The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
MISSING SINCE SUNDAY LAST.
EtTEOE .iOI NJ POI GHkEEPSIE
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PoUGHkEErsiF. Nov. ? James Waters.
son of prominent business man, and
Miss k''ir Mclaughlin pretty young
woman. have been missing from their
homes since last SUNDAY afternoon. wh' n
they went ont driving together. No effort
has been spared 20 get a clue to their
wher"about-. but, not withstandng TIC
most active Efforts Of IA" police in this city
and in all ~" Hudson River towns and
cities. nothing has been heard of them since
Sunday evening, and il IL feared that they
hav" met with some accident or foul play.
Young Nat.r, is member Of the local
fire department and of several clubs. !,
was not kEuwn that he was att"utiy" 10
Miss Mclaughlin. Last sunday afternoon
he entered james kcrr'- cigar store on
Washington street and purchased a cigar.
Shortly af'erward he crossed the street
TO ". McCurdy's livery stable. where
he had frequently hired horses and asked
for "A rig To take u short drive. Mr. MCCur-
dy's horses wer" all out Dr. &. p. STAN
brough, veterinary surgeon, who had
a 'rotlcr with mark of 2:la, valued at
500 and "a stylish runabout. crcred TO let
Waters, have his hor,.o if h. would promise
to l.. back before p. u The young man
agreed to this and took the horse. He
drove down to Miss Mclaughln's board
ing place AT Main and Bridge streets and
shortly after 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon
was seen driving mp the Hyde Park road
with her. Sine" chen nothing detlEitc has
been heard Of them or the team.
When news Of their Disappearance" was
received N Police Headquarters Chief Nc
Cal", Al IA" request Of the alarmed father.
tal"grlphed 10 thicago To head oG young
Water If i turned out that h" had elopcd
WIN Nil Mclaughlin and gone to that city.
wh"r" Miss Mclaughlin has n sister. 4
d"scriptio of the missing horse and wagon
was supplied 10y Mr. McCurdy, and This
was sent 10 all police offices along he river
aud 10 post otfic"- and polio" Officers III
Dul hess and Ulster counties. Photo
graphs Of the missing coupl" wore sont To
the Chicago police. Notwithstanding all
TN. work, not "A word has been received,
ana ia" Young people and the h rise and
wagon are lost a. completely as If they had
ben swallowed Ip by the earth.
Chief Mctahe ascor,ained that Sunday
evening Young Waters and his companion
wer" ~eon al Staat~burS. twelve miles
north of POughkeepSio, and later they drove
south TO Mon Corners. where there l.
hotel. They stopped there. The pro-
priei or said at frs, that they remained all
night, but later SAID that they left there at
about u. NJ, and drove east. Word was
received to-day from Pleasant Valley and
Bangall, points east of here, that a horse
and wagon answering ia" description of
the missingTig had been seen in both places
on Monday
Acting on the theory that the Young
people went 10 Chicago, Chief McCapr
tcl"graphed the Albany police and r"-
ceived reply that ON VI ndav evening
tickets Ia Chicago were soda ~ that poilt
To Young couple answering the dr~crip-
tons Of Mis- Mclaughlin and Mr. Waters
Serg' Daniels ielcphon"d 10 ta'tkill. where
Miss Mclaughlin formerly resided and
aSceriained thai ON OCi IL She drew siil
'r'm ~ saving bank IN thp' lace. Sub
seJurutlv II was aSCrrtainnu al her bDaru-
ing place Tat ~" had announced herin-
t"nt!on If going To Chicago, ana hat sun
dav. when sue drov" away. she took dress
s,lt case with ncr ant said that h. personal
property had been shipped to Chicago.
Nothing has been heard from Chicago
by Chief NcCab', but On Wednesday Il
friend Of Mi McIiGghlin's in this city
Ie''iveu this despatch:
'k','i" not here a. expected, whore is
She"
NJ McCurdv said to-day thai he would
not ~ surprised If ih" horse had run away
al Hvd" Par; when Young Waters wa
returning 20 POuThkoep-iN ard had dashed
into the river. carving both the Young
people with him This theory is gaining
adh"rrn's. a. there docs not seem 10 70,
any other way "a explain ~" mysterious
affair Owen Dwell Of HYDE Park SAYS
that on Tuesday he saw what aupra rod
10 ne woman'- head, with the hair float
ing ON tho water ON the West side Of the
Hudson. He rovod out 10 il ana found
i 10 - a horse with ia" long mare spread
ont. The horse in some respects answers
IN" description q! tn" one driven by Waters