The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-02
YOUNG GIRL
EETECED
FROM HOME
Rescued by the Wheeling Police and
Returned to Her Relatives
in Pittsburgh.
THE ADDUCTOR UNDER ARREST
Here and Held as q Fugitive From
Justice-A Prosecution Will
Likely Follow.

Shortly before midnight, Saturday, a
telegram was received by Night Lieu
tenant Dan Ingram, at the Wheeling
police headquarters. stating that a man
would arrive on the Pittsburgh train
OF the Baltimore & Ohio. having with
him a thlrteen-year-old girl, whom he
had enticcd from her home, in Pitts
blrgh. The train was stopped oppo-
site the city building, where it was
boarded by the officer, and the man
and girl taken off. The man, whose
name is L. T. Taylor, and former
resident OF Wheeling, showed resist
ance. demanding to be shown the war;
rant under which the officer was act.
Ing. but Ingram simply replied:
Cons on; no biuhing," and Taylor
was forced to comply.
Tho STORY, as extracted from the girl,
was to the effect that Taylor. who had
been working in Pittsburgh, boarded
at tie home Of her step-mother, and
soon ingratiatcd himself into her good
Gfaces. He said he owned chicken
farm near Benwood, and wanted the
Girl to come there with him and keep
house. which the latter. being dissat-
istied with the life of drudSery she fol-
lowed at home. was nothing loath to
do. Saturday afternoon they left the
girls home, and went to Kauffmanns,
where the man bought his companion
4 long skirt that she put on over her
short dress. Then they boarded the
train for, Wheeling, and as the familiar
NJ fofl ~,
girl came to realize what, She had done
and began to cry. Mr. Ferguson, u
man from Little Washington. for whom
Taylor had worked, and who knew that
he had wife living at Washington, was
on the train. and seeing the state OF af-
fairs. endcavored to Induce the girl to
leave Taylor at Washington. remain
with his wife Saturday night and go
back to Pittsburgh Sunday morning.
The girl was overjoyed to find an ave-
nue. Of escape from Taylor. and readily
agreed but when the train pulled in
at Washington. Taylor forcibly de-
tained the girl on the train. The dis
turbance attracted the attention of the
passengers, who expressed the great
est Indignation. and there was some
talk of forcing Taylor to allow the girl
to go with Mr.. Ferguson. out before
anything could be done the train pulled
| out, At West Alexander, the cenduc-
tor, Captain Ellery, telephoned to Chief
Clemans. and the result was the arrest
| Of Taylor upon the arrival of the train
here.
When the Wheeling officers had
learned the details of the scrape Taylor
was put in the lookup and Mrs. John
X. List, president of the Humane So
clety. was called up at o'clock. and
requested to take the girl. which she
did readily.
Yesterday morning. Chief Clemans
communicated, with the Pittsburgh au-
thorties, and the result was the en-
preston Of a determination upon their
part to prosecute Taylor. and request
that Chief Clemans take the girl back to
Pittsburgh. which he did. leaving on
the afternoon Baltimore, G. Ohio train.
The girl was dlsiEcllned to go, and
wanted Mrs. List to provide 4 home
for her In this city, which she was will
ing to do. having formed high opin-
ion Of her. but after consultation
with the chief It was decided that she
should be returned to her step-mother.
| Extrad!tlon papers will likely be Is
sued In Pennsylvania for Taylor, and In
the meantime he will be held here as n
fugitive from justice.
The name of the girl In the case Is
| Mary LeybeI. whose home Is at No. go
| Taylor street. Pittsburgh.