The herald., 1895-11-04
And Somebody Stole Her Away
From Her Parents
MISSING SINCE SATURDAY
Miss Beatrice M0oser Believed to Have
Been Enticed Away
Love by Electric Rather Than
by Gas Light

L. Mo0sef, his wife and only child.
Beatrice, the latter II years OF age, live
at the Terre Haute house, 227 East First
the little family circle was broken on
Saturday evening last by the running
away of the daughter. The house now
shelters but the grief stricken mother
and the father who sorrows In silence,
both mourning wayward child. The
story Is not an unfamiliar one, yet we'll
known as it is, its lesson too often Is dis
regarded, resulting in the downfall of one
and the misery Of other people who are
innocent.
1t was just thirty minutes after
o'clock Saturday night when Mr.. Mooser
babe farewell to his daughter. Since
then nothing has been heard from her
and there is only one thing which he and
his wife can think, their child has de-
serted her home and run away with a
young man to whose care she was EN-
trusted by her father last Saturday night.
Beatrice is q very pretty young woman,
slender and rather tall for her age. She
has been receiving attention from q
young man recently, but their romance
was slightly different from the usual run
of such affairs, for instead of him CO m
ing to wait upon her 1t was she who
would go to meet him on the street cor
ners.
While this, no doubt. afforded the
young people considerable enjoyment and
pleased them to know that they were
original and different from the majority,
it failed to produce such an effect on her
parents, and as a matter OF fact. they
took an entirely different view of the
matter. While they had no objection to
their daughter receiving the attention Of
the young ran. for he is the son OF
wealthy parents, his father being q d.
rector in one of the largest banking insti
tutions in the city, they did not approve
of the rather surTeptitious way in which
he made evident his preference for their
child.
MIR. Mooser demonstrated with Beatrice
several times about the way she was do
ing and told her that she must not go
out ON the street corner to wait for her
willie" where the air was fosgy, but
stay i'll the house whore 1t was warm and
nice and there await his gladstone pres
ence. Whether Beatrice communicated
this desire of her parent to willie" can
not be stated, but at all events il didn t
apparently impress him favorably, for he
failed to present himself at the Terre
Haute house. 1t vas noticed that Beat.
rice still waited on the corners of the
sidewalks OF Los Angeles. 1t mattered
not to her if willie" did not want to
play in her parlor or climb her stairs or
slide in her parlor door, as long as he
liked her, why it was all right.
Recently the evenings have been getting
much colder ana Mr.. and Mrs. Moose.
have feared for their daughters health.
They were bitterly opposed tn her stand
ing on the corner even if she didn't
mean any harm with her willie" for
when the happiness and the health of a
child are to be considered parents always
sacrifice the former. Finally as Beatrice
continued to disobey tber wishes Mr..
Mooser decided to act and on last Satur
dav night when the girl put on her green
cape and black sailor hat he asked her
where she was going. She replied to
meet "Wlllie." Mr.. Mooser said he would
go with her and he took her to the corner
Mooser handed his daughter to the boy,
who is only 20 years Of age, and alter tell.
Ing her to 60 homo soon went his way
and Beatrice and willie" went theirs.
Since that time no trace has been had
of the girl and Mr.. Mooser and his wife
have bsgun to fear the worst for their
daughter She had no money when she
left, so they naturally think that the
young man Is the cause of her disappear
ance. Mr.. Mooser says he is determined
to find her il possible and declares that if
she does not return soon he will give
the name of "Willie" for publication, SO
the latter would be wise not to trifle any
longer with Beatrice and allow her to re-
turn to her loving parents and her com
Portable home on east First street.