The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-15
RETURN OF TErE MISSING WO-
MAN.
Mrs. CnrmOdy of West Rutland
brought Rome After II Weeks
Tramp.

AS IS well-known to our readers much
excitement has been occasioned in West
Rutland and vicinity by the disappearance
OF the wife of Michael Carmody, work
man in the marble quarries, who ran away
from her watchers one week ago Wednes-
day night while temporarily insane. 1t Is
supposed that her insanity can be confident
ly traced to the time, some nine months
ago, when one OF her children was burned.
as she has been out of her mind at times
ever since Her condition for some days
before her disappearance became such rs
to need constant watch on the part Of her
husband and friends to prevent her making
away with herself as was feared she might
do or run away as she finally did. On the
Wednesday night referred to, fourdfferent
persons, we are informed, were at the
house watching her movements, but not
SO vigilantly but that, in an unguarded
moment on their part, she sped out
of the house. in her dress and with
no more clothing than she would wear in
the house, and in the darkness of the night
was quickly out of sight The neighbors
to large number at once attempted to
their utmost to follow her track that night,
but with no effect. The next day the en-
tire community were aroused on the sub
jcct, and forming themselves into parties
secured the country in and around West
Rutland in search of the missing woman.
This search was kept up with unflagging
interest from day to day. The worlimcn in
the quarrics gave up their work and enlist
ed in the work of the search. One day
during last week the skirmishing party
numbered about four hundred men and
boys and the marble business was made al
most of secondary consequence, 80 eager
were the kind and sympathizing Irish to
bring the wife back to the roof of her al
most despairing husband. Every possible
means was taken to make thorough search
of the surrounding country. Several re-
ports were frequently heard concerning the
whereabouts of the missing woman which
were eagerly taken as a possible clue, but
only to he followed up in vain. Rumors
were alloat that she had been seen on Pine
Hill, bat were probably wholly unfounded
! from the fact that she was at last found in
an entirely different locality.
On Monday the hopes of the good people,
| who exhausted every means in the search
began to waver and the woman was given
up for lost by nearly every ore from sew
eral reasons, one of which was that she
could not have lived out of doors through
the wet and chilly weather which existed
for some days after her disappearance,
especially when so thnly clad as she was
known to have been, without some news
of her whereabouts being known; also, it
was thought with good reason, that she
had probably fallen, in her wild flight in
to some one of the many quarry pits
which surround the vicinity. So the pur-
suit had virtually been abandoned and the
woman given up for lost.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Fisk, who re-
sides at "Chippin Hook" in the town of
Clarendon and distant some six miles from
West Rutland, espied a strange woman on
his premises, and knowing that such wo-
man was missing, at once concluded that
the stranger must be the lost Mrs. Car
mody. He made known his belief to one
of the neighbors and the two Immediately
followed after the woman. She, seeing
their intention of following her, ran wildly
away. The men gave chase and after con.
siderable pursuit managed to come up with
her and brought her back to the residence
of Mr.. Fisk. From her manner and hei
: ignorance of her whereabouts their suspi
: cions were confirmed and they sent word
to West Rutland. Mr.. Carmody was salts
+ fed that the woman was his missing wife
: and conveyance was sent which brought
Q the woman to West Rutland yesterday
afternoon.
She was visited by representative OF
5 THE GLOBE last evening at the house
! She appears somewhat wild and does no
feel inclined TO talk; is much surn-burn
= by her out-0f-door tramp. She has tolt
: her husband that she has been in Ira an(
= vicinity most of the time and has no
G suffered for enough to keep her alive. He
/ statements are few and of course are no
n all worthy of belief in the state in whicl
It her mind seems to be in. She is abou
d twenty-eight years old and has two chill
t dren. Her husband resides beyond tn
C French Catholic church, and is to be con
n graduated that the terrible suspense unde
t which he has suffered for the past week