Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-17

; been in trouble and had their name,
IL the papers. The latest sensation
concerns Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Vors
cheimer and the latter's child, and /.
J thus related in Tuesday evening.
Post-DispGtch: There was a double
kidnapping out on the Lakeland road.
two miles west of the city limits. AL
bert porscbeimer, accompanied by his
two brothers. Michael and Samuel,
went out to the house o. Mrs. Mary
Hopkins, Sunday night, and took by
force Mrs. VOrscheimer and her 8,
Donths-Old baby They have them
now prisoners at 4251A Grove street.
Shortly before noon Tuesday Mrs.
Hopkins and her attorney. R. Graham
Frost. applied TO the court for a writ
of habeas corpus against the Vors-
cheimers, directing them to produce
Mrs. VOrscheimer and her baby in
court. They were directed to Judge
Falliant's courtroom, where a writ was
issued, returuable al o'clock in the
afternoon. Mr.. Frost told this story
of the abduction and the incidents
leading up to it: Several months ago
Mrs Vorscbeimer left her husband for
good and sufficient reasons and went
GU: to live with her mother in st. Louis
county. Several months after she
moved out there the baby was born.
She had decided to sue for a. divorce,
but Mr.. Garesche was her attorney
and he was always opposed to divorces
unless in extreme cases. The divorce
suit was therefore never filed. Sunday
night the husband and the two broth
ers, armed with revolvers, went out to
Mrs. Hopkins house for the purpose
of taking the baby away. They made
all kinds of threats and intimidated
| the women so that they did not know
what to do. Mrs. Hopkins tried to
take the baby, but was forcibly seized
by one of the brothers and dragged
into the house. Mrs. Vorscheimer
was compelled to go with them. carry
| ing her baby with her. Mrs. Hopkins
was not allowed to accompany them,
| but was left at home by herself. The
application for a writ states that the
mother and baby are being held pris-
Oners at the house on Grove street by
Albert VOrscheimer and his two broth
ers. All parties were directed to be
| to be in court at o'clock, when both
sides of the story could be told, but the
Sheriff was unable to locate the Vors-
cheimers and the case was continued
until they could be found"
A couple of young bloods living in
the north end of town have for some
time past been paying frequent visits
to hospitable country home on the
other side of Shepherd Mountain
There is a little incident connected
with a recent visit of these young
blOOds to the country home that has fur
uished considerable amusement to the
people that have been apprised there
of. 1t was night during the recent
cold spell. The moon was at its full
and its brilliant rays bathed all the
earth in a sea of silver. But it was
cold, bitter cold! The thermometer
registered near the zero mark and the
north wind was keen and penetrating.
The young bloOds aforesaid, taking
into consideration the splendor of the
night but ignoring the cold, agreed
what fine evening it would be to
drive to the other side of the mountain
They started, but hadn't driven far be-
fore the cold and biting north wind
made them forget all about the silver
rays of the moon, and, wonder if, after
all, it was just the night to make the
trip. They hesitated, but drove on.
Every moment the wind grew fercer
and the cold more intense. Once or
twice the young bloods were on the
point of turning round and going back
home, but then they would think of
the hearty welcome that awaited them
at the end of their journey and drove
manfully on. After so long a time
they drove up TO the gate that leads
to the hospitable home. Both of the
young bloods were chilled to the bone
and they were nearly numb from cold,
but their hearts glowed within them
as they thought of the warm fire and
pleasant smiles awaiting them just in
side the house. They hurriedly hitched
the horse and started to the gate, and
then. their hearts stood still! They
heard that awful dog! Like a flash,
he came barking, growing to the
gate. And there he stood! With
glaring eyes he gazed and watched the
young bloods, occasionally swapping
his jaws as if in delightful contempla-
ton of coming contact with their
anatomy. And all this time the brute
kept up his barking. For awhile the
visitors thought the noise of the dog
would certainly attract the attention
Of the folks in the house who would
come to their relief. But it was a vain
hopei The folks were not at home,
or were paying no attention to the
barking of the dog, who all this time
bravely and faithfully stood his
ground. Not m inch did he bulge
but with his eyes fastened on the now
half frozen gallants, he kept as near
them as the gate would permit. 1t
was trying time. On the, one hand,
just few steps away, a warm and
cheerful fire and pleasant company,
on the other, cold and disappointment.
But the dog finally conquered, and the
two young bloods, almost ready to
succumb to the cold, reluctantly made
their way back to town. When they
reached home they were almost help
less from cold, but in some way or
other they got to q fire. and after a
while thawed out. And strange to
say. they have never said a word to
anyone about the dreadful experiences
of that awful night! A little bird
whispered the story to us!
Job Work neatly done at this Office.