The morning times., 1896-08-14
BEEN MISSING SIX MONTHS
W. R. B. Hollands Parents
Finally Notify the Police.
HE LEFT HOME IN DECEMBER
No Trace of Him Has Been Found
Since He Boarded the Train Here.
Was a Young Physician and Went
TO New York to Accept = PO-
sitiOn.

william r. b. Holland left his home in
Washington last December, and although
no news of him has been received since
that time, the police authorities have not
yet been notified Of his disappearance.
He boarded the train Tor New York and q
letter posted by him soon after starting
reached his father, W. A. Holland, No. 920
Eighth street northwest, but all else Con-
cerning his Whereabouts and fate is swal-
lowed up in mystery.
Nearly nine months have rolled around
but beyond Impulses ut the New York
police offices rUr the young man, nothing
has been done in the matter. Whatever
clews might have led TO finding him have.
perhaps, been destroyed. and unless ne
be alive and voluntarily presents himself, 1t
is probable that the disappearance will ever
remain q mystery. The young man was
Il student at Columbian University Medical
School, aud stood about five feet seven
inches in height and weighed 25 pounds.
When he left Washington hc was dressed,
in dark blue serge suit and had con-
siderable money and tewelry upon his
person.
WAS A MEDICAL STUDENT.
He foinerly aIvenued couege ~ Cnicago,
and after finishing the course entered Co
lumbian University Medical School. He
was d ha ri student and stood at the head
been Completed by him when he learned
that lie could not giadUate until he was
twenty-one. Being reduced to the neccs-
sity OF either repeating the last years
course or OF absenting himself from the
school for year, he chose the latter and
sought to obtain position as assistant to
some old and established practitioner.
He began correspondence with some
ph ysician in New York, whose name and
Hrss nnEnnWl ~ his narpptS. and
one day last December packed his trunk
and told the family that he mad secured his
position and was going to take 1t. The
night before he left he called upon young
lady OF whom he appeared to be very fond
and told her that he would probably write
to her when he got to Baltimore, but atail
events she would hear from him when he
became settled.
He did not take his effects, but would
write for them Not even hand bag did
he take with him. He had ceshed check
for SS5 the day before and il is thought
that lie had a much larger suIa with him.
His other valuables were a large geld watch
and cnain several valua bic rings and Shirt
studs.
ALL CLEws LOST.
1t is not known by what road he Travelled
and tne letter which he wrote anu posted on
the train has been destroyed, SO there is
Weeks and months passtd, but no letter
came from him. The parents were not
alarmed, because or the fact that he had
said he would not write until lie had be-
come sctlled His failure to SEED for his
clothes was accounted ior by The 1act that
he had money and mad perhaps bought what
he needed.
On one occasion young Holland had been
heard to say that he would like 10 get i
m a and
tie time rolled around without hearing
from their son the parents were inclined
to believe that he had secured such a
position while i'll New York and that the
Communication which he had sent to ap-
prise them OF the fact had failed to reach
them.
At length Mr. W. A. Holland, the father
secured the services OF a private detective
who communicated with the New York
authorities, but without finding any trace
OF tile missing student. Copies Of photo
graph OF young Holland were sent to the
various stations in New York city and
inquiries made, but resulted In naught.
Finally Mr.. Holland went to New York
and laid the matter before the police but
received no hope.
TWO ORIESADVANCED.
There are two theories which account
for the disappearance OF the young man.
The first grows out Of his stuoious habits.
During the last year he spent at school he
had almost broken himself down by his
close application to his books, and it is
feared that his mind was unbalanced by the
work. On one occasion he called to his
mother to put down the banjo which She
held in her hands, when in reality she car
ried nothing but broom. His strange
conduct imm ediately following this oc-
currence leads his friends to believe that
there is a possibility of the young man hav-
ing become temporarily deranged and
or else be confined in Some asylum.
The more probable theory, the parents
think. is that their son was made away
with while on the train to New York and
his body thrown off the train. They have
hoped and waited IN vain and now have
been forced to believe that their son is
dead. The money and valuables which
he had on him would suggest motive for
such deed.
They will call on Inspector Bollin-
berger this morning and give him all the
Information which they have that might
lead to the discovery OF their sons
Whereabouts or fate, A reward will be
offered, copies OF a photograph of the young
man will he circulated among the police Of
ficials of all the cities on the routes of the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio roads
bet ween here and New York. An advertise
ment will be placed in the New York papers
TO try to discover the identity of the doctor
with whom the young man correspOnded.
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