Evening journal., 1893-07-15
WHERE IS DR.. BRADFORD
His Family Says He is on a
Short Trip in the West.
FRIENDS sAYHB HAS DISAPPEARED
gsrding the Missing Man-His wife
Denies Them and Says Tie VIII Return
Left Home Two Weeks Ago Yesterday.

Denies Them and Says he VIII Return
Left Home Two Weeks Ago Yesterday.
DIR. Thomas B Bradford, one Of the |
best known physicians of this city, has
mysteriously disappeared, and his /
whereabouts is unknown TO his wife, |
relatives or friends although some OF |
them profess to be aware of his every |
moveme t.
The doctor left home on Friday, June |
30, without bidding his wife goodbye |
or intimating that his absence would 1
be protracted. That was the last seen /
of him.
Friends of the Family CalledIn.
The next day after his disappearance |
his distracted wife called relatives and |
friends in consultation This confer
ence resulted in a decided course of
action On Sunday week Philadel
phia paper contained the following in
its personal columns
"T. b. B.-Come back home. Everything
| 10 paid and al right, N"
This was followed by other advertise.
ments addressed TO IT b. l." and
signed Nellie" which is Mrs Brad
ford's name
Detectives On the Track.
The family paid all of the doctors
debts, which are reported not to have
been very large, and employed Detective
Jones to search for him He was traced
to the P, w & station
Police officials have. it is said, been
working in Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, Boston and other places, but
cannot find him They have been pay
ing especial attention to the clubs and
similar resorts in those cities which DR..
Bradford had been known TO frequent in
the past All of the club men reported
that he had not been seen.
said He was in Pittsburg
On Monday an EVENING JOURNAL re
porter, who bad heard Of the disappear
auce, went ont TO the doctors hau dsome
home. No. 1891 Market street. Theo-
dore Rodgers, Jr. of Red Lion hundred,
brother OF Mrs. Bradford, came to tine
door
rs this DIR. BradfordG' asked the re-
porter by way OF an opener.
"No, / am his brother"
"Your name, pleasey'
Il do not think that is necessary"
els DR. Bradford inf"
"No, he is out of town
Where is her
Visiting his brother at Pittsburg."
"Wbat is his brothei's nameg'
William Bradford.
Mr.. Rodgers looked very uneasy under
these questions, especially when he
q found that his interrogator was a news.
paper man
The reporter then told. Mr. Rodgers
! the rumors on the street He did not
affect surprise and had evidently heard
them While he wss trying TO convince
the reporter that such rumors were not
true and that publicity was not desir
, able, Mrs Bradford, who had been
standing in the hallway listening, came
r to the door Her face was very pale,
and it was evident that there was some
thing wIoog.
She told the reporter that she knew
where her husband was She was in
constant communication with him, aud
j. had received letter from him the pre-
ceedng Wednesday.
D Where is he Mrs BradfordY
- Visiting his brother Willets, in
r Pittsburg
r "Did you know he was going2"
e Certainly did. II is not likely that
j. he would go away without telling me
j. l am going away myself in a few days.
"Are you going to Pittsburg, tool'
g Il didn't say where
j "Are you both going to leave town
for good2'
No; why should we leave town."
"There. is no truth in the rumor that
Pinkerton's and Wilkinson's detectives
are on the lookout for him?'
IS "No sir; there is not He is in Pitts.
q burg visiting his brother l expect him
home in few days, and don't see any
occasion for putting nything in the
papers about it "
d The reporter left the house feeling
q cetain that there was a skeleton whic b
3 was kept in the back ground Persons
' who are well acquainted with the Brad
Z ford family do not hesitate to state that
Mrs Bradford is ignorant of her hus
! bands whereabouts They are equally
r frank in admitting that they know o.
s no reason why he should leave town 81
= unceremoniously..
d What Caused Him to Leave.
s The missing man is about 40 years old
q slightly built, feet inches tall
8 swarthy complexion. refined features
& dark hair and eyes, and wears a darl
% moustache and side whiskers. No ont
II who knows him can satisfactorily accoun
for his absence.
. Has Not Returned Home
is To day reporter called at the Brad
is ford home Mrs Bradfoad, in deel
"a mourning, was just driving away fror
,s the house. A servant came to the door
re The reporter asked her If DR. Bradfor
N had returned. She replied that he ha
IA not
30 '1s Mrs Bradford at homer"
v ono; she just drove away from tn
IN house
lis Mr.. Theodore Rogers in the housei
"No; but Mrs Bradford is expectin
him, and she will be back in a shoI
time"
No. HAS Dr. Bradford's brother returne
= to Pittsburgh
Il don't know, sir. "
Seen at Gloucester.
It is said that the doctor was seen
irV Gloucester, n one week ago. He wa
IA in the front row of those who were wi
au Messing the races.
m Went Away Unexpectedly.
tol At 10 80 o'clock this afternoon the re
te porter again called at the BraC
ra | f,~1 homo Mrs Rodparg mOthQ