Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-01
BLANCHE WEATHERLY ELUDES
GUARD AND GETS AWAY IN
BITTER COLD LAST NIGHT.
FEARED THAT SHE MAY
HAVE FROZEN TO DEATH
Search, Which Was Begun Soon After
She Disappeared, Continued Today
But She Had Not Been Found U . to
Early This Afternoon-Ne shborhood
Aroused But No One Has Seen Her.

Clad only in her ordinary house
clothes, while the temperature ranged
not far above zero. ana the cola was
made more biting ~ . keen nortn
wind, Miss Blanche N WeatherIy.
aged 40, of this city. (. denented pa
,ient at the county farm. ran away
and escaped from the Institution about
$50 O'Clock Wednesday evening. \
search that was started by Superiu-
tendent j {. koonrz within q few
minutes afterwards. and which con-
tinued thru most OF the night and
forenoon today. failed 10 result il. md
ing the woman.
1t is feared. and there : q possibil
ity, that she mas frozen - death dur
ing the night This fear Is strength
ened by the fact that tbs search. ard
the notice OF the wo,nan'S Escape tina.
Was sent over tnA Telephones Of that
neighborhood have failed - result IL
bringing news Of the rariea5
Took Blankets With Her.
Showing cunning, when j. one q.
the pecuiiari-ies in her case, Miss
Weasheriy took with her q double
blanket, and this protection may have
saved her # she tound shelter But
the fact Of 40 word 81 her hay ::4-
stopped al any farm house during the
night or this morning, strengthens cae
belief that she spent the rjght o,.f-
doors, or possibly - some ta-r or
haystack.
Ran Away While a. Super,
Miss Wea,te-ly escaped from INC
dining room ard got out Of the Du.lQ-
ing unseen, during the supper hour,
She came 70 supper in the women :
dining room with the other patients.
-Altho it has been the habit OF Superin-
renGent koon,z 20 have her watched
closely constantly. attention was IL
some manner, withdrawn from her for
a moment, ard she slipped out Of the
dining room. Il is believed that she
ran down the hall and slipped into one
of the rooms. until the searchers, who
missed her, and began to hunt a few
moments afterwards. went by the
do r. Then. it is thought, she slipped
out Of the building.
Search Almost All Night.
When the search OF the building
showed thar the woman vas not inside
Superintendent Noontz. his son Vernon
and one OF the ne. attendants s-art &
TO search the SUIT rounding country. I.
the meantime the alarm was sent our
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stance.
Miss Neatheroys mania Is - r.
turn nome ms vas ;2eE p-eQo!l-lt-ai1
mental disorder wniie she was al tnf
state hospital for the insane, and mas
continued since s.e has been a tht
county farm.
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her as wiilful as spoiled child, ant