The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-14
The Catholic Child Who Ran
Away from the Convent.
Secretly Sent from Topeka to
Leadville, Col
DISPATCH RECEIVED
From Leadville Today Saying
That Marie is There
And That Her Mother Now Has
Her Again.

Marie Bishop is found at last. She is
at her home in Leadville, arriving there
last night. This cuts short the search
being made by j. S. Sullivan, the girls
uncle, and the habeas corpus proceed
ings which were to have been heard at
three o'clock this afternoon in the dis
trict court.
The following telegram was received
at His this morning:
LEADvILLE, COLO.. Oct IA
To ]. S SULLIVAN, care Sheriff Burdge,
Topeka, Kansas.
Marie Bishop brought home last night
by an unknown man. Answer.
MRS SULLIVAN.
This means that the girl was taken
away from Topeka on Saturday. The
habeas corpus proceedings were filed
Friday evening. Although denying any
knowledge of Mary's wherea bouts, Mrs
Van Cleve and the others state in the re-
turns made on the subp9nas ethat they
understand" the girl was on her way
home.
Mr.. Sullivan said: This is too good to
be true. l have met with SO many dis
appointments in this search that | can
hardly believe that she is home safe and
sound at last. Mrs. Bishop is sick in
bed from worry over the disappearance
of her daughter.
vi COulSO ILLS CuQS lu6 CASE duQ LuGI6
will be no suits for damages although
there should be. Mary will not go back to
the Leavenworih convent because the
sisters will not take her there, and l
shouldn't think they would want her,
either"
Mr. Sullivan spent yesterday in Leav-
enW orth visiting his daughter, who is in
the same convent She returned to / o.
pek with her father last night. Her
,I.-
that Mary Bishop is called NJ arle in The
family, although her real name is Mary.
Miss Sullivan is II years old.
She said to reporter, The stories
Marie told about being punished at the
convent were clear fabrications. The
sisters were especially kind to her, and
often excused her from her lessons be-
cause she had sore eyes. There is no
such thing as corporal punishment in
the convent. l have been there five
weeks and Marie went one week before
l did"
A reporter for the Leavenworth Times
visited the convent Saturday. lie was
freely told everything about the institu-
tion. He talked to about twenty chill
dren there from Leadville and Leaveu-
worth, and they all said that Mary had
been homesick before rnnning away.
They did not know anything OF abuse or
mISlF62Au0uI dl the plGC6.
1t is evident that Mary manufactured
stories when she told of abuse by the
sisters. That she is smooth prevari-
Gator for child is proven by the stories
she told the Santa Fe conductors to get
them to carry her. She told the one
running between Leayenworth and Ilol-
! liday that she came TO LeaYeuworth
without any ticket and supposed she
! could 60 away the same way When
! she boarded the train at Holiday for
| ToDeka she worked the man with
! the blue coat and brass buttons
by telling him that she had ticket bat
| had lost 1t.
The child had been missing since Oc-
| tober 1t is supposed that from that
| date until some time Saturday she was
duvs and Mrs. B. NJ. Van Glove claims to
have had her day. but after that it is
not known where she was kept, though
| those searching for her think they know
prettv near where she was most of the
/ time.
1t seems strange that those having the
girl should 90 to the expense of sending
! her home. when had they turned her
over to her uncle they would have been
saved this bill He not only agreed to
make affidavit that she should not go
back to the convent and give bond
for the safe delivery of the
girl to her mother, but tried
to get them to give her to Rev. F. S. Nc
Cabe. who would see that she was sent
home. DIR. McCabe went to Mrs. Van
Cleve's home Friday night but she would
tell him nothing.
Mr Sullivan will leave tonight for his
home in Leadville and his daughter will
| return to LeavenwOrth.