The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
.WORTHINCTON
LEAVES HOME
Miss Florence Finchbaugh
Also Missing.
RELATIVES OF COUPLE
Believe the Officer and Girl
Have Eloped.
Miss Finchbaugh Claims Friends
Had Forsaken Her and That She
was Driven to the Act.

The disappearance or Captain OF
Police Arch Worthington and Miss
Florence Flinchbaugh from the city
"wednesday has given the relatives OF
each considerable worry, and 1t Is be-
lieved by them that the officer and
the girl have eloped.
Worthington is in charge of the
night force of patrolmen. When he
finished his work early Wednesday
morning he left a note for the chief
saying that he had been called to
Steubenville on account of the illness
of sister. The regulations of the
department demand that an. officer
shall first secure leave of absence
before going out Of the city.
The girl resides at the home of her
grandmother. Mrs. NJ. AlOrecht, on
East Columbia street. Her parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Flinchbaugh
who live near Owen Station. Wednes-
day at noon, she packed up part
of her belongings, saying that she was
going to visit her parents, and would
probably stay there for some time.
She left before one o'clock and has
not been seen since.
1t is claimed by the relatives OF the
gill that Worthington has been pay
ing great deal of attention to her
for some time, especially while she
was an operator on night duty at the
Citizens telephone exchange.
When General Manager Odaffer. of
the telephone company, became aware
| of the continued attentions of the
police officer to the girl, Miss Finch
baugh was called to account for 1t.
The manager told her that Worthing-
ton must cease paying attention to
her. or she wopld have TO leave the
employ of the company. Taking her
hat and coat, she left her position,
rather than comply with the request
of her employer.
The matter was brought to the no
tice OF the mayor some time ago, and
he visited the Albrecht home and
informed them of the accusations that
had been made against the officer and
the girl. At that time, the girl made
an indignant denial. and soon after
ward she returned to her home, stay
ing there several days. She came
back to this city the latter part of
last week.
Searching the girls room, the
grandmother found pathetic note OF
considerable length. In the note she
bade them goodbye, saying that she
would probably be in Chicago, by the
time they discovered It. The note
stated that the writer was respondent
and at times she even feared herself.
Many friends had forsalSen her, and
the talk about her was driving her
mad. 81 am driven to this act" she
wrote, "and you must not think too
hard Of me. will write TO you
soon and tell you where have gone
land then If you answer. will know
THAT you have forgiven me-"
The relatives of the girl here did
mot become suspicious Wednesday, un-
itil they accidently learned that she
had not gone to her home as she
said she intended to. Her grandmoth-
er is nearly prostrated by the action
of her grandchild, as are her parents
Mrs. Roy Lindsey, an aunt OF the
girl, and Mrs. Albrecht. went to the
home of Worthington, to confer with
the mans wife. Mrs. Wortbington
told them that her husband had said
that he was going TO Steubenville
He had said good bye to herself and
the three children before leaving
Since her suspicious have been con
firmed, Mrs. Worthington is nearly
Iprostrated.
The police officials have taken nc
action in the case, and viii not until
the affair has been sifted to the bot
tom.
The affair has caused q profound
sensation all over the city. Worth,
ington has been connected with the
police force for number of years
and has been considered All excellent
Officer by his superiors. VI