The Washington herald., 1909-02-03

Mystery surrounds ths whereabouts OF
Horton Simpson. former principal Of Hub
bard School. who Is wanted as a witness
at an INQUEST tomorrow morning 10 de-
4srrine the cause OF the death Of Abbie
II. Coultry. a young schooi-teachsr. who
died a week ago following q surgical op-
Grafton in the Office Of Dr.. Albert L
Lawrence
The police. coroner, relatives, or friends
OF the missing man have not the least
tnkirg Of his whereabouts. and ii is fear
ed he may have harmed himself Dr-
John Crayke simpson. Of 1E1 Msssa-
chusetts axeuue northwest brother Of the
former school principal. left Washington
last night in quest Of the missing man.
Thsir mother. who IS eIghty-four years
old. lives in Northumberland, Pa. and It
IS thought Horton simpson may have
sought her in his trouble
The inouest is set for Il o'clock. and
VIII not be postponed unless The coroner
receives word that Simpson has been 10
Gated and VIII return 70 Washington 70
testify. No arrests have been made The
police say TO ore viii be arrested unless
The outcome OF the inquest makes such
action necessary.
simpson Departed Saturday.
The police say they have learned Simp-
son LEFT Washington Saturday, a few
minutes after sending g special delivery
1s4tsr 20 the father OF Abbie Coultry,
Yavsre P Coultry, OF S5I5 Holmead place
northwest. a clerk 81 the House Of Rep
rssentstives. The letter vas marked $50
D m. and II IS thought Simpson left
WASHINGTON before 8 O'Clock
This belief IS corroborated in the let
ts- Dsrr Of which reads as follows
7 know have made s grave mistake
We should have told you OF our marriage
Now II Is too late. so I am going away.
In = Few minutes I shah be on my way
70 the station ! an going TO get on g
train and 20 somewhere far away 1
don't know where Il viii be
So far as can be learned this IS the
last heard OF Simpson.
Roth Horton Simpson snd Abbie Coui-
nv were well known n Washington, and
Sfmrson's disappearance after Miss Coul-
=rv.S death has caused surprise and com
roent- Simpson was formerly principal
AZ Hubbard School. where Mss Coultry
taught but he was recently transferred
20 a Takorna Park school Dr. simpson,
his brother. was appointed a member Of
the District jail commission by President
Roosevelt. Horton Simpson lived IN the
Partner apartments
Mss Coultrv came 10 Washington from
Cincinnati some years ago with her family
when her father received an appointment
as clerk in the House Of Representativ
She was educated in the public and nor
naaI schools Of washington. and after be
Inc graduated began teaching She taught
several years
Planned a Visit
From the time Miss Cou!try left home
saving she intended visiting a friend. IN
III her father discovered her body pre-
psrsd for burial In an undertaking estab-
IIshment on Saturday night. her parents
did not know OF her whereabouts. The
identity Of the girl was unknown 20 a
nbvsieiar, whom she consulted She gave
The name of Mrs Alice II clark. and
her address as the Portner apartments
DR.. Albert Lawrence said the woman
came TO him for treatment on January
Z. ana GEdlI OF B1444dLE
Three days later I saw an operation
was necessary said Dr. Lawrence, and
she consented 10 come 10 see me on the
following day. Dr.. Howard Wrenn con-
sentad 10 administer ths anesthetIc- Miss
Coultry appeared on January IS, happy
and cheerful over the prospect Of rec0v-
ering from her illness She carried a bag
OF wearing apparel, as I had explained II
would be week or two before she could
90 cut I telephoned TO Dr. Harrison
Crook. and he arrived while the opera
ton was in progress. I discovered the
real cause Of the young woman's Illness.
To all appearances the operation was
successful. but after Drs Crook and
Wrenn departed. she became worse. !
telephonsd for my colleagues and ar
rangements were made for the admission
of the patient TO Providence Hospital
She died before her removal. I tried 10
locate tha man who had accompanied her
TO my office, and who 7 believed to be
her husband. IN the death certificate
gave the name and address she had given
me snd the cause OF death as a hemor-
rhase.
when her father called on Saturday
night. discovered the young woman's
real name and made a new death certih-
cate. In view Of the circumstances at
AE4l4Ll5 L44t OEdAl u ttlE b-LaElAAs 4
thought Il wen 20 state them IN the GER
tihcate"
Funeral services for the deceased school
teacher were held yesterday morning
from the chapel OF Lees undertaking es-
Enlistment, Rev. Father Joseph McGee,
Of the Shrine OF the Sacred Heart. on
cisting The body was sent 10 Cincinnati
where it Ein be inferred to-day IN the
family vault. George Coultry. a brother
OF the young woman, accompanied the
body. He viii be met by another brother,
Walter Couitry. OF Chicago.
No Record OF Marriage.
Efforts by the police TO obtain record
OF Simpsons marriage to Miss CouItry
have proved futile In his letter 70 La
veIle Coultry, Morton Simpson said:
your daughter and my beloved wife
IS critically i'll as the result OF an opera
ticu which 1 advised against ="
Simpson described the operation in de-
tail he said he had been secretly
married 20 Mss Coultry last fau. but
that it had been decided to keep the
ceremony a secret. as Miss Coultry
wished 10 teach until the end Of
the present school year. The marriage
he said. had been performed outside Of
the District
Il know 7 have violated the rules OF
the board OF education in allowing q
married woman 10 teach IN public
schools" wrote Simpson. and I know
would have been discharged and could
never explain matters, so I decided to
leave Washington"
Re told OF his love for his wife and
regret for what had occurred. Simpson
asked permission TO defray funeral ez-
penses in the event Miss Coultry died
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