Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-26
FOUND WEDNESDAY.
Miss Maud Hatch, Who Had Been
Missing Since Sunday Noon.

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peared from home about ] O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, leaving no clue as to her where
abouts, was found not far from 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning by Willis Howard 10
swampy place known as the Neh pasture
three miles from this village and in the di-
rection Of Rochester Hollow.
As Mr.. Howard was narrowing in field
Tuesday afternoon about half past fiye, he
glanced up on the hill, having Miss Hatch
/ in mind. and caught a glimpse OF WON
an going around tree. HuFrying 10 the
house with his team, he called his BOYS
and started for the hill, but when they
reached there they could find nothing but
what appeared to be the prints Of a wom-
ans foot near fence which someone had
evidently crossed not long before They
measured the prints and came down to the
village TO notify W. B. Wall, who bad
& been organizing searching parties during
the day but so many false clues had al
ready led searchers astray il was decided
I TO wait until morning before starting out
again. HI Fl. Howard, who drove up 20
+ his sons that evening, also measured the
prints and v hen be came back compared
/ his measurements with those OF Miss
+ Hatchs shoes and, found that they cores
f ponded exactly. Z
Verv early in the morning Mrs. Willis
Howard went down In the moving anos
looking up on the hill, saw a woman there
again Just as Mr.. Howard sighted her
from the house They called 70 AFRO
Bowen, who has a good field glass, and
through this Mr.. Howard saw the woman
SO plainly that he recognized her as Miss
Hatch. The two boys, Fred and Charles
Howard 10 and l3 years OF age, started
for he hill, and, keeping out oi sig1ts
worked around behind her, while Mr.
Bowen and Mr. Howard slipped down tn
front.
stopping every few steps to look eau
tiousiv around her, Miss Hatch came
+ down TO the gateway Of the Nen pasture
closely followed by the boys, and stood
looking over IL a minute Iheu sht
walked out and as he crossed the bridge
10 the highway Mr.. Howard stepped hom
his place Of couCealment and confronted
her She started twice as though 70 es-
I cane. but finally said II might g. Wet give
F no to YOU as anyone, and seemed 70 al
most collapse from fatigue and weakness.
Mr.. Howard and bis wife helped her to
their house. where Mrs. Howard prevailed
upou her to drink glass OF milk she
had had no food she said, since sunday
morning and was In pitable condltlon
from long exposure. her clothing being
wet and her face badly bitten by mosqul-
toes. She had no jacket or wrap OF any
kind and had been completely dTenched
by rain As soon as possible Mr.. howard
took her TO the home OF her father, T.. A.
Hatch, on Highland avenue and restored
her 10 heranXious family.
She could give, she said, no reason Tor
going away that anyone would unuef-
stand. After reaching home she was
quiet and composed, and after time
through sheer WEAKNESS, fell asleep. she
knew search was being made for her
Tuesday and knew also that Mr.. Howard
saw her the nigh before owning that she
hurried through the woods TO avoid MN.
She slept for a couple OF hours tuesday
night under a pine tree but wandered
round most Of the night, thinking she
would 20 home il she found the way. she
ant,eares to have little remem brance OF
ber experiences, and when she speaks goes
back to events preceding Sunday.
over a year ago. while taxing care or
a relative i'm Boston, Miss Hatch had a
had IAN. fracturing three ribs and iniuring
her spine. Since then she has been IN
yery frail health, suffering great deal,
and 10 the disordered condition OF her
nerves Is to be attributed her strange
action at this time.
She was keeping house for her uncle,
lanes Hutchinson, on Randolph avenue,
and they had as guests William and Miss
Alice Hutchinson. who had come on from
Washington, ID. c., the saturday before
with the body Of their father, William
Hutchinson. Sunday Mr.. Hutehinsons
with his guests went to his brothers, Iy-
man Hntchinson's for the afternoon,
leaving Miss Hatch alone. Her sister,
Alice came to see her and tried 70 nave
her go home with her, but she refused.
shortly after her sister left, however, MISS
Hatch went out of the house and mailed
letter 10 Miss Alice, writing on the OUTSIDE
, ~ h n reauest that il be delivered that
night though she had no delivery stamp
~ NM upon il and, the office being closed,
a. IN WAS Sunday, she was unable 70 get
one The letter was not Delivered anu
when Mr. Hutchinson returned from MS
Z brother's and found her gone, he supposed
/, her a. and sister. MnlAH
! tbey. OF course, had no idea but what she
} vas with him. The next morning ~ was
; nlaip that she had LETT and when the letter
was found Monday morning IN the post
4 office il told them that she had gone away
and not 10 look for her as they wouldn I
6nd ber and she would do herself no harm.
AN day Monday efforts were made 70
o obtain some trace OF her, but without avail.
}, Tuesday morning the mills shut down. hll
G bells and whistles summoned men 70 tLt
S SQUARE. where w. b. Wall organized
: band OF $50, that, starting from Marlil
IS castle park, spread out in a line ano
q swept through the woods and over th'
I Mills 10 the Thayer brook and the koches'
J. Tor road. but did not 20 as far up koches'
q Ter way as the pasture in when tine le-
4 one was finally found. The only reilanl'
e cline which the searchers had 10 wors
,,,,,,, yras furnished by Mrs. Charles But
: ter6eld. who lives in the Lewis Fish house
and about o'clock sunday afternoon, saw
Niss Hatch come up the hill on the eros
road between the Bruce house on scnoo
street and the track, and stop for iretgh
train to pass. Mrs. Buttertield waved be
4 hand but Miss Hatch turned away Wuhou
r answering the salutation and disappears
. westward along the road by the SIDE ol IN
" track. That was he last seen ot her unt'
y Mr. Howard caught sight Of her Iuesda
- fhe suspense felt BY Miss Hatch
family in the uncertainty Of what ~
become of her was shared by the peopi
, in me village who had known her all ne
D. Ufe a. one worthy Of the highest esteem
and her recovery brought general rei'e
A Gard.
We wish 10 express our grateful appr'
ciation OF the sympathy and kindne'
shown us in our recent trouble, ana
tender our heartfelt thanks 70 those VI
assisted Us So greatly In the search =
Miss Maud Hatch.
W e. A. HATCH AID FAMILY +
JAMES HUrCHINsoN.