Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-12
FAMILY BELIEVES HER
MIND Is UNBALANCED
Remembering Erratie Actions of Mrs.
Brooks, Her Relatives Fear That
She Wandered Away in Fit OF In
sanity-Authoritles of other Cites
Notified.

+, Although the entire city, police
force and many OF her relatives end
friends have been searching for her
for more than twenty-four hours, no
trace has yet been found of Mrs.
Rose Brooks, wife of Charles T..
Brooks, secretary-treasurer of the
Colo Tobacco Company, who has
been mysteriously missing from her
home. 1926 Twenty-seventh street,
since shortly before 6 O'Clock Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Brooks has been
suffering with melancholia since the
ueath OF her infant child soon after
lis birth three months ago and her
husband and relatives believe that
her mind has become deranged and
that she probably is wandering aim
lessly about the country near this
city.
There is possibility that the
young woman committed suicide by
jumping into James river, but as she
took ST. in cash with her when she
left home and as no one saw her jump
into the river the police have practi-
cally dismissed the suicide theory.
Frederick f. Nelson. Waterman
at the shipyard gate at Washington
avenue and Forty-arst street, tele-
phoned the police department last
night that Mrs. Brooks passed by the
gate where he was on duty some time
after O'Clock. She was walking
north. but he paid little attention to
her. Mr.. Nelson has known Mrs.
Brooks for q number of years.
Sends Her Child Away.
Mrs. Brooks disappeared as sudden
IT, and mysteriously as If she had
been swallowed up by the earth for
not trace of her has been found
since she was last seen by Mr. Mel
son Monday afternoon. One of her
sisters-in-law called by her house at
S O'Clock and Mrs. Brooks then ap-
peared to be rational, but she evident
IL planned, to leave home for she
asked the sister to take the child to
her home saying that she Mrs.
Brooks) and her husband would cali
for the child in the evening.
When Mr.. Brooks returned from his
work at 6:15 o'clock. he did not find
either his wife or child at home. but
he thought that possibly they were
out visiting and was not alarmed. He
waited half an hour and when they
failed to return home he started out
to search for them. He first went
to the home of Mrs. Brooks brother.
Phillip Cross, on Thirty-fifth street.
and later visited the homes of his
sisters. He found his child at the
home OF one of his sisters, but could
A,I NJ ,rcna nf Mrc RrOnEa
Search Ic Started.
Accompanied by Mr.. Cross, Thomas
r. Belch and other relatives, Mr..
Brooks began a search for his wife
Monday night and the search eontin-
ued all night, but no trace OF the
missing wife and mother was to be
found. The search continued all yes
terday and last night with the same
result. Yesterday morning Mr..
Brooks reported the matter to the
police and all of the officers were
given a description Of the missing
woman and told to look out for her.
Mrs. Brooks formerly lived in
Portsmouth and has relatives in that
city. Richmond and Washington. II
was thought that possibly she had
gone to one Of those places. but the
relatives were communicated with by
telegraph and all replied saying that
they had not seen or heard OF Mrs.
Brooks. Yesterday Mr.. Brooks com
municated with the ticket agents at
Old Point Comfort. but no woman Civ
ing the name of Mrs. Brooks had
bought a ticket there Monday night.
II is possible that Mrs Brooks
bought a ticket under an assumed