Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-23
MISSING PEOPLE.
The Startling Record of New York
City Police Courts.
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES
The Women aud Children Who Have VAN
ished Completely Within the Last Few
Months - Franklin 4. HadIond's
Case Is the Latest Instance.

Vanished in great city.
Hundreds of people disappear every year.
A paragraph appears in tue daily papers an
nouncing that they are lost, and unless they
are people of much Importance that is the
last ever heard of them by the public
Where are theyl
The police of this city are now looking for
Franklin T. Hadlond, a wealthy druggist of
Kansas City, who closed up his business some
time ago and came to New York, ostensibly
to be treated for some mental malady.
His relatives from st. Louis heard from
him several times after his arrival here, his
letters being written from the Union Square
hotel.
de left his wife behind him in st. Louis,
But for the last three weeks she has heard
nothing from him, and as he appeared to be
in a nervous and depressed condition of mind
when he went away, she fears some i'll has
befallen him, and has asked the police to as
sist her in obtaining some information re-
garding him. No trace has yet been dis
covered.
This is only one of the many instances, far
more numerous than the majority of the
public imagine, where the police are asked
to unravel the mystery Of a sudden disap-
pearance. There are hundreds of records
upon the books at the central Office of cases
reported, where the search has proved ut
terly fruitless.
After a certain time has elapsed after
disappearance has been reported, the accu-
mutation of lot of subsequent cases of the
same nature demands new vigilance on the
part Of the police, and the old ones pass out
of remembrance, only to be recalled by re-
ference to the official records.
BY an examination of the records for the
past six months it is shown that in less than
10 per cent. of the cases where missing per-
sons are reportd are there any subsequent
records of their being found.
The entire number of such cases foots up
to nearly $50 during that period
Relatives of the missing person report their
case to the police, and a general alarm, Civ
ing description of the lost one, is sent out.
Then the relatives may scan the records for
arrests, search the prisons, workhouse and
hospitals and finally go to the morgue, but
their search is too often fruitless.
Below appears a record of some of the
more important disappearances from this
city in the past six months
Where is Catharine G. Buckhaml She
lived@Fith her son-in-law, G. G.. Pennell, $50
Jersey avenue, Jersey City, and was GO years
old. She lett her home at 3 o'clock on the
morning of May 26 1t is supposed she came
to this city. Seven bodies have been ex-
humed in potter's field in an attempt to iden-
tify her.
Where is Johannes jacobson! He was a
young wall paper printer, and disappeared
on the night of his wedding, May 26 He
was last seen late in the afternoon of the
same day leaving the factory in East Forty
second street, where he was employed
Where is Rose Briscoea She wandered
away from her home, No. 62 Cannon street,
on May 20 She was G5 years old.
Where is Julia Lynchs She was IA years
old, and disappeared from her home in Ham
ilton street on May 5.
Where is Dennis Murphyi He left Albany
June to come to this city, and got off the
boat at Twenty second street instead Of at
Vesey street. He was 40 years old.
Where is Elizabeth Degnana She was 81
years of age, and wandered away from her
home at No. 119 East One Hundred and
Eighth street on June - in demented con
dition.
Where is Henry Webb9 He was 55 and
lived at 73 East One Hundred and Eleventh
street. He left home on June IS, and was
out of his head at the time.
Where is William Arthur Newmans lie
was 15-year-old messenger boy at 143 and
145 Elm street. DISAPPEARED on June /, after
receiving his wages for the week.
Where is Julia Breslins She disappeared
from 334 East One Hundred and Eighteenth
street on June %, while deranged She was
S5 years old.
| Where Is Charles McDonalda He was q
q young builder living at 129 Colyer street,
Greenpoint; left home on june Is. BE was
engaged to be married.
/ Where is William Pridgeon7 He was a