Year: 1878

Inc village OF Elizaville, Columbia
county, N. u, was startled on Sept.
20 by the sudden disappearance of
Amelia Younghanse. beautiful girl
Of l6, daughter Of q wealthy farmer.
She was engaged 10 marry Louis N.Y.
ers, the only son of q merchant ut
Glencoe mills, in the same county,
The wedding had been appointed for
October Is, and the brides trousseau
had been purchased. 1t was learned
that she had been seen on the evening
of the day she fed from home stand
ing on the platform of the Hudson
River railroad station to Rhinebeck.
She was accompanied by q strange
man, who was talking to her in an ex-
cited manner. They took the train
for New York. Mr.. Younghause
sent dispatch to the police Of that
city asking for his daughters arrest,
and went to the city himself to aid in
the search. Superintendent Wailing
sent out general alarm, giving a de-
scription Of the girl, but the police
were unable to find any trace Of her
The father returned home in despair,
heart-broken at the disgrace which
he had suffered.


Amelia was described as a brunette,
with fresh complexion, large spark
ling eyes, snd well rounded figure
She was we'll dressed and had receiv-
ed a good education. A detective
saw her on Broadway, near Twenty
eighth street, on Monday and stopped
her. When he asked her if her name


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burst into tears and said It was. The
officer took her before Justice Nor
gan in q private room at the Jefferson
Market police court, and she told her
story.


Two years ago, she said che was
studying in st. Johns convent, at East
Albany, and met young man named
George Norris. Their acquaintance
began by means Of Irritation from
the windows of the convent. Norris
found means to send her letters which
she received outside the walls of the
convent, and they met in secret after
wards. He persuaded her to marry
him, and took her to place where a
ceremony was performed. He prom
ised to keep their marriage secret
until che was OF age. Suddenly he
disappeared and she hea rd nothing
more Of him for over year. Believ-
ing him to be dead she promised to
marry young Myers, with v HON she
became acquainted after she left the
convent. One day when che was
walking at some distance from home
she was startled by the sudden ap-
pearance Of Norris, who had been
watching for an opportunity to see
her alone. He had heard of her in
tended marriage, and he threatened
to expose her IL she did not leave at
once, to live with him. They went to
Rhinebeck and took train for New
York city. On the way down he told
her that the ceremony which had
been performed at East Albany was q
mock marriage, and she would be dis
graced in the eyes of the world IL the
truth were known. He confessed al
80 that his object in taking her away
from home was to extort money from
her father. Sho told him that she
would not accompany him any farth-
er, and threatened to appeal to the
other passengers on the train If he
continued to force his company upon
her. He left the train and she arriv-
cd at the Grand Central depot alone
and without money.


Pride kept her from revealing her
true name, and informing her father
A lady who lived 10 Patterson, N. j.,
saw her weeping In the depot and
asked her what was her trouble. -
Amelia said that she was alone in the
city, without money, and that she
wanted to find employment The la
dy took her to Patterson and kept her
few days in hope of finding some
work for her. Not wishing to re-
main dependent on the charity Of a
stranger, Amelia came to the city
again on Saturday, and spent the day
in wandering about the streets look
ing for work. She was unsuccessful,
and at night found herself in the city
without shelter. She was at length
directed to the Children's Aid Socie.
tvs lodging house in st. Marks place,
whore she remained until Monday.
The young lady said that abe did
not know where Norris intended to
tako her when they came to the city
and she did not know where he lived
She wept bitterly while telling heI
sad history, and she expressed fearl
that her Disgrace would ruin her hap
pinees at home. Justice Morgan re-


manded her to the Thirteenth street
station until her father sould be SEN


for. She WAS made ~ comfortable


- possible at the station, and . tele
gram sent TO Mr.. Younghause at Eli


zaville. The father sent q reply tha


he would be In the city next day {,


receive his daughter.
Australian aborigines are said /,


have discoved new stimulant whicl


is called "pitcherine." It is smoked