The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-06
INSANE
FROM
STUDYING
That Is tho Reason Given for
Disappearance Of Daughtlr
Of Standard Oil Official

New York Nov. SIN her handsome
home I'm Burnett street. East orange. the
mother OF Miss Clara Josephine Coffin
lies Frustrated because OF the mysterious
appearance of her i7-yesr-old daugh-
ter. Edward W. Coffin the missing girls
father. is a factor In the management OF
the Standard OIL company but II win he
some time before he can go 20 his office
Az No. rs Broadway New York he Is
almost as distracted as his wife over the
strange going away % his daughter. who
was senior in the East Orange high
school.
Miss Clara walked out OF the house at
$40 O'Clock Tuesday evening, saying that
she was going to visit her chum. Miss
Jessie Houston. around the corner from
her home. She did not go TO Miss Hous-
tons. Mr.. COFFIN said 10 a reporter last
night:
''There is something most remarkable
She never manifested the least tendency
toward wildness. In fact. she was just
the opposite of erratic. being noted
@ sbs sor pa nef n So enn
emotional. Her head seemed full Of good
sense. That she could have gone ava,
to meet some young man seems prepos-
ferrous.
II never saw that she cared in a ro-
mantle way for any young man. She
was pretty and was a belle among her
associates. We have had many little
dances and other entertainments In the
house and her mother and made il
point 10 welcome her friends. Yet II
looks as II my daughter had deliberately
planned TO go away.
NOT WITH HER FRIEND
After spending yesterday afternoon
with some girl friends--Miss Jessie Hous-
ton Niles Dorothy Dun and Miss Mar
garet Webster-n1y daughter had dinner
with US, and ed in her usual good
spirits. She took a walk with a couple
of her friends. after dinner. and returned
TO the house about O'Clock About half
an hour later she -aid 70 her mother that
she would go around TO see Miss Hous-
ton
When she did not return at 1880 o'clock
We thought IL time she should retire and
] went around 10 Mr. Houstons. I was
sstonfshed when they told me my daugh-
ter had not been there. returned TO
the house and waited up. As the night
progressed and our daughter did not re-
turn. my wife examined the girls room
and her own. We missed two satchels
and wrist bag. but not single article
Of the girls clothing was missing. MY
wife's purse however. that contained So
had been taken of the bureau. The latch
key of the front door lay on the dresser
1
This ie everything ] know"
Owing to the prominence OF the Coffin
family in Orange. the disappearance of
| the young woman. made a great sensa-
tion. When the girl did not come home
| by o'clock Yesterday morning Mr..
Coffin sought the aid Of the neighbors
and searching parties went I'm all direc-
tions around Orange. The police were
told OF the disa ppearance. and they turn
Cd out 10 helm In the search. The fol-
lowing descrintion OF the missing girl
was sent 20 the police Of all OF the big
cities:
SEARCH THE MOUNTAINS.
Look for Clara Coffin. II years old;
s feet three inches tall pale complexion.
blue eyes. light hair; wore tan raglan.
white shirt waist grey skirt. black stock
ings Had open-faced silver watch.
ma rked &C. ]. c. Was tempora rily in
sane Residence. East Orange. " j."
In regard 10 the "temporarilv insane"
part OF the announcement. the family
said that Miss Clara had studied very
hard OF late TO make up studies OF which
she had proved deficient. This was cor
roborated by Charles n Evans prin-
cipal Of the East Orange high school.
He said ne had advised her not 10 try
10 keep MP with her class. but to spend
another year AZ the school This sug-
gestion seemed 10 hurt Miss Cofin's
feelings and she pleaded SO hard that
Mr.. Evans permitted her finally TO do
extra work II Is believed by the girls
friends that she was suffering from
aherra tion Of the mind when she walked
out Of the house on Tuesday evening
Searching parties secured the noun
tains around the Oranges yesterday. but
no one had seen a young woman Of Miss
Coffins descrintion Miss CoWin has an
e,der sister Miss Miriam Coffin I'm Bryn
Mawr college. near Philadelphia, and Il
IL thought she might have gore there.
but telegram brought negative reply.