Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-16
Is STRANGELY MISSING
ABSENCE OF MAMIE BARKLEY
SURROUNDED RY MYSTERY.
Twelve-Year-o Old Girl Left Home Tues
day to Visit sRel1tives and Has
Not Si1ne D.en Seen.

considerable mystery surrounds the dis
appearance from her home Tuesday of Ma
mie Barley, twelve years old. of 1909 7th
street southeast. as mentioned in The Star
yesterday. The girl left home for the pur-
pose Of visiting the residence Of her uncle.
John Barley, who HIVES at ZOO street
northwest, but she failed to reach there,
and her absence from home is alarming her
parents, who fear that she has been alb
Quoted.
Her father, Walter Barley, called on
Captain Beardman at police headquarters
yesterday afternoon and asked that the
police assist him in finding his daughter.
A general lookout" sent to the police sta
lions throughout the city describes the
girl as being large for her age. She has
sandy hair. fair skin and wears steel spec
tacles because Of a cast in the right eye.
When she left home the girl wore light
blue dress with white trimmings and a
white belt, white straw hat, black shoes
and carried a small dark blue pocket book
containing 10 cents and two car tickets.
Mamie visited her uncle's home every
week, spending the day with her relatives,
and when she left Tuesday 1t was Tor the
purpose of attending birthday party there
that evening and remaining over night, to
return to her home Wednesday. Her par
ents knew nothing of her disappearance
until yesterday, thinking that she hao con-
cluded to stay with her relatives Wednes-
day night because of the rain. When she
did not return yesterday afternoon her Ia
Their visited his brothers home, and was
very much surprised to learn that his
daughter had not been seen by them.
Went to Congressional Cemetery
Before starting for her uncle's Tuesday
she accompanied neighbor to Congress
sional cemetery, and seemed to be In the
best of spirits, and chatted cheerfqliy, CIV
ing no indication that she was dissatisfied
with her home life or intended to leave her
parents. 1t is because of her fondness for
her home that her parents think she has
been abducted and is being detained against
her wishes. -,.
Jesse c. Boswell, who resides near the
corner of 10th and G streets southeast, and
is well acquainted with the Barkley family Y
is positive that he saw Mamie about $50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon sitting on the
seat of a furniture wagon beside col
ored man. The girls parents think that he
is mistaken, and think that 1t was some
other child and not their daughter. Bos-
well is positive that he saw the girl, and
states that 1t was on X street beside the
navy yard tunnel, within plain sight of her
home. He said that she wore light-colored
clothes. One of the chiuld's playmates Wis
tied the house this morning, and said that
she saw Mamie near the corner of Sd street
and pennsylvania avenue southeast Tues
day afternoon, but did not speak to her be-
cause she was on the opposite side of the
street.
The Barley home consists of three rooms
on the second floor of the house next door
to the corner of 7th7 street and Virginia
avenue southeast. Mr.. Barley is employed
at a grocery store on, Sth street southeast
and is very much attached to Mamie, who
is the oldest of five children. The parents
say that she was perfectly satisfied with
her home life, and looked forward with
pleasure to the beginning of school Monday
morning, when she would resume her
studies. They say that she was well ac-
quainted with the streets near her home,
and knew how to go to her uncle's home on
the cars, having been there many times.
She could not have become lost, they say,
and even If she did she was old enough to
inquire her way. Herr parents are positive
that she is among strangers, and is being
detained against her wishes, and not able
to send them word of her wherea bouts