St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-17
A Sad Elopement.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRL ENTICED FROM
HOME. HER SUDDEN DEATH.
BASKERVILLE. n. H.. Jan. II =

The citizens of this enterprlSlng place
of three thousand inhabitants had not
for long time been more surprised OF
grieved than they were on Monday, the
18th of last November. when the report
spread through the village that Miss
Josephine Drew. or Josie Drew, as
she was Familiarity called, was missing
From the day following up to this morn
ing no trace of the girl could be found
by detectives or friends.
JOSEPHINE DREW
Was fifteen years old, and the only
child of Mr.. Oliver j. Drew, foreman OF
the extensive foundry of Arthur Brown
He formerly resided in Concord, where
Josie was born. He has resided here
some years, and is well known and
highly esteemed citizen. Both Mr.
Drew and his wife were most tenderly
attached to their daughter, and they
spared no pains or expense i'll her care
and education. Josie was tall and slen-
der in figure, with rich brown hair, and
a bright and very interesting counte-
nance. In her conduct she had ever in
all respects been most exemplary
person. and was general favOrite.
On the Monday morning referred to
above she started off for the Academy
on the BoScawem side of the river. Her
parents never saw her afterward, and in
her pleasant home there came shadows
i'll the place of her sun light, and Il great
sorrow which words cannot describe.
She took her dinner, and of course
WAS not expected home ut noon Night,
however, drew on. and she did not come
to supper. She had an intimate friend
who lived near her, named Emma Bean
and to her the mother sent to inquire
for her daughter. Emma said that she
and Josie went to school together as
usual, but that soon after the session
opened Josie complained of being I'M
well and got dismissed, as Emma sup
posed. for the PURPOSE of going home.
! This information naturally caused deep
Soicitudc. Soor afterward, the rail
road agent. says that Josie bought IL
ticket for Concord in the forenoon, and
took the ears. as he supposed. for that
place. This caused no suspicion to
those who saw her ut the station. for it
WAS well known that her father often
entrusted her to go to Concord and
collect rcn;S for him. Then the father
FASTENED 10 Concord and found that on
that daN she had collected rent. but the
tenants had no knowledge as to where
she subsequently went. The search is
continued. and the next day it is ;Scer-
tanned that she had purchased IL shawl
in Concord. and lett Il waterproof which
she remarked she would call soon and
get. That was the last information
that the detectives could get of her.
In searching about the house the next
day after Josie disappeared. inthc hope
of finding something that might shed
Shome light upon the sad mystery. the
mother discovered some letters adj
dressed to the daughter. and signed
.'Gcorwr Shcrhurn." This 50 shocked
the mother that she could hardly he
licVc what her ewes SAW. She did not
know that the two had spoken to each
other. rs she read over the letters the
terrible truth flashed upon her mind.
and she WAS forced to believe that Il
iicnd III human form had enticcd her
daughter from home.
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left he insisted that his wifi. On in n.r,
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absence he broke open his little daugh-
ter miniature savings bank and car
RED away the contents. amounting to
some sin or more dollars. When these
things came t." light there seemed no
doubt but that Shcrhurn and Josie had
clipped.
pctectlNcs were employed. and week
after week the search went ON. but II"
tldIngS OF the missing child. The grief
OF the parents hcramc somewhat sub |
dued. hut still the absent one was ever
anu pray Tu i"i ht'r return. hcN cn'iiu