The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Miss Mary Carey Of Upton Has
MysteriousIy Disappeared and
Fears For Her Safety Are En-
tertained
is STEP-DAUGHTER
OF JOHN RICHARDS
Left the House Thursday to Do an
Errand and Has Not Been Seen
Or Heard of SinCe-Hunters
Brought First Word Of Affair to
Upton "

Especial to The Spy:
Upton, Oct. 26.-The local police have
to solve one of the most mysterious
cases it was ever their lot to handle.
They have been asked to find, If pos
sible, Miss Mary Carey, step-daughter
/ of Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards, farm
! ers, residing on the Tucker place, re-
sort well known throughout this entire
section. about three miles from the Up
ton postoffice on the road to Westboro.
/ The girl disappeared, last Thursday
noon. since which time no trace Of her
whereabouts have been secured.
4 Hunters from Upton who were out
I for game, yesterday, in the woods near
the Tucker place first brought the news
to Upton. The disappearance OF the
Young lady was alluded to, this morn
ing, in The Spy. The hunters, John st.
Peters, Henry st. Peters and Michael
Malloy, reported on their arrival home
that as they passed through the door
/ yard of the Tucker place woman came
out and asked them if they had met
young girl roaming through the woodSs
This woman would not give to the three
men her name, but she said she was the
girls mother, that the girl was II years
old, and that she had suddenly left the
/ house, the day before, at noon time.
The woman, whom none of the men
knew, also stated that her daughter had
| been assisting her at the washing; just
before noon time, she left the wash tub
and, without any further statement
than that she was going to the pasture
for the horse, left the kitchen through
the rear side door At this time the
girl was bareheaded and the only out
err garment that she wore was an ordi-
nary house wrapper. At this time, the
woman says, the sleeves of the girls
wrapper We're rolled up to the elbow.
1t has been learned by the police since
the matter was brought to their atten-
ton that Miss Carey had acted rather
peculiarly of late; in fact the local
newspaper men and the police who have
talked with members of the family re-
garding the matter, find that they, too
are very reserved in every statement
made But very little is known of the
occupants of the Tucker place. The
most that the police know, tonight, Is
that the name of the man occupying the
house is John Richards, that he is a
farmer and wood chopper, and that his
step-daughter Mary is missing from
home. They also have the very meagre
description of the girl referred to
above.
1t is stated on good authority that
the young lady was at odds with her
people over a young man who at one
time worked for Richards, on the Tuck
er place. This young mans name, no
one will reveal, and the almost COM
plete retirement of the family from gen.
eral publicity makes his identity all the
more hard to solve. 1t is stated also
that the young lady and this young
man were on very friendly terms with
one another and that the girl had Sc
cretly brooded great deal over his dis
charge from the farm by her step-fa-
Their.
1t is further stated in connection with
these two persons that after the young
mans discharge, the girl kept up cor
respondence with him by means of mes
senger service, letters being left from
one to the other in appointed places.
Whether or not this young mans rela-
lions with the young lady resulted in
her sudden and mysterious disappear
ance from home is a thing the police
are unable to definitely state.
All day, today, the police, newspaper
correspondents and many citizens
searched through the woods in the
north part of Upton, but up to a late
hour, tonight, not single clue had pre-
sented itself as to the young lady's
whereabouts. Miss Carey is about IL
years old and is described by those who
know her as an extremely pretty girl.
Organized searching parties will be-
gin to search tomorrow for the girl, If
she does not return home by that time
All the territory from the Tucker place
to Whitehall Pond in Woodville, has
already been searched.