New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
HUNT FOR MISSING GIRL
PARENTS OFFER REWARD.
Police and PinkertOnS Seek Adele
BOas. Thirteen Years Old.

The father mother brother and sister of Adele
Boas the thirteen-year-old girl whose disappear
ance from her home No. 10 West ssth street on
Friday afternoon has since mystied the Police De-
partment and private detective bureaus, are wait
ing and suffering late hour last night 1t was
admitted at the Boas home that CLINT OF enlight-
enment had resulted from the work OF six Pinker-
ton detectives from the numerous private in
vestieatlons that volunteer relatives and friends
had been making for more than thirty hours.
Adele Is the daughter of Arthur L. Boas. a man
ufacturer, Of No. 6io Broadway Her mother
name Is Mrs. Blanche Boas. Percy. nineteen years
old and Ethel nine years old the only other
children.
Late last night Mr. Boas said he would offer
reward OF Sl.00J for any information as TO the
whereabouts OF his daughter. Such information
he added is to be given TO his lawyer, William
Rose OF Rose & Putzel. No. rs Broadway, and no
questions will he asked.
The missing girl with her mother at $50
T. m Friday at Columbus avenue and slst street
They had been purchasing spring clothing to-
gether In that neighborhoOd. Mrs. Boas decided
she would continue downtown. and Adele said that
she would GO home distance of eight blocks as
she was tired That the last time she was
seen by a member Of her family
Five feet eight inches in height and Weighing i3o
pounds. She was mature looking than other
girls age But her father said last night she
was In all other respects Ike most normal children
at that playtime period. She described by her
father ard mother more than ordinarily shy
toward strangers. with blue eyes. fair hair and
complexion. and dressed in blue serge coat with
velvet collar, blue mohair plaid skirt. and blue
sailor hat. Notwithstanding her size. and Keeping
I'm mind her age. Adee's parents until within the
last few days employed a maid to accompany her
to and from the private school that she attended
in West S0th street.
As nothing is known almost everything suggested
has been accepted by the family a possibility
except that the girl disappeared of her yoIi-
ton That is branded by her family and friends
as an Impossible theory and they cite as proof her
shrinking temperament. No love affair, no cause
for 1nhappiness her father declared. was known.
The former he scofed at and concerning the latter
he referred TO her good health and his ability to
provide her with the luxuries of life
The instructions of the PipkertOn men were TO
visit every home between ast and 8th streets and
Columbus avenue and Central Park West. II was
hoped that in this way some clew. however slight
would be found, but nothing developed MI and
Mrs Boas spent yesterday afternoon riding through
Central Park. Adele it was said. never went into
the mark alone but the parents searched II for
hours. The father in his distress. even climbed
the reservoir embankment and peered over the
iron fence into the water. The search avalled
nothing When they reached home the family
physician said that neither must ne perl'lIIeu 10
see callers
Some significance az first was attached to the fact
that s4 was missing from Adeles bank, but the
father said he had cause to believe she had no
money with her on Friday
Asked why the Pinkerton operatives were con
fined in their search the territory mentioned, Mr.
Boas replied that Adele never was known TO visit
or take walks play north of her home street
or south of Sist street.
He expressed a fear that Adele had been run
down by an automobile, and that the chauffeur
fearing TO face the consequences, had taken her
somewhere to be cared for in secret while he made
his escape The police got in touch with every inst
tuition the city where an injured person might
be taken under such circumstances but could learn
nothing
I'VE know nothing absolutely nothing, except
she's gone" said a sister Of Mr.. Boas last night
Her face was white and drawn She met the large
number of friends the family that walked and
drove to the door to sympathy and 10 beg to
be shown how TO help.
THAT is the horrible thing about II, she SAID 10
them We sit and suffer. it seems, dozen deaths
The uncertainty just crushes US, and no one can
tell US anything except that we must continue 10
wait She was so sweet and pretty and had such
modest little ways
No one left the house dry-eyed
The police think that the case is one OF kdnap-
ping and say that they are working on that theory
Mr. Boas said he had never received threatening
letters and that he did not think there was any
I'm their theory