Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-15
WEE MISS OF 10
BATTLES POLICE.
Is Margaret Tierney, a Ten-Year-Old
Girl, Kidnapped, Dead or
Runaway?

Kenosha, Wis, March 13.-[Special.1
The police of both Chicago and Keno
sha have been called upon to aid in the
search for little Margaret Tierney. q
1O-year-old girl who disappeared mys-
teriously from Kenosha on last Thursday
afternoon. The girl lived at the home
of her uncle, John Dunlop, in this city,
and was last seen on Thursday afternoon
Is alleged she has threatened to run
away frequently. Others say the child
is hidden by neighbOrs in an effort to
better it's existence.
Margaret Iierney was a victim of cir
cumstances. Her mother is dead, and as
yards in Chicago the little girl was sent
up to Kenosha to live with her aunt.
1t is claimed that life had not been a
sweet song for the little girl. Neighbors
complain of the way the child had been
treated and it is claimed that several
times the little girl had threatened to
take the clothes She had and run away.
However, when she left home on
Thursday she had told the members Of
the family that she was going down the
street a little way to visit with one of
her friends. The people at the house
called the child back, but she fled with
out her cloak Or hat and this was the
last seen of her.
1t is claimed that the foster parents
of the child had declined to allow her to
go to school, but had insisted that she
remain at home and assist in earning the
living for the family. This fact was
known to the neighbors and some of
them have been accused Of hiding the
child in order to force the aunt and
uncle to accord the little girl the rights
OF other children of the same age.
When seen today Chief Reinold CT the
Kenosha police said: THE case is a most
unusual one We have not been able
to find any trace of the child, and more
than this, the men whom we have sent
to Chicago claim that the child has not
gone to her father. There is possibility
that the father Of the child has learned
Of the treatment that had been accorded
her in Kenosha and that one Of his
en- her to Chicago. However, if such is
the case we can find no one who saw the
child IN company of a Stranger and GER
tainly no stranger has been seen loiter-
ing about the Dunlop home"
One Of the neighbors Of the Dunlop's,
in speaking of the disappearance of the
child, said: Little Margaret had grown
old in a few years and she was a woman
IN great many ways. l wouldn't be
bit surprised to see that the little child
had run away from here and jumped into
the lake.
for the child for a couple of days longer,
and if she is in Kenosha, she will be
found as the officers have decided to put
all doubts at rest by searching the homes
Of certain people who are alleged to be
concealing the child.
Another sensation has been caused in
kenosha by the mysterious disappear
ance of Walter e. Christian, the owner
of the Christian Machine shops in this
city. Christian left Kenosha on Satur-
day morning to go to Chicago, and when
he left the house he said to his wife:
IF [ return at all [ will be back on
the o'clock train He has failed to
return and on Sunday the police were
asked to aid in the search.
Relatives now seem to be convinced
that the missing man has met with some
foul play. At the time Christian left
Kenosha he had something like $400 in
his pocket.
The shops were opened as usual this
morning. The Chicago detective force
have been asked to look for the man.