Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-04-29
TIED WITH ROPES
GIRL IS KIDNAPPED
LIFTED INTO BUGGY AND Can.
RIED OFF BY STRANGER.
Man Falls Into Stupor and, After Hard
Struggle, Child Escapes-Flees
to Farm House and Tells
Strange Story.

New Ulm. Mimi, April 27.-Es-
her, the 14-year-old daughter Of
Martin Mueller, residing in the town
OF Courtland, opposite this city, was
kidnapped yesterday morning while on
her way to school in New Ulm. AS
she was approaching the bridge which
crosses the Minnesota river, strange
man in buggy drove up behind her
and asked her to take a seat beside
him, saying he had been sent by Dan
Williams OF Cam bria, Blue Earth coun-
ty, to bring her to his home, where
Mrs. Williams, who is a sister of the
girl, urgently requested her presence,
saying she was ILL.,
The girl refused to acoede to the
wishes Of the stranger and said that
II her sister was sick she would
leave on the afternoon train for Court
land and 60 to Cambria from there to
visit her.
This SO enraged the stranger that
ne left the buggy, took a rope and
pinioned the girls arms to her side
and bodily lifted the girl into the
less, but was screaming loudly. He
took northeriy course and after get
ing on top of the bluffs drove toward
the village of CORTLAND. He did not
keep in the road, but drove over vari-
Gus fields.
When about two miles this side OF
Courtland the man turned towards the
w a ho1f
from the main road the girl was able
after repeated efforts, to loosen the
knot in the rope, and succeeded in es-
Gaping from the kidnaper, who had
fallen in a sort of stupor.
The girl proceeded on foot to the
farm of Mrs. Williams, which was
about four miles away, arriving there
after dinner Mr.. Williams immedi-
ately notified her father who hap
pened to be in this city, and his
brother, DR.. Emil Mueller. They noti-
fed police authorities in this city and
they in turn notified Sheriff Aug. o.
son at St. Peter. The father in COM
pany with his brother proceeded to
the home of Mr. Williams and brought
the girl back to this city shortly after
o'clock.
Sheriff Olson and Ex-Mayor Muel-
ler of st. Peter came here in an auto
shortly after o'clock On their way
they secured the country for the kid
naper but were unable to locate him.
The farmers in this vicinity were all
notified by phone to be on the look
out
According to the story told by the
girl the man was about Is years to 80
years old. of medium size, had black
hair and black moustache, wore
brown buck jacket and blue overalls.
The horse was of a grayish color,
hitched to a single top buggy with
reddish frame.
The girl stated that the man was
bleeding on the side of the neck and
seemed to be somewhat in a stupor,
as they were driving through the
made her escape he seemed to be
sleeping and she was therefore able to
get out of his reach
Miss Mueller showed signs of
struggle with the kidnaper. Her
oress was torn in her attempt to es-
cape from him. The marks on both
arms where the ropes had been tied
showed plainly and her hands and
face were also slightly scratched. The
occurrence created quite a .commo-
tion and the country around is being
secured in an attempt to apprehend
the kidnaper The girl is unusually
bright for her age and is handsome
Whether it was a plot to extract some
money from ,1r. Muell7r who is a
well-tO-do farmer. or whether it was
a plain attempt to steal the child on
account of her good looks, remains
mystery.