The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-07
4 Woman Wandres from her Home
and is found Dead in the Woods, near
THE SAD LIFE HISTORY.

4 few days ago we sew the an
nouncement of the wandering away
into the woods of Mrs. Mullen, an.
nouuced, and that the people of Eos
toria had turned out to search for her,
but little dreamed it was the forshad-
owing of E sad tragedy. Ourreporter,
however, was in that vicinity on Tues
day and gathered the following partic.
ulars.
Some years ago Mrs. Mullen. who
belonged to highly respectable FAM
lily in Western Virginia, married the
man of her choice. as many other
maidens have done and will do with
out the consent of her parents and
ag ,inst their will. Circumstances
would indicate that she was then cast
off by them. and that she and her hus-
band struggled against Lard fate to Sc
cure living for themselves and the
little family they found growing up
around them. But strive as they
would fate seemed adverse to them,
and their worldly condition became
no better. They finally drifted to
Fostoria, where the husband obtained
work in stone quarry near town.
They had four children, the oldest not
more than ten, and recently another
little one was given them. Hardships
and sickness are supposed to have un-
seated Mrs. Mullen's reason, and for
sometime she had been in a manner
demented, and at times wanted her
head opened too see what was wrong
in it. Some weeks ago she started off.
as she said to see her father and
mother, but was overtaken and brought
back On the occasion of her disap-
pearance she was not missed until
about two o'clock in the morning, and
from that time Friday oIning last,
until found, no trace of her was dis
covered. When fact of her wandering
off WAS discovered, great many of the
people of Fostoria turned out and
searched the surrounding country.
The search was kept up Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, Mr.. Mullen joining
in the search Though very much de-
pressed. Monday morning a young
man whose name we did not learn,
started out out to the woods a mile |
north of town and little west just III
the edge of Wood county, he shot a |
bird which fell TO the ground. He
started to pick it up and was amazed |
70 see it lying beside the body of u wo-
nan to all appearance dead. Alarmed,
ne shouted for help, and fired off his
gun a number of times. At last some
1eighbors came to the spot and aided in
the body to a house near by.
revealed the fact that |
;he had only been dead a few hours,
starved to death within a few
.ods of where relief might have been
procured. The corpse had on when
:ound only thin chemise and light
wrapper; aid the feet were bare and
had been bleeding. The news of find
ng of the body spread rapidly, and it
vas soon discovered that Mr.. Mullen
lad gone to Tiffin tnat morning, on
DOT, in hopes of hearing some news of
lis unfortunate wife. Two young men
lrove over there and finding him told |
lin his wife had been found. His eyes
frightened with gladness, but when,
ioftly as they could tell it, the truth
BURST upon him, he gasped and fell
ainting to the pavement. They raised
him up carefully, and VIII d lie revived
ook him to his home and to his dead.
The funeral took place on Tuesday, |
md the sad tragedy was ended.