The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-18
SEARCHING FOR MAUDE
The Missing St0nington Girl Was
Traced to Mont real.
Police of That City Are Making Efforts
10 Find Her.

ST. JoHNsBURY, VT, May 49, The
scene of the search for Maude G. Williams
OF Stonington, Conn, was transferred TO
this city yesterday. 1t was here that S.
McLain Lowerie OF New York, an inti-
mate friend OF the Williams family, and
one who knew the missing girl well, Hiys
he saw her. Judge Williams places inn
plicit confidence in him. and 1t was MIR.
Lowerie's informstion that caused Rev.
Charles.J Till of Stonington TO write to
Rev. Perrin u. Fish OF this city, asking
his assistance In learning II the girl is or
had been seen here.
The chief of police and Sheriff Sulloway
lost no time In getting TO WORK. Hotels
and boarding houses where Maud might
seek employment, were visited, but moth
ing was learned.
After making sure that Maud was not
In st. Johnsbury or any OF the surround
ing towns, their labor was directed to
the railroad station where Mr.. Lowerie
saw Msude.
Conductor Thomas, whose story has
already been told, gave mp his strange pas
senger, who said her name was Jennie
Barclay, to Conductor Johnson at Lunen-
burg. The pass which Pres. Tucker of
the Maine Central had given her was
good only tor passage TO Lunenburg. At
that station Conductor johnson, after
hearing her story, decided 10 give her a
free ride as far as TT. Johnsbury. When
he arrived there be took her into the
office of assistant division superintendent
Blossom and told her story to that
official.
The superintendent saw the girl was
respectable and apparently greatly grieved
because of the loss of her money and
ticket, and decided TO grant her free pass
age to the end of st. Johnesbury Cham
plain road, which is at Newport.
Clerk Cree of the superintendnts Office
paid more attention to her than anyone
else, and the description OF this woman
taIlies with that of Maude.
She said nothing to him when she
boarded the afternoon train for Newport in
care of Conductor Gage.
At Newport Conurctor Gage found the
conductor of the Canadian Pacific train
and told him the girls story and asked
that she be taken 10 Montreal. The rules
of the Canadian Pacific are strict, and the
conductor was about TO refuse 10 comply
with the request. when he happened to
notice that the superintendent OF that di-
vision was on the platform. 10 him he
repeated tho girls story and pass was
granted. She left Immediately and went
through to Montreal, arriving there at
$3.50 O'Clock on the evening of April 8.
Up to the present time the conductor
who took the girl TO Montreal has not
been found, put 1t is understood that she
lett the tIhln Win OlUtT patSbUECFS anu
he has no knowledge as to where she
went.
One thing is certain; that the girl who
left Boston on the Portland boat and
who was found in the union station at
Portland by the matron went to Mon
treal. She said her name was Jennie
Barclay. The question now arises, is
Jennie Barclay Maude Williams? From
descriptions all along the route there is
every reason TO believe that they are the
same person.
Those now prosecuting search will not
abandon hope until Jennie Barclay has
been found.
Tomorrow the police of Montreal Will
begin a systematic search of that city.
Circulars on which is printed a likeness
OF Maude, will be sent out from police
headquarters, Boston, to every city and
town near Montreal today, and mem
her OF the Williams family is expected
there to supeirntend tho search.