Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
MAKES APPEAL TO POLICE
Former Assistant Pastor Of Local
Church Says He Cannot Account
for Her Absence.

Rev. w. G. Crerie, who was assistant
pastor OF the Ninth Street Christian Church
| under Rev. u. B. Bagby, and who L. now
employed as first officer and teacher OF
D family at the reform school, visited
inspector Boardman at police headquarters
this afternoon and asked that the police
look out for his wife, Mrs Louise Boone
Crerie. who came to the city from the re-
form school yesterday and failed to re-
turn. She was employed at that institution
as matron Of the family Of which her hus-
band is teacher.
MY wife's disappearance is such . CONS
plete mystery the Rev. Crerie said at DO
lice headquarters this afternoon, that am
completely at sea and don't know which
way to turn"
wife had remained In the city last night to
attend one Of the theaters, but when she
failed to return home after the hour the
theaters close he thought she had probably
been taken ILL Inspector Boardman had all
the hospitals communicated with and It was
found that the missing woman had not besn
at any of them.
A description was sent to the different po-
lice stations with instructions to the police
to look out for her. She is twenty years
OF age, weighs about 100 pounds. has dark
hair, blue eyes and rosy complexion. When
she went away yesterday she wore q suit
brown waist and a hat trimmed with
daisies.
Married in Kentucky.
Mrs. Crerie. whose maiden name was
Boone, Is direct descendant Of Daniel
Boone. She made the acquaintance Of Rev.
Mr.. Crerie when the latter was attending
the University of Kentucky, her home be-
ing in Lexington at that time. She was
in her eighteenth year at the time Of their
marriage. and they have a son, Ernest JEFF
ferson Crerie, who is about two years OF
age.
About two months ago the child was sent
to the home of his paternal grandmother,
and he Is now with her In Boston. The child
was sent there. his father says. at the sug-
gestion of a physician. About the time the
little one was sent away Mrs. Crerie suf-
fered nervous spell, but she had appar-
emily recovered.
Rev. Mr.. Crerie and his wife came to the
city Wednesday afternoon to do some shop
ping. The wife purchased a complete new
outfit. including suit. shoes and hat. It
was found necessary yesterday to change
some of the purchases. and she started to
ernoon.
just before leaving her husband she was
asked Dy him II she needed any money, and
she said she wanted only enough for car
rare. She would not take $40 bill that
he offered her, accepting only a 25-cent
piece. She told her husband she would re-
turn In time for supper, but when she was
not there at that time he did not become
alarmed. thinking she had gone to the
theater with an older woman who had come
to the city. Mr.. Crerie promised he would
meet the other woman and e-cort her from
the car line at Woodbridge about II o'clock,
and when he went to the station he fully
expected to see his wife, but she was not
there.
Waited for Last Car.
Returning with the other lady and still
being unable to find clue as to the where
abouts of his wife. Mr.. Crerie went back
to the station on the electric car line. He
waited there until the last car had passed
and then he returned to the school This
morning he went over the road between
the station and the school, being careful
to search for anything which might be of
assistance to him. but nothing was found.
Then he called upon the police The hus-
band says it might be his wife had gone
to Boston to see their boy or that she had
become homesick and returned to Lexing-
ton had she money sufficient with her to
pay her car fare. She had never given any
intimation Of an intention to go away, he
stated, and her disappearance was there
fore severe shock to him.