Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-23
AFormerTimn Belle Iasane.

The subject of the following is well
known TO many of the Seneca county
people living in this county:
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December l5.-A
mysterious lady Of unsound mind, now
IN the County Jail, las been discovered
10 be the once wellknOwn daughter Of
the late Judge Walsh, and a niece by
marriage, of General w. H. Gibson, of
Tiffin, Ohio. The story of the latter
part Of her life and her ainle.s wander
ings while ont of her mind sa pitiful
one. NHf Lac
About one O'Clock Sunday night the
clerk at the Stiliman House was
awakened by the entrance Of q middle
aged lady, dressed in black. who asked
for room for the night. She was regis
tered by the clerk as Mrs. NJ. Mcbride,
city" She said she was lost. When
the clerk went on duty at noon yester-
day he sent boy to the room to see if
1t was occupied. The gust was walking
up aud down, muttering ineoherently.
DIR. Parker was sent for. He, found
that the strange lady was raying mad.
At times she was calm, and in answer
to questions, said that she had two
daughters. Then she would BECOME
irrational and speak of poor Willie"
At times she exclaimed: Hes dead;
he's dead.p i-' '''
1t was decided to remove her to the
Jail to await an examination for insani.
| ty in the Probate Court. .a. s"'.a2
To-day Judge G. G. Baldwin, Of the
| Circuit Court, aud Major w. w. Arm
strong, attracted by the newspaper no.
tices of the case, visited the lady and
| identified her as Mrs. Maria Mcbride,
the daughter of the late Judge Walsh.
The unfortunate woman has curious
and interesting history. Her father,
Judge Walsh, came to Ohio with the
early settlers from Connecticut, and set
| tied In Seneca county, where he soon
acquired considerable wealth. Maria
| Walsh was a Notwithstanding girl,
with stately carriage and Iuxuriant
raven hair. During the war she was
exceedingly patriotic, singing at con-
certs and taking prominent, parts in
patriotic plays given to raise funds for
the equipment of troops. Traces of her
beauty can still be seen in her features,
hut the black hair has turned gray and
the erect form is bent. 's .7t"'
Judge Whlsh, in later years, sold his
lands and placed the money in the Tiff
| fin Bank that went under with such
crash afterward. He was ruined by
this failure, and being broken down in
heath, died at Green Springs about five
years ago. AT the close of the war his
daughter married dashing young Off
Ger named Mcbride, but he proved
worthless aud the marriage was un-
happy.atai !ur-, a1 ..l'
| Last night Mrs. Mcbride wrote the
following, dispatch to Oscar Tunnison,
of Tiffin, Ohio: + .err. .... .I..,..
| "DEAR OSCAR; i am in the County
Jail. I have been arrested. Am. in the
County Jail. lean not say why.
-uf-.... a. Very truly er
! "MARLA MCBRIDE.n
An examinations of her trunks showed
that she had been u stewartiess on the
steamer P. S. Marsh, which went ashore
at Point st. Ignace. From Point st.
Ignace she came to Cleveland, uia,.
When it became known to-day who
the mysterious lady was dozens of for
mer friends called upon her at the Jail.
She was at once given quarters in the
Sherifi's residence, and the Sheriff tele-
graphed tn Gen. Gibson. The General
answered that Mrs. Mcbride had no
friends to care for her, and that, as she
was uncol. trollabe, she should be sent
to ali asylum. The Sheriff will await
developments. Mrs. Mcbride has a
daughter i'll Cincinnati.