The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
NELL AUSTIN
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looks around hor ward IN tho hos.
pitnl with calm eyes. Then she
drops back into tho heavy stupor
which hna held her sro In taking
nourlshrnent regularly and rogainlng
her strength Az time passes. DR..
~. G. Powell, her attending ply.
Hiclnn. waH optimistic that she would
soon recover completely.
At the request OF Chief OF Police
w, II. SoyorynB OF Seattle, Inapoc-
tor Jcwett IL making persistent 81.
forts TO hear Miss Nclls story,
which Soyeryns believes, win COM
plotely close tho case so far as the
Seattle police are concerned. Jew
EFT IN keeping close touch with hos
pital authorities and when Miss
Nell has become strong enough 90
talk. hopes te assert his authority
long enough 10 get her story.
Jewctt aud the Vancouver police.
are working on tho theory that
waS followed turnout by the Seat
Ito police, namely TINT Miss Nell
left homo because OF family trouble
and worries over money.
BELIEVE SHE WAS
ON WAY TO FRIENDS
1T Is possible that she was ac-
coated by Some man on Jericho
beach," Inspector Jcwctt said. 'Wc
believe that abe arrived In Van
couyer Wednesday afternoon, spent
an hour or two In the city and
then took a street car 10 reach the
home OF Mrs Ingram. n friend or
tho family. Mra Ingram lives IN
tho Marine drive noighborhood and
this would account for tho girl be-
fng there.
"MIaH Nell PROBABLY left the street
car at the wrong corner. and 1t IL
then considered possible That she
me, some man who may have spok-
en- TO her and frightened her. She
ran bllndly 20 the Ladd home. and
fell unconscious on their porch"
This would account for the foot
steps parallollng the girls on the
sand OF the beach. the torn pieces
OF a photograph and five vaneou-
yer street car tickets found near
her glove and purse. Jewett said
IL was equally probable that the
footprints were made by man
who raw her acting aueeriy and
who sought 20 MD her. Tho effect.
In either case. he believes. that tho
girl would be badly frightened.
would DO the same.
An intimation that tho girl viii
be hurried away Just an soon as her
condition warrants was given Sun.
day by Miss Leila Austin, eldest
daughter, according 10 reports from
Vancouver. Miss Leila. who has
pcralstrntly maintained that force
and coercion from an outside source
was responsible for the girls pecn.
liar actions. said Ahe may take Miss
Nell TO her homo. in Hugo. Okla.
''Neli has asked for mother" tho
elder sister said. II do not want
20 bring mother out here unless II Is
necessary. OF course. shc viii como
.lt Nell needs her But II Nell re-
eFffAh w Fsht HRf@A t8tk#R p&tANo iRA
ia long rest. probably 10 our homo
in Hugo. where mother could takn
caro- Of her.
''she surely viii be In no condition
10 return 70 her school IN Seattle"
Miz Leila said tina, II II probable
Miss Nell viii bo taken TO Seattle
for convalescencn before being cent
on tho long Journey to Hugo.
Detective Sergt. A. Champion. OF
Vancouver, was engaged In running
down another clue that may explain
tho Jericho Beach happening Mon.
day. lie Is seeking a tAxlcab driver
who II reported 10 have abandoned
hia mircd cab near Point Grey. The
cab had girl for passenger. who
did not return with the driver. street
car men reported TO the police.
Champion considers II possible
Miss Austin was tho passenger and
that shc left tho cab after II became
mircd and proceeded on foot in an
effort TO find tho residence OF MIRA.
Ingram and succumbcd from ex.
4.