The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-09
Mother Of Nine Children Sud-
denly Leaves Her Hom,.
HER HUSBAND IS PROSPEROUS
Hs Says She Once Before DISAPPEARED and
That Hs Found Her In Idaho-Fsars
She ls Insane.

paterson, Dec. s-MrS. Anna Zabrisl<ie.
the mother OF nine children-the Youngest
oI "hom Is but nine months old baby
,he Wite OF wealthy farmer living near
| iudgeWoOdv y. j.. disappeared mysteri-
ousiy from her home Friday morning. and
ten hours later the anxious family learn
ed from two short notes that the mother
| had deserted them
.,Dsar Hattie" she had written to her
! einsst oaughier, do not wait for me- [
| am not coming home again BE good Ia
| ,ae Ne chlidren and let them forget me
To her husband, John zabriskie. she
wrote an equally terse note ASKING his
alolslNeness for leaving him aud the chill
The notes We're written from Paterson
Police traced Mrs. Zabriskie up TO late
snst night and then lost all clues as TO
MS wherea bouts.
The Zabriskies occupy beautiful
country home and are reputcd very
weaIthy among their nelghbors Mrs
naorishie Is woman OF forty years,
| lnougn she appears much Younger aud is
very pretty She Is well known through
Out the section as a charming entertainer.
hna hna an .hrough the year her pretty home
mas Deen the scene of social gayeties
TOOK CHECK: SAID GooD-BY.
Friday morning she bade her husband
stt" sSpton,oy, % - SAYING she was going 70 Jersey
Ing purchasing the first lot OF Christmas
presents for the children. She appeared
with her husband about the little gifts
sne was planning TO purchase.
Ihat was the last seen OF her. When
she uid not return home early I'm the af-
ternoon the family became anxious anS
their worry increased as the time went
oy And she did not appear. Early I'm the
evening neighbor left two letters al the
Zabriskie home from the postofice. and
for the first time the family realized that
they were motherless.
IN
tie who was planning her marriage which
was 10 have taken place shortly, found
the duties OF mother 10 eight little
brothers and sisters thrust upon her. was
the first To recover from the shock She
hurried 10 Paterson and searched among
the family friends there. but none OF them
had seen her mother
FEARS WIFE is CRAZY.
The husband was seen at his home. He
Il am fearful that my wife has be-
come suddenly demented Eleven years
ago she started for New York 90 do some
shopping with $500 in her pocket The
next thing she knew she came TO herself
IN little town in Idaho / went out
ana brought her home. This time she
,as had moSsy Of her own in a Paterson
his disappeared exactly as she did be-
fore. On her way TO Paterson Yesterday
she met her son-in-law on a train ana
house. When she left him she said:
1T YOU don't see me again remember
me 10 YOUR wife
This she repeated several times
cannot leave home TO search for her be-
cause have TO take care OF our little |
boy. who is three years old. and cries all |
the time for his mother walked the |
floor with him all night and about mid /
night my wifes uncle. who lives with us |
was suddenly taken with a paralytic |
shock
'Of course IL is possible that she has |
committed suicide, but l do not admit |
his 10 the children. Our little girl Hat /
lie is heroine. While | am at home 4
aking care of the children she has or |
saniZed a search for my wife. and goes /
10 the city twice day TO prosecute it,"