The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-08-06
WOMAN MISSING.
Mrs. Nick ArdilIo Mysteriousiy Disappears
From Home Husband Arrested, but
Subsequently Released on Bond.
10 Cfews.


Subsequently Released on Bond.
10 ciews.
Mrs Nick Ardiilo. young woman 10
years old, nysteriousIy disappeared from
her husbands home on the east bank OF
Bayou Lafourche, about half mile below
this city, between 8 and II O'Clock last
Saturday night, and so far not the slight
est clue has been discovered as to her
whereabouts. mir. and Mrs. Ardiilo reside
with MIR Ardillos parents, and according
to the testimony of the latter, young MrS
ArdiIIo vas in the house up to O'Clock
Saturday night, when she retired to her
room. Her husband came in about ii
O'Clock, and, according to his statement
discovered that his wife was not in their
apartment He reused his parents and
careful search of the premises was made,
but no trace Of the missing woman
was found Her clothes were gone and
the bed showed no signs of having been
occupied
At noon the following day ArdilIo mott
fed his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Jos.
Aiola, who reside in this city, that his
wife had disappeared. Aiola demanded
an explanation of his son-in-law, but Ar
diIl9 protested that he knew absolutely
nothing of the matter save that when he
returned home at II o'clock the night be-
fore he found his wife absent.
On Monday morning Ardillo gave up his
position with the Donaldsonvile Ice Com
pany, by whom he has been employed for
some time past as a driver Of one of the
ice and beer delivery wagons. Hearing
of this, and fearing that Ardillo intended
20 leave the city, the father of the missing
woman swore out an affidavit against him
and he was arrested by Officer Lucien
Ac0sta at the T. and P. depot shortly be-
fore the arrival of the 9:5l a N. train
ArdillO was kept in jail all day and
closely questioned by Sheriff E. G. Hanson,
| but as he continued to declare that he
knew nothing more than that his wife
had gone away, and as there was really
no evidence to implicate him in his wife's
disappearance, he was released late Mon
day afternoon on bond of $500 to insure
his appearance as a material witness.
Mrs Ardillos parents say she was a
quiet girl and never left her husbands
home except to visit them or to shop. /
|
They scout the theory of man in the
case Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Aiola, Sr., |
have seen their daughter in more than
three months.
Mrs. Ardillo is described as a brunette,
between feet inches and A feet 10
inches tall. weighing from Us to 125
pounds. She has brown eyes, and a
small scar ON her left cheek. Speaks very
fast and is active in her movements. Her
maiden name was Providence (Provenza)
Aiola
The Ardiiloar5ag0 been married two
years and half.
Sister Crofilda Backs Sister Park Transferred
Sister Clotilda, the efficient and be-
loved superior of ST Vineents Institute,
returned last Saturday from Emmittsburg
Maryland, where she attended the quad
rennial conference of superiors of edu-
cational institutions conducted through |
out the United States by the Sisters of /
Charity, There were sixty-seven, sisters
superior present at the conference, and |
$50 in attendance at the summer normal |
school held under the direction of ST |
Joseph's College, which is the mother
house of the order. Sister Clotilda sub
mitted her report of the work accom-
plished by the local Institute during the
past four years. and was highly compi-
mented by the mother superior for the ex-
cellent showing made. On Aug. IS Sister
Clotilda will celebrate her golden jubilee
as Sister of Charity of the st. Vincent
de Paul order. She has been stationed at
Donaldsonville continuously during the
past fifty years and is known and ad-
mired by every man, woman and child in
doing her honor on the notable occasion
OF her completion of half a century OF
service in the noble work to
which she has dedicated her life.
Sister Clara Park. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John f. Park of this city, accompa-
MED Sister Clotilda to Donadsonvile on
her return from Emmittsburg and spent
couple Of days here visiting her parents
and other relatives, leaving Tuesday
morning for New Orleans to assume the
position of sister superior OF St. Stephens
School, in Napoleon avenue, to which in
'titution she has been missioned from St.
iary,s Academy at Troy, NJ Y. This is
he first time in her twenty-one years of /,
service as member of the St Vincent de
Paul Society that Sister Clara Park has
,een miSSiOned to the south. all of her t