The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-02

who accompanied her TO my office and
Wnos i supposed, was her husband
In the death certificate L gave the
only name knew the patient by, and
the address she had given me. The
cause OF death ] gave as hemOrThage
from the operation.
ON saturday evening when her
father called upon me, and / disCOV-
cred she was not Mrs, Clark. and that
she was not married, and that there
was mystery IN the case, made out
Il new death certificate giving her
correct name. In view of the mys-
terry, also, ] thought 1t was well TO
state the condition that found after
the operation
1t was learned today that on Friday
last simpson was at the TakOma Park
school, TO which he was transferred
from the Hubbard School at the begin
ring of the year. 1t is said by those
who saw him that he was extremely
nervous and seemed to be greatly wOr-
ried.
Special Delivery.
The letter received by the father OF
Miss CCuItTy was pOstmarked $50 Satur-
DAY afternoon, and bore a special de-
livery stamp. 1t is thought by The
police that Simpson left town a few
minutes after mailing the letter.
Dr. John Craig Simpson, a brother Of
the missing man, when seen at his
OLuces l42l Massachusetts avenue, de-
clared that the whole affair was a great
would do all he could to get his broth
er TO return ii he could be located
Il have not seen my brother for three
weeks, he said. Ell do not know where
NE could have gone. If i learn, i will
do everything in my power TO get him
back to Washington i'm time for the in
quest on Thursday morning am
afraid 1t viii have an almost fatal effect
upon my mother, who is eighty-foUr
years OF age
The mother of Simpson lives in North
cumberland, Pa ana it is thought that
he may have gone 20 her in the stress
OF mind under which ne is said to have
been labOrng when last seen.
The letter received by Mr.. COultry,
and which has been turned over TO the
police, began:
Beloved Wife.
Your daughter and my beloved wife
is critically ill as the result OF an oper-
alton against which / advised" The
letter went on TO describe IN detail the
operation. The writer states that ne
was secretly married to Miss Coultry
last fall, but that it had been decided to
keep the marriage a secret, as Miss
COuItry wished 10 continue teaching
until the end of the year. The cere-
mOny. il was explained, was performed
outside OF the District
4 know that / have violated the rules
OF the Board of Education he con-
Ilnued, lin allowing a married woman
10 teach ia the public schools. I know
that world be discharged, that / could
never explain matters, and / have de-
cided TO SO away"
The writer went on to say how much
he loved his wife, how he regretted all
lhat mad occurred, and asked for Per
mission 10 deIray the funeral expenses
should her illness prove fatal
The missing man had been connected
with tine public schools for several years
and had a reputation that was above re-
proach. He was about forty years OF
= n Nh. Nan 1ssa.. 1H-l
was considered one OF the best prIn-
Clpals Ia the District
Family Prominent.
His family is socially prominent DIT.
simpson, his brother, was appointed by
President Roosevelt, a member of the
District Jail Commission. He lived at
the OPrUnE. apartments.
Miss CoUltry was about rwenty-seven
years or age. She had been a teacher
at the Hubbard School for a number of
years, While her family came here
originally from Cincinnati when her
father was appointed to his present pO-
6ltion IN the House Of Representative /
Miss COulJ-y received her education i'm
the public school and the normal school
here.
Miss Gertrude Gates, of ReIsterstovyu.
Md a IellOW-teaCher, whom the C0ultry
FAMILY thought she was visiting, de-
ciared today that she had not seen
Miss Coultry since last summer. Miss
Coultry, IL was learned today, returned
20 ner home last Tuesday morning. the
a9Lhs 70 obtain the grip tull of clothing
that she brought with her to DIR.
LaWrenCe's office. She had then been
away since the previous Friday. She
explained her return by saying that a
friend had meet with a serious accident,
that she had 10 stop with her for a
while. That was the last her parents
and brother saw OF her alive. Simpson
has not been seen at his apartents in
the oPrt1er since that day.
Simpson has brought this upon him
sell. salu Inspector B0ardmau. chief
OF detectives, today. He should never
have left the city"