The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-06
MRS. ROCHE FOUND
Located at Dayton This
Morning by Sheriff.
WALKING STREETS OF THAT CITY
Was Taken There by the Horse Be-
hind Which She Had Been
Riding.
WALKING STREETS OF THAT CITY

| Mrs. Bridget Roche. whose disappear
ance from the city last night caused
much excitement was located thi
morning about o'clock at Dayton
where she was roaming about tn
streets in Il demented condition. Sh'
WAS taken in charge by Sheriff Stin'
| and placed in a lodging house and Cit.
| Marshal Brown was immediately mott
found at the barn of a Mr.. Stahl il
that city.
The horse was purchased at Dayton
several months ago from a man named
StahI by Charles Gholson of this city
At ) o'clock this morning when Mr.
Stahl went to his barn in that city he
found the animal hitched to the We
hicle standing in the street. The reins
We've tied around the dashboard. The
buggy was all right with the exception
that a spoke in one of the front wheels
and I, spring We're broken. Mr.. Srahl
IT 'iitt lotiilti NhI. NIlloi9'Il tlirtt tilF
horse was there, and he in turn was
informed of Mrs. Roche's disappear
anCe.
About O'Clock Sheriff Slime found
the demented woman WALKING about
the court house yard and as her actions
We're OF a peculiar nature he accort-
ed her. When questioned she Inform
ed the sheriff that last night while out
riding the horse she was driving had
runaway with her and that all night
long she had tried to check his speed.
but she was unable to stop him until
arms were sore from holding the reins
and asked him to direct her to- the Sis
ters hospital The officer informed
her that there was no such institution
in Dayton. and asked her name. She
replied that it was Roche and that she
was very sick. She imagined that she
was in Walla Walla and persisted in
being taken to the hospital. Sheriff
Slime took her in charge and placed
her in Il lodging house. She was given
her breakfast and d physician called.
After hr examined the unfortunate
demented He administered opiates
and she was put to sleep. Late this at
he awake from her S1ppn and
appeared to be much improved.
Her SON David r. Roche. left the city
last evening for Dayton to attend the
annual meeting of the Spanish Ameri-
can war veterans, and while he was
enjoying the festivities Of the occa-
sion. WAS notified of his mothers dis
appearance. He returned to Walla
Walla at an early hour this morning
on the special train and at once Secur-
ed team and started out with several
others to look for his aged mother. He
WAS expected to arrive in Dayton late
this evening and will probably return
to Walla Walla tonight with his moth
er.
Mrs. Roche and Mrs. Joseph PellSier
had been visiting friends at Eleventh
and Birch streets, and about o'clock
started home. Mrs. Pellisier assisted
Mrs. Roche inta a buggy and then UNI
tied the horse. but before she could
get into the vehicle the horse started
to run toward Main street. When it
reached that street ii turned into the
thOroughfare and went up the street
at a brisk trot. \ large number of peo-
pie who We're on the street at the time
noticed the horse and buggy passing
up the street but as the woman ade
no cutlery nothing was thought of the
matter
Mrs. Peliisier reported the matter to
the police at once and the officers and
a large number of men searched the
entire city for the vehicle but their
efforts proved unsuccessful. Mrs