The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28
LEAVE WITH MEN
Two American Girls and Italians
Sought by Father.
Believed to Be Hiding in Italian
Quarter of Kansas City.
ALIENS NOT STINGY
Girls Declared Companions Pref
cradle to American Youth.
Foreigner Visits Sweetheart a
Fathers Home.

| Chanute, Kan. July 2s.-J. r. Me-
Harry has asked Chief Of Police Van
Sandt to assist in finding his two
daughters, Nellie and Eta, Is and IA
years old respectively. The girls, he
sail, left On the early morning train
| with Frank Gonzles, an Italian who
| mas been employed at the cement plant
The girls have been keeping com
pany with Frank Gonzles and another
Italian named Frank COllette. Collette
went to Kansas City several days ago
and the night ticket agent at the
Santa Fe railroad station says that he
sold an Italian answering the descrlp-
ton of GOnZles, three tickets to KAN
sas City for the early morning train
He saw nothing of the two girls, how
ever.
The father does not know what to
do or how to act. The only redress
left him is to file a complaint against
Gonzles charging him with kidnapping
the younger girl. When the three once
reach Kansas City, however, it will be
nearly impossible to find them as the
girls will probably be Immediately ia
ken by Gonzlss to the Italian district
there.
Call on Girls at Late Hour.
Mr. MeHarry ssys that several nights
ago. since Collette left town. Comics
came to his home and raped on the
window of the room occupied by tne
girls and struck a match so that the
Harry was aroused by the rapping and
came downstairs. The affair happened
about , o'clock in the morning.
ColIette and GOnzles claimed to be
cousins of Tony TortOrize, the Italian
whose body was found near the santa
Fe railroad track June by ]. w. ing
ran, while out inspecting his corn
field. The mans neck had been bro
The cause of the mans death has
a
was found Is feet from the track AT
the Investigation it was learned that
Couette and Gonzles were not really
cousins of Tortorize but that TOUR OF
the Italians who worked at the cement
plant had two small houses on North
Stauben avenue and do their own
r. was also learned that the Me-
Harry girls had been going with the
Italians Eta keeping company WIN
both Collette and Tortorize and Nellie
with Gonzles and that they had visited
their sweeth carts in their homes many
times. Since then the girls have been
seen on the street several times IN
company with the two men. me s4 "a
said they would rather go with the
italians because they were not st1ngy
with their money and took them 70 the
airdome and picture shows While the
American boys did not.
No news of the girls WHEREABOUTS
have vet been learned but the police
in Kansas city have been notified to
he on the watchout for them.
MIR. MeHarry has objected for some
time to the girls keeping company
with the Italians but has been unaple
to enforce his wishes as the girls nave
sIipped out of the house and met them
- Fioping Girls Caught.
Kansas City, July 2S.-Nellie ana
Ftta McHarry, the IS and 14-year-old
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs: j. X NC
IIo-7,.- of C,hanute. Kan, who left their
home Wednesday, were found here in
a rooming house at 5O4 Grand avenue
with Frank Collette. 10 years old ana
Frank Badalle, % years old, Italian
80 THO italians were arrested and
we're examined by Capt. Thomas F.
nc hive and the girls we're placed in