The Washington times., 1920-06-17
TRAIL.
I. LADY |NP|NK'
Blonde Abductress Believed BY
McQueary to Be Former
wife.
GIVEN CUSTODY OF TRIO
DNorcee Was to Share In Car
ing for Youngsters, Says
landlady.

"The woman who took my chill
dren was a white gypsy" said Den
mis- e. McQueary Of the stranger
who. is believed to have abducted his
three children, more than forty-eight
hours ago.
McQueary's divorced wife cannot
be found in this city, police declare.
Since the hour OF their disappear
ance, no word has been heard Of
the girl and two boys. Police search
here has been futile and 1t is be-
lieved they are ntheir way either
to kentucky or California.
McQueary is doing everything in
his power to effect the return Of
Catherine. aged eleven: Smith, aged
nine, and James, aged seven. who
were mysteriously spirited from their
home, 1915 X street northwest, day
before yesterday. A slender woman.
wearing a dark hat, brown skirt, and
pink waist, embraced them, and then
took them away with her. while they
we're at recess from the Thomson
School
The heart-broken father was ex-
hausted last night. after spending q
sleepless night and day in attempts
to trace his children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Davis. of 900
|, street northwest. called on McQueary
lset night to aid him in his search for
the missing children. They said their
grandson, John Moore, aged nve, who
lives in Somerset Nh was ap-
yroached in Franklin Park last Mon
day by a negro. who asked him to
cross the street with him.
Davis told the father he thought
there might be a connection between
the two cases. He offered his aid in
the search.
REsEMBLED FORMER WIFE.
McQueary was further convinced
that the mysterious woman was his
former wife. when it developed that
the woman who called at his home
during his absence at work was tail
and slender. The description given
70 the police in q lokout tallies with
Acoueary's recollection of his wife.
He ssid
This woman wore a brown skirt.
and ~ former wife was very fond Of
brown. She was blonde, and my wife
had florid complexion. 1 am sure
II was she.
Whatever love had for my for
| mer wife 10 cold and cannot be re-
vived. / believe she has taken my
| children, but I can do nothing.
As far as can be determined, there
was no way by which the three chill
| dren could be reminded OF their moth
er. No pictures OF her were hung on
the walls of their rooms, and very
little was said about her.
For more than a year the mother
had not seen her babies. When last
heard from, she was living near Los
| Angeles, Cal. She had corresponded
| with Catherine regularly.
| BOTH PARENTS PROMINENT.
Both McQueary and his former wife,
! now Mrs. Eugene Kelly. of California
are members OF prominent families in
Somerset. Ky. They were married
and later petitioned for "A divorce in
Somerset, KY. where. for four years.
McQueary was postmaster.
The divorce suit was appealed 20
Frankfort, Ky, seat OF the supreme
| court, where the decree was granted.
On June s. McQueary was grandu-
] ated from the Georgetown University
| Law School with a degree of master
| OF laws, He does not intend to prac-
tice for several years, he said. as he
has important Government work to
T, do.
At present he is employed in
branch OF the Treasury Department
His salary. he says, at the most 10
| $4,000 a year, That is why he scouts
| the theory that his three children
were kidnapped to be held for ransom.
| what Is a Government clerk, to be
! the object OF ransom?" he says.
| Probably the last intimate friend
| OF the family to see the three chill
dren was Mrs. Duenna v. Horton,
with whom Mcoueary and his two
sons roomed, at 1915 n street north
west.
SEEN GOING UP STREET.
| when the mysterious woman who
abducted the children took the trio
up the street. Mrs. Horton was at
work on the top floor OF her home.
| Her last glimpse revealed hurry
| ing woman. with a suitcase in ono
hand and the other arm around the
| neck of tiny Catherine-and two be-
wildered small boys talking and ssl-
ing inauiringly into the face OF their
| abductoress.
II was with Smith. the elder boy.
on the top floor" sid Mrs Horton
nHe was supposed TO go to school at
noon, while James went in the morn
ing.
"Then I heard Catherine coming in.
I was told by Miss Marie Newkirk.
roomer. that Catherine seemed to
be CRYING, and could not unlock the
| door Miss Newkirk says woman.
tall and slender. was waiting at the
gate and came up the steps 70 help
! Catherine open the door. While
there sne kissed her, opened the
latch. and told Miss Newkirk she
was to take the children to a movie
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