The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-23
MANY Missing PEOPLE
The Police Locking for Persons
Who Have Disappeared.
HRS kauSIsnd Fears Her Husband
Has Net With FouI Play at Jack
son City-The Detectives Searching
for Charles o'Connor and Jnmec Il.
Fox some Fears of Suicide.

Peter H KausIand, who lives at 81 y
Street southeast. disappeared from his
home last Sunday aud since that time
all efforts made 10 find him by his wife
have met with no success. His wife fears
that ne may have me. with foul play in
one of the gambling houses at Jackson
City or has taken his own life. The fact
that he spoke several times to her about
suicide leads Mrs KausIand 10 believe
that he may have intended 10 xiii him
self
Kausland left home about noon Sunday
and remarked that he was going TO Jack
son City lie took with him small
amount Of laundry and his shaving set
His absence from home that night caused
no particular anxiety bat when ne Gid
not return Monday night Mrs. KausIand
became worried and yesterday asked the
I0cs4t p1l5ce 10 search Ter Eer HUSBAND
Last night Mrs KaUsIand said her hus-
band occasionally played cards across the
river, but mad not before remained away
from her Tor any length Of time. She
learned yesterday that he had been paid
about SO due him as salary at the Of
fee of d life insurance company on Z
Street Saturday night
Kausland and his wife came here from
1 -AaL1Soo lily -sAC. NttA EA4e5 -AA5tASL last
Prior 10 that time he had been foreman
of the Kansas City branch Of the Swift
! Packing Company After leaving his po-
sition he brought his wife TO Washington
/ and soon obtained work as d collector. The
couple have been married about nine
/ years.
/ Mrs. Kausland told reporter that she
/ had no idea why her husband had 6isap-
| peared beyond the fact that he had been
/ III from time to time for years She
/ called last evening upon Mr.. Howell, as
| sistant agent of he life insurance com
/ pany, but the latter had no Information
/ regarding her husband since his sudden
/ departure
/ Mystery still surrounds the where
} abouts CT Charles T. O'COnnOr. the carpen-
| ter residing with his wife and two young
! children at 633 K Street southwest. Ii
was learned yesterday that John O'Con-
nor. who according 10 a despatch from
! Elizabeth y. J. was found partially
| frozen on the streets in that city, was not
| the missing carpenter. Letters received
/ here from George w O'ConnoT. proprietor
| OF the Bedford Park Hotel, Jerome Ave-
! nue. and South Boulevard. New York City.
/ and a brother Of the missing carpenter.
! say nothing has been heard from him
! there.
The police yesterday included in their
! daily bulletin for general distribution =
I DESCRIPTION OF - NbHuOIs " 4ilt4 MS also
! been telegraphed 10 various nearby
/ cities The absence OF any apparent r5a-
! son for his disappearance is pulling the
/ detectives not little. He left home
| about s o'clock on the morning Of the
! 18th saying ne was going TO Frederick,
! Md to find employment, and since moth
! ing has been heard from him He was a
/ cripple the rcsul; Of a railroad accident I
! year go. and when last seen wore dark
| suit Of clothes. checked with grey
| Efforts 10 find James f. Fox have prov
/ ed unayailing While il is hardly be-
/ lieVed Fox has actually ended his life, as
/ threatened by the postal he is said TO
/ have written Mr. Waters. yet no definite
| trace Of him has yet been discovered 4
/ report that he was recently seen in
| Georgetown lacks confirmation Detec-
| tive McNamee. who is working on the
| case said last night that he had moth
/ ing new in the way OF developments in
| the case. Fox is marine. and was re
/ tired from the navy two years ago He
/ IS sixty years cid