The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-22
MISS RECORDS
CONDITION
She Regained Consciousness and Was
Able to Talk.

ora recovered CONSCIOUSNESS yeSlcIudy
and rested well last night. No ques-
tons were asked her until today, how
ever, for fear of throwing her into
nervous spasm. This morning Will
liam H. Record, the father Of the girl
talked with her, and then drove In
haste to the city to consult with the
police. Captain Kinney received the
report, and questioned Record closely
regarding the case. Miss Record told
her father she was writing letter to
Mrs. Everett Wayman of Rushville,
and saw through tn eopen door a ne
gro and white man drive by the
house several times. She became
frightened when the white man ap-
preached and asked her whether her
father was away much of the time.
When the men drove away, she said,
she resumed her writing.
A short time later the back door to
the room was opened and the men
stepped inside and seized her, in spite
of her struggles to escape. They
wrapped her in a macintosh, she said
and carried her out and across the
swampy land in the rear Of the house.
Some distance away was a road,
where the men had their horses tied.
She was thrown into buggy and
driven away rapidly. She said she re-
membered crossing two long bridges
and riding up two steep hills.
At a point near the river the men
stopped and urged her to accompany
them to St. Louis. When she refused,
one Of the men drew the back of a
knife blade across her throat, with the
threat that he would end her life. She
deied them to do their worst, and
they then pushed her in the water, re-
tanning their hold on her. She was
subjected to threats several times, and
on her refusal to accompany the men
to St. Louis they ducked her repeat
eddy in the water. Failing to break
her resolution not to 60 with them,
the men put her again into the buggy
and drove in circuitous way back to
the West Newton and Southport road
and threw her out at the Wishard
crossing. No attempt was made to
assault the girl.
Mr.. Record attempted to keep the
| statement from becoming public and
few, if any, Of the farmers who have
interested themselves in the case
knew that the girl had told Of the mat
ter. A few minutes after Record hac
talked with Capt. Kinney he said the
girl was not able to talk and that she
had not made statement Of any kline
Record had been instructed by the
police that if any definite evidence
was obtained regarding the identity
of any men implicated in the alleged
kidnapping to hold it until he commu
nicated with him. 1t is thought Rec
!, ord misunderstood the instructions.
\ Persons who were at the Record
home at the time the girl was brough
. there after she had been found at tn,
crossroads say that her clothing die
not appear to have been in the water
DR.. Ratliff, of West Newton, said he
shirtwaist was dry and did not hav
the appearance Of garment that ha,
been in the water. Her undergar
q ments were dry, he said. The youn,
n woman's skirts were wet and muddy
s as if caused by running through tn
y marsh land.
The local police and sheriff viii
: make visit to the Record home 70
an official statement from the girl l
any clew is found that will lead to tn
solution Of the case it will be followe
to the end. Miss Record is prett
girl of eighteen years.