The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-02
Will be Used by Searching
Party.
SEVERAL ARE CONFIDENT
They Saw Miss Black South
Of City,
Posse Yesterday Found not
Single Clew That Will Aid in
Finding Missing Woman.

Practically nothing new has been
disclosed by the searching parties
which have from day to day been
following the trail of Miss y. A.
Black, the mentally deranged pa
tient who wandered away from the
Sawyer Sanatorium Monday night
AS the days go by the Sanitorium
officials realize more and more what
4 horrible condition of affairs ex-
st.
Despite the fact that q posse
lea'led by DR.. Adair Of the Sani-
cFium, Mayor Schcrff and five po-
icemen searched the country in q
borough manner south Of the city
Thursday, no direct trace Of the
ost woman could be found.
Upon leaving the city early
Thursday morning the searching
)artv determined to leave no stone
lnturned and no supposition unin-
estigated that might help to locate
he patient. BY inquiry they learned
hat the woman Enthusiastically had
'ollowed the Delaware pike until
he reached the road running east
Dast the Neidhardt and Kersey
arms. Mrs. Kersey and her son
Informed the party that they had
cen a woman answering that de-
cription hurrying along the road
arIy Tuesday morning. This was
he last trace, however, in this III
ection, that the searcherS could
get.
On the Adam Neidhardt farm,
rear the place where Mrs. Kersey
asst saw the woman, there stands
IN old barn and near il log cabin.
n the end Of the barn. opposite the
Dad, is a hole leading from the
round directly into the haymow.
some people are Of the opinion that
he woman hid in the haymow of
his barn and the next day was
overcd with hay which the Neid-
lardts were harvesting. Mr.. Shroat
Who is almost totally deaf. worked
n the NOW Tuesday, and had the
woman given vent to any smother
ng sounds, he would not have heard
hem. 1t is probable that if it
ONES TO the point where the search
rs will hunt for body instead of
living person, the hay in the NOV
viii be removed and thorough
enrch made there.
Another clue which the searching
larty investigated was the one fur
ished by the Elias WoIfnger fam
ly, residing about a quarter of n
uile off the Delaware pike. Differ
mt members Of TIE family claim to
lave seen woman run wildly
'cross the road and enter dense
hicket located on the south side of
he road near their home. The
hicket was searched as thorough
IS possible. but it is 50 dense that
is almost impossible for man
o enter ii otherwise than on his
lands and knees.
The Sanitorium physicians are
Inclined to think that the woman is
ying in some secluded place in an
Exhausted condition, as they believe
hat her physical condition was not
efficiently strong to stand anv
'reat eXertion. If this is the case,
should a searching party pass with
n several feet Of her hiding place,
he would not be able to cry for
lelp.
The sister Of the patient last ev-
'ning sent to Dayton for blood
lounds. They will arrive here. TODAY
md will be Immediately placed on
he trail. Although il has been
hree days and four nights since the
aiient wandered away and the
rail will probably be too old for
he dogs TO follow. it is thought. by
scouting with the dogs in the neigh,
oorhood where, she was last seen the
mlmals might Strikea fresh trail
The peopled oGtthe entire city of
Marion are watching with great
the developments of the
Incident. A large party of search
'rs left again this morning and
will spend the day securing the
southern part Of the township.
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