The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
A W0MAN'S MAD ACT.
Plunged Through Window While the
Train Was Rushing Down the Charlton
Grade-A Special Sent Out to Bring
Her to the City-The Affair Is
Shrouded in Mystery.

i and her mysterious friend notified of
her condition. he Immediately called an
other consultation, but the woman was
not the subject of this one. The news
papers were considered, and it was de-
cided that all information should be
kept from the newspapers.
The following information was writ
ten out and placed on a spindle for the
| benefit of the newspapers:
Miss Katherine Snyder Of New Or
leans slipped off the steps of car near
Charlton this afternoon and was badly
| injured"
DR.. Charles A. Peabody, superintend-
| ent, gave orders to every person con-
nected with the case. to say nothing
about it, and as a result the little hull
letin was pressed into service several
times
AS soon as the bulletin was complet-
ed, the mysterious stranger swore every
person with whom he HAD come in con-
| tact to secrecy, and then he again he
gan to walk up and down the corridor.
moaning and talking to himself.
The doctors thought the woman
would live but a short time. but at
late hour this morning she was in
about the same condition as when first
taken to the institution.
| The man remained at the institution
while Drs. Gage, Scudder and Trow-
! bridge worked over the woman, and
when they were ready to leave after
doing everything they could for her,
! the stranger also decided to leave and
asain called Hickman Downey into
| service. He went to the Union station
with DR.. Scudder and saw him off for
Boston on the S.57 train.
He was then driven to the Worcester
Club and remained there for the night.
Dr. Trowbridge told The Spy report
ILL 4. sra#f.
of the accident was a woman and that
she was injured and was later
brought to the City Hospital, where it
was thought she was seriously injured.
He refused positively to tell the mans
| name because he had promised not to
do So.
DR.. Gage, when asked about the case
by a Spy man, declared he knew abso-
lutely nothing about it. and would not
discuss it.
Charles Firth. local agent of the Bos-
ton and Albany, did not know anything
about the woman. although a special
train had been sent out. and other en-
ployees of the road who had orders to
get the woman, did not know who they
were sent after.
DR.. Peabodys assistant at the hos
pital said there was a woman at the
hospital who had in some unaccount-
able manner got out Of train NOV
ing at 40 miles an hour, and she was
booked as Miss Katherine Snyder at
the hospital.
At the Worcester Club the mysteri-
Gus stranger was safe from intrusion.
and gave strict orders that he was not
to be seen by reporters. Hackman Dow
ney knew he had carried a man from
the Union station to the hospital and
back again, but he did not know who
he was.
DR.. Scudder, who had been suddenly
called from Boston TO Worcester, re-
fused absolutely to discuss the matter
when a Spy representative interviewed
him at his home, 139 Beacon street.
Boston, last night; and Division Super
intendent Sackett, who ordered the
special train, declared he did not know
the woman's name.
At station 1 there Is a little book
kept for the sole purpose Of re-
cording where the ambulance goes and
the name of the person it transports to
the hospital, but there was not a word
written on it last night about the
woman, whether through an oversight
or not is not known
The woman who figures in the case
is Of middle age. and was dressed fash
ionably, and appeared to be a person
of wealth and refinement.
The man who says he IS her brother
is OF about medium height, with dark
hair sprinkled with gray. He has a
short. full beard, also well sprinkled
with gray. He wore light suit
He left orders to be called II the wo-
mans condition changed for the worse. \
It is learned that they had been trav- !
cling in the south for the woman's /
health. and were returning to Boston, 4
where it is supposed they live.