The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-05
GROOM GONE;
BRIDE WAITS
SEATTLE GIRL DISAP.
POINTED AT
ALTAR.
Groom to Have Been Is
Still Mysteriously
Missing

When yesterday afternoon ct
o'clock Miss Louise N. Chris
tlsn, o. Seattle, tainted in the
arms Of the man who was TO
have been the best man al her
wedding, there began one Of
the most puxxlinq mysteries
that has awakened Seattle In
years.
Arvin T.. Lehman. wbo was TO
have married Louise n Christian az
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, has
disappeared. leaving behind him
many anxious friends. aud bride
who Is today on the verge Of ner-
vouH prOsiraflon as the result Of bis
failure % mafefiailze yesterday.
Arvin L. Lehman il a Tacoma
commission man Of some means, Is
years Of age and very prominent IN
I Tacoma social circles He met Miss
Christian Al a function in this city
two years ago. aud Immediately fell
desperately in love with the beau
tifui Seattle maiden.
Was Engaged 70 Another.
Al the time. however. in her child
way. Miss Christian vas engaged
90 another man In this city. Leh-
mann began paying her attentions
and made such Roadway that the
other engagement was soon broken.
and the date Of her wedding TO
Lehman announced
This happened some four months
ago
Immediately following the an
nouncemont Of her engagement 20
Lehman. her former sutton. whose
name is said 10 BE- Burns. a wealthy
( business man OF this city, began
sending 10 her threatening letters
and calling her over the phone con.
tinuaily, telling her that she should
not marry Lehman and that she
had better postpone the date for
the wedding AZ least this is the
statement made by the girls
mother Mrs Louisa NJ Christian
This the girl naturally refused to
do. and told Burns that she did not
wish 20 have anything more 10 do
with him. AFTER this rebuff he was
silent for q few days. bat lately he
has been repeating his warnings.
Tells Of Meeting Stranger.
n the last letter Miss Christian
received from Lehman. which was
written shortly after his return
from a visit to her here last Friday
evening. he told her OF meeting a
stranger on the boat, who was very
solicitous for hts welfare. and who
advised him not TO get married.
This. he said. he passed aside with
a laugh but made a date with the
stranger 20 go 10 lunch Saturday.
Saturday morning he left his
room I'm the Arcade hotel. Tacoma.
% go 20 his office. and since that
time he has not been seen or heard
from. His office has been locked,
I his rooms vacant. and apartments
which he had taken to bring his
bride into last night have been IN
occupied
The boat uron which he should
have arrived yesterday morning
was met BY his expectant bride.
who when Informed By William
Lund. her frances former roommate,
z that Lehman had disappeared,
Z promptly tainted IN his arms, aud
since that time she has enjoyed
Z scarcely "a lucid moment
An last night she was unable 20
sleep and was SO hystericai that she
was under constant care lest she
should DO herself harm Early this
morning she took the boat for Ia
coma. telling friends that she would
not return until I find ArSin"
Police Take a Hand.
The police OF both Seattle and
/ Tacoma are searching high and low.
and every effort IS being made to
find Lehman. He had a great deal
of money aud several diamonds on
him at the time OF his disappear
ance. and Il is feared either that he
has been siugged aud robbed or that
some of Miss Christians dlsappoint-
cd suitors have made good their
/ threats and spirited him away TO
some secret hiding place. until he
will promise 20 give up the girl.
Ills roommate and all who knew
I him testify that he was devoted
to the girl and spoke Of her
continually ia the most eudcaring
terms
Is Very Beautiful Girl.
Miss Christian Is q beautiful girl.
extraordinarily beautiful tn fact.
slim and straight. with beautiful
black eyes and hair. and a com.
pleXion as white as snow She was
for three years and more n student
az broadway high school. which she
left shortly before graduation ON
account OF illness Since that time
she has been studying elocution.
aud has boon "a decided success at
every function az which she has
appeared
Her mother has recently bought
the Marine View hotel at First av.
and Pine ST.. and not wishing the
girl to be- about an apartment house,
has been having her live with
| friends ON 2lst ay. The wedding
was 60 have been performed at I
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
I Church OF the immaculate Concep-
/ ton, 18th and Cherry SITS, after
which arrangements had been made
Tor "a dinner az the home of Mrs.
Frank Wright. S2i 2ist av.
/ Miss Christian rs 20 years OF age.
She had been engaged to Lehman
for four months They were TO have
been at homo today IN Tacoma In
stead, the bride is hysterical. alone
In Tacoma, and the groom is---
whereof
This Is the question that IL today
puzzling the detectives Of Washing
TOMS two largest cities and is nearly
driving frantic beautiful 20year.
old girl