Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-23
ADA LOUCH
ARRESTED

This afternoon Marshal Wickline
arrested Mrs. Ada Longh on informa-
ton from Canon City charging her
with being implicated In the kidnapping
of little fve-year-old Violet Tressider
In that place few weeks ago The
woman has been located for some
time and Kept under surveillance In
the nope of finding out where the child
was. but further delay was considered
useless. so she was arrested this aft
ernoon. She was working at the Pal
ace hotel. having gone TO work there
in the dining room a couple of days
ago,
The little girl disappeared from her
home one day and her parents believ-
ed she had been kidnapped The faith.
er of the child offered reward of
$500 for her return. He received an
anonymous letter dated Silverton say
ing IL he would send $3.50 in a certain
manner that the child would be re-
turned to him. and that II he tried to
find out who the abductor was or tried
TO have them arrested he would never
see the child again.
The letter stated that his every
move was being watched and that II
he made any move to catch the guilty
parties 1t could not escape their OBJ
servation and all hope OF ever recov-
ering the child would be lost.
Just what part In the transaction
Mrs. Lough is accused OF Ia not known
here at this time Detective Farley
OF Denver was here recently working
on the case. looking for both the
child and the woman. He did not
tell his mission to anyone here, but
after he had gone the secret leaked
out and the woman was located with
out any difficulty, Mr.. Farley also
searched Telluride. Rico and Silver
ton.
Mrs. Lough was seen at the jail by
| n reporter. She was telling Mr.. Smell
Ger. the jailer. in an off-hand manner
that she didn't see how she came to
be suspected OF the crime. She toss
ed ner head and smiled as she talked
quence, and like It was joke that
she should be accused.
She told the reporter that she had
lived In Canon City for awhile and
knew the TressIders and knew the
little girl She said she left there and
came TO Durango last November and
after stopping here for time she
went to Rico, where she worked fol
awhile. She returned here recently
and roomed for time and finally
went to work She said she did moi
know about the child being missins
until sne read about II in the Denver
papers. as she had left Canon City
long before It was missed. Sh'
thought the child was drowned. be
cause q ditch ran near the house ant
she had frequently remarked to Mrs
Tressider that 1t was a wonder som'
OF the children playing around ther'
were not drowned. She had under
stood the ditch had been drained II
the search for the child
| She said she did not think anybod.
would hdnap the child. because tn
parents were not well enough hxa'
to pay reward, the father being onl.
a miner. working at Cripple Creek
Then she became indignant and de
clared that II she ever should lear
OF the whereabouts Of the child sh
would AK 1t SO the parents would ney
er get hold OF II again. Just to &c
. even with the parents.
The reporter ventured to rebuk
her for threatening to take out he
vengeance against the parents on tn
, child. when she reiterated her state
ment that ahe would do It to ge
even.
She said she did not want anythin
said In the papers about 1t, al sh
]. had to work for her living. and whe
t told tiat the papers would surel
3 have something to say about 1t. sh
promised the representative OF thi
!. paper that she would get even"
Y she was written up.
Mrs. Lough is rather tall an
d slender. She has dark brown nair,
r white face and is apparently about 2
years old She dresses like one
d poor circumstances. the dress sh
n wore when arreste dbeing rattle
n shabby. She does not look lik
q criminal. but appears to be jui
4 what she claims--a working womal
An ofncer Is expected from Cano
7. City tomorrow night to take her bac