Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
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that It dropped from the body yesterday.
part Of the stump of the neck indicating
the head had only recently come off.
Disappeared March 1.

DR.. Gray's disappearance from George
town University Hospital the afternoon
q March I was reported to the police
that afternoon. He had gone to the hos
pttal with his brother-in-law. the latter
accompanying him to make arrange
ments about his care and treatment. and
Il WAS while MI. Chew was makine: the
arrangements that the doctor walked
from the building and disappeared.
At the time DR.. Gray went away. 1t is
said. he was weak mentally and physi-
cally and his relatives entertained Tears
for his safety. He was traced to Bethes-
da. Nd. on the line, Of the Rockville
railway, having been seen there ana
questioned, his conduct at Bethesda in
dicatins that he had lost his way. and q
resident Of that place saw that he was
started back toward the city.
Crossing Policeman OBrien, who was
on duty at Wisconsin avenue and o street
about o'clock that evening, four hours
after DR.. Gray disappeared from the hos
pita!. saw him and directed him which
car to take to return to the city. Dr.
Gray boarded q Rockville car instead Of
taken q short distance north on Wisconsin
avenue before the conductor learned Of
his mistake and stopped the car.
Last Seen by Policeman.
Dr. Gray walked back to where the
crossing officer was on duty and again
asked to be directed to q car that would
take him to the city. Crossing Police
man O'Brien accompanied him to the cor
ner where the car would make a stop and
left him. Shortly afterward the police
man saw DR.. Gray leave the corne'. walk
south and turn east on Dumbarton ave-
nue.. That was the last seen of him so
far as known.
1t was thought he had walked over
board into Rock creek and lost his life.
but a thorough search OF the bottom OF
failed to reveal the body. Later 1t was
suggested that his body was In the canal
ard the water was drawn of the lower
level, but no trace OF the body was found
The dragging in the creek was done north
Of NJ street, while the body was found q
long dis'ence south of that street.
Capt. Schneider of the seventh police
precinct had members Of his command
make a careful search along the bank
OF Rock creek for articles OF clothing or
evidences Of a struggle in the ashes
dumped there. but nothing was accom-
plished by them. No hat, coat, vest or
other garment was found. and the police
concluded that IL DIR. Gray had gone
overheard there he had taken his cloth
ing with him.
Relatives o. DR.. Gray became more sus-
picious that he had been the victim Of
foul play. 1t was believed by them that
II the missing man had been drowned in
Rock creek or the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal some evidence OF his drowning
would have been found. His hat they
thought, would have been dropped near
the stream into which he accidentally
fell or into which his body may have
been thrown after death.
Search Was Thorough.
Reports OF elderly men having died sud-
denly at Monessen. Pa. and New York
city reached the local police, but II was
soon ascertained that neither of them
was DR.. Gray. The search for the miss
ing man was more thorough than such
searches are usually made. illustrated
cards containing his description were
having been made by relatives for the
finding of the missing man or his body
and 500 by the police for the finding of
the man alive.
and papers In his possession, his rela-
tives say. as he always carried 800 OF
more. His wallet was carried in his in
side vest pocket, but the absence OF the
vest left the question Of the whereabouts
of the wallet and contents I'm doubt To
the relatives OF DIR. Gray last night They
also were unable TO understand the dis.
appearance OF his watch from hi.
trousers pocket.
The search for the missing man can.
tered about Prince Georges county sew.
eral days after his disappearance tn.
retired druggist having owned valuable
property near Branchville A report from
Branchville had 1t that DR.. Gray had
been seen there. and 1t was also reported
that he had been seen by children neal
Friendship Heights. Md. His relative.
never believed he was the person who
was seen at either Of the two places. and
the finding Of the body In Rock creek
they think. indicates he was not seer
alive after the night Of March l.