Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-15
MUCH LIKE AN ELOpEMENT.


Strange Disappearance OF DIR. Daniel l.
McCoiiey and Miss Anna Johnson, Nurse |
at the Delaware Hospital.
Two families are in great sorrow
the family of DIR. Daniel ]. MO
Colley, who reside at No. 235 Frank
lin street, and the family OF Miss Anna
johnson. whose home is in chesapeake
City. Nd. The cause OF the sorrow is
the Disappearance OF the physician and
tho woman. Miss johnson is the
daughter of James W. johnson, a mer-
chant Of Chesapeake City, and is an
attractive person of medium height,
with brown hair and brown eyes. For
nearly three years she has been pupil
in the nurses training class at the
Delaware Hospital, Fourteenth and
Washington streets. She would have
graduated as nurse this month. She
has been good student and her ser,
vices about the hospital have been well
executed. She was even looked upon
as mcdel, being prudent ard reserved
and having the respect OF all. Miss
johnson is about "a years old. DIR.
McColley is in the thirties. A graduate
of a Baltimore College, he praeticed
for awhile in Wyoming, this State,
coming to Wilmington five or six years
ago. He has become rather popular. lie
is one Of the representatives from the
Tenth wasd in the Board of Public
Education, is coroner's physician for
this county, member of the Delaware
| State Medical Society and of the
Chandler Medical Club He had known
Miss johnson during her three years
residence at the hospital, where be
was member of the dispensary staff.
He also assisted the surgical staff and
often visited the hospital when his
duties did not require him to. There
! he was thrown into contact with Miss
| johnson, but other physicians and at
PENDANTS noticed ITO strong attachment
between them, except more recently.
1t is now said that they. met at the
house Of friend 0...
Nothing wrong was suspected until
after the disappearance of Miss John
son, Tuesday week, and the disappear
ance of Dr. McColley Wednesday week.
Tho nurse put few clothes in satchel
and left the hospital about T. 30 O'Clock.
1t is snrmised that the two met IN
Philadelphia.
Mrs. McColley is greatly Frustrated
at her husbands disappearance and Is
hoping that the situation is less un
happy than it looks The doctor LEFT
no message of explanation. 1t is only
about a month since Mrs. McColley re-
covered from AN attack of smallpox.
While She was i'll, DIR. McColley re
manned at hcme. the house being guar
antined, but since her recovery, hi.
practice had been picking up. Pity il
: felt for his wife IN having to pass from
|. one great trouble to another. The.
have no children. DIR. McColley S par
/. ents are here.
Word Of his daughters Disappearance
, was sent to Mr.. johnson and he cam
here to investigate, leaving sadl
Frustrated home. When he went to SO
Mrs. McColley he gave her the frs
news as to tho probable cause of he
husbands disappearance. MIR. Johnso
,, saw Chief of Police Dolan Thursday
He entered no charge against Dr
McColley, but asked simply that hi
, daughter be found. An effort is bein
: made to aPprehend the couple. On
circumstances that tends to indicat
, that the disappearance of the coupl
: might not be permanent is in the state
! ment of police officer that he saw Dl
: McColley in town Thursday evening an
talked with him. The officer did nc
= then know of the elopement story. Th
leads to suggestion that DR.. McColle
may COW be In Wilmington, althoug
he has not returned home and his loot
tion is unknown.