The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
CLARK ENIGMA
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tials, and when, in the course Of time.
these were demanded, he failed to pro-
duce them. About the same time It
was learned that he had been borrow
ing money and soon sfterward left the
city.
The theory that he may be in some
way responsible for Miss Clark's dis
appearance is purely conjecture, not q
single fact going TO prove it. Mrs.
Anita T. Mack, the girls mother, had
never heard Of him and no one could
be found who had ever seen him with
Miss Clark. He never mentioned her
name TO the members Of the Postel
family.
Some additional light was thrown on
the girls actions on the Friday before
her disappearance by Homer w. Clark,
a fellow student of the same name at
the art school Clark said that on that
day she started to eat her lunch earlier
than usual, and that she laughingly
explained that she was going to have
two luncheons that day, having been
invited TO Dartake Of another in Van
Ness avenue. With whom she took
lunch that day is not known. It was
on that afternoon that Father Payson
said he met her while crossing the
bay.
Numerous reports were sent in by
persons who said they had seen a
woman closely resembling her. F. f.
Amber. proprietor OF the Marin hotel
al San Rafael. said that a woman who
looked like the published pictures Of
Miss Clark, accompanied by a con-
sumptive looking man, had applied for
a room at his hotel last Tuesday night.
They were told there were no rooms
there, and the couple went to the
Central hotel and gave the names Of
ar. and Mrs s. p. Harris. c. A
Robinson, who was in the Marin hotel
at the time. also noticed the marked
resemblance. The woman was dressed
IN gray and wore q brown hat.
Bob Smith OF San Rafael was an
other to have his attention drawn to
the couple on this account and Elsie
Columbus. who works in her fathers
candy store at San Rafael, said the
couple visited the store and, on being
shown q photograph Of the missing
girl declared that the faces were
i6entically the same.
SEES GIRL on TRAIN
o. H. Williams. a travelling salesman
whose story was corroborated by
Charles Collins. a San Francisco bus
. inessman, said he saw a woman re-
sembling Miss Clark on the train near
Point Reyes last night. Their atten-
ton TO her was drawn by the con-
ductor. and, TO satisfy themselves. they
said they walked past her to observe
closer and then Immediately consulted
published photographs Of Miss Clark,
finding the two faces the same. The
couple boarded the train at Cazadero
and left il at San Anselmo.
The story that Miss Clark had pur-
chased a ticket over the Santa Fe to
Boston proved 10 be without foundation.
the party in person being Miss Mary
Grimm OF 1913 Fifty-ninth street. oak
land.
One OF the points in the girls descrip-
tion which is not generally known is
that she sometimes wears gold trimmed
eyeglasses which she keeps in her
handbag when not using. In all of her
pictures her hair appears curly, but
naturally IL is straight.
Carl Clark, an uncle of the girl. was
the first of the family to admit that
there were serious differences existing
between Miss Clark and her mother
He said-rhat the variance of opinion
between the two was not limited to
little matters. but of sufficient import
ance to create a distinct bar between
them.
Ny personal opinion" said he, #,
that Edna has simply become tired Of
living at home. She and her mother
were strongly divided on certain
points, and I have but little doubt that
the girl has decided to live her owr
life in her own way and that there Il
nothing more to the question"
He said he had no proof of any kinc
TO back up his opinions.
Mrs. Mack. the girls mother. is suf.
fering under an intense nervous strain
and there is a great fear that unless
the tension is soon relieved she will b,
g total nervous wreck. She had heard
OF no further news regarding hel
daughter yesterday.