New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
A YOUNG BRIDE MISSING
MRS. CLASON. WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED
ONLY A WEEK GONE
HER DISAPPEARANCE IS A MYsTERY-sHE LEFT
HER FATHERS HOUSE ON SATURDAY TO
GO TO HER OWN HOUSE AND HAS

HER FATHERS HOUSE ON SATURDAY TO
GO TO HER OWN HOUSE AND HAS
NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE.
Although every effort was made yesterday to ind
where Mrs. Hans Clason. Of Stapleton Staten
Island. the bride of week who disappeared from
her home on Saturday afternoon. has gone to- the
search was fruitess and her disappearance has be-
come of mystery than ever
week ago Friday evening. Miss Constance Zent-
graf, who is the daughter Of Charles F. zentgraf,
a member Of the paper manufacturing firm OF Louis
De Jong & Co.. of Duane-st.. this city, was married
to Hans Clason. The wedding was attended with
much gayety as Mr.. and Mrs Zentgraf At the same
time celebrated their silver wedding.
The bride and bridegroom went on wedding
tour to Washington. and on Thursday returned
home. 1t was arranged that dinner should be
given al Mr. Zentgraf's house on Saturday evening
in honor Of the couple. Mrs Clason early In the
morning left her home and went TO her father 3
house TO assist In the decoration OF the place for
the evenings festivities.
At about l o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Clason
left her mother saying me was go'nS home, q few
doors away. The husband who is a confidential
bookkeeper for her father. returned home from his
work in the early evening. He found the house
empty. except for the servants. Then ne went to
Nj Zentgraf's, thinking his wife there He was
astOni-hcd find she had left hours before for her
own home and tha. she had not been seen there.
Fearful that something had happened a haTy
search of the houses OF her friends made, but
she had not visited them.
Ii was then dusk and the husband and father OF
Mrs Clason were frantic. Mrs. Clason was known
10 be a good pedestrian and fond Of long walks. II
was at first thought that she had merely gone for
n long trip. When the guests who had been invited
70 the dinner appeared they Joined in the search for
tho missing woman. The po''re authorities OF Staten
Island put detectives on the and the police OF
this city received word They had nothing to work
upon and did not succeed In finding any trace OF
Mrs. Cldson.
Mr. Zenteraf and Mr. Cason visited every rotel
n this city in the night but found no clew. They
returned home on the o'clock boat utterly dis
Courdocd.
Ye.terday the hills back OF Stapleton and the
woods about Silver Lake were secured and beaten
In the hope Of finding Mrs Cason. but to no purpose.
agents who knew the young woman declared they
had not seen her II tidings are had to-day
paroles VIII probably dredge Silver Lake ana tho
adjoining pon6s. ana the waters Of the bay
The only theory that has been advanced to ac-
count FOR Mrs. Clssons mysterious dlsappeat ance
is a sudden attack OF insanity. 1t Is said that
AT one time she had suffered from nervous troubles
and that she at the time was inclined to melan-
ch0lla Mrs. Clason quite preti., had many
friends and moved in the best social circles
At the home OF Mr.. Zentgraf In Coz t-st.. Staple
ton the family aid there was nothing further that
could be said ABOUT the case.
The has excited the greatest interest on
staten Island owing to. the social standing of the
Zentgraf family. Mr. Zentgr-f is a director OF the
Bank OF the s. r. Smith Inirmary and other public