Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-13
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
KIDNAPPING Of nun
Believed, However, That Ran
som Was Object OF Abduc-
tors-Her Skull Bruised

FREDERICK. Feb. i3.-That Sister
Cecilia, music teacher az Notre Dame
convent here. who mysteriously dis
appeared from the institution yester-
day afternoon and returned ia a dazed
condition last night after having been
abducted and taken 10 Baltimore. was
kidnapped solely for the purpose OF
OF tanning a ransom. Was the opinion
expressed by the Rev William ].
Kane, pastor OF 81. Johns Catholic
Church here.
Sister Cecilia was this morning de-
scribed as being in a dazed condition
Her physician has forbidden her dis
cussing her experiences. declai Ing
that Il might be dangerous to her
physical condition The doctor whc
examined the nun said he found &
bruise on the skull, the result OF e
blow said to have been Inflicted when
she was seized at the convent about
1880 o'clock.
Father Kanes abduction theory IS
based upon statements made by sis
ter Cecilia In connection with he
al eence. Sister Cecilia heard one G
the men In the house. where she wa
held in Baltimore. say: what ough
we get out of the - thing"
This. tho priest said seems 10 indi
cate that the nun was abducted 70
tho purpose OF obtaining ransom
Stewart Cathcart. driver OF the taxi
cab. which brought Si1ter Cecili
back to Frederick. returned to Balti
more today In company with ia
Frederick county sheriff Cathcar
had been held in Jail here all night.
BALTIMORE, Feb Robert
Osborne. the policeman who Sis.e
Cecilia said she aueried as to train
or taxi service to that place. said tc
day he did not notice anythin'
strange when the nun approaehe
him. His beat. he said. was bus
one. being near a railroad station an
many persons nightly came to ques
ton him.
Osborne said when Sister Cecil.
approached him she told him of
"sick friend" In Frederick who needle
her and said that ii wac necessary "a
her 10 return there AZ once. She di
not mention having been kidnapped
The patrolman said that he aske
several taxicab drivers to take III
sister rs a passenger They refuse
upon learning that she had not II
necessary fare. Finally. he saif
stewart Cathcart agreed to make tn
trip TO Frederick Sister Cecilia tol,
Cathcart. Osborne said. to drive care
fully and to nick ont the smoothe
roads as she did not feel any to wei
Osborne said the nun did not mentio'
the Kidnapping to him and he had
reason to suspect there had been fou
play.
After receiving word from Fred
orick police late last night lcca
authorities searched for the hous
Sister Cecilia was said 10 have es
capped from without result. III
search will be continued today. the
said Only vague clues were avail
able to guide the searching squad.
As soon as her condition nermite
Sister Cecilia will be asked 10 com
to Baltimore to help find the house i
which she SAYS she was held prisone
for several hours This statemen
was made by Sheriff James Jones.
lob a..
otter noon The sheriff said he hae
come here to aid the local police II
their search for the house Up 4,
noon it had not been found
The sheriff brought with him tn
coat and hat which the sister wore
her return to the institution an
which. the authorities believe. vii
lead TO the identity of her ahductorf
He was accompanied y Stewart Cath
cart, taxi driver, who took the siste
hack to the convent and who was ar
rested when he started to leav
Frederick to return to baltimore.
The chauffeur satisfied the Fred
erick authorities that he had nothins
to do with the Kidnapping of Siste.
Cecilia and was released.
Sister Cecilia says that when sh'
escaped last night she found hersel
in an alley which energies on n wild,
street upon which was Camden Sta
ton. This might have been eithe'
Camden or Howard, but was probabl,
Camden, police say. Street by stree
and alley by alley they have made {;
thorough search of the district, Il i
possible that Sister Cecilia will b
asked to return here to help in locat
ing the house, where she awoke ir
the twilight, she declared, 10 find her
self lying on cot in scantily fur
nished room.