Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-12
sent FAREWELL NOTE
mo Use Trying to Find Me-"
Is FIeisChner's Message.
NAVY BUREAU TRANSLATOR
Left His Boarding House Last Night
and Mailed Back Letter.
FRIENDS FEAR FOR SAFETY
Believed to Have Taken Train for
West-Police and Father in
Boston Notified.
NAVY BUREAU TRANSLATOR
FRIENDS FEAR FOR SAFETY

y letter mailed on the New York ard
Grafton train last night contains the
only information the police have been
able TO gain about the supposed where
abouts Of Herbert Z. Fie:schner transIa-
tor in the office of the naval intelligence
peared from his home last night The
letter was addressed to Mrs. F. E Durno,
Laclede apartment house. 1903 Vermont
avenue, where the young man had board
ed since last November. 1t reads:
Dear Mrs. Durno-who has been SO
good TO me: 1t VII be of no use to search
for me, because l have gone. Goodbye.
'.HERBERT L. FLEISCHNER.
In report of his disappearance to po-
lice headquarters. Bicycle Policeman
Hughlett suggested that the missing man
may have become despondent, but Nat.
Sylvester expressed the bel ef that he
had merely become tired and disappeared
fae letter was mailed on the train
which left here last night at 12:i0 o'clock,
but the police had not ascertained this
afternoon If 1t was mailed at the Union
station OF after the train Lad left here,
but the suggestion made is that the
young man probably went west.
Searching lis room this morning. Mrs
Durno and the policeman found labels
and Initials the young man. had cut
rom the clothing he Wore when he went
away. Mrs. Durno called the father
Of the young man over the long distance
telephone and advised him OF his sons
disappearance The father, who is said
! % be state librarian of Massachusetts,
IS located in Boston. He said that he
would leave Boston and reach here to-
night.
AS soon as Mrs. Durno received the
.etter she summoned policeman to ex-
plain the affair and to ask that an effort
be made to locate Fleischner. Bicycle
Policeman Hushlett was hurried to the
partment house, and when he started
% return to the station. after an hours
@onference. he told reporters that there
vas nothing he could say about the
case. declaring he did not have the let
Ter Mrs. Durno had received, and added
that Mrs. Durno wanted no report made
# the disappearance of her bcarder.
Popular With Associates.
Herbert E. Fleischner Is about twenty
five years o. age and was born in Boston.
Through the civil service he was appoint
ed translator at Sl.4O0 in the Office of
naval intelligence of the Navy Depart
ment, May l. 1907, and has served witt.
credit ever since. He was popular with
his associates in office and general sur
prise was expressed by thsm when in
formed of his reported disappearance.
No one In the Office was aDe to throw
any light on the subject. There has been
nothing in his recent conduct to lead TO
the belief that Fleischnsr in any
trouble or that he contemplated any
change in his mode of lie. He was N
his usual spirits yesterday and neither
ID nor did anything al the ONCE to lndi-
cate that he meant TO leave the city. He
did not report at the ofhce this morning,
however, and sent no explanation for his
absence, but that caused no special con-
Germ. as it was supposed that he was
merely kept al home b. some indisposi-
ION.
Police Send Out Description.
After the policeman had been sum-
moned to police headquarters and dis
cussed the affair with Maj. Sylvester he
produced the letter that mad been given
aim by Mrs. Dune ut the time he was
at her apartment. searching the room
of the missing translator. At the time
the bicycle policeman left the apartment
house he said he would make no report
of the affair to the s-ation, but Il mes
sage sent TO the station by the super
intendent of police brought the follow
ing:
Look out for Herbert E. Fleischner
white, Wen,y-six years of age. smooth
face, light hair and slightly bald.
Missing from his home at the Laclede
apartment house since O'Clock last
night; supposed to have committed sui
eide. He left note saying: i. will be
no use To look for me. l have gone
His father is librarian in Bosom, Mass.
He has been communicated with and is
OF his way to this city
IT was stated at the Iaclede tlrs
morning that Fleischner had been en-
ployed in the Navy Department for
about two years. He was living on
Massachusetts avenue about two years
ago. at which time he was II witness in
q sensational assault case. Last No
yember, Mrs. Durno told the policeman,
he came TO her apartment and engaged
board. He was well thought OF by the
other boarderS and there had been
nothing i'll his conduct TO indicate -ha.
he contemplated going away.
Mrs. Durno. it is said. told the police
man she could conceive of reason
why Fleischner had gone away SO SUD
denly, without telling his friends of his
intentions. He was last seen in MS
room about o'clock.
Ii Fleischner had a love affair Mrs
Durno knew nothing OF II, and she
was certain he was in no financial diff
Guilty. He had shown not the slightest
sign of dependency. she declared. and
seemed in the best of spirits yesterday
when he returned home from Office.
4 have not the slightest idea why
FleiSchner went away the policeman
stated. Il have known him about two
years and have seen him a number of
times. ] am sure he was not drinking
man and that he was a man of good
habits.
Eocfor willard Tiroloc Txyo