The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-11
WAITING FOR HER HUSBAND.
TIE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE or
THE REY JOHN H. URIK
TIE Buys Ticket In New BiunswIck, v. j.,
and IL not Seen AgRin-UIs WHO Watch
ing for him on her Wedding Anniversary.

TIE Buy. n Ticket In New B,unswIeh. v. j.,
and L. not Seen AgRin-UIs Wifc Watch
Ing for him on her Wedding Anniversary.
A matronly looking woman stood in the
rain on the stops OF pretty little cottage in
suydam street near Throop avenue. in New
Brunswick ~ j.. nearly all OF yesterday. and
closely scrutinlzed every passer by. She is the
wife OF tho Rev. John Henry Wray. who myste-
rously disappeared on Saturday afternoon last
and from whom no tidlngs havo ms yet been re-
ceived. The womans eyes wero red with wcep-
ing. and she hardly hecdod tho words OF four
bright little girls. her children, who OCCASION
ally came out and begged her to 90 inside
Yesterday was the eleventh anniversary OF tho
marriage Of Elizabeth Vleet and John Henry
Wray. In all hose eleven years he was kind
and consderate husband and tho two lived
happily together. Mr.. Wray has not before
been away from his wife for a single day.
The Rev. John wray has been Methodist
local preacher in New Brunswick for eleven
years. For the past six years he has been en-
poyed in the large clothing house Of William
II. Fisher in that town. Last Saturday morn
ing he asked his employer to loan him ~. tell
ing him he was going to New York. Then he
visited the grocery Of W L. Warne in Nelson
street and purchased basket OF pro-
visions. These he carried home Then he
seemed as cheerful as ever playing with the
children and chatting with his wife. After din
ner he said he was going back to tho store. but
instead Of doing so. he took an opposite road
that led to the depot There he purchased a
ticket for New York. Mr.. Hoagland. the station
agent who knew him. asked him whether he
| didn't want an excursion ticket ~
| No" Mr.. Wray answered absently. this
No one could be found yesterday who had
seen him enter the train. but the behct 10 that
he went 70 New YORK. Mrs. Wray was much
pearance Of her husband. In all their married
| life he had never gone away without informing
tarn Yr He had @ mot not vscd New YORK k more ESf than
| three or four times In as many years. aud then
| On sunday morning Mrs. wray sent for her
| husbands employee ana begged MN TO Insti-
| to this city 10 look after the missi ing preacher
| Guiso says he visited Police Headquarters and
made dilgent inquiry in other direction but
| without avail. No one answering the dcscrip-
| ton OF the missing man could be found.
| Mrs Wray was completely dronchcd with rain
| as she stood on the stops yesterday. The storm
| could not drive ,her from her Yntchlng plac'
| A a reporter for The Sun advanced toward
her she began 70 wiring her hands. and rushed
| to meet him az II distracted.
For Gods sake" She cried. is my poor
| husband dead p
| ously. and neither the ploadings OF her chill
dren. who clung TO her skirts. nor the entrcatles
| Of her father and mother who stood in the
| portal above could induce her 10 ba calm. After
some time she 50 far composed herself as to be
MY husband had no business that I ain
| aware Of in New York. He has always kept me
| informed Of all his business affairs. Last week
he appeared somewhat troubled. He owed a
| few hundred dollars about the town, and II
seemed to worry him. One evening found
| him sitting with his head resting upon his
| hands. This was such an unusual occurrence
| that asked him what was the maiter. don
' it's TO- t5o I bad too bad "a Another 2 time SwoSc
| at O'Clock in the morning and found him in
sleep i dd Wien he he aaipod the house on
saturday afternoon l know he had no money
Mis-. Wray has lately recovered from IN
attack Of the typhoid fever. and the anxiety
awakened by her husbands absence 1t is feared
singular fact was asccrtained yesterday in
| regard 10 the Disappearance Of Mr. Mray. As
Saturday afternoon. he turned back TO the pro-
prietor md asked absently
| Could you loan me ivo dollars l want 70
pH vi Was WI Unusual @ Tor for Sr Wray to borrow
money, and tho purpose for which he SAID he
wanted II was regarded as yet more remark
able since he is not known 10 have purchased a
pig nor y69 to b4ye bi kSg' speR w2nms money
afternoon " lie could have had ten times that
Many Of Mr. Wray's friends thought that the
| unknown man found on sunday morning un-
der bridge IS IN Central Park with plstol shot
wound IN the breast was Mr.. Wray The pistol
found near the wounded man WIS small sin
gle barreiled one corresp sponding in that partic-
ular with a pistol Mr.. Mray WAS known 10 pos
s'ss. and which has disappeared from his
house. The wounded man = dress and appear
auce also cores poudel clearly with the de-
scripton given oi Alr. Wray. Last night. how
ever, the wounded man was re 'oEniled a.
Charles Kuhn Of 2l3 West Twenty seventh
street Shortly after being recognized he died
Mr.. Wray was the President Of tho local
Preachers Association ot the Methodist Eps-
c1pal Church held in Swelsboro. y, \. On sept
81 and %. He is an Englshman by birth. Be-
foro coming 70 this country he WIS Wesleyan
preacher In Hull. Formerly he was connected
with the Pitman Church. and moro recently
with 81. James 5 Church both Of which ar,
in New Brunswick. He has frequently preached
in tho churches in the surrounding towns. lie
was fond of reading. and he had awell- assorted
library Of secular and religious works. He was
never known, SO his wife and his tOwnspe peoplC
say. 10 use intoxicating liquors, or even tC
smoke, and no man in the town bears better