The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-10

ticket, but as she handed him O. roll
of bills and told him to charge what
he wanted, he decided she knew what
she was doing and returned her the
proper change. That woman was Mrs
Hugh Casey.
Mrs. Casey resides with her husband
and children on a farm near the sub
urb of North ST. Paul. Her family had
no intimation that she was going to
Chicago, and their first knowledge of
her absence was early Sunday morn
ing. A hurried search developed the
fact that Mrs, Casey was not on the
premises and later the citizens were
aroused and the surrounding country
secured by parties of men, it being
thought that the farmers wife had
wandered away from home in tenn
porary state of insanity. Finally some
one was found who saw Mrs. Casey
board the Chicago train, and the au-
thorities at the Windy City were i'm
mediately notified by wire to hold the
eccentric traveller. No reason could be
given by Mrs. Casey's relatives for her
strange conduct, and the family was
distracted by her departure
When the Wisconsin Central train
steamed into the Chicago depot Sun
DAY night there was a gallant blue coat
awaiting it's arrived. and, notwith-
standing Mrs. 6aseEs expostulations,
she was bundled info patrol wagon
ana taken to the Harrison street police
station. The North St Paul woman
spent Sunday night at the police sta
ton, and this is what she is reported
TO nave told a Chicago newspaper man
next morning.
really cannot account for my
strange action. Early Sunday morning
prepared for church, and taking some
money with me I started for North st
Faul. where my church is located AS I
passed the depot the train was almost
ready TO go. Some strange impulse
moved me to board it, and without a
thought as to what l was dong-leay-
Ing my husband without word and
starting Off for a strange place. I pur-
chased a ticket for Chicago, barely
caught the train, and soon found nv
self speeding away from home and
1rlenas. Here j am, the wife of a
wealthy man, with a home of luxury
seated on cheap cot in a police sta
tion'
Miss Mamie Lane. a daughter of
Mrs casey by a former marriage, left
AoI OuiCdS0 monday ana brought her
mother back, the two arriving home
yesterday norning A reporter FOR the
q o e visited the home OF the Casey's S
yesterday, which is located a short dis
tance from the suburb of North ST.
Paul. Mrs. Casey was seen and chatted
quite freely anent her strange trip.
She is f1fty-four years. odd and gave the
following account of her outing:
You see I left the, hoiise, bound for
st. Paul, and when l saw the train /
thought it would take me. to the home
of my daughter, Mrs. Aleclz McCool
whose husband is foreman at Konantz's
saddiery works. But the train kept on
going and going, and when. | discovered
was on my way to Chicago / thought
I might as well keep o1S until L got
there. When a policeman at Chicago
asked my name, didn't think 1t was
any of his business, and told him Kelly.
What did he do put me9in a. wagon and
take me to the station, where / had to
stay all night with nothing to eat, but
black coffee and a piece Of bread. Ugh!
That's all there is to the story
Other members Of the family were ad-
verse to speaking on the subject, and
Mr.. Casey, when questioned, said:
Sure, there's no disgrace for a lady
to take little pleasure trip to Chicago,
is there?"
The little village of North ST Paul
is stirred up over the affair, as the
Casey's are weil-kEown residents, Mr..