The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-25
IMPRISONED IN "A HOUSE.
A Woman Mailed up in o Room.

Flushing. Jan. 800 the border
Of tine Flushing Meadows, in a
bleak spot west Of the village.
near Ireland Mills, the res
idence Of the late Capt. Manuel Tex
lido. On his death the house wss sold.
Ii passed into the banda Of S-naror,
nov Chief Justice Prince of New
Mexico. who now owns the farm. He
sid the homestead 70 Miss CIarks,n
OF this village. The house, a few
days sg''. Was let ,o a Mrs. Allen.
from New York. She represented
herself To be the sister iu-lav of 6
prominent official Of the last State
Government. She was greatly inter-
ested in religions matters. She said
she had a brother who is q clergyman
oi the Epi-cpral Church in the western
part of the State. Abnut 4 m"nth
ag" Mrs. Allen. who had another
woman living with her. moved To
New York. Before going. Mr.. Allen
asked lady here ii il Was site to
leave the premises withou, any occu
pant. When told tina; il hight mol he
safe. she said:
well. I've got a competent person
To live there in nv absence"
To-day Miss Clsrkson who dill not
kno~ Of Mrs. Aliens removal. vet,
TO Collect the rent due. Her sum-
mons ut the door received no response
until il was vigorously repe-ted.
Then window was opened. and
~omans head was thrust out The
woman locked wild. an.l her hair va.
iisheveiIed. She Immediately began
ichs;,ering to Mis, Garrison. She
said she hal not seen Mrs. Allen
since Monday. and was sinrving.
Mise Clsrk>nn, not knowing what
else To do, came hack To The village
f"r assistance. She called upon lady
friend. who returned with ner t. the
old mansion. They took a loaf Of
bread with them. Ga their knock
ing at the d.mr they saw The h.a.!
again thrust ont VI the window. The
woman made. heart rendirg appeal
f"r something to eat. The tao Ia
dies procured a rail from 4 fence in an
adjoining fell. and sticking the loaf
on the end, held the bread VI. tn the
famished woman. She showed the
greatest anxiety to secure the food
No sooner did she get it in her hand-
than she began Iavenou>ly to devour
it.
Then she begged for water. saving
that dog tina; sine hsi with her f,r
company was also faa.isbe... The la
dies g''t :; piece of c"r;i ami threw il
To the wo,nan. VII, hy !. let down a
pail. The ladies filed the pail with
water and the woman drew il W.
Still they were unable 10 get into
the house. and once more they return
ed to the village and called upon JUS
ice, who referred them to County
Superintendent II the Poor Sullivan
lie, with the ladies'. returned TO the
mansion. Mr.. Sullivan tried to get
IT, hy window. but it was firmly sc
cur.d. He then crxwled through the
cellar ard worked his way up stair.
9" the room where the woman Wa.
He f,Ind the door no. oniy locked,
hut nailed up with boards. and the
handle Was tied with a ripe TO the
handle &c another door n.,n.s he i,sn
Mr.. Sullivan tore away these obs;a-
c!-s and hurst the door open.
In the middle nf the roam stood the
woman. dressed only in a thin cotton
-kir, and j,cket u. similar stuff
Under her arm via .he rem,ins %.
he Loaf. AMI a d. e, barking ar.i snarl-
ing ut the in'rrders. was u, her side.
The only articles IN the roam were =
.,ile oi meadow grass 10 one corner,
m which i.v 4 piece. Ut covert, /. f.u.
feet square. ans pail. There vas
no stove. How the woman lived
through, the rscen, very cold weather
it is hari telling.
Mr.. Sullivan ani the ladies' uues-
toned her. Lut al that she Would
.ay waS shat Mrs. Allen hsi h-en
-ery kind ~ !:nr. he saic she hn;.
.'me properly ~ Len-s Valley.
l. l.. AMI hn'i been so imp"r'uncd h. /
Mrs. All-n that sh. fi.,slIy assigned j, /
'o her, the dersi being an record in the /
County Clerks cfh'e in .Ismaic,. /
The woman had been confined fnr !
over a month. She lnoked like a iiv-
ing skeleton. /: was learned iha, she !
lad sister in Locust Valley. aud /
after being cared for she Was sen, 1