The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-03
MAY LAWRENCE
|. FOUND THROUGH
CAIRO BULLETIN
Applying to Mound City May
CT fc1 Assistance Was
Sent to Harrisburg.
Had NOT HEARD OF CASE
Until it Was Given Publica-
tin in Tbs Paper Mon
day Morning.
HAD NOT HEARD OF CASE

Nay Lawrence, the 13-year-old
girl, wanted badly by the Federal
authorities as the principal witness
against her step-father, Bill Balm.
bridge, alias John Holmes, arrested
IN Cairo, and now awaiting trial in
the o s. District court upon white
Save charge, has been heated
through Tie Bulletin.
The Bulletin scored clean beat
IN the Lawerence- Bainbridge ease
giving to the public the FIRST infor-
nation relating to the affair accom-
panying the story with complete de-
tails. II was the publicity Monday
morning that three hours later nm
earthed how May Lawrence escaped
from the children's Home, where ahe
next appeared after the disappear
aneo when the officers were striving
their best to find her, aud where she
is at present.
Mayor M. f, Browner, Of Mound
City. Monday morning notified Chief
Egan that May Lawerence had ap-
plied ot him for assistance and that
be had bought her ticket for mar
'risburg, where she said she had rela-
'tiyes
Mayor Brawner in confirming this
last evening stated that his first In
formation relative to the case was OBJ
tanned by reading the White Slave
case exclusively given publicity in
The Bulletin Monday morning. He
had never been notified of the dis
appearance Of the girl from the
Childrcn's Home, neither had he been
notified that she was wanted as d
witness, although he was an official
Of a city, a very close neighbor to
Cairo
Mayor Browner said May Lawer-
ence entered his office in the after
noon about 4 O'Clock, Tuesday, Nov.
u, the day following her mysterious
from the Childreu's
Homo. She stated In her application
for aid, having been directed to him
as an Official that she wished to re-
turn to her home in Harrisburg. say
Ing thAt she had been stolen from the
home OF an aunt by her step father.
AIKEN to Cairo and there deserted bv
lim, She further said that follow
'ng the desertion. the woman with
whom they had boarded refused to-
leep her longer, May Lawerence aid
not say anything relative to the ar
est Of Bainbridge upon the serious
'harge, neither did she diyulge any
hing in relation to the affair ana
Mayor Browner was greatly surprised
md horrlfed to learn the details re-
'ardine her disappearance and he
Immediately FASTENED to notify Chief
gan that the girl had applied to him
or help, at the same time informing
lin that his first and only inlorma-
ion relative to tho white Slave"
'ase was obtained bv reading The
bulletin Monday morning.
The girl did not mention to Mayor
2rowner when she had left Cairo.
oerely youchsafing the information
hat she had walked up the Big Four
rack 10 Mound City
The question now arises, where
lid May Lawrence spend the time
Intervening between her disappear
nee Monday noon. Nov II and Tues
lay p M, Nov. H., when she ap-
cared in Mayor Browner's office, or
curse allowing for reasonable
npse Of time to walk the mileage in
eryening between the two cities?
Mayor Browner on hearing the
tory from the Lawrence girl placed
ar with prominent Mound City
adv until the following morning.
Wednesday, Nov. rs, when he then
ut her aboard Big Four train, Civ
ng the conductor ticket for Har-
isbjrg, whore she Is now living with
ne aunt from whose home she was
bdueted BY her step-father The
mt lives seven miles out from Har-
isirrg or farm and It is there the
'ederal officers have BY this time
eund her.