Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-18
LEAVES HAPPY HOME.
Mrs. Maude Gruwell Deserts HUI =
band and Little Son.
is LOCATED At WARSAW, INDIANA.
No Reason Can Be Given for Disap-
pearance-Her Return Expected
Soon.-Left Home "Wednesday But
Nothing Was Suspected.
From Mondays Dnily.

From Mondays Dnily.
Without any apparent cause and still
without showing any signs of mental
alteration, Mrs. Maude Gruwell, the
wife of Ed Gruwell well-to-do young
farmer residing six miles southeast of
the city in Keokuk township, deserted
her husband and four year old child
last Wednesday and left the city, leav-
ing as she probably thought, no trace
as to her whereabouts. Her absence
did not become known to her husband
until Saturday, and yesterday search
was instituted, which resulted today
in locating the woman at Warsaw, In
diana, where it seems she went di-
rectly from here. Mr.. Gruwell has
relatives there and it is thought the
woman will be brought back to Ottum-
wa by them at once.
Had Plans Laid.
Mrs. Gruwell evidently came to OF
tumwa with the intention of deserving
her family. She drove to the city We'd
pesday afternoon, bringing butter and
eggs for Mrs S. r. Fielder, who re-
sides in Williams addition on the
South Side, and who has been buying
provisions from Mr.. and Mrs. Gruwell
for some time After spending an hour
or two at the Fielder home Mrs. Cru.
well announced her intention of going
to the North Side to Go some shop,
ping. She left her horse and buggy at
the Fielder home, and left also her
| four-year-old son, Orvil there.
Babe Child Goodbye.
The woman asked the little boy if
he wanted to accompany her to town.
but he said he would stay with Mrs.
Fielder, who is his aunt, sister of Mr.
| Gruwell 1t was not uncommon for
Mrs. Gruwell to leave the boy and the
horse and buggy at Fielder's and Mr.
Fielder suspected nothing. Neither
did she think it uncommon when the
woman babe her little child an affec
tionate farewell before starting tc
town. Mrs Gruwell said, before
leaving Fielders that she might return
that evening and might spend the
night at the residence Of Grant Moffett
in East Ottumwa, who is a relative OF
the family.
Husband Grows Uneasy.
Mrs. Gruwell did not put in an ap
pearance on Thursday, but Mr.. ant
! Mrs. Fielder did not suspect anything
out of the ordinary. supposing that she
had elected to spend a day or two al
the Moffet home. On Saturday how
ever, Mr. Gruwell became anxious
and made trip to the city. He
stopped at the Fielder home, where ht
learned that his wife had not beer
heard Of since Wednesday, He the1
went to see Mr.. and Mrs. Moffet ant
found out that Mrs. Gruwell had no
been seen for several weeks by them
A search was Immediately institut
ed, and after Mr.. Gruwell, accompa
MED by Mr.. Fielder, had secured tn
city thoroughly on Sunday they cam
to the conclusion that the woman ha
left Otttumwa and hit upon Warsaw a
her probable destination in this cast
| Mr. Gruwell telegraphed the author
j tiles there last night and this mornin
| received a message stated that Mrs
Gruwell had been found and was b'
4 ing held awaiting an answer from hin
He answered Immediately, asking the
she be sent home, and is now awaitin
her arrival anNiously.
No Apparent Reason.
Apparently there is no reason fc
Mrs. Gruwell leaving home Friend
{; of the family say that her home life
, made as happy as possible by her hui
t band and that they live comfofbabl
II and pleasantly together. Why the W,
man should wish to leave such a HON
: is more than it is possible to surmis,
/, but some who know her hint that thei