The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-26
Disappeared From Her Million
airs Fathers Home.
ASKED LODGING AT MIDNIGHT.
Jumped From Doctors Carriage While Bslag
Taken 10 Homs at Chatham
She Had Told OF.

Chatham, n. j., Sept es--Thomas Van
Boskerck, uncle Of Miss Helen Bloodsood,
whose strange absence from her home in
New York caused great anxiety until
she was found near Summit, was here
today investigating his nieces adven-
lures. -
As the result OF his visits to several
persons, additional mystery was placed
about the movements OF Miss Helen dur
ing the early part of Thursday afternoon.
TO all appearances, however the young
woman made the journey alone, when she
boarded tho ferryboat At Christopher
street TO Hoboken. where she took a train
TO summit Whether she met any one at
Summit and had ans companion on her
walk along the southern boulevard. could
not be learned.
When she told her uncle and her father
the story OF her experience, however. she
displayed a return ticket from Summit to
New YORK
ALONG \ COUNTRY ROAD.
According to Miss Bloodsood she left
the station AZ summit and took the first
road chat led out into the country. This
was the southern boulevard. a pleasant
country road. fringed by woods and he'd
ges and bordered by big swamp, covered
With luxurious woodlands. Ranking the
western side OF the Long hills
When night came on she had passed
the hamlet OF Elkwood. and was well on
her way In the spsrsely settled woodlands
toward Madison. On little knoll above
the boulevard, and at the foot,o OF Floral
llill. about four miles from Summit, 4.
an old fashioned farmhouse occupied by
Edward Holmes. a young farmer, his wife
and a hired man
All the occupants Of the farm house had
gone 10 bed by half-past nine o'clock,
Thursday night. when they were awaken
Cd by a knock. 4 Young woman In q
gray. tsilor-made gown stood at the door
She had evidently LOSE her hat the alb
sence OF which disclosed a wealth of
chestnut hair To young Holmes and his
wife. who peered from a window. the
young wnnsn said:
a PLEA FOR SHELTER.
"Will YOU please let me- stay here for the
night? l have oeen thrown from my car
riage and the horse has run away"
y u
selves and admitted the visitor
She was n pretty girl" said Holmes.
"and did not show any signs OF having
been thrown from carriage Her dress
was neat and she was very self possessed |
We really did not know what p make of |
her.
''She told US that She and her Younger |
brother had started 10 80 out driving !
She had taken her seat and her brother /
was about 20 enter the carriage when the /
horse, becoming frightened. started away |
on run. She said she managed Ia I
cling 10 heE seat for mile or so. when. 1
al turn in the road, she was thrown l
from the carriage"
The young girl said she had been in
iured by the fall Thereupon the farmer
and his Wife volunteered 10 sent 10 Chat
ham for nr Wolfe. To this the girl
strennously objected. and said that her
injuries Aid not amount 20 ANYTHING
This Increased the suspicious NJ the farm
er and his wife. and thew sent their hired
man 20 chatham and he returned with
the doctor.
HER STORY TO THE DOCTOR.
Dr Wolfe questioned the Girl and learn
ed that she was not suffering from any
injuries Now. Young LADY," said tho
doctor kindly. YOU must eivc us on ex-
PLANTATION Of your appearance alone here
tonight what is your name aud where
a. Won live2F
y am Miss Ducksvorth." was the re-
riv - tive IN chatham. whore rny "a.
rents have just 'aker hous.
Under further questioning fhs young |
rirl sale that her home was h-@ide The
oid mill m chatham She said the house
rad been formerly occupied b. = family
named Ellsworth Dr Wolfe readily |
perceived thst the,e statements were uu