Sarah Bradshaw Found In Toledo

SARAH BRADSHAW FOUND IN TOLEDO

Rescued From a House of Evil Resort

POLICE ARREST HER

She is the Adopted Daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Bradshaw of Thompson St.

Sarah Bradshaw, adopted daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Bradshaw, of 421 Thompson street, was rescued last week from a disreputable resort for women in Toledo by the police of the latter city. The girl says she is a niece of Mrs. Hester Saxton, stepmother of Mrs. William McKinley, wife of the late president. This statement is confirmed by Mrs. Bradshaw, of this city. The girl, who is only fifteen years old, when arrested, made the following statement, according to the Toledo Bee:

"I was adopted," she said in reply to a question, "by Mr. Bradshaw, of Ann Arbor, when I was a little girl, and we were always happy until he married his second wife, whose worst fault is that she has a craving for liquor which must he satisfied periodically, and then she made my life one of torture. When sober she was as kind as she could be, but when under the influence of liquor she always scared me.

"About three months ago I did something that I should not have done, and for which I have always been sorry, but I made a confession to papa and Mrs. Bradshaw, and they both forgave me, and were very kind. The next time she got Intoxicated, however, Mrs. Bradshaw became a demon and started for me with a butcher knife, chasing me out of the room, and then I ran away.

"In deadly fear of my life I dared not return for my clothes, so walked to Dundee dressed as I was. I remained in Dundee but a short time, and then, wanting to place as much distance between myself and Ann Arbor as possible, I did something I would not have done under anything but extraordinary conditions- I boarded a freight train and came to Toledo.

"After leaving home, in fact ever since my stepmother began her abuse, my one desire has been to go to Wheeling, W. Va., where my aunt, Mrs. Charles Shreves, resides. She made a good deal of me when I was in Chicago during the world's fair, and I know she would let me live with her.

"I have another aunt in Chicago. Mrs. Hester Saxton, stepmother of Mrs. William McKinley, widow of the late president, but I do not want to go to her.

"Since coming to Toledo I have been unfortunate in running into places and people I should have avoided, but I suppose my country greenness as you call it (and she smiled sadly) is responsible for that. When I left Mrs. Paradis' house Sunday and did not turn I went to a hotel and paid for a room. I was afraid to be alone on the street at so late an hour and wanted to get inside and be alone.

"Monday morning I started out to get some work, in order to get money to take me to Wheeling. I heard in some way of Mr. Delauder, of No. 1115 Washington street, wanting some one to take care of his house, and applied for and secured the position.

"Here I thought I would be quiet and could earn some money, but it seems that I stepped into the frying pan, for, as you know, that woman Sadie Palmer was his housekeeper and came home Tuesday morning, breaking in the door and forcing me to jump from the second story window. I know now the relations that existed between Delauder and the woman, but I did not dream of such a thing at that time."

Mrs. Bradshaw, the mother of the girl, when seen at her home on Thompson street, said that the young woman was adopted when she was three years old by herself and husband, the late Rev. John Bradshaw.

"Since she was twelve years old I have had nothing but trouble with her," said Mrs. Bradshaw. "She was attending the first ward school. About six weeks ago she came home later than usual. I asked her where she had been. She said she had been kept late at school by her teacher. I went to the school and found that Sarah had got excused early in the afternoon. She afterwards confessed to me that she had been out with a young fellow of this city. (Mrs. Bradshaw gave the name of the young man. He is the son of a well known citizen, but his name is withheld until further investigation can be made.) Later the girl ran away to Milan. Here she was taken care of by a Mr. Wilcox, Of Dundee, to whom she told a pitiful story of her treatment at home. He took her to Dundee to help his wife. She ran away from his house one night with a girl named Edna Kimball and remained in a canning factory at that place with several young men all night. I finally got her home here, and tried to reform her, but it was all of no use. She disappeared a few days ago and I have been hunting for her ever since. I will have to have her committed to the reform school. That's the only thing I can do now."