The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-19
BROKEN HOME CAUSE
OF RANSAY'S FLIGHT
Friends Tell of Domestic
Trouble of AdmiraIS
Missing Son.

The breaking up Of his home three
months ago. it developed today. IS the
probable cause for the sudden disap-
pearance o. the night of September )
Of George /. Ramsay. son OF Rear Ad-
miraI Francis NJ Ramsay l. s N, re-
tired. whose absence is causing uneasi-
ness among relatives and friends
Admiral Ramsay said this morning
that he knew Of no reason FOR his sons
disappearance and strange actions, but
friends Of the young War Department
clerk, famiIiarly known as Jack Ram
say, later advanced the theory that do
nestle difficulties were directly respOu-
sible for mis- disappearance
Mrs. Ramsay, while not admitting that
such was the real cause, confirmed the
statement that she had leCt her hus-
band last June. and that the two had
not lived together since IhlS weighed
heavily on the mind Of Ramsay, his as
sOciates say.
Families Are Prominent.
Both sides Of the family are prominent
In Washington ana Georgetown, Jack
Ramsay being one OF the best known
young men in the latter place, while his
wife. formerly Miss Mary COwles. is re-
lated to the Cowles family, Of navy
fame.
Ramsay has been traced as far as
| Norfolk. Va. by the police, who. at the
| request of the heart-brOken Admiral, is
! assisting in the search for his son That
he went to that city IS confirmed by
| Dwight Anderson. a local real estate
! dealer. who probably was the last
] WashingtOnian to talk with the missing
man. Mr.. Anderson said this morning
| that Ramsay was on the Norfolk and
] Washington steamer on the night OF
I !, ssTssr~ Ng.rafGl oval
held a long conversation with him.
Promised to Return.
Ramsay. however did not intimate to
J Mr.. Anderson that he was bent upon
leaving his family here, but said that
he would return with him the following
night to washington. Inquiry among
several of Ramsay's friends this morn
ing elected no more definite informa-
ton as to his movements, although all
were Of the opinion that the dissolution
OF his home was responsible for his
General Crozier. chief of the Ordnance
Bureau, War Department. said that
Ramsay's records were perfectly
straight with the department, and that
he had simply walked out of the Office
without notice OF any kind, and had
leave.
Mrs. Ramsay said that her husband
had less than a hundred dollars with
him at the time Of his disappearance.
Neither Admiral Ramsay nor myself
are able TO explain his disappearance
she said. He said nothing about it the
| last time I saw him. The admiral and
talked over the matter again TINS
morning. and are unable to solve it.
| I regret the affair, especially on ac-
count of the admiral, who is almost
heart-bGOken. As / noted his suffering
/ this morning 1 felt like returning to my
husband for his fathers sake. although
| have said that / would not 90 back.
do not care TO discuss all the details,
| except that I was compelled to leave
/ him on account Of his treatment
Since the separation Mr.. Ramsay has
/ lived with a friend in Mt. Pleasant,
I while Mrs. ramsay occupied the
/ couples former apartments in the
/ Kanawha, recently moving to down
town hotel The couple have three
children, who are with relatives in the
His Story Differs.
friend of young Ramsay said today
/ that the husbands story Of the mari
! tai troubles between the two was en-
tirelv different from that OF the wife,
and that he had objected to the al
| legged attentions of others. Mrs Ram
I say said her huSDanOS 3 JealousleS, II
/ then existed, were entirely unfOunded-
! Rarnsay's intimate friend says that
I the missing man had always been Of
/ exemDlarary habits until a short time
ago, but that il is possible, on account
/ Of his grief. that he might have drown
/ ed his sorrows in drink at times.
/ Young Ramsay is popular, and has
| a host of acqUaintances in the city. He
vas a noted athlete in his college days,
and is a member Of the DumbartOn
! Club
| Mrs. Ramsay and the admiral scout
the idea OF foul play or suicide, but
are deeply worried over Ramsay's dis
| appearance
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