hotel Tho father and child left on the
1870 Baltimore & Ohio train for Little
Rock.
This was Mr.. Plcmmons' first trip
north, and as consequence he was not
n love tho wintrv weather. Hc is a
kindly looking old gentleman, with
white beard and hair, wears q gray
'ionch hat and looks the typical
AtSansan.
lie does not in any way hold Leon
Responsible for his troubles with Acker-
man, hut would like to have a scttle-
ment with Alderman. who after getting
The child took her far away, aud did
mol let him hear from her at all.
Early Morning Fire.
About 80 o'clock this morning ar