The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

insomnia, and she frequently took long
walks with her sisters, believing that the
fresh air would be of more benefit to her
than medicine. On Thursday morning
Miss Stella was out walking with one OF
her sisters and when they returned at noon
she partook of a hearty lunch and see med
to be in better health and spirits than
usual. While out in the morning she ex-
pressed desire to go out TO Bakers Beach,
saying that the fresh salt breeze would do
her good.
The sister wanted to postpone the trip
until some day when it would be more
convenient. After lunch Miss Stella left
the house for short time, and returned a
little before 3 o'clock. She went to her
bedroom and few minutes later passed
out of the house, remarking that she would
60 out for another airing. At the time she
was dressed in a gray skirt and waist with
blue dots, and wore a fur shoulder cape
Her hat was of black material, with Jet and
feather ornaments.
Her sister and neighbor saw her turn
up Twentieth street toward Valencia, and
since then nothing has been seen or heard
of her. The missing girls family is at a
loss to account for her disappearance, ex-
cepting Captain Hughes, who said: II
believe that she is dead; that while labor
ing under fit of mental alteration she
went out to Bakers Beach and threw her
self from the cliffs into the ocean. We
have been among all of our friends and ac-
quaintances, but none have seen her.
did not report the case to the police until
Friday evening, and particularly requested
that nothing be said of the matter for sew
eral days.
eff she had become Ill while out walking
and bad been taken in by some hnd-heart-
ed person the notoriety of a newspaper
in
cause her to do the very thing fear, COM
NIT suicide"
The search for the missing lady was not
confined to friends houses. Several
searching parties have been securing the
shores and country north and south OF
Bakers Beach. There are two reasons for
supposing that she went in that direction.
First she expressed desire to go out
there. The second was that a conductor
on one of the Sacramento-street cable-cars
noticed on Thursday afternoon a young
lady going west answering to the descrip-
ton of Miss Hughes. She was alone, and
the conductors attention was attracted to
her as she appeared to be laboring under
considerable excitement, poorly concealed.
The lady got off the car on Ninth avenue,
near the station where the Bakers Beach
steam train stops.
The relatives found another man, who
keeps vegetable garden near the beach,
who says that on Friday, the day after
Miss Hughes left home, he saw young
lady dressed in gray garments walking
near the beach in COMPANY with young
man who looked as though he might be an
actor.
Captain Hughes states that his daughter
was not acquainted with any actor, except
an amateur who went East. In speaking
of Stella's health one of her sisters said
that the young lady first became troubled
with Insomnia about three months ago.
Her nervous system seemed to be gener-
ally out of order, but she refused to visit
a physician, saying that fresh air was bet
ter than drugs. About two months ago
the father noticed that she was not well
and told her she should do something for
her health. He purchased sulphonal pow
ders for her, but she took only three, as
they did not have the desired effect.
Bromide was next purchased, but after
taking couple of teaspoonfuls of the stuff
this medicine was also laid aside as USE
less.
All of the relatives scout the idea that
Stella had love affair. She was reared in
the Mission and attended Mission Gram
mar School. Nearly all of her friends are
young people with whom she attended
school While it is true the young lady
had several gentlemen friends, there was
no one in particular for whom she showed
any special liking. She often told her sis
tiers that she had no desire to marry for
several years, and the principal reason was