The Washington times., 1909-04-30
Miss Edwina Auerswald's
Whereabouts Carefully
Kept From Police.
HEAD OF SEMINARY
SMILES KNOWINGLY
Processes Ignorance Girls Affairs
in All Material
Details.

Miss Edwina AuerswaId. the wealthy
young seminary student from Ann Ar
Dor. Mich. who disappeared from
Martha Washington Seminary April 15.
and for whom the police began to
search last night is still in Washing
ton.
This is the statement today OF Prof
Thompson, principal OF the school.
He received assurances Of this fact
| over the telephone this morning, he says.
from a friend Of the girls mother,
which friend had Just heard from the
mother at Ann Arbor. The police have
heard nothing OF such discovery and
Prof. Thompson absolutely declines to
furnish the press the name OF the per
son telepnoning him. Inspector Board
man said he would Immediately wire 10
Ann Arbor 10 ascertain the truth OF the
report
Talk, But Tell Little.
After talking with both the police and
the principal Of the school one wonders
how they really stand on the mystery
/ Prof. Thompson, suave, willing to talk.
but telling little, confirms the fact that
the girl has gone and that is about all.
The police say the information upon
which they are basing their investiga-
ton is meager, that they have sent out
lookout notices in washington and
to other cities and that they had rst
been advised that the principal 3 the
school had received information that
the person for whom they were search
ing is known to be safe.
Denies An Elopement.
Prof Thompson threw a little light
on the reason for Miss AuersWald,s sud-
den leave Of his institution by denying
that It was "a elOpenent or marriage
and indicating that the whole trouble
lay N differences between Miss Auers-
wald and her mother, who are said not
to agree. Miss Auerswald,. AIr. Thomp--
son said. was & bright, but dl8nined
woman of twenty-five, fully capable OF
taking care OF herself and minus any
love affairs.
She has had practically no made call
ers sincA entering the feminary.
Things He Couldn't Tell.
Among the things which Prof. ThOmp-
son said he didn't know. or else didn't
remember well enough TO talk about
them, were:
The full name and address of Miss
Auerswald's mother
Whether she was a stepmother or a
real mother.
Whether her father is living.
Where her mother stopped when she
came to Washington to search for her
daughter. and where she is al the pres
Where Miss Auerswald is said to be
in washington, and from what point
the mothers telegram to the family
was sent
The cause Of the disagreement between
Mrs. Auerswald and her daughter.
Where the mother has beeen during
nc. n - n "a
not communicated with the school
Mr.. Thompson Undecided
Don't you think you had better tell
the police that you have heard indirect
ly that Miss Auerswald has been 10
cated?' Mr.. Thompson was asked
Il have been thinking about it, he
replied. He added that the information
had been reassuFing, but rather meager.
as the man at the other end Of the
telephone merely said he had heard
from Mrs. Auerswald.
Repeated efforts TO induce Prot
Thompson to clear up the mystery by
giving the name OF the person who re-
spector BOardman, as soon as informed
by representatives of The Times tbs
afternoon that Mr.. Thompson had re-
ceived such information. sent a telegram
TO the girls mother.
The police wish to end their search
il the woman has located the GIRL he
said.
Prof Thompson just smiled suaveIy
again when asked why he didn't divulge
the authority for his assumption that
Miss AuersWald mad been located here
The argument presented by the news
paper man that II might facilitate mat
ters, was unproductive OF information
No explanation Is given why the po-
lice have Just been put at work on the
case. Mrs. Auersws-ld came TO Wash
ington upon adYiceS from the seminary
that her daughter had disappeared and
is understood to have conducted quiet
search until the present.
Where Is the Mother2
Where she is today neither the police
nor Prof. Thompson seemed to know.
Frof. Thompson said the police didn't
want him to talk about the case.
Headquarters answered by saying pV0-
lfcity had always been regarded as
beneficial in mysteries of this kind.
Miss AuerswaId was last seen by
maid on the morning OF April IS. when
with suit case in hand, she hurriediy
left the building Thinking that she
was upon a shopping tour, no immediate
report was made to the principal She
had seemed depressed for several days,
il is said, and she received letter from
her mother a short time prior TO her
disappearance
Upon her arrival in Washington IT is
known that Mrs. Auerswald exhibited
a letter from her daughter indicating
that there had been a disagreement
over some matter between the two,
and that this had caused Miss Auers-
wald's sudden leave taking. Her moth
er. ii Is said wished her TO return at
once TO Ann ArbOr for the summer
season. The police are believed 10 be
/ in possession of this letter giving an
/ insight into the true reason for the
girls disappearance
Even If we locate Miss Auerswald.'
said Inspector Boardman, I'VE can DO
nothing but report the fact to her peo-