Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
Her Mysterious Di>apPearnn"" from u
Comfortable Home Two Weeks Ago
All Efforts to Find Her naval
Img-Engagcd a. Domestic Con
science stricken in Church
Returned Home This
Morning.

while suffering undtT some hallN-
ciuation. She took with her
small >atchel containing change
of underwear and calIcnd dress. Strenuous
efforts were made to hmd her. her brother
travelling all over the state for this purpose,
Yesterday the following account appeared
in the Enquirer:
Two weeks have now passed since Miss
Addir Purdy disappeared from her home.
No. II Oak street, Walnut Hills. The only
news received As yet was contained in a let
ter which came the other day from friends
in Springfield q. Ii stated that the missing
lady came to them ON visit. They noticed
that she acted somewhat strangely. but not
enough to attract much attention or cause
them SOlicitude as Ia her movements. Feb
ruary 4th she went ont walking. and sine"
then they had not seen her OF obtained any
cltw aS tu her whereabouts, although NiCur-
olIN search has been made of the town ami
surrounding country. Miss purdy had very
little. if any. money with her. and when
She first disappeared from home sh" took
only SO ur SD in cash. This news from
Springfield shows that the parties were mIN-
taken who stated that they had seen Miss
Puniy on Walnut street. near her home. a
few days after her disappearance. The
mystery continues To be a matter of much
anxious speculation among the residents of
Walnut Hills The family and friends
/ have not relaxed in the slightest their eff
forts to find the missing lady and restore
her 10 ner home"
/ Yesterday a GLORE-REpURIIC man sue
ceeded in getting track of the missing wo-
man. and learned the story of her ac-
tionS here. The Springfield friends. men
maiden ladies residing on Clifton street.
ON February I. the same day that she dis
appeared from their house. a young woman
called at the residence of \. Schwartz.
/ a liquor dealer residing on Columbia
/ street. in answer Ia an advertisement for Il
| domestic which had been inserted in this
/ paper She gave her name a. Anna Par
dee. and said that she came from Indian
/ apOlis. Her evident refinement excited the
curiosity of the family. and. in answer Il
further questioning. she stated that she
had left comfortable home because heI
T father had married again and She failed Il
agree with her Strp-muther' She was rn,
/ gagpd aS a Kitchen girl. and IL such fulfilled
her duties quietly and well. The first az
count in the Enquirer attracted the att"m
! tion Of Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz. and aS tn,
description. clothing and everything Tailed
precisely. they were perfectly satisfied that
[ their new domestic was no other
/ than Annie :. pardee. However, her
conduct was 81 perfectly rational that they
I were sure that she had peculiar reasons of
/ her own for leaving home, and a. She
seemed contented and happy enough tLS
/ decided not to disturb her She read the
/ Cincinnati papers every day, but in some
manner this item escaped her attention.
She made up more clothing for herself
while there. sending the children down
town to buy the materials.
She never went ont of the house until last
Sunday evening. when She went to the
Central church to hear Dr. Leonard preach.
While listening To his sermon she began Ia
mediate on her own conduct. and her con
science and sense of right told her that ii
was wicked 10 keep the friends she had Wis
tied mere in longer suspicion. Therefore
after church was over. she took
a Clifton street car and repaired to their
place of abode She tapped on their door.
and their surprise and qualification can well
he imagined when they opened it to find be
fore them her for whom they had been 50
diligently searching. She told them where
She was situated. and after a brief visit
started to go back, but they would not hear
To ii. She yielded finally Ia their entreatie~
and remained over night with them. Their
next step was To try 10 persuade her 10 re-
turn to her home in Cincinnati. which She
fatty refused, at first. Ia think of. She eN-
planned to them that her departure from
home had not been a religious freak at all.
hut was on account of domestic trouble
which She did not care 1" divulgc. They
used their best efforts to smooth
things over and finally. Yesterday morn
ing. She Succumhed Ia their arguments
and decided to return home. Her family
was notified by telegraph. and her brother
came up for her last night
In the meantime the Schwartz family
were much agitated over her departure from
their roof. They began to believe the story
of her mild insanity and To think they had
made great mistake in not notifying her
friends of her whereabouts. However their
anxious fears were relieved Yesterday after
noon by visit from the lady herself She
explained to Mrs. Schwartz her identity.
and said that she had decided Ia return
home This morning she left for Cincin-
matt in company with her brother at 10
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