The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-20
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Of course, in vain.
Late Saturday night report was
heard that woman had been seen on
the hill near the new reservoir, and the
water in it was dragged in vain.
The suspense added to the anguish OF
the heart-broken relatives. 1t was
thought perhaps the fugitive, wounded
in her flight, was crouching or lying
somewhere in the woods or fields, dying
from exposure. Mr.. Jacob W. Grubb,
Mr.. George Adams, Mr.. Alfred PAUL,
Major X. &. Catch and other prominent
citizens were active in thesearch. Messrs:.
Glessner and Taylor offered reward OF
500 for her discovery, but no idea OF re.
ward entered into the devoted efforts OF
the men who spent the day in earnest
and intelligent efforts to find trace or
clue.
SOME OF TIE STORIES.
There were many Elusive clues.
Stories OF woman answering the gen
eral description having been seen were
numerous, but most of them when fol-
lowed to their origin proved to be
largely imaginative. 1t is one OF the
strange manifestations Of human nature
on such occasions that exaggerated and
baseess stories get into circulation.
Henry Raymond, q colored driver who
works for W. NJ. Handlan, told u story
which seemed straight, Of seeing a
woman who might be Mrs. Glessner. go
down Twelfth street toward the river,
but the fact that persons were in front
OF the Hotel VunKeuren from . u. III.
till daylight precluded the possibility OF
woman's passing unobserved il she
we're clad only in her night clothes, and
was bare-headed and bGre-iooted.
Mr.. james Robinson, who lives near
" opposite DR.. McMaster's, saw wo-
man come out OF his gate and go in all.
other gate near on the same side OF
Chnpline street, but from his descrip-
ton this was evidently Miss Stephens,
the nurse, who was searching for Mrs.
Glessner. The latter must have run
rapidly from the neighborhood. 1t
seems marvellous that she could get as
far away as the creek without being OBJ
served. 1t is the general theory that
Mrs. Glessner went up Twelfth street,
over the hill, down to McColloch, and
on out to the Peninsular bridge, where
she jumped into the water, her body
floating down to the spot where, in mer-
ciful providence, its early discovery put
an end to the awful suspense OF her REX
atives.
no DOUBT SAW HER.
In the light of this, the most plausi-
BILE theory, it is probable that the story
told by Mrs. Glessner's niece, Miss
Sophie Wright, is true, though at first
it was asCribed to the dim light and an
overweight mind.
Miss Wright, who with the other in
mates OF MIR. TaylOr's household, was
early informed OF Mrs. Gltssner's disap-
pearance, was engaged in the search,
and was fastening up Twelfth street,
when she saw her aunt climbing very
high fence. She opened Il gate and
started toward her, calling her name
and trying to reassure her, but her aunt
Jumped down on the other side, and rs
Miss Wright could not pursue further
she lost track Of her.
The fence pointed out by the young
lady was on the premises Of Mr.. Welty.
1t was regarded us doubtful if a woman
in Mrs Glessner's delicate condition
could scale so high Il fence, but it must
he remembered that in her insane con-
dition her physical strength would pro-
badly be abnormal. and she would be
insensible or indifferent to physical
pain. Though much excited, and though
the light at that hour was dim, Miss
Wright could scarcely have been mis-
taken. Mrs. Glessner probably contin.
ued up Twelfth street and so crossed
the hill.
1t was known that the afflicted wo.
man had contemplated suicide, and
twice before she had made attempts to
take her life, one day last week piercing
two holes i'll her breast with crochet
needle with the aim OF bleeding to
death.
DR.. McNlaster had informed the fam
ily that his residence was not suita-
bic pIuce for the care OF patient in
Mrs. Glessner's condition, and had adj
vised her removal to more suitable re-
treat. This step was under considera-
ton by the family, though they had
not finally made up their minds. Mr..
Glcssner and Miss Wright, her niece,
spent Friday evening in her room, and
left her apparently cheerful.
The funeral will take place from Mr..
TaylOr's residence ut 2 p. m. to-day.