Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29
LIZZIE CAMDEN MISSING
Being Sought By Her Aunt Mrs
 McArdle of Waterville.

street, has the answer to this ques- tion, but, according to the girls aunt, Mrs James McArdle of Thomas ton avenue, Waterville, she will not tell. Mrs Scofield is at present at the shore, but in what particular part Mrs McArdle does not know, conse- quently she could not be reached to- day. But if she reads the paper this evening she will find the above ques- ton confronting ner aud she will be reused to a sense of the necessity of an answer, for according to report body has been found in the vicinity of Hartford which corresponds with the description of the Cayden girl.
 It is certainly most peculiar state of affairs as related by Mrs McArdle. Lizzie, she says, was quite a tall girl, perhaps six feet, though her age IS but 21. She was employed at Callen- der's restaurant on South Main street. When last seen in Waterbury she wore dark red skirt, white cross barred waist and hat of the style of the season. Her eyes are blue, she had slight scar on the left side of the face near the mouth, and two of her teeth were either gold capped or filed Such is the descrlp- tion given by the girls aunt.
 A particular friend of Lizzie's was Mrs Scofield's daughter, Julia Sco- field. They were chums, in fact, and all but inseparable, So it Is said. Three days before Christmas the two girls went on a visit to Julia's grandmother in New Britain. Ap- parently they were enjoying them selves. and after a day or so there they went out for walk in the evening. So far as Mrs McArdle is aware, Lizzie's existence ceased that evening. The shades oflnight appear to have enfolded her in their somber embrace and waited her into mystery, which 1t seems can only be dispelled by Mrs Scofield and her daughter
 Julia iSeofield came back to Water- bury but her chum, Lizzie Cayden, did not. Mrs McArdle asked Mrs Scofield the reason why Lizzie did not return, and accord ing to Mrs McArdle, Mrs Sco- field just smiled at her, as though to say, ''What a question" But the smile did not answer 1t and Mrs Sco- field could not be induced to answer 1t and forsooth Mrs McArdle went her way.
 Now said Mrs McArdle in the police station to-day, suppose a young girl was visiting your house and she did not return home, wouldn't you be interested?" and the woman's audience said:
 We certainly should be greatly interested, madam"
 Well" resumed Mrs McArdle, that's all the answer I could get out of Mrs Scofield, smile."
 Then she went on: "Lizzie's grand mother, Mrs Lena Donovan, my moth- CT, you know, is about 80 and very anxious about the girl, and We don't know what to say to her when she asks about her. See, here is a 2ic- ture of Lizzie," and she exhibited an interior view of room taken ly fiashlight, showing a girl in recum- bent position on a lounge. full facA. with her hat on. Taking up Ter story Mrs McArdle went on:
 Last night some of the girls Js the neighborhood who knew Lizzie came to the house and said they 5Iv in the papers that body of a ,icl corresponding to the description of Lizzie had been found somewhere near Hartford or New Britain, they did not know which--and was in the morgue there. They said the dress was somewhat faded and the body looked as though it had been in the water two months. l asked them for the pspers and they could not find them. I thought, too. that saw something of the same kind in a pa- per last Sunday but when l sought for 1t again l could not find it. Now what the girls told me last night and what l saw in the papers last Sunday have made us very anxious to find out If the girl Is living. for living or dead we are anxious to find her. If | knew where Mrs Scofield was at the shore I'd go to see her for she surely must know something about her"
 Inquiry at Callendar's restaurant brought out that the girl is employed in shop at Reynolds Bridge. A waitress said she was told this about two months ago.
 While the reporter was in the res taurant driver of wagon owned by the Trott Baking Co entered and hearing the girls name mentioned said he saw her on the corner of North and East Main streets one evening recently. She was with other girls, he said. On being asked for more definite information he said he was sure 1t was last Saturday evening he saw her. He could not be mistak- en for he knew her very we'll. The mans name is Roy French.
 After Mrs McArdle had laid her case before the police. Superinten- dent Beach communicated with the police of Hartford. New Haven. New Britain and Bridgeport and after time was informed hy the last named that the only incident of the kind related that occurred in that city took place three weeks ago. The body of the dead girl was held for identity and in the course of a few days it was identified as that of a Hungarian girl The police of the other cities knew nothing of the finding of the body of aay woman.
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