Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-06
Mrs. Lizzie Noonan's Cancer
of the Stomach Cannot
be Found.
TAKEN TO WINDSOR MONDAY
Evident That She Defrauded the Govern.
or in Securing Her Pardon-Had Been
Fleeing From Justice Several
Days-Mrs. Noonan Ready
to 20 Back.

vcrgcnnes, Oct. 2.-Lizzie Noonan will
be committed to states prison tomorrow
by Deputy Sheriff Il. {. Middlebrook of
Nergenncs, upon Il warrant from Gov.
Grout addressed to the sheriff of Addison
county or one of his deputies.
The physicians who were instructed to
examine her have reported hat her ply
steal condition was such that they ma
nothing to preclude her return and their
report together with other facts ascer-
tanned make it apparent that she used
fraud in obtaining her release. In justice
to Gcy. Grout 1t ought to be stated that
rs soon as he learned from Addison coun-
~ that there was II probability that she
was not i'll. he requested an investigation
of her case to be made by States Attor-
ney Fish. -
Mrs. Noonan was kept close watch OF
and d detailed report was made to the
governor, reciting the history of her life
since her release, the details of which
made it apparent that she was not i'll and
was enjoying to all appearance perfectly
good health.
Lizzie disappeared for a time but was
found to be in Burlington employed in a
boarding house where she remained for
several weeks performing the work of u
healthy woman giving the proprietor OF
the boarding place no intimation that she
was suffering from any trouble. Here she
was known as Lizzie Garrapee, this being
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working at the same place. but they did
not announce that they were sisters.
After receiving the report from Mr..
Fish, referred TO, Gov. Grout instructed
him to name q list of competent physl-
clans to examine Mrs. Noonan with Il
view of determining what her present
condition is and was at the time of her
release. From this list proposed. Drs.
Grinnell, Wheeler and Hawley of Bur-
lington were selected, and 1t was arrang-
cd hat these physicians should eXamlno
Mrs. Noonan last Monday morning.
Sheriff Reeves called at the place where
she worked for the purpose of taking her
to his home for examination, but 1t turn
ed out that Lizzie had been charged with
being the Noonan woman by her employ
err the Wednesday night previous, where
upon she suddenly left, although she
stoutly protested that she was not the
Noonan woman. 1t was learned that she
had come to Ferrisburgh and Deputy
Sheriff Middlebrook was put upon her
track. He found her Thursday at the
home of a sister in Ferrisburgh and took
her to Burlington for the purpose of hav-
ing this examination. The examination
commenced Friday morning and was re-
sumed Saturday. 1t was conducted in u
systematic. careful and thorough manner.
Tho physicians named were aided by
DR.. L.inslcy, who made q microscopica
examination of the contents OF the stom-
dcn ana OF matter eNDcClOTiteu. Inc re-
suit of his examination was entirely neg
alive as TO any chronic disease of the
stomach The report of the physicians
which covered four pages of typewriter
matter. reCites the several steps taken in
the performance of their work. giving the
facts observed and the facts learned and
concludes with the opinion that the wo-
man Is not suffering from any disease
which should prevent her from serving
her sentence in States prison.
The facts ascertalned by the physicians
and learned from other reliable sources
make apparent that fraudulent means
were used in obtaining her pardon. This
being the fact the governor feels justified
in ordering her return to States prison,
where she will serve the remaining four
years ana five months of her sentence.
1t is understood that Mrs. Noonan ex-
poets 20 go from tho thorough handling
her case received from the hands OF the
physicians and expressed her willingness
to go back.
1t will be remembered that she was re-
leased the last week in July on the ground
that she was suffering from cancer of the
stomach from the effects of which dis
case she was then reported to be rapid
failing. The governor regarded her case
as an emergency case and sent her home,
expecting that she would not live any con-
siderable length of time.