Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-12
THE R6IHEH WATTS
FOR HER DAUGHTER
WHO WAS LED AWAY nv A FALSE
COUSIN FROM HER NEW YORK
STATE HOME.
A MAIN is IN THE CASE NOW.
Meet. Her ProvidentiaIIy at the II.
a o. Depot, Hut loses Her Again.
Humnne officer Echols nnd-the
Police searchias-sarah Murphy IL
Hut Ii Years old.


depot yesterday afternoon. When the
3: 80 train arrived an elderly lady. plain
ly hut comfortably dressed, and in
nervous frame of mind. ahghted, and
entering the depot, purchased a ticket
for Mannihgton. She sat down with
her parcels in the ladies' waiting room.
She was evidently in great sorrow and
often the tears ran down her cheeks,
A little while before the time for the
train to leave for Warrington a man
accompanied by young woman and
girl of tender age came into the room.
They did not see the plain woman in a
black dress. but she saw the girl of the
party, and with gasp of joy rose to
her feet and moved over to her. Put
ting her hand caressingly upon her arm
she said
Sarah my child. what are you doing
here?"
The girl turning, recognized her
mother. and throwing her arm about
her said;
oh, I'm so glad, mamma. to see you.
Take me homel Have you money
enough to take me home? Oh, want
to get back home again!"
They sat down side by side on the
settee and talked. The other girl talked
with the dapper young man. The girl
asked her mother II she had room for
her clothes, and then the young woman
began her little game.
Why, I'll tell you. Our clothes are
in trunk together in the baggage
room. ! will have IL sent up to the
house of the woman who used to keep
house for father. Then III take all my
clothes out and you can leave yours
right in the trunk and take 1t along
home with you, You have a ticket TO
Warrington? Ito the old lady. Well.
the man at the Office will give you your
money back il you see him about H.
The unsuspecting old lady stepped
over TO the window and began talking
with the ticket agent. The young wom-
an and the young man began talking
with the girl. Police" was a word
heard. Suddenly with the young nan
holding one arm of thu girl and the
young woman the other arm, they
started hurriedly out of the depot. The
old lady discovered the move and start
ed after them, They ran down South
street. The poor mother could not keep
pace. A colored man took 1t up. The
fleeing trio reached Main and turned
south. Soon the cosored man returned
and said they had escaped.
Then the broken-hearted old lady.
sobbng. went back into the depot, and
when the Register reporter found her
was nearly frantic with grief. She told
her story brokenly.
The elderly lady was Mrs. Marcella
Murphy, widow, whose humble home
is in Eliicottville, N. Y The girl was
her daughter Sarah. IS years old last
August. The young woman was eous-
in. Kitty Flynn, and her home Is In
Warrington, w. Va The man with
shining silk hat. black clothes. patent
leather boots and a red tie, was the
devil In one of his favorite disguises,
and on his most detestable business.
seeking the ruin of a gir,-if he had
not already accomplished 1t.
Four weeks ago Kittie Flynn went to
Ellicottville to visit her relatives, and
stopped with her distant cousin, Sarah
Murphy, occupying the same room and
bed. The old mother supports herself
in the village by nursing the sick,
washing and doing housework for
neighbors. Last Thursday night a
week ago she was detained over night
at her work. Then Kittie, having ma
tured her scheme, got the girl cousin
to run away to Warrington. They took
the midnight train. When the mother
returned HONEYWELL. no need to paint
the picture. The villagers were indig-
nant. The finest flower, the purest lit
tie girl in the Methodist Sabbath
school. loved as child by every one
Of them, had been stolen away. Then
came telegram from Warrington:
Mamma: have just got here.
want to come home. Kite is bad
girl
Then her pastor got letter written
Just after the telegram 1t was the
same refrain. She desired to come
home; didn't want to be bad, as Kittie
sought to make her. The pastor an
swered 1t as pastor should.
A purse was made UP for the mother
to go and get her little girl. They
didn't dare send the money, for Kittie
was there-and the old lady reached
Wheeling, as has been said.
Detective O'Leary called; talked q
little with her: told her 1t would be all
right and not to worry.
The reporter picked up the tangled
thread; sent telegram to male rela-
tive, brother Of Kitties, in Manning
ton; notified Humane Officer w. w.
Echols over the phone; discovered
Sarah's grip in the B. & o. baggage
room: called at the police station and
gave details to Lieut.. Frohme, and set
as many wheels as possible in motion
in the distracted mothers behalf The
mother also sent telegram to Man
nington for help.
Humane Officer Echols took the old
lady late last evening to the Home for
the Friendless and took vigorous steps
to trace the daughter and the woman
and the devil in disguise. The cousin
will be here this morning to help in
the hunt.
The Stamm House register shows
that sMr. Smith and the Wilson sis
ters'' registered there Thursday night,
the girls occupying one room, Smith"
another. They left yesterday for the
b. & o. train. They had not returned
last night at late hour.
The police want to see "Mr. Smith"
of the silk hat, black suit, patent shoes
and red tie. They have important bus
mess with him that may detain him
some time.