Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-14

today offered reward OF VOW lot
apprehension Of the abductors OF
sister Cecilia. nun at ST. Johns
Catholic parochial school
The sister remained in her room
today under care OF a physician and
poiics and others were not allowed
to question her.
Burns detectives were put 10
work on the case.
BALTIMORE. Md. Feb IA
Bafied in his efforts to clear up the
mysterious circumstances surround
ing the ppearance OF Sister
Cecilia from the Notre Dame Con-
vent. Frederick. on Monday, Sheriff
T. A. Jones. OF Frederick county,
late yesterday afternoon left Balti-
more.
Following sls departure. Baati
more police, under the direction OF
Capt. Charles NJ Cole. Western dis
tfict. continued their search for the
house near Camden station in which
Sister Cecilia SAYS she awoke after
having been sandbagged. drugged
and spirited away from the convent.
Their efforts likewise were fruitless.
Hidden from the world in the
convent in Frederick, Sister Cecilia
was not permitted to see visitors, not
even the Frederick police.
From the story of Sister Cecilia as
It t1ickled bit by bit from the sick
room through nuns and the priests
OF ct. Johns parish and from the
Investigations in Baltimore. the fol-
lowing were outstanding facts in the
days developments:
Belief expressed by priests OF
st. Johns parish and nuns OF the
convent that Sister Cecilia was
the victim of a Camorra gang.
Declaration by Sister Cecilia
that she can Identify the man
who. with a woman. looked in
the convent window and whom
she believes to be her kidnap-
pers. This man looked nike
an Italian" according to Sister
Cecilia.
Statements by the Rev Will
liam J. Kane. pastor OF st.
Johns Catholic Church, Freder-
lex. and nuns of the convent that
sister Cecilia will not be able
physically to come to Baltimore
for many days to help the police
authorities In their quest for the
kidnappers.
Inability OF the nuns or the
police 10 find trace OF sister
Cecelias black nuns hood or
her gown.
Unsuccessful search by the
police for the dingy. little room
81,
awakened in the area bounded
by sharp. Greene, Lombard and
Barre streets.
conviction OF the authorities
that sister Cecilia did not come
TO Baltimore by train or bus. but
that she came in private auto
mobile.
Confirmation or parts OF Sister
Cecsha's story-hy DR.. W. Mere
tiith Smith, who says she had
br1iise on the back Of her head
and that she is suffering from
the effects of a drug he had
been unable 10 Identify; by lit
tie Jane Roddy. who remembers
Sister Cecilia pointing out the
woman looking in the window
during the progress OF a music
lesson-srin left many points
unexplained.
The police have been unable TO
connect the package found in the
-taxicab in which the nun returned
10 Frederick either with the disap-
nearance OF Sister Cecilia or the
house OF mystery in Baltimore
Stuart Cathcart. chauffer, was arrest
ed when ne returned 10 the convent
70 surrender this package, believing
sister Cecilia had forgotten 1t and
left 1t in his car.
The package contained a plain
linen handkerchief. a small house
wife" with needles and thread,
wash cloth. towel and soap. small
box OF pink pills. mirror and pink
ribbon.
Il saw her come down the Camden
station steps and go up to the police
man." eaid Cathcart. "She was
composed and remained that way
during the entire trip. When she (
left the car at Libon 10 make a tele-
phone call. she did not appear ex-
cited She was a little nervous,
however, when she got to the con-
vent"
After talking 10 Sister Cecilia
again yesterday the Rev. Father
Kane gave the following version OF
her disappearance:
Sister Cecilia was preparing TO say
her prayers She had gone up
stairs for her breviary after little
Jane Roddy had left. And the
first thing she saw as she came into
the room was this face at the rear
window. More than a face, this
time. however; the full figure OF a
woman. for the French window be-
fore which the woman was standing
opens into little porch with two
steps
As she stood there amazed. try
ing TO gather her faculties, some
thing hit the back Of her head and /