The herald., 1894-08-27
A YOUNG GIRLS TRIALS.
HOW SHE ESCAPED HER RELA-
TIyES TO LEAVE TOWN.
Her Going Cam. Near Causing Blood
shed-Shs Was in the Charge
OF Mrs. W, A. Van
dsrosok.

Pr6tty Anna OOeDl6t, Iatuorleeb AnC
metherless, is today being tossed abou
upon the bread Pacific in the steams b ip
Mexico. She 10 en- route to San Fran
cisco. Her going came near causing
bloodshed at the Arcade depos at ]
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She vas
put aboard the ship under guard Of two
men and the lady who took her away,
Mrs. W. A. Vandercook, wife OF the
San Francisco commission merchant,
who has branch office in this city.
Several years ago, when Anna was q
mere child, SHE was brought from Ger.
many by her broths!-in-law, H. Mucke,
house msver, residing at 567 San Pedro
street. Mucke paid the young girls
wav until she was able and old enough
to secure employ msnt in a private fam
ily. Her father and mother are dead,
but she has brother who Is employed
in Hauser's market at First and Main
streets.
Several months ago the girl went to
work in the family of the Vanderoooks
ct 1712 West Ninth street. She WAS go
well treated and liked the lady 30 well
that she thought it impossible for her to
remain in Los Angeles when Mrs. Van
dercook removed to San Francisco.
When che so announced herself to Anna,
the girl expressed delight at the oppOr-
tunity OF going to San Francisco.
Yesterday morning she went to her
brother.in.law's home, and with q wild
hurrah announced that she would leave
at O'Clock with Mrs. Vandercook for
the metropolis. Every persuasive word
known to the German vocabulary was
brought into play by Muoks and the
girls brother in their attempt to get
her to remain. But it was all in vain.
She ran out of the house, without even
saving goodbye, and at l O'Clock shs
appeared at the train with Mrs. Wander
cook.
There were others beside the lady
there who took an unusual interest in
the young German girl. who is hardly
18 years of age. The brother was there,
and 60 was Mucke and Prof. A. Will
hsrtitz of 2l2 South Broadway, and
Charles Martin, Vandercook's local
agent. who has an Office in room 43,
Bryson block-in behalf OF Mrs. Van
dercook, tney said.
They went to the train to see her
safely aboard, and finding there was
likely to be trouble, decided to accom-
pauy uoI W tu0 WuhTi.
Muoke and young Doabler were at.
tempting to hold the girl by force. A
great crowd gathered around to see what
was up. Mucke, in his broken English,
appealed to the crowd to save the girl
from the hands of wretches; accused
some one of spiriting her away, and
made threats of bodily injury to the one
causing the trouble.
An officer appeared on ths scene In
time to prevent clash and saw the
young woman safely aboard the train
that was to carry her to the steamer at
Port Los Angeles. Mucks and the girl's
brother got aboard to watch proceedings,
and Willhartitz and Martin got on to &C
Company the girl and Mrs. Vanderoook
to the steamer. the officer also joined
in, and no further trouble was encoun-
tered until just before the Mexico loosed
her moorngs.
The brother-in.lsw had become almost
desperate, and was determined to have
the girl at any cost. He accused the
gentlemen of kidnapping her, and started
in to forcibly hold her from going aboard
the chip. The brother was also aiding
in the attempt, but march was stolen
on them by Willhartitz, Martin and Mrs.
Vandercook, who rushed the girl aboard
while the crowd held the two young
Germans back until the Mexico pushed
out to sea. They came back to tho city
with the intention of laying their woes
before an attorney today in an sndeavor
to have the girl returned to this city.