Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-01-02
WOMAN WANDERS FROM HER HOME
AND FOUNDRY CHIEF Of POLICE EVANS
WELL CARED FOR BY SECTION GREW

4 have tried to do my part and
failed Farewell"
These words. left on the blank
page Of book. notified G. II. Weldon
that his wife had vanished from the
home at Summit and Mccullough
avenue. lie was not aware of the
disappearance until late last night. as
he thought his wife was visiting
with friends and had been detained
by the pressure Of social entertain.
ment.
Mrs. Weldon left her home about
o'clock in the afternoon without say
Ing word in explanation except that
she mentioned in casual way to the
oldest child OF the three, who is II
years Of age, that she was going
downtown and would be back in
minute
No one seems TO have observed
her leaving The house, and none of
The nelghbors saw her departure, so
The direction she took cannot be sur
missed
When Weldon came home last
night and learned that his wife had
not returned, he inquired OF the chtl.
dren II their mother had left note
OF any kind. or II she had written
anything before going out. Then he
was told Of Mrs. Weldon having writ.
ten something in book The mes.
sage confirmed his worst fears thar
his wife had gone away In a fit OF
dementia and that something might
befall her He notified Chief Of Po-
lice Evans Then ensued systemat
ic search OF every lodging house IN
camp IN ihe hope that she may have
wandered off and been taken in by
some kind stranger for the night. No
trace could be found and the lnouiry
brought no encouragement to the
searchers- After a night spent be-
tween aimless Investigation and TAX
ing care Of the little family Mr. Wei
don this morning renewed his ef
forts. lie was aided by Chief Evans
who could not find any trace of the
woman and finally concluded that
she must have wandered off on tho
desert or fallen into a prospent hole
where she could not long survive
Chief Evans was debating the ex
pediency of organizing citizens
posse to circle the adjacent hills
when he was notified that woman
had been seen on the road half way
between Tonopah and Millers. walk
ing towards that town. Taking an
auto he started in pursuit.
Mrs. Weldon is a small woman.
weighing scarcely III pounds. aud
only five feet three inches tan. She
wore brown tailormade suit with
rather large brown hat She is a
blonde, with grey eyes The Wei
dons came here from Grass Valley
fourteen months ago. The MISSING
woman has not been strong since the
birth OF her last baby and has been
under the care OF a physician. She
mas just returned from a visit OIL
three months 10 her old home and
seemed brigh, and cheerful when
Mr Weldon left home. Last summer
The Weldons lost their house ON I'm.
per Florence avenue by fire. during
the absence Of the mother and chin
nren at the show Mr. Weldon ia a
member OF the Tonopab band aud on
We night q tho fire was playing A.,
mwn party given by The Womens
N''ief corps on the site on the old
knights of Pyihias hall
Mrs Weldon was found this after
noon by chlef Of Police Evans an her
way back home IL care Of tho aee
Nop crew from Mllera she wa. IN
neg risht mind snd iold no s,ur, Of
her actions from ne moment she let
nome Sho said her husband had
been drinking and kept her worrylnr
ana ahe decided 20 slve him cause to