The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-18
Wakeensy Young Men Face a
Serious Charge.
Abducted IA Year Old Child
Nhe Was Seeking Brother.
FIVE ARRESTS MADE
tity Marshal Charged With
Completely i'm Outrage.
Victim Is Found i'm Salina and
Brought back.

In the last issue of the Wakeeney
World the following advertisement
appears: "Abducted-$2O0 reward for
, the recovery of Miss Anna Schneider,
of German descent, aged IA years. was
abducted at Wakeeney, Kan. October
IL, 1903, by unknown persons"
This is signed by John A. Nelson,
county attorney, Trego county, Kan
sas
Never before in the history of Wa
keeney have her people been so
wrought up and excited as they have
been the last week over the abduction
of Miss Anna Schneider in Wa
keeney, on the night of October IL.
last. AS this young girl of IA years
had arrived from Illinois on the Union
Pacific train about 10 o'clock at
night, expecting to meet her brother
who lives on a farm south of town, at
the depot, and not meeting him she
started to find a hotel, and on her way
stopped in one of the stores to make
some purchases. Returning from the
store and on her way to the hotel she
was accosted by two persons who en-
ticed her to go in another direction to
g garage a block south of the rail-
road and away from the business part
was held in the garage three or four
other persons came in. and it is said
that all Of them were implicated
Found a Hotel.
The girl was released and later, !
about 3 o'clock in the morning, she
turned up at the American hotel and
was given room, she staying there |
until about noon the next day. Soon |
after leaving the hotel she was put in |
charge of the city marshal, who was
to hold her, and he took |
her to his house for safe keeping, in
70 n,
should it be attempted.
Told Brother Wanted Her.
The following morning, Monday,
October IL, before daybreak. team
drove UP to the house of the city mar
shall and inquired for Miss Anna
brother, Remus Schneider. and that
he came there to take her homo with
him She followed, doubtless be-
ieving her brother was in the buggy,
and from here she was rapidly driven
10 Ransom, Ness county, about 80
miles froEa Wakeeney and at this
ooint she took the Missouri Pacific
.or some place east of Ransom.
Indignation Meeting Held.
The people of Wakeeney became so
aroused in the matter that
. public indignation meeting was held
1t the court house Tuesday night,
which was filled with people. Rev. M.
3. Scott, pastor of the Methodist
church. presided. A committee of seven
representative people of Wakeeney
vas appointed, comprising Rev. NJ. E.
Scott Frank Walker, county commits
ioner o. A. Cortright, bonded alb
tractor; R. C. Wilson, banker; w. S.
iorrell, John A. Nelson, county attor-
ley. and w. c. Olson, business man,
whose duty it is to assist the county
Lttorney in the arrest and prosecution
# the fellows who are charged with
his outrage. Several hundred dollars
ave already been subscribed by the s
aw abiding people OF Wakeeney, who
ledge more if necessary to see that {
My justice be meted out to evildoers. S
After nearly a week of search Miss
Anna Schneider was found in Salina,
nd brought back to Wakeeney.
Arrests Are Made.
Warrants were drawn and placed in :
he hands of the sheriff Sunday after '
Don, the day following the outrage, for :
he arrest of bud" Jones, Paul Hos =
ms, Harold Forester, Paul Keraus, !
nd one, Cook, whose ages range from
3 to % years. The sheriff succeeded .
/ serving warrants on Paul Hopkins l
nd the fellow Cook, who are now con- >
ned in the Wakeeney jail. The other =
nree have made their escape, but de- l
n Thursday evening, five days after u
ne outrage was committed, warrants
ere served by the sheriff on Henry
taatZ Fritz Staatz and City Marshal /
[cAtee, as being implicated in the alb
uction of Miss Anna Schneider. Each :
ave bond for their appearance at the L
reliminary hearing of the case. The
ned in the Trego county Jail, will
one up in justice court before Joshua
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