Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-27
Miss Sands.


columns of the FREE Press all reasonable and
unprejudiced men could draw hut one con-
clusion-namely, that the missing Emma
Sands, of Westford, and the girl-boy traced
from this city south, across the lake and
down the lake on the other side, were one
and the same person. But the seemingly
long time the officers spent in the
search and the< numerous objections
to the theory changed the opinion of
many of our people, and not few We're of
the belief that the officers were following the
wrong trail and that the girls murdered body
was hidden in Westford woods But the
long drawn out mystery has at length been
solved, and the correctness of the theories of
the parties engaged in the search vindicated.
The details are as follows Officer C. Yves
ley Drew, as we have before stated, traced
the girl from Essex, n. v. to Ticon-
deroga, at every step telegraphing progress
to the authorities here. 1t being ascertained
that she had left Ticonderoga for the south,
Mr.. ]. C. Salisbury, railroad station agent at
Essex Centre, who had taken deep interest
| in the case from the start, went to White
hall by rail- hoping TO head her off. AT
Whitehall the scent was lost and il was
number of hours before satisfactory clue
could be found. This, however, was at
length done; and officer Drew having an
untmely attack of sickness, Mr.. Salisbury
and Whitehall officer continued the search.
| They at length ascertaned that a girl an
swering the description of the one they were
looking for had got on board a canal-boat.
They followed this clue, and six miles be
low Fort Ann and seventeen miles from
Whitehall they overhauled the boat, jumped
on board and there found the object of
their search. dressed in male at
tire which had been her disguise
for ten days past The boy with whom she
fell in at Charlotte was with her at the time.
The girl was at once identified by Mr.. Sails
bury, who had known her long and well, so
that there could be no possible mistake. 1t
was at once evident that the unfortunate
girl was insane all her words and actions
manfesting alteration of mind. She stoutly
maintained that she was not Emma Sands
of Westford but Charlie Thompson Of
Rochester" She, however, made no objec-
ton to being taken back Arriving at
Whitehall, Officer Drew, pointing at Mr..
Salisbury, asked her if she knew that man
to which she briefly but emphatically re-
piled: No; some id officer, | sup
pose"
Officer Drew returned to Burlington on
the 4:35 train and was at once surrounded by
curious crowd, eager to hear the latest It'd
ings from the missing girl. Mr.. Salisbury
will bring the girl here in the team, when
the physicians will examine her physical and
mental condition. During her absence the
girl had walked 125 miles, as follows: Sun
day night from Westford TO this city, reach
ing here Monday morning and leaving Tues
day morning; Tuesday night she staid at
Shelburn, and then went to Shelburn Falls,
and thence to the lake shore, spending the
night near the Mech place Thursday she
reached McNeirs Ferry, where she staid over
night; Friday she crossed the lake and spent
the night at Essex, n. Y; Saturday morning
at o'clock she reached Port Henry, where
she rested over Sunday; on Monday she
went to Ticonderoga landing and staid
over night; Tuesday night she was a
little south of Putnam's Ferry; at l
O'Clock p. IN. Wednesday she reached
Whitehall and that night she got on the
Ill Al.
time the poor thing got only two or three
meals, which she begged, subsisting the rest
of the time on berries and an occasional drink
of milk and when found she was reduced
almost to skeleton. At the time she cross
ed the ferry she had but eleven cents in
money, and this she gave to the boy, he pay
ing the ferriage (seventy cents) for both.
The poor girls case is terribly hard one
and she is greatly to be pitied. as are also
her blind and aged mother and her sisters.
In conclusion, we may add that great
credit is due Officer c. Wesley Drew for the
detective ability he displayed and the peril
nacity with which he followed up the slightest
of clues 10 an ultimate strr--,. He tu, work
ed hard and well. Mr.. Salisbury, too, is to
be congratulated on his success in finding
the object of the search. States Attorney
Peck took an active part in tracing the girl
from here TO the ferry, and while of course
he doesn't wish for any detective notoriety,
has given the officers much valuable assist
ance.
HER ARRIVAL IN BURLINGTON.
Miss Emma Sands, in the care of Mr.. Sails
bury, arrived in Burlington about noon, Fri
day, and was Immediately taken to Mr.. Fen
ners, over the store of Jones Bros. & Co.,
where her sisters had been waiting for her all
the forenoon. She was dressed in the male at
tire she had on when found, and presented
sorry spectacle. She jumped from the team |
and skipped across the sidewalk with some
thing like lightning speed, evidently desiring |
to escape observation. When properly |
clothed medical examination was made by |
Drs. Walter Carpenter, Little and King with |
the volunteer assistance of three or four half |
fledged medical Students.
The girl did not recognize her sisters. |
They of course identified her, thus removing |
any possible doubt on that point She is
plainly insane. She gave complete and |
connected account of her wanderings since
leaving the trestle on that memorable Sunday
night but everything in her history previous
to that is complete blank, her memory
being as wholly gone as if she had been
dipped in the waters of Lethe She said that |
they had lost girl up at Westford and they
thought she was the girl and every effort
to awaken the memory of her previous life
was unsuccessful. Physically, she is com
petely exhausted and bodily and mentally
it will be a long time before she RECEIVERS
from the effects of her long and terrible
tramp.
After an exhaustive examination by the
physicians they pronounced her insane The
immediate danger is congestion of the brain
If this does not set in she may recover her
senses as suddenly as she lost them, or pos
sibly there may be a gradual recovery In the
meantime absolute quiet and rest are neces-
sary. For the present the unfortunate girl
will remain where she now is
Prejudice Kills.
Eleven years our daughter suffered on II bed of
misery under the of several of the best
(and some of the wOrsi) physicians, who gave her
disease various names hut relief, and now she
IL restored Ia us in good health by simple a
edy rs Hop Btiers, that had poohed at for two
years, before using II. We earnestly hope and pray
that one else will let their sick suffer as We did
on account of prejudice against good medicine
a. Hop Hittcrs.h-1he Parents.-Ie -, deodSwtf
Enjoy Life.
What a Truly beautiful world We live in! Nature |
gives us grandeur of mountains, glens and oceans
and thousands Of means Of enjoyment. We can
desire no better when IN perfect health hut how