The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
HIS DAUGHTER FOUND
Mr. S. NJ. Douglass Found His
Daughter Bessie in Frederick.
After a Four Months Search the
Young Woman Is Located in Mary.
land and Returns Home With
Her Father. A Widow In
duced Her to Leave.

MIR. s. Nj. Douglass is q we'll known
engineer of this city, and who, till
recently, resided at rs Walke street.
Last April his wife died leaving him to
watch over family of two daug hters
and three SONS. Mrs. Douglass died
April 4th, aud on the 9th of May Miss
Bessie Douglass. daughter of MIR. $.
M. Douglass, very attractive young
woman IL years OF age, disappeared III
very mysterious manner. The father
was deeply grieved and communicated
with the police III all the large cities
hoping to locate the young woman.
Weeks passed and nothing was heard
OF her. yet he never lost hope, and
Thursday last succeeded, by tho old OF
the police of Baltimore and Washing -
ton, IN locating his daughter at Frede
rick, Md.
A special from that CITY, under date
OF September 9Th, says: "Bessie, the
IT year, old daughter of s. NJ. Doug :.
| lass, well known marine engineer of
Norfolk, Va, WAS found in this city by
her father to-day, after search of
four mouths in oil parts OF the country
! The meeting between father and
daughter was very affecting. and the
girl said she was glad TO go home aud
deeply regretted her rashpess III run.
ming away.
"Mr. Douglass spoke freely OF his
dnuG htcr's escapade. aud WAS over.
loyed ut having discovered her utter
his long and tlreless search. lie sn d
that on April 4th Inst his wife died, and
on the 27th of May Bessie left her
home, enticed away by Nv woman OF
Noriolk-n widow, WHO had come in to
| possession OF some Insurance money
lie started out Mt once on his travels In
search Of his daughter, and has spent
81 900 in his efforts. He notified do.
tectives III Baltimore and Washington
oil tie case mud by their assistuuce the
girl was traced to Washington aud
thence to this city, where she hud been
for the past two months. He said that
his daughter had good home, and
was lurcd away by tho Ease glitter Of
tho life which was pictured to her in
| III the cities.
"He has another daughter and three
sons, and is ono of the most respecte d
citizens of Norfolk. He arrived here
to-day in company with n detective
and after finding his daughter went ut
once to the depot, leaving hero this
evening for his home. His daughter is
handsome brunette OF striking ap.
| pun heI ihtueI WIS Q6eply III
fectod when he SPOKE of his long
search and his JOY over finding his
daughter ut last. She comforted him
by assuring him over aud over that
she would never leave home rgain.
She had been in Washington, Balti-
more, Petersburg. Richmond aud else
where and her father had Travelled TO
dozens of cities in his determined eff.
fort to find her"
| A representative Of TIE NIRGINIAS
called at No.75 Wake street last mig ht,
but learned that the Douglass family
vacated the house about two weeks ago,
A lady who lived next door to Mir.
| Douglass on Wake street said that
during the past four months the father
had suffered greatly. and his frlends
would rejoice with him that the daugh-
ter had been found.