Arizona republican., 1910-03-26
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
 OF ELDERLY WOMAN ELLEN ToRGERSoN DISPOSED OF HER BANK BOOKS FIRST. ie Anything Happens to Her." the Money Is to Go to Her Sister in
 Sweden.

After making an elaborate disposi lion of her earthly possessions. which seemed to consist of deposit O. money Im Chicago bank. Miss Ellen Torger- son. who has been living at l@3 West Madison street since last Saturday. disappeared on Wednesday and nothing has been heard from her since. Some of her friends are of the opinion that she has committed suicide
 Miss Torgcrson is of Swedish birth. She came to Phoenix March l5 from Los Angeles and obtained rooms at l9 West Madison street. She re- maincd there but three days and then went tO the residence of Mrs Kucher at l33 West Madison. On her arrival in Phoenix she went first 10 the Sai- N.jion Army headquarters and asked Tor information in regard tO rooms captain Mcdowell gave her directions and she made arrangements to receive hrr mail al the army barracks.
 \ strange feature of the case is that while the woman made all arrange nruts as to the disposition of Ter bank account. having written several notes and left them on the bureau and in her trunk. her bank book did not arrive from Chicago till after she had left Mrs kuchcr became convinced that something had happened to the w"- man and reported the strange case [" the police yesterday. \ search of her apartment was made and nn tn" huredu was fouHd d ten dollar note with an envelope addressed to Captain McDow ell. In the trunk, which was open. We're several envelopes that appeared t" h@ intended to contain money ar the wnman's blnkbooks. She had writ len them evidently expecting f" use them when her handbook arrived from Chicago one of them reads:
 This book belongs to Ellen Torger- e"u made out in my mothers name, Else and my fathers. Alcorne lMdnsr). [ was horn February IA. lS5'. In I ease of my death this money goes tn nay sister. Hanna Truedson, Umestarp. Toliarp. Sweden"
 There were two such envelopes each with practically the same inscription. The woman was evidently qnite alarmed as to her safety. for there is still third Inscription which reads. If anything should happen to ne while iu this town. please write to my broth "r. Jans Thulin. Kristalanga kyrk. Stoby. Sweden" The word Sweden is spelled somewhat after the Scandina ,ian way. "Sviden." and the additional information given that il is "in Europe"
 The envelopes were empty when found by the police. but while they We're searching. Captain Mcdowell Of the Salvation Army came with seV- crdl letters which had been addressed to him for the woman. One was a package from the Illinois Trust and Savings bank and undoubtedly contains the woman's handbook. Besides there was a card signifying that a regis tered letter is awaiting the woman at the postoffice one of the envelopes on which Miss TOrgerson had written directions as to the disposal of her money was Shasta Springs, Cal. let ter head. It would appear to indicate that at some time or other she had visited that resort.
 The disappearance of the woman Is marked by circumstances rather more peculiar than in most cases of the sort. IL would seem as though she had made all preparations for making way with herself and then sent to Chicago for her bank books-for it is quite prob able that the registered letter also con tains bank book as well as the en- velope that came by direct mail-and that she had not waited till they ar rived. That she wrote the directions on two envelopes would indicate that there were two packages of contents to go in them-doubtless the two bank books. both of which were to go to her sister in Sweden.
 It will be noticed that the woman gives the date of her birth. 1857. It is the strongest argument in any of the writing left by her that she intended to commit suicide. The little detail | :tbout her own nativity was unneces- sarv in connection with the directions for the disposition of her property. Ii was apparently interpolated as piece Of information that might be useful in case of her death. for it could mean little otherwise.
 Little is known of the woman as she had not been in Phoenix long enough fo get acquainted. She was generally thought to be little peculiar by those who knew her She seemed to be in trrested in Christian Science. as she carried one of the Mary G. Baker Ed dv homolies with her and left it on the table in her room. The envelope con taining the woman'S bank book re- mains unopened at the police station and the registered package uncalled for at the postoffice.