The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-28

Rcmsrkabie>C Conduct OF = Female Trsv-
eller from Salt Lskc City.

POUGHKEErssg, Jan. q. 1874
There was considerable excitemeut In the draw
ing room car OF the Chicago express train due at
Hudson about eight O'Clock this morning over tho
singular department. OF lady passenger who It
Is thought is insane, and who has strayed away
from her friends. She breakfasted this morning as
stanwix Han, Albany, where she attracted general
attention by her lavish display of money ana her
presents of silver coin to the walters After break
last she hurried to the train mentioned
ana was getting on board when Conductor
hooihis OF the drawing room car. In
9""eu III she would have q seat in the
car ana she answered in the affirmative.
"heh tue train started there were but few pas
Sehgers III the car Suddenly tue lady left her seat
anu look one by the side of stanger and accOsteu
MIN with "Good morning sirp,
He looked astonshed but simnlv rens,ed ssCoa0
mOrning"
"What papers have your" said the Iady
He mentioned the names of the naners On hts,
lap when she took one and after looking at Il a.
moment, rolled 1T up in a ball and threw il on the
floor. The gentleman at once decided that abe waa
out o. her mind and Leaving her. took another seat
to which she followed him. Just then another ,adv
in the car was taken with lit and had four OF
them before the train reached Hudson, and that
added greatly TO the general confusion When the
train reached Hudson The apparently insane IadV
lett the car and ran hurriedly into the station.
leaving her satche In the car and also two trunks
in the baggage car. Conductors LOOMS and Mar
shall did all they could to prevail upon her to re-
enter the train, but she would not Sho
denounced the car as horrible, and also depoanced
Conductor LOOMS, though that ofiical did every
thing in his power to make her comfortable. Sud-
denly she broke away rom the conductors and
ran wildly up the main street OF Hudson, and the
train went without her. She hurried on up 5ho
street till she reached the Worth House. which sh6
entered and requested that policeman be sent To
her. Captain Snyder, of the Hudson police, de-
tailed Officer HaIlenbeck to look after her case,
when she was escorted to the Central House.
There she was interviewed by the reporter OF a
Hudson paper.
She gave her name as Mrs. William Mo-
Closky. She said she lett Salt Lake
City on the 22d OF January for New.
York and showed her tickets, from
which coupons mad been regularly detached"
up to her arrival at Albany she says that when
she reached Albany tiNe conductor gave her du-
pick ticket for PeekSkil. She stated that she had
not been ILL., but did not then feel WELL and thae
she lett Salt Lake because OF her husbands heavy
financial troubles She says she has brother III
the New York Post Office, and that she was on her
way to visit family residing in Waverley place,
New YORK. She charged that she had been robbed
OF $40, but she afterward found her wallet and
money. She presented the usual evidences Of q
deranged mind. She was put on the next train
Gown, IN charge OF Conductor Harry Stevens. who
was requested to place her in charge OF the police
upon the arrival OF the train in New York. and to
relate her story to the officers. She was richly
attired and wore costly jeweiry, and she was UNI
doubleday once o lady OF culture and refinement,
1t is believed that her mind became deranged alter
she started from her far-Off home.