The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-29
NAMES MYSTERY
Has Weixlmann's Daughter
Eloped or Been Kid
mapped?
SHE WAS A 4HOME GIRL"
But She Was Employed In
an Unknown Millinery
Establishment.
What has become of Mamie Weixl

what mas become "a
mann? 49,
The happy home which she lett on tiie
Boulevard. between Hudson ana lo"el
Hill avenues, West New York, last MON.
day morning, is today very nome y
desolation. The mystery OF her olsap-
pearance deepens.
She had no beau so far as Is known.
Her home was all that any ordinary glri
could wish for. She was the only uaugn-
ter the only child of a well-to-do poss
carpenter. who, with his estimaple mate
had made home in the real sense OF tne
word. The daughter was the hght ol
that household, which, though somewhat
isolated. is a most comfortable apooe'
There are rooms in it which glisten with
silyerware, the sheen of polisned "oou'
artistic photographs and portralls' ia
which the lost one figures as very peau-
tiful Young girl and beautiful and Woin-
anly looking young woman one OF THESE
the most interesting-is picture OF the
father and mother in bridal ropes, Win
their pretty grown daughter In wnite' as
thev apneared at the recent celebration
of the silver wedding.
Her father says she was home girl
Bv that he means that she showed ever
a disposition to care only for home.
Though located within half block OF
big resort. formerly known as Krobatch
Hotel now known as Reisenberger' a
nlace where all the young people Tor
miles around gather on all festive occa-
sions she was never known to show IN
clination to indulge in any 1esliVities
+ber She is an accomplished pianist
yiolinist, mandolfnfst and guitar player.
She is of an artistic temperament, anu
though not compelled to work Tor nv
ing. by way of diversion sougnt, last
June. a position in Broadway millinery
store. where she had been employed up
to Monday last.
One of the strange things which her
narents now recall is the fact that she
never gave the address of the millinery
establishment in which she was employ
ad The distracted father, with the Kew.
Father lKammerer of st. Joseph's Church
has sought in vain for this millinery
establishment.
Miss Weixlmann drew her wages regu-
larly, utilizing them in the purchase OF
dress, musical instruments, etc sne at
tended ST. sJoseph's Catholic Church, Gut
tenlberg. and took delight in taking parts
in parish entertainments. Her good looks
and musical skill made her a great favor
ife and she was widely known IN the
northernmost section of North Hudson.
She professed the greatest of love Tor
her parents, never retiring or ieaVlhs
home in the morning without an anec-
tionate kiss and hug for both. 1t is re-
called now by her distracted father that
her good morning kiss last Monday was
more than usually affectionate. She kiss
ed both father and mother twice, and in
accordance with her usual custom-for
fhe lots in the vicinity of her home are
more or less open-she turned with a
smile on her face before passing OUT Oh
sight. down Hudson avenue, and beekon-
ing goodbye, kissed her hand TO tnem'
Then she disappeared. Both were stano-
ing at a rear window at the house.
Before she left home that morning the
father said he was not feeling well and
asked her to stay home. She replied
.sOh, nonsense, papa, you are all right
You know this is payday. We get on
early and I'll be home early
pitiless western wind last night pelt-
ed the frame dwelling with rain drops,
snow and hail Inside the mother lay i'll,
prostrated by a week of grief, over
anxiety and vain watching for her only
daughters return. The father, strong
Intelligent man, worn out with almost a
week of unceasing search-night and day
sat at a table literally spread with sub
stantial food. But he could not eat. 1t
was three O'Clock when he reached his
home Yesterday morning. He was unable
to resume the search yesterday-f1rst on
account of the illness of his wife, and
secondly he was worn out himself bodily
and mentally.
One little ray of hope lay in note book
nearby. He had copied a tip from a letter
received from New York Saturday. 1t
was anonymous, signed simply yours
truly This letter he had lost. He could
not explain how he lost 1t, except that In
distracted moment he had allowed 1t TO
slip from his note book in which he had
placed it while he was out upon the
street.
This letter informed him that after his
daughter left the Elizabeth Home, in
which she had spent Monday night and
where she registered as. Carrie Smith,
when advised by the writer, young
woman who roomed with her that night,
to return to her home in company with
the young woman, refused the invitation
and said
mo, do not need your services. am
going to Mount Vernon
1t did not strike the bereaved father
until the interview with the News" re-
porter had with him last night that the
handwriting of the lost letter was similar
to that which he received on Tuesday
last as follows
Dear Sir-You will be surprised when
you get this letter that Mary will be
she is in good hands. Please have no
talk about it or let it go in the papers,
because 1t will be useless She will
return as soon as possible.
Yours truly,
'sWho is this woman who claims to
Rave spent Monday night at the Elizabeth
Home and says that my daughter spent
the night there, crying, and left the Home
20 go to a hotel across the street for
breakfast? Why does she not give her
name instead Of writing to me anony-
anously That is what can't under
stand,'' half cried the distracted father,
IS he paced the room excftedly.
7 have been looking for her. I have
learned something else. NY daughter did