Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-30
BURLINGTON POLICE OFFICIALS
HAVE WOMAN ON HANDS
WHO is PROBLEM.
STARTS ON JOURNEY, XII
REFUSES TO GO FARTHER
With Ticket to Illinois Town From
Hastings, Iowa, Woman Of Refine.
ment Refuses to Board Train-ls
Sent Back After Fighting Against
Boarding East Bound Train.

Burlington, Nov. so. An elderly,
we'll dressed woman, apparently OF
means and refinement, but seemingly,
not in her right mind, has been caus-
ing Burlington railroad authorities
considerable trouble at the union depot
during the past three days. She ar
rived Saturday morning from Hastings.
Iowa, bound for Blandinsville, ILL.,, but
refused TO board the T., P. & w. train
which left for the Illinois town In the
afternoon. She was cared for by the
police matron and at the depot unth
Saturday night and then sent back to
Hastings in charge of railroad OIL
cial. Yesterday she was one of the
first passengers TO step off OF NO. =
the train from the west, and depot OIL
GERS are making preparations to SEND
her to Blandinsville.
Appears to Be Wealthy.
From appearances the woman Is
about 80 years of age, and from her
clothing appears TO be wealthy. she
wears magnificent furs, and her CLOTH
ing while not the extreme oil fashioh,
is of costly material. and shows that
il came from the shop OF first rate
tailor.
Beyond her reluctance 20 board the
train for Blandinsville and strange
refusal to answer all inquiries as 10
her identity, she Is quiet ana seH-con
tanned King women pasSenses a. the
station have made efforts to learn hef
identity, but she persisteHt!y refuses
10 answer all questions in regard TO
her name.
Patient questioning has elected the
abundance that she has an adopted
daughter in Hastings and married
sister in Blandinsville. II is believed
that she has been visiting with hef
adopted daughter in Hastings and an
effort is being made to send ner 10 'he
sister she has in BlandinsNi!le.
The woman herself admitted that
she had a sister in BlandinsVille and
also gave her name Teiesraphic in
ouiries revealed that a FANNY OF the
given name lived in the Illinois city.
The puzzling feature Of the case to
railroad men is the fact that, altho ad-
hitting the existence of a sister, the
woman refuses to board train Tor
Blandinsville.
Saturday strenuous efforts were
made TO put her on the train, even TO
the extent of delaying it few min
,,tes Trainmen told her that relatives
wer. On the train awaiting her and
that the family in Blandinsyiile were
anxious TO see her. Others carried ner
suitcase and luggage and one took her
gently by the arm to lead her to the
inpatiently- waiting train
| Train Left Without Her.
! Convoyed thus by depot officers and
sympath passengers, she walked
down the platform but as she reached
the coach step she jerked her arm
from the grasp of her escort and hrm-
IN and irrevoca bly, declined 10 become
passenger. So the T., P. & w. train
left without the Blandinsville passen-
ger.
She apparently has an IDEA that
! folks in the west are worrying ABOUT
her and for this reason does not de-
sire 10 go to Illinois. Trainmen are
mystified by the woman as she carried
perfectly correct ticket for the lili-
/ nois town and had been placed aboard
the passenger 20 this city by relatives.