Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
AFRAID HUSBAND
WAS SHA NGHAlED
DEPUTY SHERIFF w. w. DEN
MS DISAPPEARS
WIFE FEARS MAN WAS STOLEN
AT SAN PEDRO
Candidate for Board of Education Last
Seen Saturday Night at Har-
bor-Search Proves
Futile

w. w. Dennis, deputy sheriff and
candidate for election to the board of
education, has disappeared and all ef-
forts to find trace of him have been
futile. Mr. Dennis left his home, 1217
Trenton street, Saturday afternoon Tor
San Pedro on business, and nothing
has been heard from him since he tel
ephoned his wife late Saturday Night
that he had missed the last car from
San Pedro to Los Angeles and would
have TO remain at the harbor over
night.
Despite the fact that ten attaches OF
the sheriff's Office secured the country
about Los Angeles and San Pedro yes
terdav no trace of the missing man
was found.
That her husband has met with foul
play is the firm conviction OF MS WlIe'
DR. Mary q. D. Dennis.
Il firmly believe my husband has
been shanghaied," stated Mrs. Dennis
last night installking of the mysterious
disappearance of her husband. He
had no troubles of any kind that would
cause him to run away, and the only
reason that | can give to account Tor
his absence is that he is held against
his will, or that he has been toully
dealt with. / know that II he was aple
he would communicate with me IN
some manner and not keep me in such
dreadful suspense. The thought is aW-
full. but as the time goes by without
anv word as to his whereabouts l be-
gin to fear that he has been murdered
and his body done away with. L Try 10
Danish such a thought from my NINA,
and am hoping against hope that all
will turn out well. Mr. Dennis was a
home-loving man and never stayed
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Affair Is Mysterious
1.-THE whole affair has a mysterious
look. My husband left home Saturday
afternoon about 4 o'clock to go to San
Pedro on a matter of business, stating
that he would return home early.
81 thought nothing wrong when ne
did not return. and retired about 10
o'clock Saturday night and was awak-
ened by the ringing of the telephone
few minutes after IL o'clock.
1.-THE can was from my husband, who
stated he had missed the last car from
San Pedro to Los Angeles and would
be unable to come home, but that ne
would arrive early Sunday morning.
"That is the last 1 have heard from
him, and when he did not return sun
day night l became alarmed and noti-
fed the sherlffs office, thinking that
he might have been detailed on some
case that would take up his time.
"Mr. Dennis is a deputy sheriff, and
at the sheriff's office l learned that ne
was not working on any affair that
would take up his time. YESTERDAY
morning l enlisted the aid OF the
sheriff's Office, but despite their efforts
to locate him his disappearance is as
much of a mystery as ever"
At the sheriff's office it was reported
late last night that no trace had been
found of the missing man, although ten
deputy sheriffs under direction OF
Under Sheriff r. I. Brain worked al
day yesterday trying to unravel the
mystery.
The last person, as far as is known,
IN have seen Mr.. Dennis was w. H.
Wickersham who met and spoke TO
Dennis in San Pedro about o'clock
Saturday night.
The efforts of those trying to locate
the man were first directed TO oan
Pedro, but no person other than Mr.
Wickersham was found who had seen
him in San Pedro.
Will Resume Search Today
Inquiries of street car conductors did
not elicit any information, and at the
various boat offices in San Pedro no
one was found who remembered selling
a ticket to a person answering the
name or description of Dennis
A round Of the various hotels and
rooming houses was made without OBJ
tanning any clew, and the registers
failed to show the name of w. W.
Dennis.
Mrs Dennis stated her husband was
not a drinking man and was not in the
habit of carrying large sums of money
and she secuted the idea that robbery
was the motive for his disappearance
She also said his financial affairs were
in excellent condition, there had been
no domestic trouble of any kind and
that Mr.. Dennis appeared cheerful and
happy and deeply interested in the com
ing election, as he is a candidate for
election to the board of education.
The search for the missing man will
be resumed early this morning and a
thorough dragnet spread about the
country in the hope of gaining some
clew Private detectives will also be
put to work and attempts made to
trace every movement of the man since
he left Los Angeles until the time he
telephoned his wife that he would not
be home Saturday night.
Mr.. Dennis is well and favorably
known in Los Angeles, especially on ac-
count of his interest in the public
schools and educational affairs.