The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-29
, TWO DISAPPEAR QUEERLY.
Young William r. Read and His Pretty
sister-in-Law, Alice Bodie, Vanish
from scarsdale. N Y.

The little hamlet of Scarsdale. N. Y,
Is In fever heat Of excitement caused
by the disappearance last night of Will
lam II. Read and his sister-in-law. Miss
Alice Bodie. Read is well known, not
only In Scarsdale and New Rochelle,
where he formerly lived. but in Ford
nam. where he was a coal merchant,
and In White Plains, where he was
raised and where his father, John Read.
is wealthy real estate owner.
Young Read is about thirty years old
and very popular. His father estab-
lished MIN in the coal and feed business
at Fordham. The firm name was WILL
lam r. Read & Co, the father being the
company. The venture prospered and
the profits dazzled the young man. 1t
was not long before a fine trotter
graced his stables. The elder Read was
called upon for money for this, that
ana the other emergency, and he finally
decided to investigate the cause of the
change In the tide at the coal yard. The
result 1t is said, of this investigation
was the closing of the business and the
sale of several fast horses.
About six years ago young Read met
-<.1 ~'"ie i'ouit, OIe VI tie louI ndIu-
some daughters of John Bodie, a pros
porous butcher of Upper New Rochelle.
The young couple were married. Mr..
Bodie took his son-in-law into his bust
ness and together they conducted 1t until
year ago, when Bodie sold his market
and purchased the farm of George Fer
ris, a cider manufacturer, at Scarsdale.
Here the family moved. and Papa Read
rejoiced that his son was now further
away from the temptations of horse-rac-
Ing, &C, on the quiet farm. In the mean
time the Bodie family was changing. The
three single daughters were much sought,
owing to their beauty. One became Mrs.
while another married Mr.. Henry Staab,
OF Tuckahoe. The remaining daughter,
Alice; or Allie" as her numerous ac-
Su qua call her, was much sought.
put apparently did not care for any of
her admirers. She is beautiful and Just
out of her teens.
Mr. Mr.; and Mrs. Read attended the West
her husband explained that he had seen
an acquaintance on the ground whom
he wished to talk with, 1t was arranged
mat ne should meet his wife in half an
hour. When the time was up the wife
was at the appointed place, but her hus-
band did not appear She decided to re-
turn home, believing they had missed
Read must have left the grounds when
his wife entered the hall, for half an
hour afterwards he hired a horse al
George Deverson's livery stable in White
Plains When his wife arrived at her
home she found that her husband had
not returned. Her sister. Allie. who
had also gone to the fair was not home
1t was stated last night that young
Read drew a thousand dollars from the
Central Bank of New Rochelle yesterday
morning, 1t is also said that he has
secretly been taking an interest in horse
flesh. The elder Read, who likes to see
a quiet trot, by the way, discovered
this fact during the past summer. He
attended match at the fair grounds
and found that his son had entered a
horse In one Of the races under an as
sumed name.
1t is. said that a scene resulted, dur
ing which the son escaped. and Mr..
Reads friends induced him to allow the
race to. go on. This episode caused a
bitter feeling between the father and
son. while the young mans PAGER won
the race and several hundred dollars
for his owner, Young Mrs. Read is
Frustrated by the disappearance OF her
husband.