The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-09
A ROMANTIC MAIDEN
Maud Abbott has Some Very
Foolish Fancies.
TEMPORAL POWER OF THE POPE
In the United States Denounced-It was not
Tate-Detective Norris British Rights
in Behring Sea.

Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch
BANGOR, Maine, Aug. S.-The greatest
sensation in Eastern Maine this week has
been caused by the remarkable exploit of
Maude Abbott, pretty girl of nineteen
years, who attempted suicide by shooting
three weeks ago because her parents
wouldn't allow her to marry
Tuesday the girl had made such progress
towards recovery that the attending physi-
clans decided it safe to allow her to be re-
moved to her nome in Bucksport Her
parents, who are very prominent people in
this section, came to the city on the early
train but much to their surprise she posi-
lively refused to go with them. The ser
vices of the police were called and the
entire party stormed the Sprague domicile
where the girl has been during her illness.
An officer entered first and Sprague, who
is large muscular fellow, struck him a
terrible blow in the face, knocking him
down and bringing the blood. The lord of
the mansion was then placed where he
could do no harm, and attention given to
the girl, who, although white and to all ap-
pearances faint from the effects of her i'll
ness, fought like tigress. She scratched
got herself into position where she could
fasten her teeth in their hands. The vixen
was finally pinioned and carried to car
riage and lifted upon the back seat but sue
ceede1 in squirming upon the floor of the
vehicle. The reSolute parents entered the
carriage, and throwing large blanket over
the girls shoulders, directed the driver to
start for BuckspOrt
1t was supposed that the Eight would
off ba,. dc +bo
might prove fatal. but such was not the
case. She declared dnring the whole jour
ney that she would escape and return to
Sprague; she would rather die than not live
with him. but she was not supposed to have
sufficient strength to carry out the threat.
Her people evidently underestimate her
power, for yesterday morning before the
train which leaves Bucksport for Bangor
at o'clock had started, the trainmen were
surprised to see girls form come flying to
the depot. 1t was Maude Abbott who had
escaped from home, and run hatless and
scarcely dressed a distance of two miles.
The train was just moving as the girl
reached the depot, and deathly pale from
violent exertion, she jumped on the pilot of
the locomotive. She had scarcely landed
there when the engineer, who was so
startled at the queer performance that he
did not even think to stop to have her
her father coming in hot pursuit. He
cried, stop the train and give me my
girl.''
The mad runaway saw him at the same
time and with a look of determination
flashing from her eyes jumped from the
train to an embankment and started for
the river Her father had run all the way
from home, and was only about half
dressed, and was breathless from exertion
but he continued the pursuit, knowing that
the girl would certainly throw herself into
the river. He caught her just as she had
reached the wharf. She was so exhausted
that she fell back into his arms. She soon
permitted herself to be conducted to the
carriage but wanted to be allowed to drive
home alone. The privilege was refused.
The girl will now be placed in close con-
fnement until her parents are better able
to control her. Her peculiar actions for
the past two days have led many persons
to think her life in Bangor the past few
months may have partially deranged her
mind. Her eyes are continually flashing;
one moment she is laughing, the next
raving too return to this city and her lover
Her frinds and those who best know her,
however, declare, that her actions are the
result of her wilfulness and that little
wholesome discipline will cause her to
cease being so cratic and spectacular.