The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-26
.MAY Be An ELOPEMENT HAWAII LIQUOR SELLERS
PREACHEL AND SOCIETY GIRL
DISAPPEAR TOGETHER.
He was Former Assistant Rector of
Grace Church New York-She Was
From San Francisco.

NEW YORK, December 16.-Much
speculation is being INDUCED in by the
friends of Rev James lie Baron john
son as to the whereabouts of the former
assistant rector of Grace Church and
former chaplain of the fire department.
who was last seen about one week ago
at Watkins, N. Y, where he has been
a patient of a sanitarium having gone
there several months ago because of a
most serious attack of nervous prostra-
ton. Miss Mary Hoffman of San Fran
cisco, has also departed from New York
and the strange coincidence of the dis
appearance of both is commented upon
Mr.. Johnson met the family of Miss
Mabel Van Rensselaer, after coming to
New York, and married the young wo-
man at Grace Church on April 90, 1899
Mrs. johnson soon after her marriage
expressed her disapproval of her hus-
band fad for running to fires, and told
him so very plainly it is said, especially
in view of the fact that going to fires at
all hours of the day and night was Sc
riously affecting his nervous system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson went to Europe
last spring, accompanied by Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,. Mr.. Johnson returned
Johnson, it was announced having
decided to remain abroad longer
for the purpose of taking the waters at
the German Spa. Since that time it is
SAID that Mr. Johnson and his wife
have not lived together.
Almost simultaneously with the dis
appearance of Mr.. johnson from the
sanitarium at Watkins comes the dis
coVery that Miss Mary Hoffman of San
francisco, who for nearly two years has
attended the Bellevue Training School
for Nurses, left that institution very
suddenly on Wednesday afternoon. 1t
is said that she went to San Francisco
T. Johnson maid VII eli 70
Hoffman's ward for the purpose of
visiting firemen patients, and thus was
frequently brought in contact with Miss
Hoffman, and renewed a friendship
which originated in San Francisco.
Miss Hoffman inherited $50, 900 from
the estate of Charles Mayne, a life long
friend of Judge ogden Hoffman, her
uncle. A like legacy was left to Miss
Alice Hoffman, who is one of the best
of the lady golf players on the coast
but litigation kept her out of her in
heritance. Her sister May, with wealth
of her own at her command, was most
liberal in aid of her beloved charities.
Tall, athletic and handsome, a perfect
Gibson type, Miss Hoffman ignored the
protests of family and friends. and in
October 1898, she left for New York to
enter the Bellevue Hospital for a three
years course in training as nurse.
Southland Hoffman, father of Miss
Hoffman, who is clerk of the United
States CIRCUIT court, denies any know
ledge of his daughters departure from
New York. He insists that the report
from New York must be an error.
We heard from her a few days ago"
Mr.. Hoffman sad last evening. land
there was no hint even given of any in
tention on her part to leave for San
Francisco until after the middle of Fe-
bruary, when she will complete her
course in the hospital. We certainly
would have heard from her had she
changed her plans"