The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-08
DR.. TABB STILL MISSING.
NO INFORMATION OBTAINED OF HIM
FROM ANY SOURCE.

As lie Is Not Thought to Have Had
Any Money at the Time 1t Is Not
believed He Could Have Gone Far.
Temporary Mental Alteration
the Exploration offered by His
FRIENDSHIP Suspicion of Anything
Criminal Attaches to HIS Appear
nnce-Dr. Won EssendOrf Ordered
Here From New Orleans to Take
Charge OF the Omce.
Nothing has been learned of the where
abouts of DIR. Sherrard r. Tabb, an ac-
count Of whose disappearance a week
ago was given in yesterdays Morning
News DR. Tabbs friends still hope that
he will return and give satisfactory ac-
count of himself Their theory Is that
he is suffering from temporary mental
alteration as the result of financial trou-
bles, and that when he comes to himself
he Will not hesitate 10 return here, if, in
fact, he has wandered far from Savan-
nah.
Inquiry has been made at other points
to which it was thought Dr. Tabb might
have gone, but without result, further
than TO ascertain thad nothing is known
at those places. The orders for his trans
fer to Baltimore were received in Savan-
nah after his disappearance, and con-
sequentiy, he could not have gone there,
especially as he is believed to have been
unaware that these orders were in pros
pect Naturally, in such cases. he would
have arranged matters here and left some
one in charge of his work, or would have
awaited the arrival of his successor.
4 postal card addressed to DR.. Tabb
by relative in Richmond and dated Fri
day, which has been received here, indi-
Gates that he was not in Richmond at
that time Another relative at st. Au-
gustine, Fla, was notified by telegraph
and replied, stating THAI DR.. Tabb was
not there. The marine hospital authon-
ties at Washington have not only made
inquiries, but have authorized the en-
ployment of a detective to investigate
the disappearance, and the police authorf-
ties have been requested to assist in the
search. Yet no trace has been discov-
cred.
This is all the more mysterious, mas
much as he was last seen in broad day
light az his boarding house, at 244 Ogle-
thorpe avenue, east. Mr. Frank p. Sa-
las. with whose mother the missing man
boarded, was an intimate friend of DR..
Tabb. The two were at the University
of Virginia at the same time and became
quite intimate there, and when DR.. Tabb
came to Savannah, Ii was natural that
he should make his home at Mrs. Salas',
where he was regarded as almost a mem
Der of the family. Mr. Salas said that
he learned from servant that DR.. Tabb
returned 20 abe house about o'clock
Monday morning after having been out
all night. He went to his room, where
he changed his uniform coat and vest
for q light gray coat and vest and then
left the house, taking nothing with him.
II is somewhat strange that he was not
seen after that. AS it is known from
parties who had been with him during
the night that he had no money. it does
not seem possible that he could have left
the city by any of the railroads In
curry at the depots' failed to show that
any one answering his description had
taken any of the trains
Mr. Salas kept quiet about his friends
disapps arance, thinking that he was prob
ably in the city and would show up in
day or two. The absence Of DR.. Tabb was
noted at the St. Josephs Infirmary,
where there are several marine hospital
patients and inquiry was made by one of
the physicians of Health Officer Drummer.
DIR. Drummer made inquiries which soon
showed him that DR. Tabb was unaccount-
ably missing. After satisfying himself on
this point, he notified the marine hospi-
tai authorities at Washington, and was
requested TO make temporary provision
for the office as well as to make effort 40
ascertain DR.. Tabbs whereabouts. DR. j.
Ralston baltimore was placed in charge
Of the Office by DR.. Drummer DR.. Won Es-
sendorf has been ordered here from New
Orleans to take charge, and may arrive
to-day, There is nothing dishonorable to
DR.. Tabb in his disappearance beyond the
injury which he has done himself per-
sonally and in his standing with his SER
vice. While he was undoubtedly financial
" embarrass ed there is no suspicion that
he has made away with any money not
belonging to him. 1t is understood that
he had obtained loans from several
friends, but the total amount Of these is
not large and his friends would willingly
lose the amounts if they could be relieved
of the anxiety on his account.