The Washington herald., 1911-03-10
SUBURBS SECURED
FOR AGED DOCTOR
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fered for information leading to DIR.
Gray's discovery has had no effect other
than to bring 30 Mr.. Chew many It'd
ings Of old men seen hobbling around in
various sections. Each case was mvesti-
gated without result
DR.. Gray has lived in Washington all
his life. He never married, having lived
alone since he retired from the drug
business, more than twenty-five years
ago. He occupied for the last few months
room at S04 Tenth street northwest
He took his meals out, and except for oc-
casfonal visits to his sisters and brothers,
who live in different sections Of the city,
followed the life of bachelor.
He owned a big farm at Branchville
Nd, but seldom spent any length OF
time there since his house was burned
some months ago. The new house IS
unfurnished.
youngest sister, told a Washington Her
aid reporter yesterday that DR.. Gray
had between $50 and 500 on him at the
time of his disappearance, and always
carried quite a sum of money about his
person.
do you think thieves would be tempted
by Dr. Gray's appearance in case he was
found wandering alone at night?''
Il do not" Mr.. Chew answered While
GRAY was well OTeSSeQ, ne Ql0 not
present the front tempting to highway
men,"
Went to Hospital.
According to Mr.. Chew. DR.. Gray told
him on the morning OF March / that ne
was feeling i'll and wanted to go to the
hospital Mr.. Chew went to DR.. Gray's
room. got the old man and put him on a
street car, en- route for Georgetown. Ar!
riving there Mr.. Chew left his brother
in-law in the reception room and went to
see the sister superior. They conversed
a few minutes and when Mr.. Chew re-
turned to the reception room - his aged
friend was gone,
This was at o'clock in the after
noon. Mr. Chew looked around the
neighborhood for several hours without
success, and thinking DR.. Gray had start
ed home, followed on. He asked, as an
afterthought, a crossing policeman at
Wisconsin avenue and Dumbarton street
if he had seen a man answering to Dr.
Grays description. The policemen said
such a man had gotten off a Tennally
town car about O'Clock and had a
transfer for the Georgetown line. That
was all the information that could be
obtained.
Since then no stone has been left un-
turned to find the missing man. Sew
eral times MIR. Chew has thought he had
clew, each time being disappointed.
1t is known that DR.. Gray has a sub
stantial bank account in the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. and is indie
pendent financially. That Dr. Gray is de-
liberately hiding himself from his friends
is secuted by Mr.. Chew. He has never
gone away before without leaving word"
Mr.. Chew said, and he has not done
so this time"
IF he has any mind left, he will come
home" Mr.. Chew added, providing he
is alive 1t is believed by Mr. Chew
and the sisters that DR.. Gray has wan
dered off in The woods somewhere and
is probably dead. IF he stayed out even
one night l am sure he could not sur
vive the cold weather." said Mr.. Chew.
Thorough Search Made.
Yesterday a thorough search Of DR.
Gray's country home was made by a
constable, several neighbors. and Wash
fngton Herald reporter. as it had been
rumored earlier in the day, that a man
answering the description of DR.. Gray
had been seen wandering around the
vicinity of Branchville, Md. William A
Duvall, who keeps grocery store in that
village, saw a man early in the morn
ing who from a distance resembled DR.
Gray, but he could not positively identify
him. Constable T. F. Hodgson searched
the house, which Is about a mile from the
station. but no trace of the missing man
was found.
Residents of Branchville say that DR.
Gray was a little bit peculiar, and from
their statements one was led to believe
that the druggist was not in his right
mind They said that in the
even on the hottest days, DR.. Gray wan
dered around without A hat, and in
many ways seemed to be irresponsible.
Mr.. Chew admitted that DR.. Gray was