Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-02
ARRESTED FOR ABDUCTION.
A st. Louis Man Arrested Saturday
Night for Abducting Ada Wal
lace, but Released Monday
Morning to Marry
the Girl.

Edward P. jackson, a handsome and
we'll dressed man 80 years of age, who
until two weeks ago was q travelling
representative In this State of the Ma
tional Building and Loan Association,
the main office of which company is
situated in room 619 of the Union
Trust building in st. Louis, and the
president and general manager of
which are respectively DR.. F. ]. Lutz
and A. G. Marshall, of that city, occu-
pied a cell in the county Jail here yes
terday charged with abducting Ada
Wallace the pretty 16-year-o old daugh-
ter of John Wallace, who resides in
the northwest part of town.
jackson was arrested soon after ar
irving here from st. Louis on the Mo-
berly accommodation Saturday night
by Chief of Police Lane on a warrant
sworn out by the father of the abduct-
ed girl. The girl, who m~ysteriously
left her home in this city about De-
cember Is, 1895, came up on the train
in company with him and was taken
at once to the home of her parents in
the northwest part of the city.
After he was arrested Jackson Of
fered to marry the girl Immediately
and she signiied her willingness to do
so, but her father refused to permit
any such proceedings to take place.
He changed his mind, however, later
and the couple were married by Squire
Riley about 8 o'clock Monday MORN
ing.
The story connected with the girls
departure has been brought to light
and is a most romantic one. Ada
Wallace is a good looking girl, slight
ly over 16 years of age, and became
acquainted with jackson and another
| representative of the National Build
ing and Loan Company, named Chas.
A. Everett, who was travelling with
him during the first part Of December,
1895.
About December 10 she left her
home with the two men and since then
up to a week ago nothing was
known of her fate or whereabouts.
Several days ago her mother re-
ceived a telegram from her in st.
Louis, in which she asked her to
telegraph her that her father was dan
gerously i'll. Why she did this is not
known, but it is supposed she had
tired of living away from home and
hoped to get back ON some such pre-
tense. According to jackson, with
whom a LEDGER reporter had a long
interview Sunday afternoon, tAda's
mother did not send her the desired
telegram, SO she decided to come any
way, and with Jackson arrived Satur-
day night.
Since Ada's abduction she has been
kept at different places by the two
men in st. Louis.
Jackson says he has another wife
who he claims is divorced, but it is not
known where she lives.
The following from Tuesdays st.
Louis Republic explains matters and
tells some new and startling incidents
connected with Ada's eventful life:
"The girl Ada Wallace, whose par
ents at Mexico, Mo-, have caused the
arrest of Edward P. Jackson, a st.
Louis young man, on the charge of
abducting her, is the Leona Willis,
alias Moore, alias Morris, who is want
ed by the st. Louis police for alleged
implicati on in the theft of $105 worth
of furniture or house furnishings from
the home of E. @. Graulich, at 431e
Vista avenue, last Friday.
"Graulich was an early caller at the
warrant office yesterday, and desired
that a warrant be issued against her,
He stated his case to Colonel Johnson
and was advised by that gentleman to
drop all proceedings in the matter sc
concerned.
"Graulich told Colonel Johnson thai
he met the girl in a saloon at 235t
Chestnut street about three weeks
ago, and being pleased with her APP
pearance and manner he engaged hel
as his housekeeper to take charge Of
his home at 4319 Vista avenue He
trusted her fully, and allowed her te
run things as she pleased. Last Fri,
day morning she showed him a tele'
gram from Mexico, Mo-, stating thai
her father was dangerously i'll, and
asking her to come home. She Dor
I rowed $15 from Graulich, and ex'
pressed the intention of going to Mex
leo at once. Graulich went dowr
town and soon after his departure 8
furniture wagon drove up to the
( house. Into it was loaded the parlol
| furniture suit and a s65 sewing ma
chine. 1t was then driven off. Abou
10 o'clock the housekeeper left Grau
|, lich's home, going north on Towe'
Grove avenu 1t is supposed tina
8 the man with the wagon was eithe
= Jackson or some other Acquaintance
: of the girl. Another theory is tina
the girl hired the wagon to take thu
furniture to some house or to a freigh
8 depot, where she shipped it away.
"Graulich, who is employed by tn
Terminal Railroad, applied for a pas
to Mexico yesterday, and when seel
I during the afternoon was expectini
Q to leave for that city on an evenin
. train. His idea was that he could Sc
o cure from the girl information con
y corning the property that was take
from his house Friday.
Q "Ada Wallace, alias Willis, ALA
Z Moore, alias Morris, is well know
among a certain class in this city
For awhile she was in Dollie Brown
resort on Chestnut street"
MI. Graulich came up from st. Loui
Monday night and returned Tuesda
afternoon.
When cen by a LEDGER reporte
he said that Ada had told him wher
the furniture was and that he woul
hunt it up as soon as he got to 81
Louis. The value of the furniture sh
took is about $3.50.
l. Mr.. Graulich said also that the state
ment made in the Republic about hi