Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-06
LOVE AND TRAGEDY
That Is What 1t Looks Like from
the Known Facts at
Hand.
ASSIGN THAT WON'T BE BRIDLED
Is the Beginning and Young Wife
Missing the Ending That
Looks Tragical.

Chicago, June Ga story of child
love beginning in high school infatu-
alton, followed by an elopement, and
finally resulting in Il mysterious dis
appearance. was disclosed yesterday
in n communication received at detec-
tive headquarters from Mrs. IRA Prizes,
Of Omaha, Neb. The Chicago police
are asked TO search for Mrs. Harry
Churchill, the 16-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Prizes. In her letter the mother
says she fears her daughter is dead.
The hope that the girl might be alive
in Chicago prompted the mothers ap-
peal TO the detectives. Only Il year
ago Olga Prizes attended the Central
high school in Omaha. Although then
only IL years old. she had the appear
ance Of young woman of 20, and
her beauty soon earned for her the
position of belle of the young society
element.
Case of Very Warm Love.
Harry Churchill also attended the
high school He was IS years old, Il
member of the senior class. and Il
prominent athlete. 1t was at a foot
ball game that he first met Olga Prizes
He had been injured in the game and
Olga was one of the SympathiZing
girls who clustered around him when
he gained consciousness. The girl
gave him Il drink of water. ana from
that time they We're SweetheartS. Both
were members of families we'll known
i'll church and society circles. Church
ill and his child sweetheart We're con-
stantly together. They walked to
school side 10y side. He carried her
books, waited for her on the lawn.
and l,. n fa,
caller. The affection of the young
people was noticed 10y instructors and
pupils. but it was thought to he only
Il school friendship.
Next Comes an EIopement.
Just before graduation last June the
young couple disappeared. \ few days
later letters to their families an
nounced the news that they had been
secretly married ana We're on their
Nay to Chicago, where Churchill hoped
to secure employment Until month
ago nothing was heard of the couple.
Then the boy returned home with the
story that his child wife had mystic
riously disappeared. He said he could
not account for his wife's departure
She had been hOmeSick. he said, and
he feared she had become deSpondeut
and drowned herself in Lake Michi-
gan. Fearing to face the girls mother
young Churchill did not tell of his
wife's disappearance. and it was indi-
rectly that Mrs. Prizes first received
the news. The mother waited in the
hope that her daughter was alive and
would return home. Then she wrote
to the Chicago police asking them to
begin an investigation.
Is 1t Tragedy That Follows?
Churchill had said that he had lived
with his wife at 2T05 Indiana avenue.
Detective Sergeant Charles Hefter.
who has been detailed on the case.
visited the address and was told that
the couple had not been there The
detective carried photographs of both
young people. Several letters written
by Churchill to his wife were received
by Mrs. Prizes in Omaha. The mother
inclOSed one of these. dated May 80.
on stationery of the steamship Attain
ia. Acting on this clue. Detective Hef-
ter visited the offices of the Goodrich
company and examination was made Of
the books. Churchill was not found on
the list of employees. The Atlanta is
expected to arrive in Chicago today,
and then the police will search the
steamer. Mrs. Prizes lives at 224S Nine
teenth street. Omaha.