The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26
THE SISTERS RETURN
MAMIE QUINETrE SAYS OSBORN LAID
THE KIDNAPPING PLANS.
Told Her the Board OF Guardians
Were After Young street
Singers.

Mamie Quinette, the circus performer VINO
the two Wilson girls last week.
was brought to this city from Evansville by
Kinney yesterday h woman
throws the blame for the affair on Osborn,
former manager OF the Nickelodeon The
alter, who Is In jail, charged with kidnap-
ing. She says that Osborn represented to
her that the Board OF Children's Guardians
was making an effort to get control Of the
children. and that he asked her to take
them away from the city, in order that
they might not fall into the hands of the
board. She disciaims having had any evil
intentions towards the children. The little
girls. Arizona and Rosa. say that the wom-
an induced them to go with her by stating
that they would fall into the custody OF
the board. This was pictured to them as
an awful thing. and they readily consent
ed TO accompany her.
Quinette confirms the story OF their wan
derings as detailed in the Journal yesterday
morning, with a single exception. Instead
OF leaving this city for Kokomo last Sat-
urday they went to Noblesville by a cir
cuitous route. A man (whose name Quinette
affects not to know drove them part of the
way, and they took the train at a way sta
ton, arriving at Noblesville on the early
evening train from indianapolis. From
there they went to Sheridan. walking part
Of the way and riding the remaining few
miles with a farmer. On the next stage OF
their journey the woman and girls walked
five miles. from Terhune to kirkland,
where they caught the train for Frankfort.
BY the aid Of free transportation furnished
by township trustees they got as far as
Vincennes, where Quinette says she pawned
a gold watch belonging to Mrs. Butterworth
for s. and bought tickets to Evansville.
She claims that at Evansville she grew
alarmed, for fear she might get in trouble
over the little girls, and that she went to
was arrested.
Wallace, said that she was an actress b.
occupation and that her home Is in Nash
Vile, Tenn. Two or three weeks ago, she
says, she read an advertisement in a
dramatic paper inserted by Osborn man
ager OF the Nickelodeon Theater, and that
she came here and was given an engage
too small for her to give performances in
her regular line (she Is al acrobat and
trapeze performer) she contracted to do a
turn at singing and dancing. Osborn, she
says, came to her the night that the Will
son children first turned up at the police
station and inquired II she knew them. She
Informed him that she did. She says that
she promised him to look after them If
they were engaged for the following week.
Monk" Wilson then went out to look for
the girls put returned and told her that
Notwithstanding" The next night, Friday,
after the show, Osborn asked her to look
after the girls until morning. She went
with them 10 Mrs. Butterworth's house, and
the next morning took them to the theater,
expecting to meet the boy Joe there. 1t
was then, she says, that Osborn first spoke
about getting the children out of town.
The girls are rather pretty and are very
bright, although they seem neglected and
careworn- They were delighted to get back
here, and looked forward to meeting their
brother Joe with great delight. II wish my
mamma was here" said the younger one.
The children both declare that Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson, who are at Danville, are their
parents and that Joe is their brother. Be
fore taking them away Quinette asserted
that the man and woman at Danville were
not the children's parents, and that Joe
was not related to them.
AT the request of the little girls an off,
Ger was sent to the Nickelodeon. He told
Joe Wilson that his sisters were at the sta
ton house. The meeting between the chill
dren was very amusing, although there was
q touch of pathos in 1t. The little girls
and kissed and Rugged him affectionately.
One moment they were al crying and the
next laughing heartily. The little one"
and, although the younger, she is the sharp
est-witted OF the trio. She told him all
about their Journey, and kept wishing that
left In charge of Matron Buchanan.
Quinette is held on the charge of kid
naping and grand larceny. Before she went
away the woman borrowed a gold watch
from Mrs. Butterworth, mother of the But
terworth children, who had an engagement
at the Nickelodeon while Quinette was
there. By her own confession Quinette left
the watch as a pledge for s. she borrowed
in VincenneS. She will be given a pre,im-
mary. hearing in Police Court tomorrow
morning, when, 1t is thought, the parents
of the children will be here.
Quinette says that after she had been
working at the Nickelodeon she found that
the manager of the circus which is about
to leave here was an old friend, and that
she was given an engagement with the cir
Gus. If 1t was the intention of Osborn and
his confederates to have the children Join
the circus after it got out of the State
Quinette says that she does not know ii.