The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-16

Complications, Is Found I'm Her Home
| Sisters in the Convent Deny that the
Girl was Abused while In the Convent
She Could Tell smooth Story and She
Did It
Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 15.-Word
| was received in this city yesterday
| morning that Mary Bishop, the little
girl who ran away from st. Mary's con-
vent, was safe at home with her moth
er in Leadville, Col. The news was sent
by telegraph to the sisters az st. Ma
rvs and they sent word shortly after
wards TO the Times.
The girl arrived at her home in Lead
Vile on Sunday afternoon, and the first
news that she was there was sent TO
Sheriff Burdge, of Topeka in this tele-
gram:
Leadyille, Colo, Oct. IA
To j. S. Griffin, care Sheriff Burdge
Topeka, Kan:
Marie Bishop brought home last night
by an unknown man. Answer.
MRS. SULLIVAN.
The news was soon after telegraphed
over here.
This news indicates that the girl was
taken away from Topeka on Saturday
The habeas corpus proceedings were
filed Friday evening. Although deny
ing any knowledge of Mary's wherea-
bouts, Mrs. Van Cleve and the others
state in the returns made on the SUBJ
poenas that they understood" the girl
was on her way home.
J. S. Sullivan, an uncle of the girl and
VINO instituted the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in Topeka, was in Leaven-
worth all day Sunday. He visited ST.
Mary's academy and spent several
hours going around the city with the
police. He thought the child might
have been sent back here.
Mr.. Sullivan'S daughter attends the
school at st. Mary's. She returned to
Topeka with her father Sunday night
Her name is also Mary and this is the
reason that Mary Bishop is sometimes
her real name is Mary. Miss Sullivan
is II years old.
Miss Sullivan said to reporter: The
stories Marie told about being punish
ed at the convent were clear fabrica-
tons. The sisters were especially kind
to her, and often excused her from her
lessons because she had sore eyes.
There is no such thing as corporal pun
ishment in the convent. 1 have been
there five weeks and Marie went one
week before did,
When the news came to Topeka yes
terday morning that Mary Bishop was
at home, Mr.. Sullivan said: This is
too good to be true i have met with
so many disappointments in this search
that l can hardly believe that she is
home safe and sound at last. OF course
this ends the case and there will be no
suits for damages, although there should
be. Mary will not go back 10 Leaven-
worth convent because the sisters will
not take her there, and l shouldn' I
think they would want her. either.
at is evident that Mary manufacur-
ed stories when she told of abuse by the
sisters. That she is a Smoothe prevar-
lea tor for child is proven by the sto-
ries she told the Santa Fe conductors
TO get them to carry her. She told the
one running between Leavenworth and
Holiday that she came to Leavenworth
without any ticket and supposed she
could go away the same way. When
she boarded the train at Holiday for
Topeka she worked the man with the
blue coat and brass buttons by telling
him that she had ticket, but had lost
it"
The child has been missing since Oc-
tober 8. 1t is supposed that from that
0dlC uHlll SOllltllllc Suc was
in Topeka. Mrs. A. L. Leslie had her
two days and Mrs. B. NJ. Van Cleve
claims to have had her a day, but after
that ii is not known where she was kept
though those searching for her think
they know pretty near where she was
most of the time.
1t seems strange that those having
the girl should go to the expense of
sending her home, when had they turn
ed her over to her uncle they would
have been saved the bin. He not only
:agreed to make affidavit that she
should not go back TO the convent and
give bond for thes afe delivery of the
girl to her mother. but tried to get
them to give her to Rev. F. S. McCabe
who would see that she was sent home.
DR.. McCabe went to Mrs. Van Cleve's
home Friday night but she would tell
him nothing.
Mr.. Sullivan left Topeka last night
for his home in Leadville and his daugh
ter will return to Leavenworth today.