Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
WOMAN IS MISSING
Mrs. Kate Holden Leaves
Home and Disappears.
STRANGE PHONE MESSAGE
Voice Asks For Her Husband and
Says She is III.
SHE STARTED TO VISIT FRIEND
Worried by Death Of Sister and Ill
ness of Brother-Husband
Hopes She Will Return.

Mystery surrounds the disappearance
OF Mrs. Kate Holden, who has been miss
ing from her boarding house. 123 Mary
land avenue northeast, since early Mon
day morning.
Mrs Holden left the boarding house
about $50 o'clock Monday morning with
the announced intention of visiting Mrs
James Scott of 215 Sd street southeast
She did not arrive there
Since then neither her husband, Case
Holden, an emplOye of the Washing ton
terminal Company. nor any of her rela-
tives or friends in this city have seen
anything of her.
Strange Telephone Message.
The only hope that she will soon re-
turn home is given in mysterious tele-
phone message received about 7:3O O'Clock
this morning by Mrs. Nellie Wilmer. who
resides at the home Of Mrs. Scott
Mrs Wilmer responded to a call to the
telephone at O'Donnelrs drug store,
Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. this morning.
me speaker at the other end of the
telephone inquired of Mrs. Wilmer il Mr.
Holden was at her house Informed that
ne was not, the communicate said she
would call at Mrs. SCOTS home some time
this afternoon.
When Mrs. Wilmer inquired who was
at the other end of the wire the answer
came that it was Mrs. Holden.
Mrs Wilmer. however, says she is not
sure it was Mrs. Holden talking. Who
ever 1t was talking told her. she says.
either that she had been ill or that some
one else had been I'll, and that She would
De at Mrs. SCOTS home this afternoon.
MT. Holden, the husband of the missing
woman, is greatly worried He says that
MRS. Holden returned to Washington
lob l1t~ 1,s- =
gone to attend the funeral Of a sister.
He also said that a brother Of his wife
was i'll in hospital in Philadelphia.
Mr. Holden says that his wife. who
was greatly attached to the dead sister,
talked all day Sunday about her death
and also regarding the condition of her
brother, who is i'll. He said that his wife
seemed nervous. but during the night
was better.
Started to Visit Friend.
Shortly after 6 o'clock Monday morning
Mrs. Holden arose. After dressing she
tod her husband that she was going to
visit Mrs. Scott.
She left the house a few minutes later.
Although she did not return home Mon
day night, Mr.. Holden thought nothing
OF it, as Mrs. Scott had been i'll recently.
He believed his wife had remained there.
When she did not return to her board
1Eg pace yesterday afternoon Mr.. Holden
decided to go to Mrs. SCOTS home and
look for his wife. He inquired there, to
be told that she had not been there.
Il thought they were joking at first
said Mr.. Holden, but they soon con-
WINGED me that they had not seen Mrs
Holden.
Il was at first inclined to believe my
wife had lost her mind because Of worry
over her sisters death and the Illness
Of her brother. and had wandered to the
river front and jumped overheard Since
the telephone message this morning to
Miss Wilmer, supposed to have come
from her, l believe she will return.
Lightly Glad and Moneyless.
Mrs. Holden is described as forty-three
years of age. five feet ten inches tall, of
dark complexion and dark hair mixed
with gray in the front. When she left
home She was bareheaded. She wore a
black silk shirt waist. black skirt, low
patent leather shoes and was without a
coat.
Mr.. Holden called at police headquarters
today and asked Inspector Boardman,
chief OF detectives. to try and locate his
wife. Inspector Boardman had telephone
messages sent to all hospitals in the city
and also to the police stations.
Policemen throughout the city were
given descriptions OF Mrs. Holden with
instructions to inquire at physicians
officers on their beats regarding her