The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
YOUNG GIRL
 ABDUCTED!
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 for Doc Hammond and his blood
 hounds. William Doss was found. lwho came with his dogs. Then the
 dogs were put on the trail, which
 led by devious courses to the south
 end of the railroad yards. When
 near a big culvert in that vicinity
 the dogs, which had been tugging at their leashes, hesitated, and a moment later a man, some thought
 two, Jumped and scampered across
 the railway tracks, making quite a
 racket as they kicked the gravel. John Thornton and Doc Hammond were close up with the dogs, Depu- ty Sheriff Norris a little way back and Sheriff Thornton and others following. John fired two shots al the flying figures and with a yell to all to come on led the chase, which took them into the woods and circled back towards the upper yards and town. Reaching the yards, two freight trains were found
 waiting for No. passenger to
 pass, and the posse divided to watch
 the trains, feeling an attempt would
 be made by the fleeing man to get
 away on one of them. Norris and
 E. J. Jackson, as they approached
 the passenger, saw a man climb up |onto the sleeping car and lie down.
 Norris told Jackson to watch, while
 he saw the conductor and held the
 train. About this time the man evil Idently concluded he had been seen and crawled over the car and Jumped down on the side next to town. Norris saw him, gave the alarm and fired at him, crawled under the car trucks and fired again. The man, he thought, fell, but the way was obstructed with ties and ditches, and as Nor irs had been badly scratched in the face by collision with a barb wire earlier in the chase, he waited for the coming of Sheriff Thornton and posse and the dogs. The dogs took the trail with avidity, fairly dragging the men by the leashes, circled the park, then ran through the park, the mans tracks at times being seen by the men by aid of their lanterns.
 Then something went wrong. The dogs began to act strangely, licking their lips and showing signs of dis tress. It was soon found they were helpless to go further, it being evil dent to the men that red pepper or some similar substance had been put on the trail.
 The posse continued until day. light, but no further indication of the man was found.
 When Geraldine Holt was taken from her home she wore her gold watch and wedding ring, a ring of her own and two No effort was made to take these from her, but she steal thily slipped each piece of jewelry into her waist as she walked along, she fearing they would be taken from her.
 So far as known there is no tan- gible theory advanced for the, talk ing of the little girl from her home, save for the purpose of criminal att tack. It is thought the man, in un- to lead her out of town without being seen had followed the alleys. In this way he ran into a blind" alley, became confused in the growing darkness, then, seeing he was about to come out on much frequented street, lost his nerve and adopted the subter- fuge of letting the child go and hastily taking a short cut for the lower railroad yards, perhaps to join a confederate.
 A mystery, however, that is wholly unsolved is that some per- son in recent nights has made sev- eral attempts to enter homes in the west part of town, cutting and pry- ing out screens, but each time being away.