The morning times., 1896-12-20
Mamie HOFFMAN MISSING
Her Mothers Story of a Strange
Abduction.
LED ASTRAY At FOURTEEN
Mrs. Wright of This City Recites
Pniful Tale of Daughters
RuIn-Girl's Aunt Accu sed of
Completely washington Lawyer
Implicated.

very fearful story Of her child's ruin
and shame was told last night by Mrs.
S E. Wright. who lives at T06 Seventh
street north west. Mrs. Wright is in
search OF beautiful daughter who, she
alleges, was stolen from her six years
ago by Ier sister. the girls aunt.
The girl, she says was abducted when
she was about fourteen years OF age.
This was IN 1890, but as late as last year
Mrs Wright heard from her, and is stlll
prosecuting her search for the missing
child
on the back OF a photograph Of the girl,
which was evidently used by detectives
in looking her up, are the memoranda:
an NJ Hoffman," Feb. 26, 1890, now
about fourteen years OF age and 1885,
now about nineteen years OF age. The
name OF tlie mother, :. E Wright, is also
written among the memoranda.
DISAPPEARED SIX YEARS AGO.
Mrs Wright says that the girl disap-
peared about 1890. She asserts that it
was the work Of sister, who now lives
IN Washington, and. who, she says, was
intimate with d lawyer who lived here
at that time and who left here about
1890 for New York in company with her
sister.
The girl stayed in Washington for some
time She was eventually sent to the
House of the Good Shepherd After her
release from there, however, Mrs. Wright,
who was then Mrs Hoffman, believes she
was taken to New York Since thattime no
tidings of the girl have been received.
Mrs. Wright, however, had suspicious
nj l.lyt- -6n -GF,r
with her to New York. knew of her where
abouts. She h ad employed detectives
here. but no trace had been discovered
She determined, however, to go straight
to the lawyer, WHO'S now in New York
MAN IN THE CASE.
This lawyer, she found, was in the
habit of coming over to Washington to
Dlay the races She heard he was ut
the Arlington last year, where she called
on him, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Osceola Hoffman, who was present
last night when Mrs Wright was telling
the facts in the case.
Mrs Wright and the young lady de-
manded to know where Mamie was. The
law yer was rude and offensive. He
finally said, after the tears and entreaties
would not reveal the whereabouts of the
girl he would see that letter was de-
livered to her and that reply would be
sent to Mrs Wrights address. Mrs.
Wright, however, never heard from her
daughter
She said last night that she was de-
termined to make further Investigations
The LAWYER in the case. it is said, will
find himself in some trouble in short
while on account of some mortgage trans
actions into which he betrayed friend
of this bar who helped him out some
years ago.
PERSIST IN THE SEARCH.
The photograph of Nellie Hoffman, the
abducted and seduced girl shows her to
have been one OF great personal beauty,
dark hair, dark eyes. and vary pretty
mould of countenance, chiidlike and trust
ing. 1t was taken when she was about
fourteen years of age, at 481 Broadway,
New York, where Mrs. Hoffman lived be
fore coming to Washington
Miss Osceola Hoffman, who lives with
her mother at 7O6 Seventh street, and
who told part of the story, is also an
attractive and evidently cultivated young
| lady Mother and daughter have never
| given up the idea of recovering the lost
| child and bringing the guilty parties to
| Justice The developments in this case
| and also in that of q case reported else
| where i'll The Times this morning, will
help materially in the discovery.