Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04
STILL HAS FAITH,
Mrs. HansCom Wishes
Report Of Desertion
Denied, As She Says Her Illus.
band Will Return Again.
Thinks He Is Away On BusiRess...Csn.
pdAion Wanted BY Police.

Boston. Sept. 3.-Mrs a. H. Hanscom
of Medford, whose husband a former
Congrcgationalis't minister. left home
Aug. a. and turned up few days agu
ut Denver. Col. does not believe he has
deserted her but is confident he will
communicate with her. IIanscom
is supposed to have left Boston
with the Rev. Theodore Gerrlsh. who
formerly occupied Methodist pull
pit in Maine. The two were associated
in several business deals, including real
estate and mining investments The day
they are supposed to have left the state
process servers were looking for Gcrrlsl
to arrest him ON a claim held Ivy Atty.
Atwood of ~ School street to whom
GcrriSh IS said 10 owe considerable mon
ey
Mr.. lianscom formerly occupied the
pulpit of the East Marshiield ConGrcGa.
tional church and it was while there he
| became acquainted with Gerrish After
| they had left the ministry they became
associated i'll business. Mr. IIanscom
| has q beautiful home at Liberty ave-
nue., Medtord. where his wife, two twin
daughters and son now reside
When seen at her home. yesterday. Mrs
Hanscom said she had no knowledge of
her husbands whereabouts until she read
in yesterday mornings IIctali that hr'
WAS in Colorado looking for Luther F.
Banscom, a son by former marriage.
This son was with GrigSby $ rough rid
ers during the Spanish American war
and at the close of tn" war is supposed
to have gone to Wyoming Ia establish
himself on ranch with the sergeant Of
his troop.
Mrs. Hsnsccm did not seem to ba much
worried about her husbands absence.
She was very bitter. however. against Mt
Gcrrish. In speaking of the disappear
anCe she said:
u did not know where my husband was
until read in tuJay'S paper that hc was
In Colorado looking for his SOL. This
young man is by former marriage. rs
Is also his daughter. Mrs. G. l.. Couch
of Denver. When MIR. IIunSCom lcft here
three weeks af-o ] did not know where
he was going. He left no word. However.
when he did not return in II few days
made inquiries i'll the places frcqucnt"d
by him In Boston. Their" / learned that
he had left the city. | had no kn"wledg"
him They were Interested in several
business deals together. AMI Air. Gerrish
owes my husband a considerable amount
of money. The disappearance OF my nus
band does not cause me any anxiety, aS
he is interested in several mining ventures
that take him away from home frequent.
~. 1t is n little strange that u" has rot
written tn me. but you cam say for mr.
that the reports of destrtion *re no.
true
Despite Mrs. IIanscom's assertion to the
contrary many Of the friends of lianIcom
in Boston think il is q case of hcScition,
The fact that he has not written 20 ny
wife or children nor communicated win
his friends here gives tn" impression thh
he did not want his whereabouts known,
When Mrs. HInScom sought her hhSoann
ut the various hotels he freduenfed Sh'
seemed to he cr tho opinion that he han
deserted her it IS said.
The annual report Of the secretary
of mines for Victoria shows that Inc
amount of gold mined in that colony
since It's discovery III 1851 Is $751; ~"
ounces. valued at Sl.3j0. 000,0 900.