The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Kidnapped Girl Returns, Clothes Torn To Shreds
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was incoherent. All she could tell oi the men was that they had flor eign accent" and that one had a moustache. She said that she had not been raped.
 She was not allowed to tell her story except to police and members of the family. Only fragments of her story were revealed by her father, William B. Brown, an em- ploye of the Government Bureau ot Printing and Engraving, and Robert L. Manning, 8 retired Washington detective and an old family friend. Doctor Attends Her Mary was attended by a doctor who left early this morning, refus- ing to reveal his name. He was expected back after the girl had had some sleep. He said that he had not examined her to determine whether she had been raped, but said, T don't think so."
 The 30-hour search for the girl ended dramatically when she ap- peared at the back door of the Brown home in this lonely country side, less than IS miles from the national capital. State and local police had been leading a heavily armed posse of farmers, eco boys and volunteer firemen through the woods and over the fields. They had feared that she had been mur- dered.
 State Police Capt. Edward Mex. Johnson refused to comment on her return, but indicated that he could not account for the truck approach ing the Brown home so closely-ap- parently-within 1 1-2 miles-with- out it being seen by the numerous road patrols.
 Story Told by Mary
 Mary's story as revealed by her father and Manning, was that the men who abducted her had driven around for many hours. She had been blindfolded and kept in the rear of the truck on a mattress. Last night, she told her father the truck slowed down but didn't stop and she was pushed out through the rear door. The truck then speeded on.
 When she discovered that she wa. only 8 short way from home, sht said, she walked until nearing tht Brown house, then cut across a helc to the back door. She was not seer entering the house by police and re. porters gathered near the driveway leading up to the house from tn, front.
 The road on which she said Sht was released is 8 narrow, muddy back road. The surrounding coun. trySide is crisS-crossed with sucf roads and there were several way! that those who left her there coult have entered a main highway lead. ing either to Washington, Baltimore or southeastern Maryland.
 Barefooted, Clothes Torn 4 member of the family heard { faint knock and scratching at the back door. Brown said. He said Miss Brown was barefoot and that hel clothing, a sweater and a skirt, were torn ito shreds." Police said hel face and body were bruised. The doctor corroborated this. "She remembers having laid on a mattress in the back of the truck for a long tirne," Brown said. "They rode around almost continuously She remembers only a few stops none of long duration"
 The bruises, according to her father, were caused by the men who, she told him, knocked me out with their fists several times" Although members of the family, distraught by hours of anxious wait- ing for word of the girl, said that she was in 8 serious condition, {" the doctor indicated that she was suffering chiefly from shock. When he left he ordered police not to ques- tion her until she had slept and he had returned to examine her.
 Police Study Clues
 While police hoped to get a more coherent story of the girls experi- enceS later today, when she has recovered they studied the few clues available.
 The most valuable clue was her description of the truck. Tn addi- ton, however, there was the general description of the men given by Mary and her sister. Although Lucy said two foreign looking" men carried her sister away while she lied across muddy field, Mary said three men were in the truck.
 Another clue police looked for was the mattress upon which Mary said she was forced to lie. Police be- lieved that the men might try to dispose of 1t.
 Another factor considered impor- tant was the muddy condition of all roads in the vicinity. Any car that had been in the tleighborhood could not have escaped gathering much red clay on 1T wheels, lenders an1 tires.
 Highest Praise for Girl
 Neighbors had only the highest praise for Mary. They said she was