The Washington times., 1931-10-27
nj MYSTERY KLDNAPERS BEAT YOUNG BRIDE
GIRL F OUND
IN COMA IN
MARYLAND
Mrs. Louisa McIntire Lured
Away on Ruse; Machine
Bore N. Y. Tags, She Says

Drugged, beaten, and abused,
Mrs. Louisa McIntire, 18, a bride
Of seven weeks, was found un-
conscious today in a field near
Behrend Station, in Prince
Georges County, Md.
Later while in . semi-consciOus
condition, she sObbed out q story
that two men had taken her to
the spot in an automobile, that
they had abused her. struck her
several times in the face, and
left her as she was lapSing into
Inconsistencies.
She is the wife of Private Carl
McIntire, of the Medical Corps,
stationed at Walter, Reed HoSpi-
tai. They were married at the
hospital on September 20 last,
by Chaplain B. A. Boyd, Of the
hospital.
Seen From Train
Miss Esther Owens, Of Ritchie,
Md, en- route from her home on
the Chesapeake Beach railroad
train early this morning to her
place of employment at Chesa-
peake Beach Junction, saw the
young bride huddled on the
ground not far from the tracks.
When Miss Owens alighted from
the train she notified the police.
When the authorities reached
the spot, accompanied by Miss
Owens, the bride was cold and
unconscious. Her clothing was
soaked with dew, and it was first
thought she was dead. Her face
was badly bruised.
Tells Strange Story
After being placed in the auto
mobile Of Deputy Sheriff L. E. Du-
trow, Of Prince Georges county,
she partly revived and, mistaking
q Times reporter for her husband,
she reached for him and cried:
"CarI, forgive me. I did mot
want to do it. Why did you
send those terrible men for
me?"
In response to questions she
said that two men called at her
home, 1104 Eighth St. N. W.,
early last evening, told her that
her husband was dying at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, and had sent
them for her. When she got into
theie automobile they gave her
something to drink to settle her
nerves."
She said the drink dazed her
and afterwards she could not
think clearly. She said the au-
tOmObiIe had New York license
pIats on it, but that there was
q switch on the dash board that
permitted the operator to change
that license plate to one Of an
other State.
Struck Her i'm Face
When they reached the spot
where she was found today, they
told her to get out of the ma
chine. When she refused one Of
them struck her in the face,
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the car.
Later she told that she was
born in Bridl lewater, N. c., but
Chaplain Boyd said she gave
Summerville, Ca, as her address
when he performed the mar
riage ceremony.
She sait. her parents died two
years ago leaving her and two
young brothers without relatives.
She told that she was unable
to find work in the South and
went to Baltimore five months in
search Of employment. She was
living at S14 West Fayette st.,
that city, when she met and mar
ried McIntire.
After the ceremony she moved
to the Eighth Street address.
Her brothers, she said, are in an
orphan asylum in North Carolina.
Police Search Begun
While the police Of Prince
Georges county started a search
for the men who attacked the
bride, she was taken to a hospital
at Upper Marlboro by Deputy
Dutrow.
Mrs. McIntire was unable to
give the police a description of
the men, but it is believed she
will be able to do so when she
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