The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-18
WHERE Is MISS PICKHARDT9
MYSTERIOUS DIshPPEARhNCE OF a
FIFTEEN rEIR- Old Girl.

Cigar Manufacturer PIckhnrdrs Daughter
Last Seen She wa- Going Down
Stairs Mt Her Hom- at Cciock on We'd
nesdny Morning-Tho Front Door Open.
WHITE PLAINS. Nov. 1.-THE little hamlet OF
North Greenwich, Conn is In n state OF excite
ment over the mysterious disappearance early
Wednesday morning Of Clara l.. Plckhardt.
daughter OF Cigar manufacturer William p.
Pickhardt. North Greenwich lie q short dis
tancc from Port Chester, on the Byram River.
and tho settlement is composed principally OF
the employees OF Mr.. pickhardt. The Pick
hardts live in a oommodious house near what
is known MS Quaker Ridge" on the line d.
viding the States OF New York and Connecti-
cut. Here Ernestin Pickhardt established
himself in business nifty years ago. When
he died his sons. William T. and George W.
Pickhardt. succeeded to tho business Their
ia Glory is within q stones throw OF the house.
Clara is u robust girl OF Is years. She re-
tired to her room at 81 o'clock Tuesday even.
ing. taking her year-old sister with her. Her
father and mother won't to bed little before
che did. At / o'clock in the morning Mr..
Pickhardt was awakened by the sound OF foot
steps on the staircase. SpringinE out OF bed
he asked: WHO'S that ?" Tho answer came
back in Clara's voice: ITS ]. pa" Mr.. Pick
hardt lay down to sleep again.
About two hours later he was aroused by the
cries OF ClarR'S little sister. ana stepping into
the hall he saw that his daughters bedroom
door was wide open. He went to the room and
saw that Clara had not returned. Ho became
alarmed. and going down stairs he found that
the front door was aiar :. hasty. look
through the, rooms made it APPARENT. that
Clara was not In the house. He immediately
alarmed the family Lanterns were brought
and a thorough search OF the premises was
thoroughly examined. Then word was de-
spatched to the family OF George W. Pickhardt.
A team was quickly harnessed 10 a light car
riage and the roads in the surrounding neigh.
Up to o'clock this evening no tidnEs had
been received Of Claras Whereabouts. and no
hint as to why or how she disappeared. All her
them., All tho male hands in the factory re-
ported as usual on Wednesday morning. so
she could not have disappeared. Mr., Pick
f hSs1x fh Isnd .s 6a
been accounted for, Her most attentive caller
was young man who resides at Armonk. n. Y.
He is at home. and he denies any knowl.
edge Of Miss Nj pck ,nmiir SdsarneAraRce
Clara has eloped. They strcnuousy assert
that that could not be- as she had
no steady company. MIR. Pickhardt said today
Clara had been caught by providers who were
lettering around the house the night she dis
appeared. and been dragged into some Sc
surrounding towns have been asked to look
for her. and notices offering reward for in
formatio concerning her whereabouts were
to- day put up in the stores and Post Offices Of
Clara Pick hnrdt is 5 feet 9 inches tall. has
dark brown hair and eyes. weighs l 46 pounds.
and is supposed to have had on a red dress.
to- day to see il the body Of woman N who WAS
found In the East River near Pier AZ, was that
OF his daughter 1t was not.