The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-24
CAROLINE HAYES, ACTRESS.
A WOMIN'S STRANGE DISAPPE4RANCE
PUZZLING THE POLICE.

Mrs. NJ. r. shay. who was Three Times Mar
ried, who Bought Engagement the
Stage. and was Very Liberal to Actors.
The Brooklyn police were unable yester-
day to learn anything OF the whereabouts OF
Mrs. M. T. Shay who disappeared from this
city on March 81. telling her acquaintances that
she was going to visit n Mrs Reid. whom she
had met on Hudson River Railroad train.
and who lived somewhere in South
Brooklyn. Mrs. Shay was introducing an ague
medicine into use. and she was going to see
Mrs. Reid in reference to the medicine as Mrs.
Reid had become interested about it. Mrs Shay
Is remembered well by many theatrical mon Of
this city. because. in 1868 having plenty Of
money. she used 1t literally to indulge her
fondness for the stage. She was re-
markaby energetic woman. She was mar
ried when young TO Mr.. Vickery.
and her son. Mr.. Thomas vickery. a lawyer Of
2s7 Broadway. is now leading the search 'for
her. After her first husbands death she mar
ried Mr.. Cleghorn. the brother Of
the President OF one OF the Philadel-
phia banks. He was an auctoneer and
he went TO California and made
large fortune. which at his death over thir-
teen years ago. he left to her and her children
She was made executor Of tho estate with her
brother in-law OF Philadelphia. She had two
children bythis marriage, one OF, them weak
minded daughter. who needed constant at
tendance. The other was bright boy who has
been in college for some years.
while living in her brOther-n-law's resi-
dence she met Mr.. Shay. drummer for a boot
and shoe house, and 1t Is said that she married
him under the belief that he was an army OH
GER the war being then about at its close Soon
after this marriage she determined TO 90 on the
stage, and bought an engagement in this city. in
the theatre now called the Comique. Her stage
name was Caroline Hayes. She footed the bills
lor all denclencles. ana IL said 10 have once or
twice given the members of the cast $50 apiece.
aud her stage manager a like sum for
SasS psI$ ,siOC to have some pro@pS
kept in the society OF theatrical people. She
| collected many books on the stage ana photo
graphs and pictures in large numbers. and ha-
newspapers. She also organized a compa-
ny. with her husband as her man.
tour through the States managing to pay ex-
penses. she had good company. and had
Poole. entitled The Brigand Queen. Tor which
| she paid liberally. She carried an open purse
| for actors and actresses.
After she had been on the stage, short time
| she purchased farm in Stroudsburg. Monroe
| County Pa where her father. mother. and her
daughter lived. The farm was made a retteat
Ss,gSI Mrs e.; fSrdI% n.a hostess. T5o
and She is said 10 have confessed that she knew
| that she had no talent for acting. but that she
would have it at any cost. Her husband.
| after her marriage. was engaged in no
a divorce from him. He altcrward
| died in Bellevue Hospital. Mrs. Shay was gem
orally known by her stage name Of Caroline
come impaired in the last few years, as she
has not appeared ON the stage. She recently
| spoke OF having an expectation OF legacy.
| which. she intimated. would enable her 10 graf
ify her desire for the stage On the day she dis
| peared she had with her $3.50 in money. and a
| gold watch and chain worth $3.50.
| A diligsnt search Is being made for Mrs.
| Shay in South Brooklyn under Superintendent
| Campbell's direction.