The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-28
NO TIME, THEN, FOR CHURCH.

NV LIME, LIEN, PVn ClUnOfl.
PASTOR BOWERS And CONGREGATION
WENT HUNTING FOR MISS HALL.
Tho BANKERS Daughter Had Been Missing
Since Thursday-She Was an Enthusias-
tic Church Worker, and One OF the Hunt-
Ing Parties Finally Found Her at Pelham.
Searching party No. ]. composed OF Frank
Gleason Edward Rutledge. George Soeley. Jr,
and Henry ID. Deuscher. found Julia Hail. tho
daughter OF Bank President r. C. Hall OF Now
Canaan. Conn. yesterday Mt tho Neptune
House In Pelham, which she had reached az
ter three days OF wandering. Her disappear
anco from her fathers home on Thanksgiving
afternoon created exctem cnt tho like Of which
was never before seen in tho Connecticut VIII
lage. She was the treasurer OF the Sunday
school attached to the Methodist Church. and
was the teacher Of the leading class in It She
was born in the little town and everybody
knew her. and thought much Of her because
OF her kindly disposition aud her works OF
charity.
When Miss Hall disappeared almost the
whole Village turned out to look for her.
Searching parties were formed and the coun-
try for ten milcs around was secured on Fri
day. On Saturday they were reformed and
the same ground was gone over The conduc-
tor OF tho train that runs over the branch
road from Stamford to New Canaan said that
Miss Holl had ridden on his train to Stamford
OH tho afternoon she let home. AcQuaint-
ances OF tho woman said they had seen her
about tho station at Stamford on tho afternoon
she disappeared. They supposed she was
waiting for IL trail n to take her home.
Tho ticket seller in Stamford remembered
that she got aboard u way train bound for New
York. and when her description was read to
the conductor OF that train he remembered
that woman like the one described hnd paid
her fare to him from Stamford to New Rochelle.
He had the bank note with which she had paid
it. 1t was a So bill OF the Norwalk Bank.
Louis Hall. the missing woman's brother. re-
mcmbered having given that note to her.
This was all known on Saturday afternoon.
and while the great body OF searchers beat the
brush and searched the shores OF Long Island
Sound in the vicinity of New Canaan. a party
| Of ten. headed by Pastor Bowers. went to New
| Rochelle. Tho very first place they visited.
| tho HuGuenot House. they found the folks
| talking about n queer young woman from
Waterbury who had stopped there on Thurs
| day night and had walked the floor oil night,
leaving tho place in the morning without
breakfast. This woman answered the descrip-
ton OF the bankers daughter. She had regis
tered as Jennie Harding. Waterbury. Conn"
| The handwriting was Enthusiastically that OF
Miss Hall. The hotel man said his strange
guest had stood in front OF the hotel moment
after leaving Their, she Quic ky disappeared:
=, 1t was dark when the party learned this. and
they returned to New Canaan: The other par
sessed u clue. They were all satisfied. except
Pastor goTeTS tnt Miss Hall had become in
Pastor Bowers said he did not believe it He
rroposed closing tho church to enable ~, the
| ilau n1Opfe1 without n tiSsanfipp yoira-
and Pastor Bowers was chosen chief OF the
ON 5 yc55S s r nGeS
be suspended M Pc and requesting all persons to
iob II, r ,S slr ws, peedess Every man vo,
anxious to Join the party. Pastor Bowers dl;
vided his forces. A party of nine had returned
stopped at the Hnsaenot Hotel Sc, that they
might start early II she
local photographer made many t,ntypes from
Q photograph. and the printer got up a circu-
Sor y ss sHm,ot ia aep0, About
hat @ y.s .ss re-. aen.
thin. Face very pale. Hair auburn.
day evening with Miss Halls family. Her
They shared the belief Of the people that the
| daughter was dead. Early yesterday morn
"a sss SSws sr stamorS h y ea
pictures and circulars From Stamford they
took local train for Nav, Rochelle and at
Their instructions We're to tramp over every
road in the neigh borhood to the next town.
questions. and to stop every person they saw
In The, street and show the picture. They We're
to nail up copy oI the circular on every tree:
MsFf 10 hen tie
train reached a. New Rochelle only the pastor
| Joined the nine who had spent the night at the
hotel. This, party was. DIVIDED then. Four
nsstDr '$s par The
oil in o sn@
on the Harlem branch Of the New Haven road
They nailed the circular to every tree and
Der that woman. She was here in the depot
two hours on Fr,dHy afternoon. She went OF
me party divided Il and went zen over the various
no trace Of her There was ASA man with . shs
station agent when they returned. He remem-
bsred having seen nwoman answering the de-
road to Pelham. So for Pelham tho party
started. There here were no branch roads from
them H. and t,o m.n "w. a., " tn.t ,.on,sa
way" He pointed IN the road.
Searching, party No was in high glee. and
| started up the street on u trot. In live minutes
they overlook q man and two women. who
were on their way home from church. Yes"
man said In Do to their excited in
She was going OF in that direction" pointing
to a side street. But, what's the mutter
| Has she dono anything
The party raced or without answering.
They ran ten mlnutes like hounds on tho
see. They were about to turn about and in
yestigate some Of tho streets running out Of
tine ehs Thsy hailed him and showed lie p ar.
~ saw her not five minutes ago" he said.
| "Sbs went into house down here. I'll show
YOU Come on" II. led them TO Mrs. Nc
Mnhon's Neptune House. .no,, On IT,. tao . why the
! Miss Hall. Ons man was delegated to do til g
| trlkihG Mrs, Mcmahon answered. tho rim: ut
the bell. The party stalked IN. There hy ,hs
IRE. twirllng her gloves. sat Miss Hall. She
"neiioT, said mo spokesman. What are
you doing here p M