New Ulm review., 1922-12-13

Elopernellt Of sF p. Iiardie
And Doris Nelson Ends
In Jail.
Man is HELD ON
ABDUCTION CHARGE


BY Ephriam Nelson and
Carl Nordyall sS
The eiopement Of Doris p. N Nelson
pretty 16-year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Nelson living two miles
west Of Comfrey, and Frank p. Hardie
|2s years Old q cornpicker from Grundy
Center, Ia, came to an end Monday
il the Brown County jail They were
arrested at Mason City, Iowa, Sunday
and brought to New Ulm Monday BY
William III Gieseke, deputy sheriff, and
Henry Hoagland Of Winthrop, .
broth her-in-laW Of the girl. III.
Hardie IS Married.
Hardie, who is said to be a married
man with a child, was locked in a cell
on 2 warrant charging him with alb
sduction Doris was held to testify
before the grand jury which is now il
session: County officials intimated that
an Indictment charging q violation
of the Mann act might be asked against
Hardie II: sf.E55 ss;55 \. 81 .9s
The girl told Mr.. Gieseke that she
had left Comfrey last Wednesday on
the train at 4:l0 p. M. She was
joined at Butterfeld by Hardie who
that morning mad completed 2 months
work on the farm of her father. They
went directly to, Mason City, Ia,
which they reached at $40 p. m. Is
Register at Hotels
The couple, according to officials,
registered at one Mason City hotel
under the name Of Frank Hartmann
and wife. The next day they changed
to anottiher hotel where they lived as
Frank Brown and wife,
Doris had attended the Comfrey
school " Wednesday and after school telee-
phoned5 to her parents that she would
be late coming home as she was was re re-
Emaining to study. MI. Nelson had
told Hardie Tuesday evening that he
had no more work for him. Hardie
went to Comfrey Wedne sdasy q morning,
Carrying two black suitcases, one of
which, it was found later, contained
Doris clothing Hardie boarded q
freight train and dropped off at But BY
.terfeld to await the arriysal s J; of the the
afternoon passenger train q on Al which n1laa
the girl was = passenger
I When Doris did not arrive home
"Wednesday evening the family "a al con- 4 q
Quoted an investigation and discovered
the disappearance Of her clothes. clloe.tl
They came to the conclusion that she
had eloped with Hardie and at mid
night Ephriam Nelson, a brother, 4
and Carl Nordval a relative, drove
to New Ulm to inform Sheriff sW. p
Julius. ss
Brother Takes up Chase.
The sheriff sent word far and vide
about the runaway pair and Nelsoa
and Nordvall took up the chase 4se-
They went first to Grundy Is Center ,ss Ia,
where they had reason to believe Har- g 4
die lived, and said they were informed =
by the clerk Of the court that Hardie II
was married ard had q chic: Con z
Itinuing their hunt they went to other he
lcities in Northern Iowa and at 's.isEl q
). M. Saturday arrived in Mason ;a City
They gave 4 descriip iiptiiesa OF the #pail
to the local police and Sunday IN "a. NOR; q:
ming Just as they were about to l's leave V
Mason City for home, they were in. g.
orrned that the police has located ths
couple !. ssSSs S=
Deri. Worked a ~ e aitress. + 6 rs
Doris had been working as waitres!
[in ii Greek restaurant and !, Hardie has la
| Ibsen picking clkens. The two meszz
returned home and wired Sheriff Jp
illus from Connfrey The sheriff has
u tie necessary made o,ylt and ais
4 patched Mr. Gieseke to get the couple
4 IIes, vas aces BY 1! M. HoaglssSss
Il who hp II had Eiy I.s fFeH Wlnlthrop
A 3, Whenls Doris otheer:=imn e !: q
I,LlaY she and declared taa e
], she was happ she y had Y been found an
l|lwas now going home. She Wa
q taken to her home Monday evepiir
4 BY Nj HOagl md falley il. tie con con
.tpletien Of her stiinony before; n
q grand Jury s,
], Doris a a aually attractis
]. girl. She is{a br,lnette, ard was neat
dressed "a 4 blue gray i coat with i,
s licollar Sic told officials that Hard
! lhad promised e marry her aft
4 SIawhile .'.s 1.1B q lss Is