Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
MISS TEMPLE GONE.
Detectives Looking for a Rapids
City Girl.
SHE DISAPPEARS IN CHICAGO

Last Seen In the Company Of william Gar.
rison. . Barber whom she Claimed shs
Was Engaged to Masy-Srisnds Fear
She Has Been eoury, Dealt with.
Miss Lottie Temple, the 17-year-
old daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Temple. Of Rapids City. has been
missing since July 1, aud friends
fear she has been foully dealt with.
Lottieis said to have been . pretty
girl. Her father runs q shoe store
ut Port Byron, and the family lie
well known in the upper end of the
county. Lottie left home last jan
uary and went to Chicago. stopping
at the Mission home on south Green
street. Later che obtained . posi-
ton with the family of F. B. Hurd.
on Hermitage avenue. Miss Tenn
pie evidently liked life in . large
city. She was a bright girl and
made acquaintance rapidly. She
wrote egularly to her mother. until
few weeks ago, when Mrs. Temple,
after waiting in vain for the usual
message from her daughter, COM
municsted with the Chicago police
and asked that they inquire as to
what had become of her.
A strange young man called at the
Temple home last week. He carried
q few articles of wearing apparel be-
longing to Lottie, which be delivered
to her mother. He said he was from
Chicago. and asked if Miss Temple
had arrived home yet. He refused
to give his name, but admitted that
he was bar Der and lived in Chi.
cago. He cried when informed that
nothing had been heard from Lottie.
| Believes She 10 Dead.
The stranger made the statemeu,
that he believed that she had been
kidnapped and murdered. He wal
told that his story was not believed.
Then he went away and has not beer
seen since.
From Chicago comes the story tina,
Miss Temple soon after taking uE
her abode in the big city met William
Garrison, q bar Der. 1t is said he in.
duced the girl to live with him al
the home of Mrs. James Sanders on
State street. Garrison and Miss
Temple were seen together July l.
at the Capitol saloon on State street
They rem aimed there for some time
The girl was not with Garrison wher
he returned to his boarding place
Garrison told Mrs. Sanders, who i'm.
mediately began inquiring about
Miss Temple, that she had started
from the saloon before him, and he
supposed che had arrived home
From that date Lottie Temple has
been gone. Thu following day Gar.
rison left his boarding place and the
police are unable to locate him. Mist
Temples clothes are still at Mrs
Sanders.
The last letter received by Mrs.
Temple from her daughter is dated
June 80. In this letter Lottie stated
that she was soon to wed, but re
Trained from mentioning the name o
her prospective husband. A few
days before her disappearance Mrs
Sanders found Lottie weeping in hel
room. Asking her what was tn,
trouble, Miss Temple replied tina
she had had some words with CARR
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Temple believ,
that the strange young man VIII
called at their home last week wal
William Garrison. the barber, il
whose company their daughter wa
last seen.
The Chicago police have found
that June IL the missing girl and F
H. Vane registered at she Barne
house on Randolph and Canal streets
as man and wife. They remained a
the hotel about a week. Then Van,
shook the girl. People about tn.
hotel who learned her story offered
to furnish her transportation homo
But she preferred remaining in Chi