New-York tribune., 1901-09-24
MISS BLOODGOOD HOME.
DISCOVERED IN A NEWJERsEY HOTEL,
REGISTERED UNDER AN ASSUMED
NAN[E-A MIXED STORY.

Miss Helen Bloodgood slept at her home NO s3
Irving Place. last night and her mother and her
father. who is the treasurer of the American Felt
Company seemed sincerely glad TO get her pack
again safe and sound. It is said that watchful
governess had to he discharged before the young
woman would consent to return. Miss Bloodgood
disappeared Thursday morning, and was found
in hotel at Basking Ridge. \. J.. yesterday Ac-
counts differ considerably as to why she ran away
and how she discovered. There is only one
story as TO where she spent Thursday night That
is told by the girl herself who says she slept in a
farmhouse Summit, n. J.. but she cannot tell
lust where. does she know the name OF the
farmer and his wife who fed and housed her. She
only knows they kind 10 her
The girl says she walked the farmhouse from
Summit. and from Summit to Baskng Ridge
by train Friday morning. Mr.. Bloodgood says
he will try to find them. He repudiates the state
that his daughter subject to epilepuc
fits declares she wandered away during an attack
of hysteria; that she never engaged. never had
a love affair, and that there is man in the case
anywhere.
Captain Titus say ne got word of the girls hiding
place through his agents yesterday morning. and
Detective Funston the Boodgood house
apprise the family Mrs. Bloodgood and
Funston started at once for the Basking
Ridge Hotel. perfectly respectable house and ar
rived home again with Miss Bloodgood little
before o'clock last evening. Later Mr. Bloodgood
down Police Headquarters and gave the
assembled reporters account of his daughters
adventure.
He said the girl had never been trusted out Of
the sight Of some member Of the family a maid.
and that this constant espionage had made her
rather backward In ways. In fact, because
cf this her ardent desire so a boarding school
this year had been denied She inclined,
times. 10 be hysterical In accounting for his
daughters sudden determination go to the
try, Mr.. Boodgood mentioned several things which
TO his mind appeared causes Among them was
the tiresome journey from the Adrondacks on
Wednesday, the sombre appearance of the streets
and the sorrowing crowds on Thursday the day OF
President Mckinleys funeral. and the fact that the
stores Were closed. which she did expect These
conditions. he said. had depressed his daughter
that she had made up her mind to get out of the
city and To the country. of which she was passion
atey fond. She had crossed the Christopher-st
ferry and taken Delaware. Lackaw wanna and
Western train TO Summit. N J.
Helen told me-" said Mr. Boodgood that she
wanted to return home Friday morning after
she had registered at the hotel and had breakfast
but that she afraid do so. She realized that
she had done wrong. She intended TO write a let
ter to and tell where she was but she did
not. her courage failing her But she did tell the
proprietor of the hotel that she going home
and left the place. To the hotel people she had
talked about Summit. which was about twenty
miles away and they supposed that Summit was
her home. But that night she returned 10 the
hotel. and stayed there from then on
Il can say positively she never had love affair