Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-14
KIDNAPPED IOWA
GIRL FOUND IN EAST

Sister and Aunt Held In New hamp.
shire For Stealing Anna Mario
Winter, 7.Ysar- Old ottumwa
School oirl-Whlsked Away In Auto
Last October.
chicago. Feb. llama Marie
Winter. years old, was kidnapped
from In front Of the Franklin school
in Ottumwa, Iowa, last October, and
thereby hangs tale. Love letters and
a green auto with. white wire wheels
led to the denouement
Anna Marie was found on a farm
in New Hampshire the other day,
after detectives and police had strug-
gled three days to dig their way thru
the snowdrifts from the nearest town.
The girls discovery. and the arrest
Of her sister, her amt. and a chauf-
feur said to be confederate, ended
a search by the Pinkertons, and the
Iowa, Chicago, and eastern police
which lasted four months, covered
many states, and cost $1,000.
The kidnapped child Is an heiress-
the daughter OF Nicholas Winter
rich widower Of Ottumwa. 1t is the
theory Of the authorities that the alb
duction was part Of plot by the
aunt, Ella Buchanan. to obtain pos
session Of the girl, so that when the
father died the path to the iatter's
wealth might be made the easier. In
this motive the officials declare, she
had the assistance OF Annals sister
Helen Maurine Winter. 90 years old,
whose romance with an 1owan gave
the clew by which the story was
closed.
About nine years ago Nicholas
Winter married Martha Buchanan,
sister of Ella buchanan, Of Chicago.
a graduate nurse of the Illinois
Training School for Nurses. There
was opposition by the Buchanan
family to the marriage, but when
Mrs. Winter died seven years ago at
the birth of Anna Marie, this ap-
parently faded away. Within a few
months Aunt Ella proposed that
Anna Marie and her sister, Helen
Maurine, daughter Of Winter by a
former marriage. come to Chicago
and live with their Aunt Ella at
3341 Michigan avenue.
The father paid the expenses OF
the girls, but the arrangement did
not suit him long, for after a time
he made effort to get Anna Marie
back, and three years ago he
brought suit and regained posses
sion OF the child.
Helen remained with her aunt, but
visited in Ottumwa. About a week
before Oct. 10 the green auto with
white wire wheels was seen in OF
tumwa near the Franklin school,
Then, on Oct 10. it came sliding up
beside Anna Marie and whisked her
away.
Search all over Iowa awaited
nothing. The Pinkertons were wiz
ed Superintendent Schumacher, AS
sistant Superintendent Geauque, and
city detectives searched Chicago. No
result. Finally 1t was learned Helen.
while teaching school IN Fenton.
Iowa, had fallen in love with George
Whistler, Of Fenton. His mail was
watched. Ten days ago letter from
Boston arrived. 1t was traced and 1t
was found Helen had assumed the
name of Helen Forbes, and with her
aunt, under the name of Elinor
Forbes, was on farm near Center
Barnstead, N. II.
The aunt and Helen. who had been
teaching at Canterbury, n. H.. were
taken to the jail at Laconia, n. H.
to await extradition to Ottumwa,
where they and the chauffeur have
been indicted.
The chauffeur was left temporarily
at the farm, under guard, to tend
| the stock till a thaw arrives. Nc
hired man can be induced to brave
the present seven-foot drifts.