Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-10
ONCE F|CUEROA'
F|ANCEE; MISSING
Clara Dearing Disappears Soon
After Coroner's Jury Brings
in Murder Verdict

Detectives are searching every nook
and corner of Los Angeles county for
pretty Clara Dearing, is years old, who
was the fiancee of George E. Ftgueroa
before he married Miss Sarah Pugsley,
whom he shot and killed at Santa
Monica a few weeks ago, according to
a coroner's jury.
What part the Figueroa tragedy
played in the disappearance of Miss
Dearing is conjectural. She may have
grieved over her unhappy romance or
have dreaded the notoriety of being
connected, even remotely, with the
Figueroa case. She disappeared from
her home, 2O16 Bellevue avenue, Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Detectives
have been unable to find anyone
who has seen her since 10 o'clock Sum
day night.
Figueroa, who is now in the county
Jail, charged with murder, met MISS
Dearing last Christmas. They be-
came engaged after short courtshlp.
The wedding day was set for March
15 Two weeks before that date, after
Miss Dearing had prepared her trous-
seau. they quarreled. The engagement
was broken and on April 2S Figueroa
and Miss Pugsley were married. A
few days later Figueroa's bride was
shot to death at her home in Santa
Monica under mysterious circum-
stances. A coroner's jury charged Fig
ueroa with staying his bride.
Miss Dearing was surprised on near
ing that Figueroa had been married
On the day of her disappearance
she entered the dining room or her
home and requested her mother not TO
set a place at the table for her, ex-
nlaining she had luncheon down town
About twenty minutes later Mrs.
Dearing noticed her daughter was not
about the house, but did not pay any
attention to her absence at that time
heing under the impression that she
was in the neighborhood.
AS the night waned and her daugn-
ter did not come home, Mrs. Dearlng
became alarmed, but did not notIy
the authorities, for she believed the
girl had gone to the beach and, stay
ing a little later than she should have,
had been ashamed to return home and
so nassed the night with friend.
NOTIFIES FREDERICKs
Yesterday morning the mother be-
came greatly alarmed and appealed TO
District Attorney Fredericks for aid.
The district attorney placed the case
i'm the hands of Chief County Detec-
five Brown. The latter learned that
the girl was seen at the intersection OF
Temple street and Broadway sunday
evening at 10 o'clock by neighbor'
but nothing further concerning her
movements was discovered.
In speaking of her daughters alb
sence Mrs. Dearing said last night:
81 can think of no reason why Clara
should leave home. She seemed TO pc
very happy and took a good deal of
interest ins piano lessons and singing.
Why, she only had SO cents with her,
and if she had planned to go away L
believe she would have taken some
clothes If she did leave Intentionally
she did it on the spur of the moment.
She was not subpoeEaed as witness
at the preliminary examination or
George Figueroa, which was held re-
Gently, and do not see that her alb
sence would help him in any way"
The missing girl is five feet five
inches in height, weighs ITO pounus'
has light brown hair, blue gray eyes,
is pretty and on the day of her dis
appearance wore pale blue dress with
a lace yoke, lace frill falling from the
yoke, black shoes with pearl buttons
and a dark blue bonnet trimmed with
small pink flowers with blue ribbon at
tached, tied under her chin. She also
had a long cream-colored coat. The
dress she wore was short skirted and
came to her ankles.
The officers have questioned all of
Clara Bearings friends with a view
to ascertaining whether she had in
formed them of her intentions to leave
home but none of them has been able
to throw any light on her disappear
ance. All day yesterday the distract
ed mother searched stores in Broad
way, thinking her daughter might have
secured a position in one of them.