The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-18
MISSING sToNlNGToN GIRL.
Maud Williams, tho AIi1lionaire's Daugh-
ter, Was at Union Station.

The Boston police Friday night found
what they think is clue to the missing
Miss Maud G. Williams of Stonington,
Conn. She disappeared from her home
under very mysterious circumstances,
dropping out of sight in an instant. She
did the same thing once before and for
some time lived under the impression
that she must work for a living, although
her father is very rich. The clue was
more than month old, dating back to
April 5, when she was seen, it is said, on
railroad train of the Mountain division
of the Maine Central
Conductor George P. Thomas who had
charge of that train, first met the girl at
the Union station in this city. She
had ticket given her by General Mana
ger Payson Tucker, but was out of money.
Mr. Thomas tried to get her to go in
when the train stopped for dinner, but
she declined to leave the car, and he
bought lunch for her. She went to
Montreal
Mrs. Della Mitchell one of thu matrons
at the station, first met the girl In the
early morning. She had passed the
night at the station and said that she had
her pocket book containing $40 stolen
from her while in Boston. She was very
much distressed and was anxious to go
to Montreal She was very nicely dressed
and was not servant girl. Mrs. Mitchell
asked her name, and she replied as she
is very sure ''Miss Williams"
She had on very nice cloak. but had
torn off the collar, badly injuring the
appearance of very handsome and costly
garment. She gave the collar to Mrs.
Mitchell. The collar shows traces of
rough handling, and the girl tore it quite
badly in getting it off.
She asked questions about Montreal
in a way that led to the idea that she
would be in a strange city when she ar
rived.
Mrs. Sylvester, who is also employed
as matron at the station, recalls the
girl worry well, and was particularly
struck by her lady-like manner. Her
description of the girl, as well as that
given by Conductor Thomas, is very
good description of the missing Miss
Williams. OF course it might have been
some other girl who was stranded in this
city, but it is thought that the chain
Of evidence is fairly complete and that
the girl seen here was probably the miss
ing Miss Williams 1t is piteous case,
and every possible effort will be made to
find her.
Miss Williams has been missing since
April 7. She is the daughter of veal
thy manufacturer of Stonington, CT. One
explanation of her disappearance is that
she is afflicted with strange mental
malady. She seems to be possessed of a
double consciousness. and periodically
loses all recollection of her real self and
becomes another person. Her present
mysterious leave-taking is by no means
her first.
Although she is but 30 years old she
has on four different periods gone from
her parents home and disappeared as
mysteriously as she did from fashion
able sanitarium in Providence.
| At such times she forgets she is the
| daughter Of a prominent man in the nut
meg state and heir to share of the Will
liams's millions; she loses all recollection
of her surroundings and friends and
| goes out into the world as working
girl.
This disense which Miss Williams is
suffering from defies q diagnosis. 1t is
| SO uncommon that medical experts have
not yet found name for it. Medical
authorities have cited similar cases, and
| they mum Der less than q half dozen,