The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-10
STOLEN GIRL FOUND
KIDNAPPED IN THIS CITY SOME
THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Now Turns Up in Oklahoma and VIII
Come to Orang geburg to Be Identi-
fed by Family.
The old saying that truth is some
times stranger than fiction, will be
verified If Lizzie N. Lewis, q woman
|.of. thirty-fve years. of age, now living
at Sapulba. Okla, proves to. be Lizzie,
the fve-year-old daughter of Albert
T. and Carolina Cain. highly respecta-
BILE colored folks, who live just be-
low Orangeburg on the Charleston
road, who was kidnapped while at
tending a circus with her 10 other In
this city about thirty years ago. The
circus they visited was the John Rob-
inson circus, and Lizzie N. Lewis.
who Is expected to come to this city
in a day or two for the purpose Of
is now with 1t at Its
winter quarters at Sapulba, Okla.
The disappearance Of the little
girl, Lizzie NJ. Cain, who was very
smart and bright child for her age,
created considerable excitement at
the time, and every effort was made
to recover her. Several people con-
nected with the circus, and the side
shows connected with 1t, were ar
rested and held, while every nook and
corner of the circus and side show
tents were thoroughly searched for
the missing child, but nowhere could
she be found. Friends Of the child
followed the circus to Augusta, where
it went from this placs, but nothing
could be heard concerning the miss
ing girl.
The disappearance of the child was
most peculiar. In company with her
mother and several other children,
Lizzie M. Cain, then only five years
Of age, visited the John Robinson
circus, which was exhibiting on the
old field, known as the paraie
grounds, corner of Russell and Wind
sor streets, one afternoon in the fall
Of 1879. While witnessing the per-
formance the absence Of Lizzie was
noted by her mother, and a search
was Immediately instituted and push
ed as stated above, but no tidings OF
the missing child ever came to the
greatly-distresse mother and father.
The family mcurned the lost little
girl for many years, but time, the
great healer, finally reconclled them
to their great sorrow, and the little
girl was given up as one dead, When
the joan Robinson circus visited Or
angeburg again last October. AS on
its previous visit, several side shows
were with the circus, and connected
with one of these known as the "Old
Plantation, was young woman
who friends OF the Cain family said
very much rescmbled some Of the
other children Of that family. 1t soon
became nolsed about that this young
woman was no other than the little
girl who had been kidnapped some
thirty years before.
The matter was called to the at
tention Of City Mail Carrier O. D.
Cain, brother of the little girl that
had been Kidnapped, who had not at
tended the circus or any Of the sida
shows, by some Of the older colored
residents, who had seen the young
woman in the side show and was lin
pressed by her striking resemblance
to other members Of The Cain family.
In the hope Of finding his sister, VINO
had been stolen from her parents be-
fore he was born. Mail Carrier Cain
visited the young woman on the cir
Gus grounds and sought an Interview
with her. which she readily granted.
The young woman did not seem to
know much about her early life. She
did not know where she was born,
or who her mother was, as she had
never known her mother. While she
was not able to say whether she had
been kidnapped or not. she sail from
her earliest recollection she hal been
travelling with the John Robinson cir
Gus She said she knew people ov7'
In Sumter, but could not say where
she was born, but thought her age,
thirty-five years. corresponded with
the age Of the little Girl that was Kid
mapped. GSe said she was known b.
the name Of Lizzie NJ. Lewis by her
associates in the show.
The Interview impressed Cain, and
he requested the young woman to
keep him posted as to her where
abouts after she left the city, which
she has done. He has received sew
eral letters from her, and she ex-
pressed willingness and desire to
visit Orangeburg and do what she can
to establish her Identity as the lit 10
girl who was stolen over thirty years
ago. She mas been sent transporta-
tion and IS now on her way TO O:
ange3rrg, where g. happy reunion
awaits her il she really proves to be
the long-iost child Of Albert T. and
Caroline Cain, who. OF course, hope
they are about to greet one who has
been as dead to them for many years.
In her letters the young woman
evnresses the opinion that she Is the
little ,eirl that was kidnapped. In
one Of them she said one Of the show