The Detroit times., 1910-04-12
YOUNG BANK CLERK
MYSTERIOUSLY
MISSING
CrOmbie Munro Disappears From
ROoming House Only Partially
Dressed and Carrying Razor Gone
Suddenly Insane Friends Fear.
Father Is in Asylum and Elder
Brother Also Lost Reason While
On Visit To Parent.

JUST TWO months AFTER ne had seen
his. elder brothsr BECOME rayins
maniac. while Visiting his father, ia
a TORONTO asylum Ion the Insane,
Crombie Munro, 24-yearold bank
clerk. disappeared from mis- room al
No. 3l5 Cass-aye.. Friday afternoon,
taking with him bathing suit and 4
razor He Is believed 90 nave become
mentally unbalanced
Munro. who was regarded as one OF
the most promising young men in the
First National bank and later, in the
National Bank OF Commerce. where nc
was employed al the time of his dis
appearance, Is a son of the Rev.
George Munro, an inmate OF the To-
ronto asylum, 10 which he was com
mitted following his tragic mental
breakdown while working as a mis-
sionary in the districts devastated by
the Galveston food Relatives believe
that the mental troubles OF the broth.
ers Is partly traceable TO marriage
between cousins. the parents being
Instantly related
Crombie Munro came here about a
year and a half ago to hew ont a
career for himself, after his father
had been taken 10 the Toronto retreat.
of a high-strung. nervous tempera-
ment, he was a fast, accurate work
man I'm the banks business, and won
the esteem OF his employers in the
First National
he was an enthusiast over physical
exercise, and was a constant attend
ant at the Y NJ c. A. gymnasium His
diet. too, was fad with him. About
five months ago, he suddenly gave MP
his position In the First National
bank and told his relatives he was
going to study medicine, starting In
as orderly in Grace hospital.
Changing his mind hc went TO
North Tonawanda, y ~ where his
brothers, John and Duncan. were liy-
Ing. and with Duncan. went TO visit
his father I'm a Toronto asylum While
there Duncan became violently in
sane, and was placed in confinement
In the institution CrOmhie visited for
q while with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Munro. in Toronto. and then came
back TO Detroit, and entered the ON
ploy OF the National Bank ofo Com
uerce
Thursday afternoon be appeared in
the residence OF his uncle. Col Will \.
Waite No So Delaware ave, and an
nounced that he had quit his job. and
had again decided 10 be an orderly In
hospital
Col Waite took him back TO his
rooming house and none OF his rela-
tives has seen him since.
Mrs Grant. mistress OF the rooming
house, later told his relatives that he
left her house, Friday afternoon
IA essed IA lignC SUMMER trousers and
vest, and In his shirt sleeves She
was OF the impression that ne had re.
turned, later, until Saturday morning.
she investigated. and found that his
bed was untouched An uncle a min
lister in a nearby town. was notified.
and he learned that Crombie had TAX
en- his razor and bathing suit Mrs.
Munro was called here from Toronto,
and is staying in the Waite home. in
the hope OF getting some tidings from
the young man.
The Rev. George Munros insanity
is blamed To oyerwork in the Hooded
district OF Texas. where he laborel
for years. without a vacation, trying
to reconstruct church properties, and
minister TO the congregations, whose
numbers had been thinned by the
food.
Duncan Munro, who became insane
while visiting his father. with Crom.
bic, just two months ago. held re-
sponsible position in a freight office in
Tonowanda, when he went away with
Crombie. Another brother, John, Is
employed by a lumber firm in iona
wanda
II is stated at the bank that tho
missing mans accounts are absolutely
correct. He was regarded as a very
efficient clerk