The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-03
Mrs. llCGREW
Tells HER SIDE
Of STORY
Was Not ying
TO Steal Girl

Additional deylopments n NE case
Of Mary Conner VINO Ilett her homie
at Morgantown on Wednesd might IN
company u her Plttsbutg friends Her
Pittsburg have cleared up the mya.
terry which surrounded the dspartuTa
Of the sill. An article Appearing IN
yesterdays issue of the Pittsburg Ca
zette Times fully explains the whole
matter.
Mary Is now enjoying herselt II tho
ompany Of her Pittsburg friends Her
brothers, walter and nave! wao went
to Brownsville to recover her arrived
in the Pennsylvania town several
hours after Mary had departed Tor
Pittsburg. Mrs. McGreas aecount ot
the journey from Mcrgaatown to
Pttsburg Ia the Gazette Is aaiollovs
Indignant and nearly ptostratea
by the narrowing experiences Of he-
ing dragged half naked at midnight
from her stateroom on the Columbia
an excursion boat, BY q Brognsglllei
Pa, constable on q kidnapping charge
Mrs. Louis MeGrew. wife d the
manager Of the Labor World last
evening told q sensational story at
ber home, 221 coltart square, oak
land, Of dlsgraceful i1dtgnitiss heap
ed upon her and of how by strategy
she gained a servant girl.
She was arrested with Mantle Con
ner aged "a, Of MoFgantown lon the
boat at Brownsville early estsrday
morning by Constable John rhcmp.
son. who, she says, was inEoxiatel
kicked open my stateroom door fore
ed me OF the vessel IN little more than
my nigatdress and slippers aaamarch-
ed us through the streets to the lock.
up"
This was done ct the mitigation
Of the girls mother, who tetsphoned
ahead Of the boat Mrs McGfew met
Mamie Conner an hour and half be.
fore her boat started from taa Nor
gantown wharf for Pittsburg Tuesdny
evening, She said: "A
"The girl pleaded 50 strongly for
me to take her away from home AZ
she said she was running away Tor
the third time anyhow thai went
with her to her home toS Spessuade
her mother to let her .entelmy em-
ploy. The girls mother cripple
and hopeless invalid was living III
straitened circupstances but SAID
the girl could come to me sSthsda
So left.
"As boarded the streetscar he girl
rushed up to me with her cotaes In
a bundle, said her mother had con
sented to let her go and begged me
with tears In her eyes to TAKE her
along She paid her fare to the wharf
and there ofacer Blair Of Aiorgantow
advised me TO let the girl run awss
with me, had an extra return tiek
ct and | let her use II.
"At Point Marion. Pa an oacsr
asked for the girl, but the CAPTAIN
put him OF. We arrived al Browns
vile in the early morning and was
rudely awakened BY q Kick % my
stateroon door. opened Y md
was told by an intoxicated man to
hand over Mamie connot AS tried
to dress he kicked my dooF several
times. then rushed us both dow Iis
gaugpIank and up street IN olt night
clothes 10 the lookup.
"The chief Of police arrived soon
and released us Indignantly Then
I went to the Hotel Adams tlie sirl
crying aud clinging to me Constable
Thompson entered and Ecu sprawl.
ng on the floor from tnBsication-
The chief Of police SAID he couldn't
lock him up because fhe vas elected
by the people. IA Pennss sslyaHia All
road detective, Jerry Rodget "a
compaaled Thompson ana yea us
and said disgusting things % IS Tae
slrl clung to me allsthe stlne
"Ttnslly Constable Thompson
pleaded With me- Offering NE money
to leave town and inyi4lg re o his
house ior breakfast 4 i would force
the girl to go with him andsbs taken
back to her home II Morgan town
where Mamie said she hid been
Kicked and beaten salt case
with part Of my clothes Eas yet IN
the columbla's stateroom andl didn't
get 1t until my husband ven Ia the
boat at the Pittsb0rg whaTttais aat
-eruopnl
Z telsphoned my husband 81 8
o'clock yesterday rnofpih and he
came to4 Bro oWnsyiIie oH Tie Q. IS
train. Indignantly hs expressed his
mind 10 const a6le Thompscn who
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