Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25
A WILD WOMAN RECLAIMED.

We lately noted the appearance Of "a
beautiful woman, who was evidently
demented, in the woods along the a lba-
ny and Schenectady turnpike. She was
captured recently by a party Of young
men, but fought so violently, with the
aid Of pair of sharp-ponted scissors,
that she broke away and escaped. A
few days since man named Louis Bour-
back made bis appearance at Kearns'
Hotel, near the Albany and Schenectady
turnpike, in the town of Waterliet, and
asked the bartender to give him all the
information he could about the wild girl.
The stranger said he lived in Vermont,
but resided near Albany in 1873, and
while there his only daughter was sedu-
ced by a clerk who worked in a dry-goods
store in Albany. She was deserted by
the heartless decoiver, who fed to New
York City, and has not been seen by
him or any ofhis family since. He be-
came enraged when he learned the posi-
lion his daughter was in, and expelled
her from his house, and had not see her
since. A few days after her departure
he became sorry for his rash act, and
now would give all he had to see hi:
child again. The father had heard the
report of wild girls appearance near
Waterliet, and wanted to see if she was
his daughter. The bartender sent for
two Of the young men who met her in the
woods, and with whom she had the CON
test, whose names are Edward Harrison
ard James Lumbly, and they gave a
minute description of her to Mr.. 3our-
back About O'Clock on the same af-
ternoon four young men from that local
ity and Mr. Bourbak proceeded to the
wood to lie in wait until she might make
her appearance. But they waited togeth
er long time, ms she seemed cautious
bout venturing out of her hiding place
since her conflict with the young men
some two weeks ago. The party soon
divided, three going in one direction and
two in another. In this way they walk
ed about the woods nearly all night.
About O'Clock the next morning Harri-
son ard Lumbly, who went alone, heard
q cry as if from some female in di stress,
and traced Ito n cave in deep ravine.
After short consultation between them
it was settled that Harrison should re-
main and watch her. while Lumbly re-
cess. A few minutes after his departure
she commenced to cry again and wrung
her hands, at the same time muttering
some sentences in the French language.
entered the cavern on their hands and
knees. She gave shriek Of the utmost
despair when she saw them, ran and
knocked her head against the wall, and
turned and began to implore them to go
away. Mr.. Bourback, who kept in the
rear all this time, then stepped forward
and said in It loud voice, Emma She
started and looked as if petriGed, ard
in Il moment rushed with wild cry in
to her fathers arms. The scene that
followed it would be impossible to de-
scribe. She was perfectly sane, but re-
fused to tell why or how she lived there,
but simply said she would tell her ia
ther all some other time. They started
for Kearns' Hotel, she making no objec-
tion to accompany them, and reached
there about 8 O'Clock in the morning.
The girl was nearly naked, but wore the
remnsnts of the clothes she had on when
she left her fathers house in Albany, in
May, 1873. She was provided with
clothing at the hotel, and after heartfelt
thanks to the young men and Mr.. X earns,
by her father, the parent and daughter
departed for Albany, where they arrived
about O'Clock in the evening Troy
Times.