The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-21

/ township, whose exploits were recorded in
/ these columns Sunday morning, have
been traced as far as Fort Scott where the
chase was given up.
Addie Freeman, the girl who returned
last Friday has at last been induced to talk
and has told the whole story so far as it
was known 10 her up 10 the time she left
them at Buffalo Thursday morning.
She says that she was approached by
Grace Baker and one of the other girls at
church on the Sunday before the one on
which the expedition started. Grace told
her that a party of them were going to
| leave home and said that they wanted her
to 20 with them, stating that they were
not wanted AT home and that they would
/ have jolly time and do as they pleased
and that they would get along all right
since they could work out and earn money
and have things their way IN general.
Addie expressed astOnishment, having
never entertained any thought OF leaving
home, and told the girls that she had 40
reason TO complain of her treatment. She
met the otuer girls again, however. and
| Gus NAPLES also came TO see her within
the week and among them they succeeded
| in gaining her consett to go.
She obtained her fathers consent to 90
with the party to the camp meeting at
Augusta aud the company rendeZvoused
at Bakers. Toward evening the boys.
Albert Baker aud Gus NAPLES, hitched up
to Bakers farm wagon team consisting
OF one of Bakers horses which A bert had
his fathers permission TO use aud a horse
which Gus had brought from home. He
had come in his buggy, but took the horse
from the buggy, which be left al Bakers.
When asked where they were going he
boys replied that they were going TO take
the girls home.
Addie says that even at the outset her
heart failed her, and she tried TO get away
from the crowd on pretense of asking the
boys to drive by her home so she might
step in and get her clothes, rs she had no
extra rainment with her. The other girls
had taken care to hide out their clothing
several days before hand, and had also
sequestered enough provisions for several
days for the party. They told her she
could have her clothes sent from home
later. or she could buy SOME more for that
matter.
They passed through Augusta about II
O'clock and made Leon about in the
morning. They drove nearly all day,
stopping only for the briefest period. They
also began to live off the country. Horse
feed vas plentiful by the roadside, and TO
be had for the taking. The chickens did
not roost unduly high, the succulent yam
aud the mealy tuber yielded
readily 10 a slight pull on the vines and the
red-cheeked Kansas apples appeared as If
they would rather be shaken off the limbs
than not. They also varied their bill OF
fare by the fruits of suudry begging eX-
cursions to the kitchen doors of the farm
ers, representing themselves rs having
been on a visit to distant relatives, and
now returning their provisions were run
ming low, but they had sent for money and
at certain point, always little farther
on, a letter awaited them containing
money. Addie rebelled on being asked to
contribute 20 the common support By beg
ging, and her relations with the other
members became SO unpleasant that on
Thursday morning at Leon she fatty re-
fused to go farther. She had about $3.50
with her, and the boys contributed enough
to raise the amount of the railroad fare
to Wichita. She was left at the railroad
station at II o'clock aud her late COM
paniOns went on still eastward and she
saw them no more. She had only her
railroad ticket and the train would not
arrive until o'clock the next morning.
The proprietor of the hotel there dis
covered her, and on hearing as much Of
her story as she chose to tell, took her
with him and male her his guest free OF
charge and put her on the train at night.
His name she had not thought to inquire
or had forgotten.
She arrived here Friday morning, and
while waiting for chance to catch ride
home she met her brother. Henry Free
man, who works for the Hoff Ice company.
At first she said she had come from
Orlando, o. T., aud later told all sorts Of
incoherent stories Finally she stated
that the gang had threatened to kill
her If she ever told where they
were or what their plans were. On
being treasured and persuaded that
she was in no danger, she consented to
confess and aid SO By telling the story
above.
she says further that as she was at no
-, f,,n h. yrfs ka har
they did not take her into full confidence,
but she thinks that the program is 10
make tor st. Louis and after visiting a
few DAYS with Miss Willis the young
lady who is thought by some to be at the
bottom of the whole affair. 10 push on
over into Illinois and settle down. -
Their travelling was done mostly at night,
and they would remain in camp In some
secluded place nearly all day. All but
herself were in high spirits and
showed no signs OF weakening but
did show a certain growing tendency
to throw eff restraint. which BODIED
i'll for their future conduct Mr. Carson
returned yesterday from the pursuit which
he followed az far as Fort Scott At that
point he had hand bills struck of. Gescrib-
ing the runaways "a horse thieves and Of
fering a reward for their capture. These
he sent on ahead to numerous points, and
also telegraphed TO officers OF the law ask
ing them to lookout for the outfit lie
saws he means TO prosecute the boys for
horse stealing, and IL may be for some
thing worse vet lie is a indignant Rs he
he IS grisyed. and says emphaiically that
his daughter must take her portion with
the rest.
Latest advicss state that Adam Baker,
the father of a bert aud Grace, who vas
not expected 10 survive his iuJurIes re-
ceIved ny being thrown from d buggy
in pursuit OF the lugItives, has taken =
turn for the better, and i now expected 20