Year: 1878

The Remarkable Disappearance Of


Mau0e u. Lard, and What 10 said


anu Done About IL.


New York Herald. 1Sth.l


During the last two weeks Spir-
itualistic communities in New York
and elsewhere have been much ex-
ercised over the mysterious disap-
pearance of Mrs. Maude E. Lord,
the medium. She was possessed Of
considerable personal attractions
and disposition which fascinated
those she came in contact with. AS
a result she enjoyed the friendly
regard of many people of high
standing, and was looked upon
with respect by those who seek to
solve the mysteries of the neither
world. AS a medium she was sup
posed to be gifted with exceptional
powers, and her seances were at
tended by the more cultured and
refined believers in manifestations
from the spirit land. Suddenly,
however, and mysteriously, Mrs.
Lord disappeared from the face of
the earth. Whether an ETHEREAL
companion bore her off upon a
phantom steed or q spectre she had
invoked did her bodily harm yet
remains to be learned; but certain
it is that in the streets Of Boston
on the first day of May Mrs. Maude
E. Lord was lost sight of. Detec-
tives have been seeking to silt the
mystery in this city during the past
week as they had done before in
Boston, but all without avail, and
at present the lady'a fate seems
completely involved. Outside of
the attention the case has excited
owing to the lady'S public charac-
ter and her capacity of a medium
there are undoubtedly eireum-
stances connected with it which
tend to make it one of the most
remarkable disappearances that
has occurred in years.


THE DISAPPEARANCE.


On the 1st of May Mrs. Lord left
her house at No. 30 Milford street.
Boston, to meet a gentleman at the
Old Colony railroad depot, with
whom she intended going to Brock
ton, where a test circle was pro-
posed that evening. That was at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and she
was anxious to catch the 5 O'Clock
train. Half an hour after leaving
the house she was seen on Wash.
ington street, near the corner of
Pleasant, and apparently bound for
the depot. She passed the person
who recognized her, glanced at her
watch and hurried on. But since
that she has not been seen or heard
from. The gentleman who awaited
her at the depot went to her house
when she failed toappear and made
inquiries there only to learn that
she had left long before. A dis
patch was sent to Brockton, but
she had not reached that place; an
other to New York, but her friends
here were in ignorance of her
whereabouts. The hospitals and
public institutions we're visited /;
the police notified, but all with
out throwing any light upon
the matter. Then the south
end of Boston, where the
lady resided, was thrown into a
high state of excitement; every
theory that might account for her
absence was followed up; every
nook or corner she might be abid-
lug in was visited; every acquaint-
ance who might hear of her was
consulted. Not the slightest clew
to her disappearance could be OBJ
tanned. In this dilemma a motive
for her being made away with was
sought. She had upon her person,
it was learned, at the time of her
disappearance $500 in money and
$500 worth Of jewelry, but being a
woman Of business habits and much
practical good sense, she had con
cealed the money and let no one
know of her carrying it. Some
time since she had deposited some
money in Boston bank, which she
lost when it failed, and that made
her lose confidence in all such mon
etary institutions, and keep her
money about her. The apparent
improbability of a thief attempting
a robbery on public street at a
time when it is most crowded, and
then putting his victim out Of the
way turned investigation into an
other quarter, and the past life and
antecedents Of Mrs. Lord were
scanned with the purpose of find
ing in them clew to her disap.
pearance.


HER HISTORY.


She was born, it was learned, in