The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
No TRACE YET OF MISS HALL.
SEARCHING PARTIES GET NO RESULT
FROM THEIR ExHAUsTIvE WORK.

The Bsnker's Daughter shipped Ont While
Her Mother Had = Caller. ana May Have
Put on Ciothiae Previously Hidden In tho
Woods-uer Attenapt at Suicide In = Well
The Work for To-day Planned Out.
New CANAAN, Conn. Dec. 10.-Soon after
dark this evening the last Of the nine senrch-
ing parties who have been securing ths coun-
try south, southeast, and southwest OF mere
returned. and mono OF them reported haVinG
found even a clue Of the missing MISS Julla II.
Hall, daughter OF Banker Russell L. haii Oh
this town Tho search to-day was pursued IN
the directions only OF stamford. Darien' anu
along tho Branchvlle road because Information
that seemed almost positive caine to the FAM
ilv last night that Miss Hall was seen within
three hours OF her disappearance on Friday
afternoon walking south on the Darien ROAD
about two miles south OF here. Tonight that
clue turns out to be OF a very doubtful charac-
ter. md there is absolutely nothing now to
guide tho searchers who will start out again
to- morrow Mt daylight.
Soon after Miss Hall was found at Now
Rochelle. after her Thanksgiving Day disap-
pearauce. n Miss Dc Wolff of Hartford came TO
visit tho Halls and remained until yesterday
afternoon. She had been an intimate school,
Girl friend OF Miss Hall at the Connecticut
Normal School, and her companionship had "A
heneNcent effect upon Miss Hall. raising her
snirits to such deg 20 that the family thought
that oil danger Of a return OF tho mental DC.
pression from which Miss Hall had suffered
had entirely passed.
Within few days Miss Hal! had resumed
her old place in the evening family gather
incs, playing Accomplishments on the piano
for her brother. a Yale man. and Miss DsWolh
10 sing by. and in al! ways dspelinG any fears
NJ Yesterday. how
ever, she did seem depressed at the prospect
@: Miss DO VOLTS departure. and this relapse
was UT fortunately aggravated by tho undis-
ruised curiosity expressed about her condition
by two women who called. and wsre seen BY
Miss Hall.
When Miss De Wolff left the house Julia was
lying on n lounge in tho dining room and did
not 90 to the door TO say good.by. Mrs. Hall
did, and then busted herself about some house
hold duties. At nGunrtcr aftvr 4 o'clock. Miss
Do WolH having left at 4. neghbor. Mrs.
RAYMOND. called. She was shown into tho
sitting room. adjoining the dining room. Mrs.
Hall stepped into tho dining room and asked
Julia If she would SEQ Mrs Raymond. Julia sail
she pre(errcd not to do so. and as Mrs. Hall
returned to her guest. she half closed tho door
so that tho lounge. where Julia lay. would be
hidden from Mrs. Raymond. That was tho
las. her mother saw OF her. II is tho last. so
fur nc is positively known. that any ono saw OF
her When Mrs. Raymond left. at about hal!
rast o'clock. Mrs. Hall went to tho dim
Ing room, md missing her daughter made
hurried search of tho house and then arouse
the neicLl ors with tho news that julia had
again disaI pcarad. Messengers were sent TO
her iUther. her brother Lewis. her un"ir
Charles W. Hall near nelGhl,%r anu W', ID
ui Ms ;es ssh, han an hour Of dwight remained
L,Af
order to allow tho employees. out seventy
ilye people. to nnl in a close search OF the
neighb, rhood. which TIL" Parents wer. anxioCs
Tho news spread throughout tho village ut
one, anu every one vino could secure sad
die l,or:.e or vehicI. started put over 4 wider
territory than III" foot stai"hers could cover;
Ihe first word that was heard Of her was o,
her within u few minutes - IN" time size must
have lot the hYn5r. Wiz sNr han gore Only
This Information came from ,schoolboy
this house tuscan" and !uiia's home whicl, is on Main
stone wall. TO the east of this pa ,turs is the
wood lot referred t." about . 80, III"
schoohoy saws. he saw a woman IN the pasture
lot waking toward his house.
she went around his house. returned TO T."
pns.ur" runn!n: and watkins by turns: reach,
Ell a tar gate letting into the woods. returned
part way a'ros- the lGstiire again. ana thsn
disappeared toward III. woods. The boys pro-
did not know Miss Hall. but from his descrip
ton and the time and place he, saw her. there
IL little doubt that til" person he saw was the
missing young woman.
nns 9 tie ir.t rgrs, sSafchr r Tas the %o well
6y which Julia lott. This search WAS made Tor
reason that Is made ruh!ic now for the lirst
time. Three wcok hei"re her first disaphear-
clothes saturated with water she eXpaned
t. her amazed n.other that she had Just tried
The we'll bucket II drawn by cnalE. Let
ting the bucket down TO the water she had
lowered herself by thr chain an! cro ', in
OF water there then, and she "ou ID not get her
head under aItnSnIn Ly rroIsh' tHo down she
Ing in her attemrtt I" drown herself she had
climbed up by the chain TO- the surface.
thu lev Mr. Powers. who added that, for. u
slgh!. delicate woman. cn cii VIII,
clothing heavy with water; to climb up small
chain out OF, II deep we'll. seems to him an
almost suprrhuman feat.
br,hsr SfE Fer at Scd and G
was told except her father until last evening.
Then there wa ten fTe Of water IN the si Ms
Her brother. whom he heard Il inlia's disap.
are only two deep places there. the race whore
lie could sea tie n"tt.n ana , rPol near 4, r.
Disappearance. and found no evidence t" con,
firm his fear. Tho cemetery lake was next
visited; but the ice over all Its surface re-
This village is in the southeastern quarter
OF a quadrangle formed by the New Haven
Railroad on the south. the New England on
the north. and one lateral branch OF tho New
Haven on tho east aud one on the west The
station agents az every point on the four line;
to keen y close lookout for Miss Hail. and
then the house. to- house inquiry on the wagon
roads Leading to Daren and Stamford was
begun.
been found at The house OF q Mr.. Eutes. about
two miles south Of here. on the Darien road
having seen n tall. slight woman walking
south on the road ut about quarter after
Oriork last night.
IIc Described her as having on mackintosf
and hat. Julia left her home without II hat OF
coat. aud with n brown shawl thrown over heI
had or shoulders. A Dr. Lyons who lives Z
little further aoi,t h on the road, also saw sucl
woman; and others lvn: along The ROAD
reported that their dogs had burke, rs u a.
some passing stranger, at various times.whiel
would agree with the presumption That Jul!l
passed Mr.. Butess ut 7:l5 o'clock.
The fact that the woman seen on the Darien
road wore II hat and rain coat ot some kin'
has convinced most OF tho Deopie here tina
tho clue T. worthless 1t may be so. but 1t i
al