Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-09-29

some Photographic views of the lake
at Lakewood, whittier she said she was
going in a row-boat. She did not re-
turn at night, however, and on the fol
lowing day her boat, containing some
wearing apparel, was found deserted a
little distance from Griffith's Point
This discovery at once led to the belief
that she was either drowned or had
met with foul play, and the lake, as
before stated, was dragged. but without
success. Detectives were then put
upon the case, and their investigation
resulted in the discovery that she had
eloped. The clews which lead to this
conclusion, indicate that the arrange
ments for flight were made and car
ried into effect very deliberately.
While stopping at the Hale farm Mrs.
Cottier carried on correspondence
with the lady in Ohio, with whom she
had made her broken vow never to
marry, and week before her flight
this Ohio friend visited her at the farm.
The two came to Buffalo one day, the
friend remaining at the hotel here,
while Mrs. Cottier returned to her own
residence, and there packed trunk
with clothing and trinkets, which she
brought back to the farmhouse. Mean
while the Ohio girl went to her home
also, and Mrs. Cottier, after returning
to the farm, began a correspondence
with another female friend who was
one of the two girls with whom she
had been intimate in college, and who
had expressed a wish to meet her.
They met at the farmhouse and passed
the time pleasantly together until the
outset Of the purported rowing trip to
Lakewood. Mrs. Cottier appeared at
tired for this trip in gray boating cos
tune, which had also resemblance to
a travelling dress. Diamonds twinkled
in her ears and three rings studded with
diamonds shone on the fingers of one
OF her hands, in which she carried q
pretty leather bag. Her friend COM
mented upon the diamonds, AS Mrs
Cotter was never accustomed to wear
them when out rowing. She replied
to the friends inquiry by saying that
she wore them in order to raise the
opinion of the people at Lakewood as
to her social standing and wealth. She
put aside the leather-bag, however,
saying it contained her jewelry, which
she did not believe she would take with
her, and substituted for it large
basket. which she declared would be of
use in gath ering pond lilies She also
took with her linen buster. In this
buster, when it was recovered in the
boat which she had set adrift after
landing, was found some Photographic
views which she had purchased. Some
blurred handwriting was discovered on
the back of one of the views, and with
the aid of a mirror it was ascertained
to be the blotted reproduction of an
express receipt made by being mad
vertantly pressed on the photograph
while still fresh. The receipt showed
that the package in question had been
sent to the friend in Ohio, and further
revealed the fact that it
had reached its destination. Mrs. Cot
tier had said nothing whatever at the
farm about such a package, but had
taken that means to send to Ohio such
clothing as she would be likely to need
after the completion Of her design to
run away. After sending the package
by express, she rowed to Shadyside,
where, still wearing her diamonds and
a mans slouched hat, she entered a
store and asked to be shown
a woman's bonnet, which she pur-
chased and then went away. The boat
she previously turned adrit, leaving
part of her clothing, which she did not
need, with the evident design of pro
duclng the belief that she had been
drowned, and thus defeating any dis
covery of her fight.