"KIDNAPPED" GIRL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10639, 7 May 1913, Page 6

"KIDNAPPED" GIRL.

Miat Dorothy May Vans? daughter of the Whitby who disappeared from fcoms re has leturned to London, lot..«mg non» the worse for her trip to Faris. She stftted that she was seized and dragged into a near Whitby. A woman in the oar changed dresses with her, alighted iat Ruswarp, and rejoined the oar I afr Malton. It is pointed out this 10 doubt gave rise to the report that Miss Vause had been seen travelling from Rnswarp to Malton. Miss Vause expressed the opinion she mnat have been drugged and remained tinder its influenoe duiing the whole of the journey to Paris, as she felt quite anable to help herself. The ear journeyed to Peterborough, where the might was speat, then to London, where they stayed oieor two days. TRIED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION. Miss Vause says she remembers sending both the telegram and the tetter which her parents received, and states that on several occasions she tied to attract attention, but appeared to be quite unable to do so, as she was usually dragged baok again into the ear. From Lonitm the party went to Brighton, and amother night was spent there. Journeying from Brighton tc Newhaven, the motor-ear was left at the latter plaoe, and the party emharkei for Dieppe, finally reaching Paris. She was kept nnder fairly elosa control In Paris for three days, when one of the men told her be intended sending her home again. She did not think he meant this seriously, but later he took her out of the' house where they were, gare her some money, took her to a hotel, and handed her a tio>et from Paris to Victoria. He at once telegraphed her parents, and one of her Brothers went to Newhave* to meet her. On her arrival in England she returned with her brother to London. ALL QUITE TRUE. It is stated that all that has appeared in Miss Dorothy Vause's letter from Paris as to her adventures is quite corroet. Farther inquiries show that Miss Vanse stayed with her other companions at Peterborough in a private house. They did not leave Brighton for Newhaven till two days later. " Mfss Vause has described the other ocoupants of the oar to detective-inspector in charge of the White Slave Traffic Department of Scotland Yard, who lias charge of the case. The woman was addressed as "Gay." She was about thirty, sft 7in in height, medium build, light brown hair, brown eyes, fresh comp don, full face*, and generally ha ■■■■: - ; j the appearance of an aotress She was wearing a grey costume, * blue felt hat, and a grey rainproof cloak. Miss Vause is a very young-looking girl, for her eighteen years, and wears her hair in a plait down her baok.