St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-12
MYSTERIoUsLY 1 MISSING.
An East Minneapolis Young Lady
Disappears From Home.
Not Love Affatr--The Fair Mystery
Was Given to Literature,

A case Of mysterious disappearance that
has not been made public is that of Miss
Anna Keogh, who has been missing from
the residence of her uncle, S. J. Mccarthy,
416 University avenue northeast, since
June 2. On that day she left the house in
the morning ostensibly to go to school, and
has never been seen since. The case is a
peculiar one. there being no clue not
only to the whereabouts of the young lady,
but as to why she left a pleasant home and
kind relatives. She is the only daughter
OF Z. IL. Keogh, railroad contractor,
whose home is at Duluth. When she was s
years old ne was obliged to remove
to British Columbia to fulfill
a contract there. 1t was decided that Anna
should remain with her aunt, Mrs. Nc
Carthy, until she had finished her educa-
ton. This arrangement was perfectly
agreeable to the little girl. who was very
fond Of her aunt and wished to stay in
Minneapolis. AS years have passed her
father and mother have visited her occa-
sionally as circumstances would permit,
besides writing her continually and supply
ing her with whatever money she desired
This year was her 10Th, and she was to
graduate. it was supposed, from the high
school. On the day mentioned, about two
weeks before the commencement,
SHE LEFT HOME
as described. That afternoon letter bear
ing a rapid-delivery stamp which showed
that it had been mailed at 8 o'clock was
received from her, which stated that she
had been deceiving her relatives, and had
not been attending school for some months.
She stated that she had been acting in the
capacity Of an assistant correspondent
for the SUNDAY GLOBE, and had discov-
cred the means whereby she could support
herself. No explanation as to why she de-
sired to leave home was given. The letter
also contained sum of money belonging
to her aunt, which she happened to have
with her at the time of her departure. In
vestigation showed that she had taken no
extra clothing and had apparently made no
preparations. Inquiries at the high school
proved that she had not been there
since February, and would not have
been allowed to graduate, as she had only
been taking partial coulse Of study. At
the GLOBE Office it was learned that the
young lady had not furnished any CORE
spondence whatever. It was found that she
had evidently spent good portion OF her
time at the public library, where she wrote
a great deal In substantiation OF her
statement that she had been doing news
paper work, it is remembered that she had
been accustomed to write great deal, uSu-
ally upon topics relating to the labor QueS-
ton. During the spring campaign she took
a great deal of interest in the election and
wrote considerably about it. 1t would
naturally be surmsed by many that
SOME GIRLISH LOVE AFFAIR
was at the bottom of her strange conduct,
but there seems to be no foundation for
such a Supposition. She seemed to shun,
rather than to seek company and was of a
reflective turn of mind. She had become
acquainted with young man some time
before, and. it was learned that she had
been in the habit of meeting him OCCASION
ally at the union depot. An engagement
resulted, but this had been broken off. The
young mrn is in the city and knows moth
ing Of her whereabouts. He also received
note from her to the same effect as the
one received by her aunt There seems to
be no plausible theory yet evolved She
simply left the home she had known
for over twelve years ana disappeared
as completely as if she had been swallowed
up by the earth. 1t is needless to say that
her aunt and uncle are very much distressed
and worried. So much so that they have
not yet been able to bring themselves to the
sorrowful task of informing her parents,
who are now in Washington territory.
They have been waiting day after day in
hopes of some word from their missing
niece. but so far in vain.
Mr.. Mccarthy is mill and machine
blacksmith, whose shop is at the corner
of Second street and Fifth avenue south.
He is al old resident of the city, and both
he and his family are highly respected.