Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-05
AFTER EIGnr YEARs.
Return ora woman supposedly Dead
and mmrIrh I.nnE AGO.

Return Of u woman supposedly Dead
ana Hurled Long ago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Mfr. Perry Hart.
sig, disappeared Ia Detroit eight year,
ago, and body picked up on the rail-.
road tracks near that place, horribly
mnnglud, WIS identified by Mts. Hart
sig's relatives, ana buried by them. A
lew days ago tue real Mrs. Hatitig
walked into the office Of her son, j.. A.
Hattsig, In the Security building.
The story told by Lewis w. Harlsig,
sou OF the missing woman, Isl very
romantic one. Hu says his mHthrr,
together with his father aui SIX
children, lived IN Detroit eight years
ago, anu that hiH mother was mentally
dvTangod ON account Of ill.htalth. Tho
family decided 10 send her 10 the
Pontiac fanatic Asylum aud from
this the escaped Twice within two
months. Mrr. Harleig was not
dangerous lunStlc, but tho family
thought II best to return her 10 the
asy lum, % the physicians had hopes
that they might finally restore her
reason. Mrs. haTtsig discovered what
was about 70 take place, anu on lhe
night before her contemplated removal
she escaped. and tnis was the last toon
OF her by any member Of her family
until week ago.
The day following her disappearance
iho bO1y OF woman was discovered
dead on the tracks Of the Detroit anu
Michigan road twenty miles from
Detroit. The body was In a manglod
coalition aud the clothing was liter.
ally torn from the w0mau's form. The
Harisig family were notified aud ideu-
lihed the body o. that Of their mother,
A Detroit deutlbt also Identified the
gUll plated false teeth which were In
the mouth OF the dead woman as those
sold 70 Mfs. Hartsig. The body was
taken In charge by the Harl8igs anu
given n decent burial.
Mrs. Haftsig owned property IN De.
tr0it which 10 valued at $1,000, and her
will was duly pr0batud, anu the rents
Of the property have since been col.
lcclod by James l.. hatlslg, her hui.
band.
\ Mrs. Hatlslg, In telling her story to
hur family after tnoir happy reunion,
said she travelled by rail TO Benton
Harbpr, Mich, and was taken In charge
by thu poles on account OF her strange
actions. Tue authorities placed her In
~. NJ AANAANAA AAhA ANA AhA
months aud che WAS then pronounced
cured. But Mrs. Harlsig during her
last attack OF inGanity had forgotten
hur name, ana there was nothing
about her clothing or Jewolry by which
sno could identity hereli. She de.
ciied 10 come to Chicago, occurred n
situation as nuTso In Evanston about
seven yeaTs ago ard remained la
Evanston ever since aud has amassod
a small fortune Ia that city.
Mrs. Hartsig was reading n news.
paper n week ago, her son says, and
happened 10 SEQ the name OF II. a.
Hattslg, which was tho name OF lhrr
son. Hartsig had been indicted ON the
charge OF forgery, Mrs, HaTlslg nj
once became potsessed OF all her iacui-
ties, She recognized tho name AS hers
ana the initiaiH as those Of her sou.
She wont al once ~ the criminal
court aud found that u. A. HRrtsig
had been released ON bail. Sue no.
cured his address and went TO the
Security building anu walked iuto the
office where she found her son and
also her daughter, Rose, who rucOg.
niZad the mother Immediately. While
in the office another son, Lewis HI.
entered. There was still another per.
son to whom tho strange Te-appear.
anco came Us surprise, aud this was
Mr.. Hsrlsig, the husband. He is 90
years old, aid, thinking his wife dead,
mad married again IN Detroit. lie has
AlsO one child by the second marriage
and very complicated state OF Affairs
| exists in his household,