The morning times., 1896-04-22
KNOWN TO POLICE HERE
Alexandria Abduction Case Re-
calls the Lively Gang.
In TROUBLE LAST SUMMER
They Lived at Congress Heights and
Left for the Country When the
Police CaiIed-It Is All Gypsy
Row md Tattoo Jim Is Held for
the Grand Jury.

The alleged abduction in texandria has
turned out to be queer sort OF affair.
The two little Lively girls said to
have been enticed from their home are
grown women and fully able to look cut
for themselves.
They are Mary Jane Lively and Lillian
Lively, daughters of George Lively, and
call themselves gypsies, though the queen
OF the gypsies has long since repudiated
them.
Iney eloped with Ben Witbers and james
Loveland, young gypsies, who have been
in camp near Alexandria.
William Webster, a constable, started in
pursuit, taking with him Herbert Knight
and the father. They drove rapidly, and
came upon and and Mary in camp
near Lawton station. The girls father
was angry with his daughter and she
turned against her intended spouse,
The father was so enraged at the man
that he begged pistol from the Officers
with which to shoot Loveland. Meanwhile
Withers and Lillian had gone on ahead. The
officers returned to Alexandria abeat 8
O'Clock yesterday morning with their cap
ture.
LoVELAND SENT TO JAIL.
James Loveland, alias Tattoo Jim, was
committed to Jail by the mayor last night,
to await the action of the grand Jury of
the corporation court, on the charge OF
having abducted Mary.
Lively resides with his wife and two
daughters, Lilly and Mary, on Montgomery
street, near ColroSs, in this city. Mary
claims that Monday morning about IL
O'Clock Loveland called at her home and
induced her to enter his wagon, stating
Withers and was waiting to see her at
the watering trough near Hunting creek
bridge, south Of the city.
She a lso testified that after she entered
the wagon she was held prisoner, until
released by the officers. Withers and
Lillian have not yet been apprehended,
though it is reported that they were seen
yesterday near Fairfax Courthouse.
IN TROUBLE HERE.
A year ago warrants were issued for
every member of the Lively family, who
| lived a Congress Heights George Lively
and his daughter, Lillian, had enuced
little girl from her home in Southeast
| Washington and carried her in wagon
| through several towns of Virginia. where
| Lillian told fortunes. A raid was made
| OIL their house and three babes fodn1-
Mary Jane, woman at least twenty
years old, was sent down to the workhouse
| George Lively and Lillian escaped to
| Virginia Where they lived in the vicinity
| of Richmond.
They led a wandering life and later were
| Joined by Mary, and about a Month ago
moved to the outskirts of Alexandria, where
| they now reside in little old brick house,
| not very far from which severalmale gypsies
have a camp.
The men in camp had met the women of
| the Lively family near Fredericksburg,
and there was sort of love match, which
| ended in the alleged abduction. These men
| make living by going through the country
and telling fortunes, the gypsy men using
| the women for that purpose. 1t is thus
that George Lively has smade a living through
| his daughters.
WAS a BUSINESS DEAL.
TWO of the men at the camp who became
| struck with the two Lively girls decided
| that they were needed in their business
and negotiations were begun to that end
| Tie father, however, was not consulted.
| Ben Withers met Lillian last evening some
| distance from the camp and she consented
! to go with him.
| A little later James Lovelaud left camp
| and met Mary near the Lively domielle
| and asked her to get in his wagon to go
! with him and Ben and her sister. The
| girl consented and they drove off in the
| dusk. When the father came horre that
| night aud discovered his daughters gone
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