The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-08-14
Kennewick Girl
Reports Abduction
From PascO.
Victim tells police she
was lured into car and
taken to Seattle

OtdIUle pOllC6 yesterday Oegdn All
investigation of a reported abduc-
ton of Pasco girl from her home
town to Seattle, after learning of the
occurrence from Miss Dorothy Blair,
twenty -year-old student nurse, states
a story printed in this mornings Sc
attic P.-I
Miss Blair is Kennewick girl and
has been taking training course
at the Pasco hospital. She returned
to her home here early this morning.
Miss Blair wept as she told De-
tective Captain NJ. G. Scrafford her
story yesterday afternoon. The story
continues.
Notified of the case by Captain
Scrafford, the girls parents, DR.. and
Mrs. H. G. Curry of Kennewick sent
funds for her transportation and the
girl left yesterday evening by train
for her home.
Seattle police were brought into
the case Tuesday night when Sheriff
A. M. Richter telephoned from Pros
ser that the girl, who had been re-
ported missing, had been seen in an
automobile with two men.
Girl Located
Checking aflong distance call Miss
Blair had made to Pasco Tuesday,
Mrs. Irene Durham, head of the DO
lice Women's division, located the
girl at a West Seattle home, where
she was staying with friends. g.,
At the policewoman's request,
Miss Blair went to police head
quarters where she made her report
to Captain Scrafford. a
II left Our Lady or Lourdes hos
Dital in Pasco at about 7:15 o'clock
Monday night to go to a show" Miss
Blair said, 81 was walking to town
and two fellows miss Blair named
them) drove up in a car. They want
ed me to come with them, but told
them wanted to go to a show. They
offered to drive me to the theatre
Miss Blair said the two men were
acquaintance of hers. One of them
was married she said Instead OF
driving toward the theatre, they
drove toward Seattle. 1.-..=.5
81 asked them where they were
taking me and said wanted to go
back" Miss Blair continued. Zone
of them said they were taking me to
Seattle, but I thought he was joking
They drove ON. Near Yakima one OF
the men slapped me i'm the face be-
cause refused a drink"
AT Yakima, according to Miss
Blair's story. they picked up an
other girl and continued toward Sc
attic. Miss Blair said she didnf
make an cutlery at any Of the stops
because she was afraid to "raise a
fuss and get in bad at the. hospital.
The party arrived in Seattle al
1880 am. Tuesday and registered at
a large downtown hotel. 1.. .%
"The married man registered us
as married couple" she told Cap
tain Scrafford. "The other couple
took another room. As soon as we
got upstairs demanded money fol
my return trip home, but was told
they had none. So I ran out of the
hotel, called a cab and spent the
night with a girl friend from
Pasc0." ... -~sa ..<-r
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phoned the hospital, told them she
had been taken to Seattle against
her will and would return home as
soon as she had the fare. -. H..
Captain Scrafford checked the
hotel where the girl said she had
been taken and learned that the
party had registered early Tuesday
and left the same day. .-<.. 80.
Information received here today
that the accused men were Benton
county residents, but because the
action occurred in Franklin county
any legal proceedings must be taken
by officials in that county. No &C
ton was taken today because Of the
absence of the Franklin County
prosecutor. J..