The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11
THEMYSTERYSJLYED
MISS Myrtle Wellington at Home
Once Mere.
H0FFEEIMER IN A BAD LIGHT.
mother and Daughter Say He Alone is Respon-
sible for the Latter's Escapade-
Mr. Eberly Exonerated.

The mystery surrounding the disappear
an &c OF Miss Myrtle Wellington, who left
her homein this city three weeks ago, has
been Tolved.
As ST. lted in THE HERALD, already, the
young lao was found in Ogden and come
down from that place with her mother yes
terday mornt. 1g, and is now stopping at her
home on Ninth East street between Sixth
and Seventh Sou tn. A HERALD reporter
called there yesterday afternoon and found
Mrs Wellington in very happy frame OF
mind. When asked to state how she came
to find her daughter and relate
the circumstances Of the case she SAID:
Myrtle left my house one night ABOUT
three weeks ago and for a long ume was
unable to find any trace OF her Wnerea-
bouts. Henry Hofiheimer had ,oeen pay
ing her attentions for some lime, aho
there was talk of a marriage, ana >sas saI
isfied that he had something 10 90 Win
her disappearance. The last person sne
was seen with before going, however, was
a young man named Clarence Eberly,
had known him for some time and consul
cred him as honorable gentleman as
ever met, and while l disliked suspecSlng
him everything seemed to indicate tnat ne
ter. l went to Hoffeimer several times
and
BEGGED HIN TO TELL ME
something about my daughter, but he al
ways claimed to know nothing about her
and treated me very rudely. After awhile,
l learned certain facts which proved TO me
what was certain of before-that he was
at the bottom of the matter, so | stated the
case to the district attorney and Hoffhel-
acfn cd
ignorant as to Myrtle's whereabouts and it
was not until yesterday that L learned
that she was stopping at the Lincoln
6euse, in Ogden, and in the afternoon L
took the tran for that place. Hotfhelmef
learned of nay departure and tekephoned TO
the girl, and she left just before L arrived.
Then / went to the United States 1oarSnaI'S
Office and Deputy Marshal Bowman went to
work on the case. He followed my daughter
to the hot springs north of Ogden, and ar
rested her and brought her TO me this
morning. She was so glad to see me. The
poor child was almost crazy, and don't be-
lieve she would have lived another week II
l had not found her."
"Whateyer induced her to go?' asked the
reporter.
f'Hoffheimer induced her to go through
promising to marry her. don't think she
ever cared anything for him, but she was
only girl and he persuaded her to take
nfSI 1dDal SU6D VI utI
Then she felt that she had compromised
herself and that she could not return to me
until l came for her. But that man Hoff-
heimer is an unmitigated villain. He never
had an idea of marrying her and all
HIS MOTIVES WERE DIsHoNoRABLE.
Didn't he tell you that he knew nothing
whatever as to the girls whereabouts"
she did, answered the reporter, land
he also said that he knew nothing at all
about her disappearance"
Now let him be judged by that" said
the mother Don't take my evidence nor
my daughters statement, but just let the
people who kept the hotel at Ogden testify
and Judge him by that. 1t will be proved
by them that Hotfheimer was the cause of
her going there, and that he kept her there
and knew she was there all the time.
want to say that / fully exonerate MIR
Eberly. He is entirely innocent, and re-
greet having brought him into the trouble
at all"
Miss Wellington was quite i'll as the re-
suit of her escapade, and was averse te
talking. She stated positively, however
that
HoFFHEIMER ALONE WAS RESPONSIBLE
for her disappearance Hoffheimer wa.
rearrested yesterday afternoon as Mr.
Critchlow feared that his bond of 81, 00t
would not hold him.
Judge Powers, the defendants attorney
objected strongly to the bond being in
creased, but Mr.. Critchlow insisted tina
the recent developments justified the cour
in so doing.
Commissioner Greenman took that view
and the bond was increased to s., 900. Johl
Bechtol and Harry 7. Duke became tn
defendants sureties, and he was released
The preliminary examination will be heit
On Tuesday morning.