The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
He is GONE.
DIR. j. r. Peak Leaves Patients
and His Wife.
Topeka Representative of DR..
II. P. BOyce & Co.
SENT SPOUSE AWAY.
Then Wrote Her That He Had
Left Her.
She Writes to Topeka For In
SENT SPOUSE AWAY.
She Writes to Topeka For In
formation Of Him.

A deserted wife and several score of
the suffering humanity of Topeka are
anxiousIy inquiring the whereabouts of
DIR. J. r. Peak. who was in charge OF
the offices of Dr. H. P. Boyce & Co, at
the Hurd building at No. S1S Kansas
avenue, and who has mysterIously dis
appeared from Topeka.
Wednesday afternoon the doors Of the
office were locked and a notice posted
that on account of the electrical ma
chine which is used in giving the treat
ments being broken, the office would be
closed temporarily. The notice also an
nounced that the Office would be opened
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Five
days have now passed and no one has
shown up to take charge of the Offices.
The electrical machine, an X-Ray ma
chine purchased recently in Chicago was
boxed and hauled away Wednesday af-
ternoon. The remaining furniture in
the Office has not been disturbed.
It develops that in leaving Topeka SO
suddenly DR.. Peak has deserted his wife.
A letter received Saturday by George
Payne, the agent who rented the rooms
to the Boyce company, from Mrs. j. r.
Peak, explains matters. Writing from
St. Joseph she says:
Can you kindly give me any infor-
nation in regard to DR.. Boyce x Co
who were located on Kansas avenue at
No. 8l6? Have they moved or not ana
can you give me any knowledge as to
where they may have gomez am the
doctors wife who operated there, DR..
Peaks wife, and my husband has de-
serted me: sent me- here to St. Joseph
and then sent me word that he had de-
serted me and was leaving Topeka. Can
you kindly tell me whether that office is
closed2 as you are the agent for the
house I feel sure YOU can tell me. /
guess you will remember meeting me
with my husband. I was in the office
the day of the 18th when you came to
collect the rent.
Amy information that you may be
able to give me viii be more than ap-
preciated. (Signed) Mrs. J. r. Peak
Mystery surrounds the unexpected de-
parture of Dr. Peak A reporter for the
State Journal was unable today to ind
anyone who had any information of the
missing doctor. All the information that
could be gained was that on Wednesday
afternoon the X-Ray machine used in
the Office had been boxed up and hauled
away The doctor also left on that day
and has not been seen here since.
When the offices were first opened
UP in March. the X-ray machine was
purchased new at Chicago A man
came to Topeka with it and only
a part payment was made for the
machine A note and chattel mortgage
May. This mortgage was left with Mr.
c. B. Payne for collection. DR.. Peak
visited the office of Ar. Payne on Tues
day afternoon last and paid the sum
due on the X-ray machine, but said
nothing of his intended departure.
His office fixtures and furniture are
still in the office in the Hurd building
It is believed he purchased them at
an installment house and that they
have never been paid for.
During the past five days the occu-
pants of the Hurd building who were
neighbors of the DR.. Boyce company
have been besieged by visitors inquir
ing for the absent man.
Although DR.. Royce advertised free
treatment until cured. many of his
patients We're induced to part with
their money before the cures We're ef-
fected. The offices were almost always
crowded and the patients We're paying
ia sums from $3.50 to $40 The treat
naent seemed to give entire satisfaction.
Only one of the patients who have
been hanging around the Hurd build
ing looking for the absent doctor seems
displeased with the treatment. He is
the relative of a crippled boy who was
induced to pay $50 on account and who
had only begun to take treatment last
week This man threatens all kinds of
vengeance
All other patients who have talked
with the other roomers at the Hurd
building appear well satisfied with
all expressed themselves as believing
he had done them good. This fact
makes the disappearance of DR.. Peak
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