Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-07
MRS. NOONAN CALLED BACK.
Competent Medical Authority Declares
She Isn't Too Sick.

She Isn't Too SICK.
Mrs. Lizzie Noonan of Ferrisburg was
before the Addison county court held at
Middlebury last December on the charge
of chicken stealing. Three or four other
indictments were held against her, but
they were not prosecuted, as she got
five years in the state pententlary on
the first-named charge and that was
thought TO be enough to reform her.
But they didn't know Lizzie. She's
sharp one. After spending the winter
In the state sanitarium before mentioned,
she set about regaining her freedom.
The method she adopted was unique.
She got up such a case of terrible sick
ness as to fool even the prison physician
and an eminent specialist called in to
consult on her case, and the upshot of it
all was that the physician recommended
Governor GrOut to pardon her, as she
could live but a short time in con-
finement.
Nobody in the north part Of the
county knew anything about her release
until she made her appearance in her
old haunts, and then there was howl.
Governor Grout caught it hot and
heavy before he had time to explain
that he had acted on the advice of
medical authority. The people up
county felt outraged; but they could
not insist upon the Incarceration of a
dying woman, so they laid low and
watched.
Lizzie's terrible sickness was peculiar.
1t seemed to disappear very suddenly
upon her release. Anyway, she APP
peared to have no difficulty in getting
around and performing good deal of
work such as makes big, healthy women
tired. She even went so far as to en-
gage employment in Burlington board
ing house, where she did some hard
work for several weeks.
All these eccentricities of q woman
who had terrible sickness naturally
created strong doubts in the mind of
States Attorney Fish. He protested to
the governor against her release, and
finally secured reopening of the ques-
tion of terrible sickness.
Last week Lizzie was re-arrested in
Ferrisburg and taken to Burlington. a
press despatch tells the rest.
After receiving the report from Mr..
Fish, Gov. Grout instructed him to name
list of competent physicians TO examine
Mrs. NoOnan with view of determining
what her present condition is and was
at the time of her release. From the
list proposed, Drs. Grinnell, Wheeler
and Hawley of Burlington were selected,
and it was arranged that these physicians
should examine Mrs. Noonan. The
physicians named were aided by DR..
Linsley, who made a microscOpical eX-
animation of the contents of the stom-
ach and of matter eXpectOrated. The
result of his examination was entirely
negative as to any chronic disease of the
stomach. The report of the physicians
which covered four pages of typewriter
in the performance of their work, giving
the facts observed and the facts learned
and concluded with the opinion that
the woman is not suffering from any
disease which should prevent her from
serving her sentence in states prison.
The facts ascertained 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 state /:
prison, where she will serve the remain
ing four years and five months of her
| sentence,