The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-10
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
Search of Bert Patterson For His
Sister Ends Successfully.

st. Louis. Mo. Jan. 10-Bert Patterson
81 la crosse Wis, with the alq o. the
Annie, whom he lost trace of six years
ago She was found at NO. so cottage
brought to light one of the strangest
stories, says Captain Gillaspie, that ever
came under his observation
Six years ago Annie Patterson d1sap-
peared from her home in La Crosse she
lett no trace Her brother began a search
then that ended Sunday. when she start
so with him TO his northern home, which
VIII be hers in the future Patterson IS
a travelling salesman for Chicago crock
cry estaplishment- = In his journeys ne
ter. He got no trace until a few weeks
ago, when he learned that she had been
roomed. She had left a trunk. and in it
were letters showing that she intended
urday- Among the letters he found the
address No. 1910 Bayard avenue He went
before the police Captain s. ~ Green
well of the steamer II. NJ. Hoxie lives
there Mrs. GreenWen is a sister of H.
L. Sears of No. 4444 Cottage avenue.
supposed that this girl was a niece or
GreenweI i Nfore t qTs twsntv Years ago
my brother II. T.. Sears was married to
time They separated. and she went to
Chicago. where a child was born to her
At my brothers request instituted
search for the woman and was told that
the child had died a few hours after be-
Ing born 1 heard no more uitA Few
the meanwhile. His present wife is a
daughter of Judge Albert Gould of Knox
About a month ago my brother brought
young woman to our nome and intro
dueed her as his daughter. He said he
ductor. He told me that 1 had been de-
eeived as to the child's death twenty
traced her and had finally found ana
brought her home. She was a pretty girl,
gentle hammered and verified his story.
had no reason to doubt it until Mr. Pat
terson came with the detective from Cap
u17n a
letters which plainly showed me. that my
brother had deceived me as to her iden-
Here she went by the name of Beu-
lah- He said that a family of the name
of Rivers had taken her to raise, and
when he found her she was known as
Beulah Rivers. The letters Mr. Patter-
son found showed that this was not true.
II sought Mrs Sears. She, too. told me
not his daughter. We went to the house
OF my brother They were all at home.
she recognized him. She told him that
my brother had induced her TO play the
A2A4~ was AOA
q Chicago book concern when she met
him. She was almost destitute. He pro-
fessed to know. something about her, she
saiu, ana told her that there was a sum
Of money due her But she must come to
his house while he was trying to get it
for her. She consented to do so. She
was told that she would have to assume
scented to this"
Sears is in charge of q, dining car on
the Pennsylvania railroad. He was out
on his run Monday. Mrs. Sears had gone
TO her fathers home in Indiana. Their
Children, Alfred, 13 years old, and Lottie,
II, were in charge of the home
sra nnere were some pretty lively times
papa told US that Beulah was our sister
and she said so, too, but when Aunt
pretty mad. Mr. Patterson said Beulah
was his sister. and she said she was too
She said that she would go to her own