Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-14
MYSTERIOUS prsAreEARAfscE

A Young woman who had been an IN.
mate of the Wocaan's Benev oient home
since last September, disappeared very
mysteriously last Monday night ard has
not since been heard from.
An EAGLE reporter, after getting a
pointer, visited the home yesterday after
noon and obtained the following story from
the manager of the institution:
On the 5th of last September young
woman giving the name of Mary Mayfe!d,
sought and obtained entrance in the inst itu-
ton, she being sick with the chills. A day
or two after she gave Mrs. Roush 3 sketch
of her history; said she had
been living with family named
Fisher, about five miles from Car
thage. Mo. She said that Fisher harbored
horse thieves and disposed OF the stolen
horses She left the Fisher folks and went
to live with a neighboring family named
| Brown. Some feeling aroFe between the
Fishers and the Browns in consequence Of
Mary's change, and one day Fisher came
over and met Brown by the road side, near
| the edge of ,hicket near Browns residence,
AT which place Mary happened to be at the
| time. There Fisher killed Brown with a
| heavy cane which he carried. The girl
asked him why he did that when he told her
that if she said anything about it she would
fare as badly. The murderer then buried
Browns body in the timber and covered the
spot with brush. She said she could
point out the place. Mrs. RoIsh
gave the story no credence and
the matter passed without further
thought, but the story spread among the in
mates of the home and the nurse-a man
spoke Of it TO Mrs. Roush. That lady hay
ing cousin in Carthage, talked Of writing
to ascertain if any such murder or disap
pearance was known there, but she did moi
do it. Some time after the nurse asked
Mrs. Roush if she had written and on reply
ing in the negative he requested her not t.
do SO, giving as reason that the detective
were at work on the case and that there Wa
money in it. Thus matters stood until las
|
home and requested to see girl which ont
of them said he had traced 10 the house
His description did not accord with that o
the girl and Mrs. Roush tolc
them no girl answering their de
scription was there. One of the iGer
said his name was Cannaday, and that b
had lot of horses at Harry Hills stables
They insisted on seeing the girl anyway
and Mrs. Roush thinking there could be n
harm in this, consented, and when the cir
was brought in, Mrs. Roush imagined sh
looked frightened. The alleged detectiv
said that could not be the girl. He sal
that the girl he was after was marie
woman who had run away from her hus
band, and was friend of his, and ii sh
should come TO the house, he wanted be
well treated, saying he would Fay for tn
trouble They then left, and in the mean
time the nurse told some of the inmate.
that he was going TO Carthas
out west to take claim. On Monday III
girl washed some of her things and on Nor
day night, the night following the visit {
e the two men, the girl disappeared, takin
' all her things away. 1t is nothing unusu'
e for the patients at the home 10 90 out sevei
t nj times during the night and no notice
r taken of their doing so. Judging by Il
It time steps were heard going out on the mig
n in question it is supposed she left the hou
| between l. and o'clock and was n,
e missed until breakfast tia; next morniD
k Mrs. Roush docs not know whittier there
e anything in the story of the murder, but ;
e that followed in connection with the gi
II looks, to say the least, mysterious
A reporter was told Is. before hearir
r the above story that GA thc same nigi
n three masked men were seen 10 come fro
IT different directions and meet just in front
i Abe Smiths shop on North Main street, e
| change few words hastily and then disa
r pear.
Y There may be nothing in the whole stor.
and then again there may be much.