Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-27
MABEL WOODBURY. FOUND.
Suffering from Overwork and Unable 10 Ex.
plain Her Going Away.

boston, March 26.-Miss Mabel p. Wood
oury, the daughter of Councilman Avail
Moodoury OF Beverly. passed through
mere on her way home, this afternoon
accompanied by Il member Of the Bustol
Herald staff of correspondents The
young woman was found in Attlcboro b !;
for the Herald
me newspaper man at once acquaintc /
Miss Woodbury's father and The civ
marshal of Beverly with his discovery
Acting upon their suggestions. Mr. Welc1
traced the girl to the Bates Opera Hous :,
cafe. Advancing, he greeted her as Miss
woodbury.. She apparently was delight
ed 10 hear her name. Unhesitatingly she
admitted her identity and seemed anxious
to be taken home.
Miss Woodbury. arrived in Attleboro
Saturday. and registered at the Park Ho-
tel as Miss Mabel Whitney. Worcester
She stated that she was seeking work a !
bookkeeper. Yesterday. she entered
upon employment in an Attleboro Office
This morning. she did not either appear
at the office or at The cafe for her break
fast. Shortly before noon she went to the
cafe and ate spaungly. 1t was at tbs
time she was identified.
The Young woman appeared bcWiderc |
and said that she intended to go to Bos-
ton during the afternoon. Her great de
sire seemed to be to get home. but sin,
declared she did not believe she would be.
able to find her way. She seemed to lie
in a half hysterical mood and continual II
exclaimed:
| cannot uDucrStInu what Is the ma =
ter with me. | cannot seem To rcmemt or
anything. | know that before | left homo
my mother cooked some beefSteak but
when that was l cannot tell. 1t seems
to have been two or three years ago
Sometimes my head is clear and again
it seems that there is terrible weight
upon il.
Had YOU been working hard before yol
left hOmc?" was asked
"Oh. yes. | was worked terribly hard.
You see. there was too much for me 20
do
Isn't it queer remarked Miss Wood
bury. THAT everything seems blank TO me
and ! cannot locate where | am. | know
that | wanted to go somewhere for rest
and quiet and ! suppose | saw the name
Of Attleboro and went there. There
seems to be some awful weight on ms
mind An l want to do is to go some
where and so to bed and stay, there.
do hope papa will know me when | get
home. | do not think that | will know
him. Eat he ought to know me. If they
will only send me away somewhere. /
want them to send me away. to send m
to the country, anywhere 50 1 can De
away from Beverly.
During the entire trim from Attleboro
to Boston. Miss Woodbury. sobbed and
there was no doubt that she was in great
mental distress.
Beverly. Mass. March 26.-Miss Wood
bury arrived at the depot here, at /
o'clock, and was taken in carriage to
rer Fon7e. on her way here she SPOKE OF
her little sister Bcrnice as having died
The little one had been i'll OF scarlet fe-
Yer but had recovered. When she reach
ed her home she was thoroughly exhaust
ed and did not seem to recognize any on"
of the household. The family physician
DR. Walter Bongartz, was called and sad
that she was suffering from nervous cN-
haustion which had affected her mind lie
thought that with rest and good treat
ment she would eventually recover, Sh,
seemed delighted to reach home and Will
row receive the best of care. y great re
lief has come to the parents, who were
wcllnigh grief stricken.