The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
is he LIVING OR DEAD?

The Story of the Alleged Desertion
OF Miss Hannebuth-Her State
ment is Giyen.
Whether Fred Harrington, who
was to have wed Miss Anna Hanne-
buth, the Sioux City teacher. is dead
or alive, is still unsolyed, so far as
Miss Hannebuuh is concerned, as a
letter received this morning FROM
her by a lady friend in this city,
does not disclose any information
from her as to this situation. This
letter was written by Miss Hanne-
bath Dec. 26, in Chicago, and the
writer is permitted to make
some extracts from the letter, which
puts rather d different phase on GER
tain matters concerning the disap-
pearance OF Mr.. Harrington. In SUBJ
stance Miss Hannebuth's letter tells
the following concerning the situa-
tion:
"It was my intention to return to
Sioux City in time to begin school
Monday morning. but circumstances
prevented my returning on Sunday
evening, SO he said he would draw
some money and We would do some
shopping. He went to the bank,
while | remained at the hotel until
IL 80. The mother vent to a friends
house and left ON the 30 train for
Toronto, Canada. Fred told me to
meet him at Marshall Fields as
soon after III 30 as | could. | went
there and waited patiently until 2
O'Clock. | went to the hotel, think
ing if anything had happened L
would be notified there. When |
reached the hotel, they had a tele-
phone saying he was injured and
taken to Mercy hospital. | FASTENED
there and 40 word could | yet. We
phoned every hospital in the city. |
went back thinking that | might
get word at the hotel. On my arrival
be had phoned saying be had been
held up and would get there as soon
as a hack could bring him After..an
anxious hour Mr.. Harrington was
carried in by two lei and he could
scarcely speak. [ sent for my cousin
and her husband to come to the
hotel. For two days and two nights
| sat by his bedside. He seemed to
recover. His skull was fractured,
several ribs were broken and | always
thought he was injured Internally.
His mother sent a letter asking that
her son be sent home. and although
he declined to leave me. | urged him
to 90. He said he would wire, and
il he said "better'' we would go
either Friday or Saturday. He said
he would not Stay longer than he
bad to. Thursday night a telegram
came saying, better" Friday
morning another stating he was
n UGH worse; unconscious, aud Friday
night Mr.. II dead. Did not regain
consciousness l have had no other
word. lie had $3.50 of his money, sS5
OF lnine, my watch and the diamond
L was to have on his person when
aSSaile1."
Miss Hannebuth az UNDECIDED i'm
her letter whether she would return
to Sioux City when or not, as her
physician said she must have new
surroundings entirely.
The following statement sent out
from Chicago and appearing IN the
Sioux City Journal last night gives
another phase Of The situation. The
letter written by Miss Hannebuth
gives the correct version of the
affair:
Chicago. H., Dec. 26.-Special
Miss Anna H%annehuth, principal of
one of the graded schools at Sioux
City, 10 is at the home OF relatives.
Milwaukee Avenue, broken in
heart, spirits and purse as the result
of the romantic courtslip OF one
I red Harrington. late of Mime
lpolis. Mimi. Meanwhile her ardent
wooer is missing, as are ss5 in the
coin of the REALM and her gold watch
and fob, which Miss l1annebuth
entrusted to his care.
Miss H%annebuth when seen tonight
at the home of her relatives i'm Mil
waukee a venue told TIL" story of her
misplaced confidence of the man who
had won her love and her VOWS, but
who has Since cast them OIL without
"I;ave known MIR. Harrington for
about u yalr." said Miss H%annebuth.
''and December IA | came to Chicago
TO marry him. Monday. December
Il. | received a note from him say
that he had been Knocked down
and robbed and nearly killed and
that he was confined to his room in
a hotel iE Milwaukee Avenue. He
asked me to come and see him. |
went to see him daily until Deem
Der 81, when he was able TO leave
the room. He told me a tragic tale
about the holdup and insisted that
he had lost all Of his money, 1850.
"When he was able to leave his
room he came out here to see me
and told me that all the money which
he had not been robbed Of was tied
up In a building and loa association.
He asked me for money and I gave
him $s5 in cash-all had-and my
gold watch and fob. He left, and
have neither see him nor heard from
him since"
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