Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-18
DILIGENT SEARCH FOR YOUNG
WOMAN HAS BROUGHT NO
RESULTS.
DYNAMITE HEAD RACE
Father and Friends Continue to Search
for Her Today-"In One Hour VIII
Be Dead" Contents of Note Left at
Home of Lover.


Despite the diligent search, which
has never slackened since Friday
morning, the disappearance of Miss
Mary Molony, who left her home
Thursday evening, leaving note that
in one hour she would be dead, still
remains an unsolved mystery to her
grieved parents and her many young
friends. Not an hour has passed since
Friday morning that searchers were
not busy trying every way possible to
communicate with the unfortunate
girl or secure some inkling as to the
deep mystery which surrounds her dis
appearance.
May Use Dynamite.
Peter Molony, her father, still insists
that she is in the head race, notwith.
standing that that stream has been
thoroughly dragged with grab hooks
and improvised drag apparatus and
that the water has been once drained
out within two feet Of the bottom.
This afternoon, Mr.. Molony is debat-
ing seriously as to the advisability of
discharging shots of dynamite in Ger.
tain portions Of the race, with the
hope that this last resort will bring
some light upon the whereabouts Of
his daughter.
Hunt in Other Towns.
John Molony. brother of the miss.
ing girl, Saturday night went to Oska.
loosa and with the city officials
searched that town, but the mission
was fruitless. The same evening Fred
Crosby. the girls friend, was in Abba
assisting the officers there in the
lisearcn Neither the search Of Oska.
loosa nor Abba disclosed anything that
presented even a clue. Every possible
place Of concealment in this city has
been ransacked, but nothing tending
discovered.
How the Trouble Started.
| 1t has just developed that the dis.
agreement between Miss Molony and
her friend, Fred Crosby, which is as
sumed as the cause of her unusual &C
4 ton of Thursday night, was over some
letters which the girl had been re-
ceiving. Crosby, it seems, took ex
ception to her corresponding with an
hy's knowledge of the letters.
The disagreement resulted in
Crosby remaining in ignorance of his
young rival and slight tinge of Ill
feeling towards his dearest girl friend
When he was shown the note written
to him by Miss Molony saying that in
one hour she would be dead, he for
got their troubles and went immediate
ly to the father of the girl. Mr. Mo
lony accepted the matter as joke
but Crosby could not bring himself te
accepting the same thought. Wher
apprised that Miss Molony had not re
turned home Thursday night. he
joined the girls relatives in diligent
search for her.
May Have Joined Correspondent.
With hope that he would secure
some clue to his sisters whereabouts
or the address of her correspondent
Bert Stoops, a former Ottumwa boy
now travelling with some repertoire
company. John Molony left on the
Rock Island this morning for Center
vile. Oliver Stoops, brother of Bert
Stoops. is connected with the Dal
rymple Comedy Co.. which this weel
! is showing at that place and Mr.. Mo
Longs visit to Centerville is for the
most part Of talking with this young
man concerning Bert Stoops' and his
sisters relations toward each other
1t is believed that Bert Stoops is play
ing in northern Missouri and 1t may be
possible that Miss Molony has Joined
him.
confided in No One.
Although amiably disposed and
loved by many of her friends, Mary
Molony had no friend with whom she
would trust the secrets of her heart
None of her young girl friends were
aware of her corresponding with an
other when keeping company with
Mr.. Crosby, and while majority Of
them are skeptical as to her commit
ing suicide, they all agree that her dis
appearance is most unusual aid
unexplainable occurrence The many
friends of the missing girl and hel
parents will keep up the search until
some tangible clue to her whereabouts
can be ascertained.
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